Weigh In #38 (I think)

Total weight loss this week: 2.9lbs
Total weight loss so far: 54.5lbs

So things definitely improved after New Years was over...I got back on track with my eating and staying way within my points. For the first time in awhile I had about half of my weekly points left. Sunday I did get a little out of hand about not counting (and eating ice cream straight from the carton...whoops)...but I was still way within my weeklies and it showed on the scale.

I started back at work yesterday and it was bittersweet. I love my job but 2 weeks of being free to do what I want was wonderful! I'm actually okay with not having a normal summer break because I don't know how I'd handle coming back after 2.5 months off lol. It is nice to be back and getting in a routine again. My sleeping schedule is wacky because I was staying up until 2am with Kyle and sleeping in until 10:30am. But, again, its nice to get back to life.

Exercise is still a battle for me. I didn't get to the gym at all during my vacation...I just got sucked in to the relaxation. I didn't do anything yesterday because I was super exhausted after my first day back to work...I didn't go to bed until way later than normal on Sunday so when my alarm went off on Monday morning, I wanted to throw it across the room. I close on Tuesday nights, so I got home an hour later than I usually am. Kyle had dinner ready so we ate and I watched the Biggest Loser. That show both motivates me and discourages me. It makes me want to exercise but it does discourage me because these people are losing so much weight. I try and remind myself that they have a personal trainer with them 7 days a week and a nutritionist on hand and I don't have anything close to that. I would love to try and get a few sessions with a personal trainer so I could develop an exercise routine. I don't really know what I'm doing in the gym and I know that there is so much more I could be (and should be) doing at the gym other than the elliptical or treadmill. Unfortunately, I just can't afford a personal trainer. I am going to try and look around and see if I could find one for cheap for a few sessions come tax return time...but we'll see. On a positive note, I did at least get on the Wii Fit. I only did it for about 15minutes but its better than nothing. I plan on waking up early to do Zumba on the Wii and Kyle just got me the newest Zumba game so I'm excited to try it out. I've realized that I need to stop making excuses for myself because the longer I do that, the longer I'll be fat.

Here is to a positive week of good food choices and more exercise!