Think Thin Thursday...What Happened?

Okay, I told you all I'd update you with my weight-loss progress on Thursdays. Well, there really hasn't been any significant progress in this area. It is now after April 1st and I've been on this current weight loss journey for exactly one year. When I started out, I had sincerely hoped to get to my goal weight by that time...I still have a long "weigh" to go.





On top of all that, I'm pretty sure the universe is against me. Not only has my treadmill quit working, and we seem to be stuck in a never-ending Winter season here in MN...but now my electronic scale died!! Maybe it just needs a new battery, but I just replaced it. Perhaps the one I replaced it with was also dead? I don't know, but for the last two weeks, my weight on that scale has read: ron. I have NO idea what that means.

I'm not giving up, and as I've said before, I'm happy to still be 35 lbs or so lighter than I was a year ago...but I'll resume with the "Think Thin Thursday thing as soon as I get my scale fixed. I do have an old fashioned scale, that weighs about 5 lbs less than the electronic one...but at least it will let me know if I'm gaining or losing...for my own information. I'm hanging in there.

Think Thin Thursdays~ Weekly Weigh-In #3

Well, I had really no significant change in weight this week. I may have lost .4 lbs. That's about it. I suppose maintaining isn't all bad when I consider everything I had going on over the past week. First there was LNO, and then I just had to have me a cream cheese danish on Saturday morning, since I was selling them. Saturday night at the CC, we had pizza for dinner. I tried to cut a few calories by having the chicken pizza...but I may have eaten a bit too much.

I'm going to set a goal to lose at least two pounds in the next week. I'd like to get out and go for a walk again...if the weather cooperates. It was really nice and warm here last week, even reaching 60 degrees one day. The only problem is, with all the snow meltage...that just created mud on our dirt roads...not what I'd like to walk in. The countdown is on now to my one year weight loss journey. I'd really like to at least get back to where I was. Wish me luck!

Think Thin Thursday ~ Weekly Weigh-in # 2

Okay folks, last week I started linking up with a group of bloggers that are doing "Think Thin Thursday." I didn't follow any strict diet, just tried to eat the things I know I should, and stay away from the foods that I know will get me in trouble. I have learned through Weight Watcher's and through my own personal experience that I need to eat more fiber and less fat, because that works for me. This is really what the whole WW point system is based on, and years ago they had a "fat and fiber" plan that was the precursor to the whole point system.

My goal for the week was to take off 2lbs. For not writing anything down, and I didn't do too bad this week. I did take back off about a pound and a half. I say back off because I was once very near the -40 lb mark. That was before the holidays. I am now have 35.6 pounds gone, with another 69 lbs to go. I'll keep on keepin' on.

Bridgette over at the Not-so-blog has a new task for us this week:

Go to the website of your favorite Fast Food restaurant and tell me a healthy alternative sold there. What do you order if you HAVE to eat out?

I wouldn't exactly call McDonald's my "favorite" fast food place, (especially the one in our town), but we do eat there pretty much every Wednesday night after Awana and Youth Group at church. My husband and I always order their Grilled chicken Southwest Salads. Calorie-wise, it comes to 420 calories with the dressing. If you are on Weight Watcher's, or following the point system, they're worth 6 pts, and the Southwest dressing adds another 3. I have bottled water to drink, so that's a 9 point meal...which isn't bad.

Think Thin Thursday ~ First Weekly Weigh-in of 2009

Now you know the reason my little froggy friend hasn't moved in the last 3 months. I really HATE to make him move backwards, but I've decided to just put him where he belongs, and work really hard at making him hop forward from now on. Let's just say I've gained about 4.6 lbs since the last time I updated my ticker in December and go from there.

As I stated in my post last night, my new goal is to have at least 40 lbs off by the end of the month. If I can even lose 2 lbs. per week, I'll be able to get there. Eventually, I'd like to start going back to WW, but that is not in the budget right now, so hopefully I can get my motivation here for awhile.

Bridget from The Not-so-Blog has a "Task of the Week" for her Think Thin Thursday followers. This week's task of the week is: Find me an inspirational quote! Here's mine:

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13 (NK JV)

Think Thin Thursdays

Okay, this is it. I have 45 days to go before my one year "blogoversery". Do you know what that means? In less than one month, (April 1) I will celebrate a year on this weight loss journey of mine. I did okay the first 6 months, losing almost 40 pounds. I never did quite make it to that mark, and then somewhere around the end of August, I got STUCK there.

My original goal was to lose 100 lbs in a year, even though I thought that was probably not exactly realistic. Eventually, I was thinking more along the lines of 50 lbs for a one year goal. At least I'd be halfway there! Now, the reality of the situation is this... I put on about 5 lbs over the holidays...and took it off...and put it back on...and took it off. I can't seem to get back to where I was! Now Ill just be happy if I can at least get to the 40lb-off mark in one year's time! So that is my new goal.

Anyway, I've decided to do my weigh-in here at home, on Thursdays. I was hoping that my idea to do a "Think Thin Thursday" was original...it wasn't. That's okay, I'll just join the rest of the crowd and do my weekly weigh in every Thursday mornings at 8:00AM. That's 8 hours away folks...wish me luck! Cheer me on, so I can finish out the year strong, okay? Some of the ladies acutally take pictures of the number on their scale. I'm not that brave yet. Maybe when I finally reach "One-derland", but not yet.