Stressful times

It has been a while since I posted.  I have been so busy between so many celebrations happening all at once.  Starting with my birthday, wedding anniversary, Joy's birthday.  So I have been really struggling with staying on track.  On top of that personal stress going on in my life.  Wish I was able to stop stress/emotional eating.  It takes a toll on me so much.  I tried making healthier choices, honestly I hate measuring everything out, calorie counting.  It is a royal pain.  It seems that is my only solution.  I guess, it makes me more conscious of what is going in my mouth.  The struggle to get out to the gym is frustrating.  Really wish I can find my balance.  So hard to balance everything out.  I think I work until this time, I can get to the gym.  At the end of my shift I am so wiped out.  I am like, no way!!!! I will figure out what to do.

This picture of me wearing an outfit I bought and I could not fit into it.  Now I can.

Anna

33 lbs Down

October 19, 2012 was the day I decided to give PGX Daily a try.  I was a stand still and struggling with the sweet cravings.  It was rather discouraging.  Yesterday was my weigh in day and I have lost a total of 33 lbs.  I am so happy.  If you are struggling with the sweet cravings give it a try.  

I posted and update on PGX Facebook page today and they congratulated me on my 33 lbs lost.  That made me so happy to see that!!!

Anna

Struggling

It has been a month since I have returned to work, it has been a struggle to find time to workout.  It is really getting frustrating.  When I have the morning shift at work my plan is to go the gym after work but then I am overcome by tiredness and errands to run as well.  

Easter was a struggle, and I am struggling to get on track with healthy eating.  I really hate it.  

This Sunday is the final weigh in for the competition I am in.  So nervous at this point.  So far my weight loss since taking PGX Daily is 24 lbs! So happy!

Anna

Back To Work

I am in my second week back to work.  I was so worried about going back to work because of issue with the chocolate, chips and pop.   As I work in a discount store where it is really cheap it is very hard to resist.  I will remind you, I used to have a 591ml of Coke and a king size mars bar or twix.  Plus whatever food I would eat in the food court.  So far I am doing well.  I have not eaten in the food court.  I make it a point to pack a lunch.  Once in a while I will treat myself to a coke zero and a dark chocolate bar, regular size.  Yes, I know diet pop is not good for you and that is why it is a treat.  One thing that is cheap is bottles of water.  So by the time I finish work I usually have 2-3 bottles of water drank.  

Tonight I had pizza for dinner, and for once I did not enjoy it.  Since starting to take PGX daily I find that my body does not handle junk food very well.  

That is all for now!

Anna

5 More Down

February 24, 2013

Yesterday was weigh in day).  I am pleased to see that I lost 5 more pounds.  Taking PGX has been amazing.  It helps a lot.  The thought of taking pills to help me lose weight really did not see appealing.  After all the research and found not one thing wrong I decided to give it a try.  So the day I started I stood on the scale to get my starting weight.  Reset my starting weight on My Fitness Pal.  So now I know exactly how much I lost.  To date I have lost a total of 20 lbs. 

March 7, 2013

This weekend is weigh in day.  I do not seem very optimistic I will have lost that much,  Last week I had a really rough week.  I have been dealing with a lot of stress.  

Now I am back to work and one of the biggest struggles when I was at work everyday on my break I would have 1 king size chocolate bar and 1 bottle of coke, and sometimes even chips.  That has been my biggest fear falling into that trap again.  Eating in the food court was also an issue too.  So far so good.  I did allow myself to have 1 normal size Dark chocolate bar.  Less sugar, less calories and they say dark chocolate is better for you anyways.  I still stayed way under my calorie count too.  I make sure my lunch is made and packed, so I cannot go to the food court.  Honestly, we cannot afford to do that anyways.  I have been really working at cutting back on sodium.  That is the worse thing for anyone.  The biggest change is I drink lots of water!!!! I have discovered that the main thing with weight loss is drink water.  I have really cut back on my coffee.  Working on drinking green tea more.  When I first tried it, that was yucky!!!! Now it is good!  

I am really looking forward to getting this weight off and become a healthier me!

Anna

3 lbs Down

Sunday was weigh in day.  I was really disappointed that I only lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks.  I know 1-2 lbs a week is healthy weight loss.  Honestly I would have been happy with 5-10 lbs.  So far I have lost 15 lbs since October.  I think I would have lost more but Christmas really set me back.  As much as I am feeling discouraged that I only lost 3 lbs, I am just glad that I am going down on the scale.

Thank you for those who have been encouraging me in this chapter of my life!

Anna

Family Swim

This morning I went swimming with my family.  Usually when it comes to swimming with the family I feel like I cannot get a workout.  Well I was wrong, I figured out how to do it.  In the swimming pool they have a sit in thing for the baby to sit and I hold on to it like a flutter board and swim.  It was fun, I enjoyed every moment of it.  I only wish I was able to get pictures.

Anna

Cheat Day

So today was my day to be a little liberal on what I eat.  I had pizza for dinner.  Maybe allowing one day to cheat will be easier to get through all the cravings.  We will see.

Anna

Intro

Well I have decided to do a separate blog on my weight loss.  I have always been overweight all my life.  Going trough school being teased because of my weight, my buck teeth and my pop bottle glasses.  You try and not cry because it makes them tease you more but it hurt so much.

The desire to get the weight off was always there but did not know how to do it.  In school I tried to stay active.  Got involved in sport teams.  After high school that is when I put it on.  There was no outlet for me to keep active that I could think of.  I was bored and feeling lonely and sad.  So I dealt with it my eating.  I am one of those emotional eaters.  That is not good for someone who is obese to begin with.  If you have been following my other blog you would know what has gone on in my life the past few years, the emotional roller coaster.  For those who do not know I will tell you.  July 15, 2010 I gave birth to my first born a 34 weeks 6 days to a beautiful baby girl named Faith.  She died minutes after birth.  She had a lethal form of dwarfism. Getting through that was so hard.  When most expectant mothers are excited getting things ready and getting the room ready, I am hoping they are wrong and she is going to live and at the same time plan a funeral.

What made me really strive to get the weight off? August 2011, after getting frustrated that we have not conceived yet, I decided it was time to get myself healthy.  I stood on the scale and I was ashamed of how much I weighed and could not believe I allowed myself to get to that point.  So I got the gym membership, watching my portions and using the My Fitness Pal app.  I lost around 20lbs.  September 2011, I got a cold and wanted some relief.  The struggle with that was because I was late.  Honestly I was thinking, oh I have lost some weight so that is probably why, but I wanted to be sure.  So I took a home test and a big fat positive.  So I tried to keep active as much as possible and eat as healthy as possible.  As I got further along I had to put it all on hold.  May 19, 2012 my husband and I welcomed our precious little girl Joy.  

Joy is 8.5 months old and it is still a struggle to get this weight off.  Fighting the cravings for junk food is so hard.  In October I gave PGX daily a try.  I love it, and it has helped a lot.  Right now I have put it on hold because I am participating in a Biggest Loser Challenge among some friends so I am being fair.

So this is my year to Shedding the Weight!!! 

Anna