Trying again

Ok, I have seriously gained a little over 10 pounds since the summer.
I HAVE to do something about this for several reasons.
1. My clothes don't fit the same.
2. I feel gross and disgusting
3. If I don't do something now it will just be 15, then 20...ugh!
4. I want to be HOT.

I got on the scale today and its 166. I used to be 154 in my skinniest, I am training for a marathon days. And would like to go way down from that. But let just do small potatoes.

So here's to this blog...i hope nobody still reads it, if so suprise I am back. I might be posting unfiltered things on here...just an FYI.

So here's to another attempt at dieting. WOOT. WOOT.

Week Three

Last week- 156.6

This week- 154.4



Amount Lost- 2.2 lbs for a total loss of 6.2 lbs!!

Yay!! I still haven't started working out yet because it's been too cold to run, but I feel like I am having good self control during the week! Oh and I am still soda free in 2008!!!

Week Two

Last Week- 156.2
This Week- 156.8

Gained .6

I am really late in posting this! Especially since tomorrow I will update you on this last week. Even though I gained a tad, I was perfect OK with it! I was in Virginia all week and honestly was that much in control of my food. And with traveling and stuff, your body just gets off. I was proud of myself however because I really really really really wanted a Dr. Pepper, BUT i resisted the whole time!! They even had all sorts of cookies and fatty snacks for all the breaks and i resisted!! So even though i gained slightly...my self control was great! I was proud of myself!!

I will try to post tomorrow weigh in soon!

Week One

First Weigh-in 160.6 lbs
January 14- 156.2 lbs

Total Loss 4.4lbs!!

I am so excited about my loss this week! A little suprised but very happy. This week, I pretty much avoided all carbs and most sugars. I plan to do the same this week as well. My friend Julie was in town- so it made it a little more difficult. So I am happy with the results! This next week, I will be in Virginia...so hopefully it will continue to go well!! Thanks for keeping up with me. If you are tracking my loss with me over the next few months- leave a comment and let me know!

It's Going to Be Great in 2008!

It's been a WHOLE semester since the last time I blogged on here! With every new year comes New Year's Resolutions...and of course I have my own personal weight loss goals!

My 2008 Goals-

1. Weigh between 130 - 140 lbs. This depends on where my body is comfortable. I have never weighed less than 138 in my life. So I think this is a healthy goal for now. This I think will take me from a size 10 to a size 6. We will see!

2. I want to get to where I run 15-20 miles a week. I have a running partner, Stephanie, and we are going to work on it together!

3. I want to be Soda Free in 2008. It is day 4 and so far so good. This is a huge stretch for me because I really like soda. But I think it's time for it to go. Moment of Silence friends.

My Motivation-

My family started another weight-loss competition "The Biggest Family Loser". It starts January 7 and ends May 7th. Right now, the pot is at $800 and might get as high as $1,000 dollars!! OH yeah baby! This time the competition is based on who loses the most percentage of body fat rather than a specific number of pounds.

I will be posting my first wiegh in on January 7th! Yes...I will be humbling myself and posting my weight! Keep it in mind!

August 9- Weigh In

Howdy! I am currently in Korea with my sister, but I thought I would keep this whole website up to date. Here is this weeks weigh-in.

Last Time: 156.8
This Time: 154.4

Total Weight Loss - 2.4 lbs

I feel like I am back to where I was before I left for vacation over a month ago! Let's see if I keep losing. I am already so much more active than I used to be here...so it feels good to walk around a lot more and BE ACTIVE!!!

I am officially back & in buisness!!!

Well, I have been back from my vacation for about two weeks now! I have been meaning to get on here and blog my weight and get back on the ball for awhile, but I kept forgetting to weigh myself in the morning, and then when I did... I forgot to blog. What to do?

So it is late at night and I usually weigh in the morning, but I honestly want to do this post to get back on some accountability. I guess it will just seem like I lost more since I weighed at night and not in the morning. So here is the damage from my vacation days and NOT dieting. I noticed that I forgot to put my last weigh-in so I guess I will just go with the last one I posted but i think i was down 2 or 3 lbs from that...can't remember.

June 20 - 155.2
July 27- 156.8

It was fun to be in Thailand and wear a bikini in Bali and not feel fat! It was great! I had so many people encourage me and tell me how great I looked. I guess that made it all worth it- despite the fact that I didn't win the competition. I had one friend even tell me she coveted my arms...never had anyway say that before! I felt honored. Although I feel content for the most part where I am...I want to keep losing. So let's see how this goes.

I will also be traveling in the next month. While I am visiting Amber she informed that we would eat healthy! So that helps a lot and is actually great for me too!! I will try to keep you posted!!

Here is a picture of me and April. April actually won the money in the competition! So here are your 2007 Skinny Minnies!!

Skinny Minnie Competition Update

As many of you know, I put together the Skinny Minnie Competition among 6 co-workers. We each put in $50 making the jack pot $300. The competition started April 1st and ends July 1st (which is in 5 days). The jack pot goes to anyone who meets their weight loss goal. So it is split by those who achieve it.

My personal goal- 14 lbs
Weight loss as of today- 11.6

Missed my goal by 2. 4 lbs (there is still 5 days)

Honestly... I am pretty bummed about missing my goal by just 2.4 lbs! Damn. I am trying to have a good attitude about it. It was a lot of hard work to miss it by 2. 4 lbs. I have been pretty bummed but I am trying to remember that even though I didn't win the cash, I still get the prize of being almost 12 lbs lighter!! Thanks for all your support and encouragement.

I will be leaving for Thailand and Bali tomorrow (slight chance today). I will not be updating and I will be enjoying beef, Starbucks, good quality American food, cheesecake and 7eleven slurpies. So i plan to have some weight gain, but I plan to continue losing after I get back. So keep checking back to this website!!

I know that my friend April has achieved her goal and lost over 17lbs!!! I am so proud of her. You have worked hard and I am glad you were able to meet your goal!!!

Weekly Weigh-in June 26

Last week- 155.2
This week. 152.8

Total Loss-2.4 lbs

Total loss since January 2007- 22.2 lbs
Total loss since April 1 "Skinny Minnie Comepition" 11.6 lbs

Alicia Needs Encouragment

Hi Everyone. This is Shannon, Alicia's sister. I don't know if she remembers that she gave me access to her blog when she first started it. She may be regreting it right now.

If you get the chance encourage Alicia. She is in the last week of the competition and she has 4 pounds to go. I know she can do it but she needs a little confidence in herself. So cheer her on and lift her up!!!

You can do it, Alicia. I believe in you!!!!

Shannon

New Weight Loss Blogger- my sister!

My sister, Amber, started her own weight loss blog too!! Shannon, was the first, then me, and now Amber. This is a great way to keep yourself accountable and to get some encouragement.

Have you thought about starting your own weight loss blog?! Let me know and I will link you!!

Check my sisters' blogs out:

Shannon

Amber

The funnest is that all of our themes COMPLETELY fit our personalities!!

Weekly Weigh-in Wednesday June 20

Several Weeks ago - June 4- 154.0
June 20- 155.2
Total: +1.2 lbs

My apologies for not blogging and posting my weight in over two weeks! Shame on me! My parents completely surprised me and came to visit Delhi and so I didn't take the time to weigh-in or rather even remember to do it.

Because my parents were here, my diet kind of went by the wayside because we ate out a lot. Pretty disappointing, but they were definitely worth it!! Therefore, I have gained over a pound. BUT I still have about 10 days till the competition is over- so I plan to keep persevering and working towards that $300!!

I would like to say, that I am feeling really good about myself. I took tons of pictures these past 10 days with my parents here and it felt good to like the way I looked in all my pictures!! I can definitely see the difference. Even though it is showing that I have lost lbs- I still feel like I am loosing inches. My clothes continue to fit looser and looser!! Yay.

I leave for Thailand and then Bali a week from today. I plan to eat lots of beef and Starbucks- so the diet will fall by the wayside until I get back.

I posted lots and lots of pictures in the past 10 days cause of my parents. You can see more of my progress on this site. http://namaskarsa.blogspot.com/

Thanks for your encouragement!!

Weekly Weigh-in- Monday June 4

Last Week- 157.6
This Week- 154.0

Total Loss- 3.6 lbs!!!

I am super excited about this weeks progress!! I knew it would be 2 lbs, but the 3rd lb was a suprise. This week, I went back to phase I of the South Beach Diet and I have also been sick all day Saturday and Sunday (i have been peeing out my butt). So I guess the combination of the two made for a great weight loss!! yay. This puts me in good standing to have a chance to still win the competition!

Weightloss Recap-

Since January - 20lbs
Since April 1 - 10.4 lbs (only 4 to go..I think I can do it!)

Weekly Weigh-In- Monday May 28

Last week - 157.8
This week - 157.6

Total loss- .2 lbs!

This is God's sweet sweet grace upon my life that I lost weight. I only worked out once and I went off my diet for 4 days! I ate all sorts of crap. Maybe my body needed the metabolism jump start! I am working extra hard this week. Let's see what happens in a week!!! Thanks again for all your support these days!!!

My Diet Meltdown

So this week, I had a diet Alicia melt down. I was discouraged to say the least about my Skinny Minnie Competition. I have done pretty good with my weight loss since January (about 16 lbs) but since April 1 I have only lost a little over 6 lbs. So really, I have only 5 weeks left to loose about 8 lbs. So pretty much, I have lost the competition. Suck. I think my body has kind of plateaued which is bad timing and typical of weight loss.

So anyways...I decided to take about a 3 days diet break! I can honestly say that I feel like a NEW woman. I felt like a little kid at Christmas as I ate a roll. It tasted like heaven in my mouth!! It was amazing. Then I took a spoonful of icing and sprinkled coconut and ate it and...yes...I feel restored. It has felt really good to eat all the things that have been off limits for the past 5 months. I think its enough to keep me going till the end of the competition. I already feel like I have a new focus and new excitement.

This is a picture that was taken yesterday at the American Idol party. I thought that I could see a lot off improvement and it encouraged me. I think I just need to stay focused and just work hard to the end. I also haven't posted a picture of myself in awhile.

Please pray for me. I can get really discouraged when I look at people around me who never struggle with weight issues. I know balancing my weight if a life time goal. Pray that God gives me great and endurance to keep loving dieting and learning self-control and discipline!!

I still plan to wiegh-in on Monday. Let's see what happens. My fingers are crossed.