I lost, I lost, I *finally* lost!

I finally *lost* weight at this week's weigh-in.  I feel like the last few weeks, I've been going in the wrong direction - up instead of down.  I lost .8 lb.  I was hoping for more, especially since Mandy and I have walked on our lunch three days this past week, however I haven't eaten the greatest, so I'm sure that's why.  With us starting to walk, and me losing weight this week, it's given me new motivation to get back on track. 

I'm Back!

WOW!!  I've been MIA for quite some time haven't I?  Well I'm back, and determined this time to make it work.  I didn't fall of the wagon completely, but I was holding on to the end of the rope and being drug down the road.  I kind of gave up on measuring and tracking, thinking I could do it on my own without that.  And then they stopped the at-work program because not enough people signed up.  I started going back to the meetings at the church in Newburgh, when I knew I had lost weight; when I knew I had gained, I didn't go.  Who wants to pay $12 a week just to get on the scale and them tell me what I already knew!  But I've realized that I HAVE to track and measure, and go to meetings, along with exercise, to make the program work!  I've got a new WW buddy.  While she really isn't new, she's my coworker and really good friend Mandy (her cute picture is below), she is new to being my WW buddy.  She is going to the meetings with me; we have both signed up for the monthly pass, which means we pay in advance so there is no excuse for not going.  We have also started walking on our lunches.  We were going to walk after work on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (she's off on Monday and Friday), but that never worked out.  So we decided to walk on our lunch.  Yesterday was our first day.  We walked, ate lunch, and then walked some more.  It felt great!  Once I got back to work, I was excited about walking and excited to walk again!  Today we walked for 30 minutes; I tracked our route on Google maps and we walked one and a half miles today.  I was uber excited!, and can't wait for tomorrow's walk.  So this IS going to work!!  Measure, track, exercise, repeat! 


My Sweet Mandy :)