Today is a great day

I have made it down to 180!! I did not think this day would come..ok I did, but it feels sooooo good!! I had made it down to 181.6 the beginning of last week..then the past few days I have been at 182.0. This morning all of a sudden I was 180.2! I had to take a double take because for a sec I thought it still said 182 but I was like no..no..that is a point...and the zero is BEFORE the point!!! haha. This is REALLY happening..after all of my discouragment and let downs! It is REALLY going down! It feels good to know I am doing this on my own by eating healthy and exercising. I have also noticed that if I miss a night of exercise my weight doesn't fly back up like it was doing in the beginning.

Still doing around 22pts or between 1200 - 1300 ish calories a day. Some people think that is too few calories, but I was looking into it and a lot of times shorter people need less calories. I don't feel hungry at at that amount. I feel satisfied. I also sit ALLL day at my job so I'm not burning much at all during the day until I work out. So yeah, that seems to work really well for me. If I try to do more calories/pts then the weight doesn't go down.
I am eating all the right things and exercising so I know it is not muscle that I am losing. It has been a consistent pound a week for almost 5 weeks! What a relief to know my body is OK and I CAN lose weight on my own again!
Can't wait to work out tonight..this is so motivating!! This is all really about finding what works for you. I haven't had as much water the past couple days yet my weight still went down. I think I don't need to shoot for 100oz anymore.. I think focusing on 3 (23.7oz) bottles a day is great. I can for sure drink 2 at work and the third at home. Then it feels more "real" and not so forced. If I get in more then great!
I have also incorporated coffee in from time to time. Definitely not regulary and mostly decaf. I have had some sugar here and there, but always account for it.
It have been so strict for so long. It is such a relief that things are on track and it is a "realistic" lifestyle now. I don't know what was going on for so long...maybe a mixture of being messed up from birth control pills, my body reacting to the IUD, trying phentermine and maybe just more calories than I realized I needed?
No matter what the cause...things are working now and that is what matters to me. I may not be super skinny this summer, but If I keep it up I will be my long time goal by December! 7 months from now...maybe sooner! That is assuming I lose 1lb a week.
Ok anyways back to work...but feeling sooooo great today!! :)

Progress

Super excited! I was still hovering around 183 this weekend. Have not seen anything lower so far. Been trying to drink tons of water and that seems to be working. I'm talking 100oz a day and reallllly trying to make it to that every day. I was way better at doing that this weekend. Usually I dont drink as much water on the weekends. So anyways this time I did. OH and I also lowered my points to 22. I just havent been seeing the results like I should and I thought I would give it a try. Last time I did weight watchers I lost weight and only did 22 points. That was like 6yrs ago, but I thought I'd give it a try.
Soooo I got on the scale on Sunday and I was super hopeful that it would be down to 182...but...even better..it was 181.6 !!!!!! I couldn't believe it! Finally! Real progress!!! That felt sooo good. I totally bypassed 182! It's about time! I am soooo happy!!!

I didn't want to get on the scale today. I made oatmeal cookies for the fam last night. I don't do alot of baking because of this, but I think I nibbled on too much dough...ok I DID nibble on too much dough. I am going to eat super healthy and light today, tons of water and for sure work out tonight!

So yeah, the 22 points seem to be working for me. I am able to eat enough and feel satisfied. It helps me not have extra points to eat later in the evening. I just drink water instead. Drinking the water definitely helps you feel less hungry too. With less points I choose healthier items as well. I already eat super healthy, but it just helps when you are tempted here and there because you have less points to go around.

Ok I better get to work, but I am sooooo happy!!! I am almost to the 170's!!! Maybe I will make my goal by the time Summer is here...which isn't until like July in WA!! 2.5 months to go!!! :)

Blog tiiiime!

Today is a good day!! Super excited about how things are going. Weighed myself on Tuesday and was up to 186!!! I was soooo bummed...It felt like the last 3 yrs all over again! I knew I had been honest with my points etc and was really discouraged. I decided to keep on and just really make sure I had enough water. Was starting to think maybe I do need to go to a dr again. Even though I feel they never have the answer or never believe you.

So that same night (last night) I decided to get on the scale and it was already back down to 184! I was so excited! I worked out really hard, drank tons of water and the next day it was 183.8.
Today I just had to get on the scale to see how I was doing and it was down to 183.3! Progress...to me that means a lot because in the past it would go up and down up and down.
The best part about being down after yesterday was ...I have been eating super healthy things with my points and last night we went out for pizza. I had one medium/small piece and a side salad with a vinegairette that I barely used. I ended up only having 22 points yesterday without even realizing! I had tons of water and fiber though and to be down a few oz after having a piece of pizza was like a new thing for me!! This feels realllly good!

I was going to update my weight loss ticker, but forgot the password I had for it haha. So I made a new one starting today with a smaller goal. It is more realistic for a first goal and I feel like I can do this!! Yipee!!