stagnation...

Ugh, i am sooo stuck at 174. Though, if I am truely honest, I haven't really been trying. I have been goign to parties almost every weekend where there is cupcakes! This past weekend I had a surprise bridal shower and I was so nervous that I just kept stuffing my face! Though, I guess the good thing is I haven't GAINED anything...what I really need to do is re-commit to the gym and bump up that metabolism....if I could just do it enough to get those pesky 5 pounds off...which I know I can do, I have done it before...that would be splendiferous! But I can't do it without the gym. So I will be going at least 3 times before Sunday. As well as 1200 cals a day :)

Rise before the fall?

So this morning i was 174! UGH, i had only 1000 calories! is this the "starvation mode" i hear so much about? I am going to say yes...i will do 1200 today, lower on the carbs, see how it goes tomorrow a.m.

SO CLOSE

172.8 this morning! Got the gym last night FINALLY...I did 30 minutes on this total body thing where you move your arms and legs...i watched 1/2 of the City and 1/2 of the Hills...nothing gets you motivated like seeing other skinny pretty girls wearing cool clothes and wanthing to be skinny like them!

Anyways, again...1200 calories today...no gym though :( maybe I will knock it down to 1000.

So my deadline for 5 pounds (to be at 168) will be Nov. 1. Nov. 7th is my second dress fitting. I hope that it will fit a little better once i get these pesky 5 pounds off. I really only have until Nov 25 (day before Thanksgiving) to be at the weight I will be at for my wedding day as that is my last dress fitting and i dont want alterations to cost anymore than they already are. But anyways, yes, 168 by Nov 1st. Not only is 168 great beacuse its in the 160s (which I haven't seen since 2003!) but it is also the weight where I will be at a healthy BMI! Losing this weight has felt so good, i defintiely feel more confident, and I love wearing clothes more. Going to the gym last night reminded me how much I actually like going to the gym! I haven't been eating much due to stress/time/and money, but i don't really seem to notice and than helps lose this weight too.
on a side note, i am now so excited for the wedding that when i think about it my heart flutters, the same feeling I used to get when I would pass Andrew is the hallways in high school when i had the biggest hugest crush on him. I can't believe that its been almost 10 YEARS. not only that, we really are planing the wedding and honeymoon of our dreams. Its really all I can think about these days. I want to be the most beautiful bride ever come Dec 12th...and this blog has really helped with my motivation, thanks to everyone who reads if you comment or not. knowing that friends are following my progress really is a motivator!

ok, so, here's to 168! HERE WE GO!

doing good

I am doing good so far. only had 1000 calories already today (its 5pm). going ot the gym tonight and then having a salad for dinner. I am hoping to be 169 after the weekend....i have 2 parties this weekend, but I think i will be able to control myself for both :P

Blog Crazy

Today's Goals:
1200 calories, veggies only for dinner (or no dinner if home too late)
Gym it up tonight for 1 hour....30 min cardio, 15 min abs, 15 min arms and misc. (gettin gback into it after 4 weeks hiatus!)
healthy low carb foods only

Update tomorrow to see how I did! 9 weeks...gotta be committed! gotta be focused! 10 pounds to looosssseeeee!

PS- nothing will get you to the gym more than no water in your house...so might as well work out and shower tomorrow at the gym!

9 Weeks

Countdown...weeks in the single digits now. I am starting to sweat a little on my brow, but its not from working out! But that all changes this week. Gym 3x a week, and 1200 cals a day. Life have just been crazy lately! There is a lot to do for my work and for the wedding and I am just starting to feel a little stressed. But nothing de-stresses better than eating right and working out. I have 4 weeks till my next dress fitting...i hope to lose 8 pounds by then. that would put me in the 160s...I wouldn't mind being 165 at the wedding, but I think in 9 weeks I could be 160. That would just require focus. commitment. and will power. All of those I can do in the name of a knock out white dress and a skimpy bikini in Fiji. Yes? Just for like my Steelers...HERE WE GO!