Down Another Pound & a Half

As of this morning I am down another pound and a half. I know it's not much as my last post was 13 days ago...but I'll take it! The past 4 days I have really cracked down on what I am putting into my body. I have also dragged my elliptical out to my living room and I have faithfully put it to good use for 30 minutes everyday for the past 4 days. I find the elliptical to be easily addictive and so far this has been a good thing! My plans for tomorrow are full of events about or surrounded by food so hopefully all goes well. I feel like I'm beginning to gain control again.

How has your week been? Looking forward to anything this weekend?

I've lost 13 lbs so far!

I am down 13 lbs! Maybe I was right and my scale is broke? I don't know, but I'll take it! Maybe because when I first weighed my starting weight it was after several nights of many alcoholic beverages? Who knows. So, my weight as of today is 146.5. I still have a ways to go but I am happy with things thus far! :)

How are you doing?

Today's Walk/Run Was a No Go....

I didn't go for my walk/run thing today. I was given advice by some coworkers (nurse) that I should give my leggypoos some rest as I had some yucky shin-splints today. So I did take her advice and plan on going tomorrow instead.

I did stick to my food plan today though, so that's a plus!

I also plan to go food shopping tomorrow after work at some point. I spent some time putting together my list...lots of fruits & veggies! I'm on a pretty tight budget right now so its kinda good that I can only afford to buy what I need. (If your interested, you can read about my debt dilemma on my other blog here).

Hope your having a great day! I'll check in tomorrow, I'm sure!

Starting Weight & Goal Weight

I figure I should probably post my current stats as well as goals. I am at my highest wait, ever. I am really not all that comfortable with sharing this but I feel like I should put it out there in black & white.

Starting Weight (highest EVER)- 159.5 lbs. (Maybe my scale is broke?! But I doubt it!)
My lowest weight was 109ish lbs about 3 years ago. Last year I broke my foot (NWB for 3 months!) and REALLY let myself go.

Mind you, I am a short thing, 4 feet 10.75 inches to be exact. This weight is in no way acceptable to me. NOT GOOD!

BUT... that is why I am here. It's time for change.

My ultimate goal is to be 99 lbs. Double digits. And no, this is not a crazy goal. 99lbs is well within "healthy" limits for a short girl. My little weight loss ticker-thing (over to the left) goes as low as 100lbs, so 100 lbs it is folks.

Now to my short term goals to be achieved by 7/27/10:

• To not huff & puff after a 15 minute walk/run thing.
• Stick to my eating plan (+/- 1200 calories a day, or so).
• To weight 153 lbs (ie lose 6 lbs).

So we'll see, I don't think my short term goals are too unrealistic. I've gotta give it a try, right?!

I Did It!

So I did it! I went for my walk/run thing today. I just got back actually.

My intent was to go this morning but I had such a horrible time getting to sleep. So I did it this afternoon, instead of backing out.

I'm glad I went.

I was able to realize how out of shape I am. I didn't last long, I'll tell ya that right now.

I think it was my approach though. I started out working up to a brisk walk and then to a jog/run (wayyyy to quickly, like within a minute or two....bad idea). I was gone a whole 15 minutes...pathetic I know.

But hey it's a start.

I just couldn't breathe anymore. It was annoying because my body was still going strong, but my lungs couldn't hang.

Oh well. Next time.

Tomorrow when I go I am going to walk for most of the time and run the last bit so my lungs don't hate me so much.

But again, I'm glad I went. 15 minutes is better than 0 minutes.

Tomorrow is a New Day

What a great, successful New Year's Resolution this was... NOT!!! So, no more excuses. Tomorrow is a new day. This time I'm really going to make a better effort. I am going to start going for a walk/jog/run (whatever I can) first thing in the morning before I go to work. Getting up even earlier (than I have to) will be hard, but I think this is my best bet, especially before it gets too hot out there! I feel positive and motivated to do this. I hope it sticks.

SmartBalance Coupons & Food Plan

HERE you can find several SmartBalance coupons (on the left hand side-bar) as well as request a free food plan!

Pre-req for my First Giveaway

I have decided that I would post my first giveaway here once I have 39 Followers! I love doing giveaways so I really hope that this comes rather quickly! I have chosen 39 because that is the number of pounds I would have to lose for me to reach my ultimate goal weight! So please! Invite your friends!

2010: A New Me

Welcome to my blog! My name is Ashley and I am a 20-something residing on the east coast. I have decided to start a blog to track my weight loss goals and progress. As like many, one of my New Year's Resolution is to lose weight.

My ultimate goal weight is to be double digits... 99lbs. Just so you know, I am only 4 feet 10 inches. For my height, this goal weight is healthily reasonable.

About six months back I broke my foot and in doing so I let myself gain a good 25 lbs. I am doing my best to lose this weight in a healthy way. I have not been to the gym in probably 4 months. I need to get back and I will.

As you may already know, I do have another blog, "Living on Ashley's Allowance" dedicated to saving money and ridding debt. I hope to link the 2 blogs together in some ways such as giveaways, food coupons, gym membership discounts, etc.

I do hope to post here on this blog daily during the 5 day "work - week". That is my goal for now.
I hope that posting in this blog will help to motivate me and keep me on track.