When I shared with you my New Year’s Goals last year, one of them was to lose 1 pound a week for a total of 50 pounds this year. (I have at least 80 to lose, but I figured I’d try to be realistic!You’d think that wouldn’t be too hard, but a love affair with Coca-Cola and those darn Girl Scouts and their cookies has made this way tougher than I would have imagined. I actually gained 3 pounds the week that the Girl Scouts brought those cookies around!
I joined Weight Watchers at the end of January and have lost 3 pounds since joining (It would have been 6 if I hadn’t gained 3 pounds the week the Girl Scouts made me eat all those cookies). I’ve also been soda free for the last 6 days!
I really want to do a better job in setting an example for my family in regards to eating healthy and exercising, but I really need some help! If any of you have been successful at losing weight, I’d love to hear from you! If you have exercising tips, I’d love to hear those too! In the meantime, I’m sure you’ll be hearing more about my weight loss journey. Don’t worry, I’ll be the first to let you know what seems to be working!
This post is linked to Losing It (not just our sanity) over at Giving Up On Perfect.
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Your comment about Girl Scouts and their cookies cracked me up! (I also mentioned the cookies in my post.) All I can say is that my main goal is to eat less and move more. I’m glad you joined us and look forward to your future posts.
Hi, Lisa! Thanks for linking up!! Sounds like we have about the same amount to lose, so I’m WITH YOU, girl!
Here’s my tip – chew gum. When you want something sweet, chew a piece of gum. I know it’s ridiculous, and a piece of Trident is NOT the same as a sleeve of Girl Scout cookies! But for me, it’s enough to get past that moment of temptation. Good luck!
I was going to make the same suggestion about chewing gum. Also, brushing your teeth might be enough to change your mind about something sweet. I have to say, the biggest thing that makes me happy is that you said you are soda-free. That is wonderful!!! That will make a huge difference. Drink lots of water and to keep it less boring, you could add a squeeze of lemon. Good luck and great success!!
Cathy
Augh — I feel ya! We also decided to try to get healthy & lose weight starting on January 1st. My husband is down 15 pounds, and I’m down about 8 pounds. I was hoping to be doing a lot better, but for the first month, I wasn’t really losing any weight. It was so frustrating!
My goal is to be able to buy clothes at a regular store (without a plus size area!) and to have a Wii character that doesn’t look like a Weeble Wobble.
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