day #4

Well today is my 4th day and 3rd workout so far so good. i know that sounds crazy but hey I am HAPPY with each day. 1 meal @ a time, 1 day @ a time is my motto. I feel good so far. Im sore as hell and esp my back but no pain so gain. I hope to lose 3 lbs this week but will be extremely happy with 2 lbs. I haven't been drinking all the water that I should so I am going to have to do better with that, my goal is 150fl oz per day. I have only been drinking like 100 or so tha needs improvement. I gotta go get prepared to go to the gym I need some new tunes on my ipod. check in later.

6.1.10

I started a new diet/exercise plan and today was my first day back in the gym in a lllllooooonnnnggg time..I actually feel good. It kicked my a$$ but I know that if I keep at it I will be successful. I am the heaviest that I have EVER been. I weighed in today at a whopping 305 lbs. I am on the Jillian Micheals Winning by Losing plan. Its 12 weeks and it worked well for me in the past...Wish me luck

Fasting...

SO I SUCK! I know I fell of the wagon in a week! that is AWFUL! but i am back here to blog...
I decided I needed to fast. I have been blessed with so many wonderful gifts that I felt I should offer something back so I decided to only drink and eat fruits and veggies. Today is day#2 and it's early and I am prayerful that I will make it through. I think sometimes we have to give up somethings in order to let other things come into our lives. I think this will also help me detox and I need that. I have been feeling heavy and weighted lately emotionally, mentally and physically. Its the beginning of a new season so I need a change.

I have a friend going through some serious family transitions and I really want them to be comforted through this exprience. They are beautiful people inside and out.

One of a fav artist is dropped a new album today I got go pick it up and study...later

i fell off the wagon

So ok last week was my 30th B-day and I didn't make it to WW i was so busy with b-day festivites and I thought that I could just go on sat well I over sleep. Now tomorrow is a weigh-in day and I am screwed like we ate out all week last week. I have to STOP letting little things sabotage me. I have to pick myself back up but on my bodybugg and get moving. FI brought me a WII for my B-day but I don't get it until tomorrow. I have to workout at least 3 x per week.... I have to just keep moving. My health is at stake here!!!!!

Starting tomorrow I will count my calories/pts, wear my bodybugg, and journal and I will workout in the morning. I am going to put my Ipod on the charger tonite!!!!! God please help me before I destroy myself!!!

In 1 week...

I turn 30 years old. As I reflect back I wonder where has the time gone. I remember just graduating from high school. It seems like just yesterday. I feel so blessed to have accomplished what I have in the time that I have but in the same token I also feel as if there are so many things that I have not done. I am very goal-oriented and I am super ambitious and I LOVE that about myself but it's a gift and a curse.

I hope to live to see 30 b/c I am so EXCITED for what the future holds yet I am afraid all at the same time! I feel like it's time out for games. I am about to get my grown woman on yall. I am about to be a WIFE (holy shit) I always thought about it and wanted to be but I see it in my near future....(my wedding is in ~9mths YIKES) I hope to also become a mother in a 3o's and I want travel more and see different countries and cultures.. I will finally complete my education (God willing) and before I turn 31 I will CONQUER this weight loss!

Say goodbye to the 20's and HELLO to the 30's! I can't wait to see what's in store!!!!

Gotta go to class! First day of OB Clinicals!

Weigh in #2

I had my weigh-in today and I gained ONE POUND! Needless to say I was DISAPPOINTED! But I can't fall down I have to pick myself up and keep on trying. I did not journal at all last week that was problem #1. Problem #2 I didn't work out either so really I know that I didn't give 100% so I can only blame myself. The goal for next week is 4lbs so wish me luck! Realistically I will be happy with 2 but I will be ambitous b/c I know that I can do this!!!!

I BELEIVE IN MYSELF!!!!!!

Scared shitless

i am so afraid... i have started looking for the bridesmaid dresses for my wedding and first off bridal salon's sales staff can be busy.. i mean... can i have some space to breath.... but besides that i don't like looking only at plus sized dresses it sucks somewhat... really... i personally feel like i have time to lose the weight but i don't want to wait too long and can't get the dress that i really want to have....i never pictured this like this so it kind of make me a bit sad that i have gained all this weight back!!! and then..... i have't worked out this week or journaled this week...either... i have still been watching my diet just not writing it down.

i feel like 9 months is enough time to lose the weight but i have to order a dress by april so my plan is to start looking now and i won't order anything until then and if no when i lose weight it will be easier to adjust down rather than up and i get an awesome reception dress anyway! so that makes me feel better.

well i'm off to studying!

Weigh in #1

i guess this is weigh-in #1 b/c its my first one since starting. anyway today at ww i lost 4.4lbs and i am happy as he!!. i am proud of myself! this jouney will be long but so far so good. i had my first big bridal show yesterday and i am proud of what i did but it wore me out. school started back this week! and already my school is tripping they have changed our schedule again and of course it conflicts with my time to be at work so i have to deal with that tomorrow.

i went grocery shopping tonite and i will try to make some new recipes this week. i vow to cook b/c eating out sucks for my diet.... will be back to share!

to all the other losers our there congrats! if you remained the same congrats and if you gained ..just get back on board...

personal goal for this week: exercise 3x

weight loss goal: 2-3 lbs

mantras & motivation

for today..hell this week my mantra is: 1 meal @ a time 1 day @ a time! i just got to make it through each meal and be sucessful.

if they can do it. i know i can!

Day #3

well day #2 went pretty good. i stayed within mypoint values but i did notice at night i started to graze b/c i stayed up late. school starts back next week so i will be back to my normal bedtime which is 11pm not 2 am so that will hopefully end that prob. i actually worked out during the biggest loser episode that came on so that was great! i just did a short circuit I got from a former personal trainer i had last year. here is what i did:

Short Circuit

• 10 push-ups (which i modified to 10chest press w/ resistance bands)
• 10 crunches
• 10 squats
• 10 lunges each leg

for #3 sets. i also did 15 reps X 5 sets of crunches on the ball. no cardio just a little something to start me out.

my fitness regimen is to workout at least 3x per week for now. i believe that's doable with my hectic schedule. getting preped for a bridal show so i gotta go. ciao

Day 1

i just left ww and my starting weight is a whooping 298.8 lbs and i'm shocked but i just keep thinking that this is only a starting place and i am ok with that. i have been eating awful lately so i probably gained like 10 of it over the holidays. i am going all in with this so i wanted to post a pic of me from today so that i can check and reflect on my progress as it goes. my fi is working soi had to take the pic myself and couldn't get a full body shot.

the journey begans....

First Entry: HISTORY

i couldn't decide if i wanted to blog about my weight loss journey on www.hoppinthebroom.blogspot.com or start a new blog and as you can see i decided to start a new blog. this blog is about my journey to fit in "the dress" as i am getting married in october! anyway my wedding is some of my motivation to get this pounds.

well i am ready. for what? you may ask. i am ready to finally lose this weight once and for all by god's grace. i have been over-weight since i was in elementary school up until 2006 when i lost 75 POUNDS. i was tired of being fat so i decided that it was time i did something about it. so together with my biggest loser book and a gym membership i started on my weight loss war. i remember being so afraid that it was going to happen but then it did. i joined the gym in on december 2o 2005 and by 0ctober 3 2006 i had lost 75 lbs it was hard work but i was the happiest i had been in my life. well on oct 3 i tore my plantar tendon in the gym and had to take some much needed rest. i was on crutches for the first time in my life and i never felt so alone before. why? because although i was happy with myself i didn't have anyone to share it with. so on friday october 13 2006 i decided to go hang out with my younger brother and his friends and i met the man who is to be my future husband in 9 months ...hee hee... during our courtship i got very comfortable and i gained all 75 lbs back plus some. i can recall gaining the weight back and at first i thought that it was cute....the first 10 then next thing i knew it was 25 then 50 now ALOT ! so after countless attempts at trying to get a grasp on this thing i am not starting this blog to keep me accountable and have a place where i can go to express my truimphs and failures..the ups and downs and all that good stuff in between. i don't know if anyone will ever read it. its more for me than anything.

TODAY @ 6pm i am going to join weight watchers! the reason i choose ww is b/c i joined last summer and did fairly well with them it gives me the opportunity to be around people going thru the same thing. lossing weight is hard to go at alone and i know i need the most help nutrition. once i start excrising and get in a routine it becomes a habit. but food on the other hand i am not so good with so i decided to go with ww. i am excited!

i have decided that i will blog at least once a week as i am a grad student and my schedule is super busy and holiday break is coming to an end. i plan to blog my weekly weigh-in success and failures and monthly pics of myself to document this exprience. good luck to all of you out there embarking on a similar journey. intial weigh-in today. i will be bacck. i gotta handle some thangs :^)