My self-control has paid off!

It's been 9 months since I've posted! Oh my! Things have changed quite a bit since my last post. I stopped doing the 17 day because it was so restrictive, I couldn't keep with it and I ended up gaining the weight I lost.

Last spring a friend of mine was telling me about her success with Weight Watchers. I decided, why not, let's try this! What I like about Weight Watchers is that it's more about a lifestyle change. You can still have pizza or ice cream on occasion but you have to pay attention to portion size. I've learned so much about portion control and their points system is easy to follow.

Since I've started, I've lost 24.4 lbs! I don't feel like I'm on a "diet" and I don't feel guilty if I have slice of pizza or a beer every once in a while as long as there is still an overall calorie deficit. I went up to Oregon last weekend to visit a friend and when I saw the pictures I could see a difference in my face; it was much thinner. Other things that I've noticed are that my favorite pair of pants had gotten baggy around the waist and some of my shirts are fitting me much better.

Saying no continues to get easier and easier and I'm so proud of myself. I still have a long way to go but my motivation is only growing stronger. The next step I need to do is to exercise more regularly. I want to start slow so that I don't over do it and quit like I have in the past.

Here we go again!

So once again I'm going to try this blog thing! I can't even keep up with a journal, I don't know what I was thinking when I thought I could keep this up!

I've been really good these last few days, but tomorrow I'm going out to eat with some friends because they're finally back from Spain.. And we're going to Olive Garden where there are unlimited amounts of bread sticks and soup/salad. It's hard enough to work at a burger place and have to restrain myself from munching on fries and then I have to go to dinner and show more restraint D:

I already know I'm going to work out at the gym super hard tomorrow morning so that I can afford to eat some pasta!

Misstep

I know, I know, it has been FOREVER since I've last posted! I'm horrible at these kinds of things, as well as staying on a diet! As soon as my school work load started piling up, it was easier for me to eat unhealthier!

But I've been watching how much I've been eating since I've been astray so luckily for me I only gained back a couple pounds. I'm going to go to the store tomorrow and buy some more fruit and veggies in order to start eating better again. I'm also trying to go to the gym with my roomies so I can get some more exercise!

Now I'm tired and I must get to bed. I just wanted to update ya'll as soon as I could get a chance (:

Mistakes

I haven't been exactly perfect this week and I'm really disappointed in myself. It's midterms and I've been so stressed and overwhelmed with my work I haven't found time for running in the last couple days as well. Once tomorrow is over with I should have enough time again.

I just got a job though and I'm really excited! I will start working on either the 11th or 12th this month. I'm a little nervous though because it's not the BEST place for me to be working at right now (a burger joint) but you take what you can get. I have to be good on packing a lunch otherwise it will be very difficult not to order food there. I got a burger the night I was hired because I figured I should at least try it and OH MY GOD maybe I shouldn't have! It was amazing, probably the best burger I've ever had! I did feel guilty afterward and even though it tasted amazing, I wont be getting another one anytime soon.

Tomorrow's a new day, I just need to dust myself off and keep working towards my goal (:

Some pictures

I was looking at old pictures and found a picture of me taken when I was 15 (i think?). I weighed approx. 150 then. I compared it to a more recent one from this past summer at age 19. I weighed approx. 240.

It's hard to believe I was that thin! I still got made fun of for being overweight then, but I wasn't even that chubby. I remember thinking at that age that I was already SUPER overweight, why even try to lose weight? Instead I ended up gaining more... Almost another 100 lbs since then.

It's a pitty I didn't realize how skinny I actually was.