2+ yrs out and NSV

As some of you know, I've been struggling with a regain of 10-15 lbs (depending on the day).  I have a bat mitzvah to go to tomorrow and decided to try on my dress this morning.  Though the scale says I'm only up about 3 lbs since I wore it last, I guess things (my fat!) shifted and I hated the way it looked.

The NSV part is that I went shopping and was able to find a dress quickly.  Though I'm not happy with having to do this (can you say slap in the face and wake up call to get on the program?!?), at least I could just walk into a store and find something.  2 yrs ago this would have been impossible.  At 4' 11" and over 200 lbs, you can't just decide to go shopping last minute for an affair!  I feel much better and more confident with how I will look tomorrow but it's time for me to really get serious again.

What does "getting serious" entail for you?  I am curious, please share your plan if you are willing to do so.  It is always helpful to read how other people do it.  

I totally get the shopping while short and heavy issues.  Nothing ever fit me, and I mean NOTHING in any department at all.  I hated shopping, absolutely hated it with a passion, not so much now.  :)

Getting serious for me, would be to not eat junk food! 

I still weigh and measure all my food and always eat my protein first.  My goal is to not go over 1000 cal and to have 80-100 of protein and no more than 60 of carbs.  However, for the past year I have started every day with a shake, exercise and then lunch which is usually a salad with grilled chicken.  After that, it all goes down hill.  A handful of nuts here, an oreo there.  Maybe a bit of peanut butter and then a couple of baked BBQ chips. I just lose control.  I know that stuff has got to get out of my house so I'm not tempted but the only junky snack my 9 yr old only eats is oreos.  I never liked them, even as a kid, but for some stupid reason I tried one about 6 mos ago and now I love them!  Obviously, my numbers are waaaaayy above my goal

Anyway, it's 4pm here and I haven't given into the cravings.  I'm drinking my tea and staying out of the kitchen until dinner! 

Great plan.  I love reading the details, thank you for sharing it.  

Hey Fran!

I feel like you and I have been on the same boat for a while except I took an extended trip down the crapfest!

I am like you, I can still go shopping easily in a regular sized store.  Yes indeed that is an NSV all in itself but I feel how you do.  The slips have caught up with me in more ways than one.  My problem is my "I dont give a lick" attitude right now but that's not good. 

Compliments dont motivate me but something's got to give for me.  I need to use summer as a motivation but not because I want to parade around in a bathing suit but so that I feel more comfortable in my own skin when the weather calls for less clothes than I wear now.  I still don't get that hot but **** I'm gonna be sweating balls if the temps go over 90 and they will!  Boo frickin" Hoo to me.  I need to get serious too but I've been saying that for months.  I have good days and more "not so good" days. 

For me, I have to get on the program, literally...

I wish you lived closer so we could hang out and do this together!

I hear ya about the compliments and if I hear from one more person say that I look better with the extra weight on, I'm gonna smack them!!! 

None and I mean none of my capris fit comfortably and forget the shorts.  I'll be sweating balls too if I don't drop a few soon and I refuse to buy new clothes cause that's just heading down a dangerous path for me of giving in and up.  I've been good today but I know I'll be drinking up a storm tomorrow and that usually leads to the **** it, I'm eating what I really want attitude which is bad bad bad!!   

I will try to not be too bad tomorrow but I must get back to my program Sunday.  Oh how I wish we lived closer too!!  We seem to be two peas in a pod with this journey of ours and being with someone who gets it would be so great!

Reel it in !!!!

You know what to do !!!

frisco