Another new year

Short version: School, stress, school, graduation, gained weight.  Okay, we're all caught up on the last year.  Cool beans.

Now that my fiancee and I are engaged (WHEEEEE!), a little motivation switch flipped and I thought, good grief, I don't want to look like this in wedding pictures!!! (Vein, but whatever works I guess).  

We're looking at about a year engagement so that leaves me about 6 months (or 4 if I really push it) before wedding dress shopping to get moving.

It's. ON.  #SheddingForTheWedding

Until next time,
:)  

I'm too excited to come up with a title :)

Well I had my Weight Watchers meeting tonight, and I LOST 3 POUNDS this week!!!

I had an inkling too.  I can tell when I feel smaller and I feel pretty good.  I *might* even be close to a size down.  Close.  I'm happy with the results of my hard work this week and can't wait to see what next week holds!  Hopefully more baked potatoes! :)  Um, now that I know how to cook them hehe.  mmmmmmmmm

Until next time,
:)

Having an accountability partner makes everything so much easier

My first time in Weight Watchers I remember there being a lot of discussions about things your spouse or accountability partner can help you with.  And I remember always being a little wallowy about it. At the time I lived at home, and while my Mom was kind of my accountability, it's hard to have that kind of relationship with a parent.  There's always that dynamic that Mom's telling me what to do...with that said, I do deeply appreciate what my Mom did to help me.  

This time around my boyfriend, Leigh (yes, same name :), and I are getting healthy together.  We're each other's accountability.  And it is SO helpful!  We usually share what we ate that day and I'm more likely to make better choices so I can brag on myself.  Just sayin'.  :) I've come to figure out that with a couple of staples, it can really be simple to eat healthy.  We joke because my boyfriend is the chef of the relationship.  I'm more fly by the seat of my pants.  He'll make some really awesome fancy dish that's SUPER yummy but my cooking skills can't touch.  My approach?  Put olive oil, salt, pepper on potato.  Put potato in aluminum foil.  Put potato in oven.  Take out 1 hour later.  Put stuff on it.  Eat.  

I've realized that while I can't make the fancy dishes (um, that's what I have him for!) I DO have legit cooking ability.  I can make yummy things.  So THERE.  OK, I'll admit, I totally had to google how to bake a potato, and the first one came out awful.  BUT that's ok because the second...and third were SOOOO yummy!  Even Mr. Chef thought so (high compliment thank you so much)

I've also figured out I'm a GREAT accountability partner.  So much so that if I'm not careful I can be annoying.  I'm that person that will point out if you're doing something you explicitly said you weren't going to do.  I'll do it politely and in private, but I'm gonna tell you!  And I'd appreciate you to do the same :)

Until next time,
:)

You have to be okay with going against the norm

We went to a Chinese buffet, which is a minor trigger for me.  I LOVE Chinese food.  And all you can eat??  Aw yeah.  But I made game changing moves that helped keep me on track:

1.  I only got one plate of food.  Total.
2.  Half of my first plate was salad.  
3.  The other half was a couple things I cannot live without at a Chinese buffet: sesame chicken and an egg roll.  

I was full but not stuffed, and I was able to enjoy the buffet while staying on track.

BAM

Until next time,
:)