The out of sight out of mind principal

Well that sounds like a completely easy concept, why didn't I do that before? *smacks self on forehead* Yep, this one doesn't really need to be explained, I took all the boxes of cereal, bread, rice cakes etc off the top of the fridge and counter top and put them in a cupboard! Out of sight. Amazingly the effect was that when I walked into the kitchen I didn't randomly put my hand in a box of cereal and mindlessly eat 120 calories.

I didn't even do this deliberately, I was just tidying up and though it looked too crowded so i put the stuff in the cupboard. It wasn't until a few days later when I opened that cupboard to look for something I was like "hey, I forgot about you guys!" So now I am going to try the reverse concept: in sight, in mind. So all the veggies have been cut up and are now occupying a shelf in the fridge (not in the crisper, that's where they will become sad shadows of their former selves, like child stars) that I see first thing when I open the fridge. Sometimes the most simple concepts are the ones that take you awhile to grasp.

Weekly recap

Because today was a holiday and I didn't have to work I keep thinking it is Sunday, which is really confusing me. The last week I feel I may have turned a corner, I feel like the light switch is back on.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday- ate fairly well but definitely needs improvement. relied to heavily on some food crutches, ie: peanut butter and rice cakes. Weighed in and down a pound.

Thursday- back on track food wise, but I need to stop buying rice cakes. oh and marshmallow bananas I love those candies so yummy yet so evil.

Friday- day off of work, had lunch out with my mom, though I was afraid of eating out, I didn't do too badly and still came within my calorie range for the day. Hit the gym and the pool.

Saturday- work but went for a nice walk in the evening.

Sunday - Hit the gym and had a great workout. Attended a virtual wedding party. We all hung out at a pub and watched a friend get married live over a webcam. I did eat out again but still maintained my calorie range. I wore one of my new shirts, and I felt pretty good, thought I looked okay until my friend posted the photos on face book, but I may be over critical of myself.

Monday- Happy Victoria day. Went on my first long walk with my dog, just over an hour and managed to make it home just in time before the rain hit. The trail was still a bit too soggy so during that part I ended up walking off trail a bit and along fallen trees. I really need to work on my balance, I was convinced I was going to fall and break something, or at least have to walk all the way home covered in mud. Thankfully neither occurred. Came way under calorie range today, weird it doesn't feel like I ate any less.

I started tracking everything again and it really has helped me feel more in control, but I am feeling that way in my non weight loss life. Circumstances at work have changed where a very stressful element has been removed, making my daily life better. Oh and water, I have jumped back on the water bandwagon.

60 lbs down Pics

372 lbs Feb 2009 319 lbs May 2011
(Highest weight 379 May 2010) 60 lbs gone

Down to 319..... 60 lbs down

I lost 4 lbs this week finally I feel like I am getting back on track. I hit the 319 mark a few weeks ago but gained the next week, so I didn't really feel that I had hit the 60 lbs down mark. But right now I can't wait to lose the next 20 lbs and be 299. 19 measly little pounds stand between me and the 200's, I just have to get my head in the game, and keep on track.

Because I deserve it

I have been treating myself and spending money left, right and centre the last week and a half. I am not used to it. I am so used to scrimping and saving that it feels almost wrong to spend money for stuff on myself. I never have a problem spending the same amount of money on a gift for someone else, but for many reasons I never feel like I deserve to treat myself, that the money could have better uses, that I should go without. But this week that flew out the window, on a whim I went out and had my hair cut, taking off about 7 inches in length (I hadn't had my hair cut in a year), then I hit the sale and Penningtons (North of the borders version of Lane Bryant) and bought myself a summer wardrobe (since mine was sadly lacking) and a new pair of yoga pants, then I had a manicure/pedicure when I took mum out for mothers day. And guess what, I feel good. I felt good to chop off 7 inches of dead hair and have a lighter cut for summer, it felt good to go clothes shopping and get clothing in a size smaller then I did last year, and it felt good to have my nails done, and they have looked pretty all week. I deserved it.

It feels good to feel good, it lightened my whole mood, and outlook. I am feeling positive again and optimistic about my goals.

the cold is over!

5 weeks in total I got to suffer with that cold, It finally got so bad I actually thought of going to the Doctor, of course I couldn't be seen, but here try some cough syrup. P.S. it sounds like you have a viral cough, that could last 90 days, you don't need antibiotics.

Never mind the red, inflamed, throat. I finally decided to go to a walk in clinic to a Doc who would prescribe me antibiotics which my cough responded to and my throat pretty much cleared up.

At this point I still cough occasionally, I think it is more like my lungs trying to exercise, so happy they can do their job and exchange Oxygen for Carbon dioxide. And my energy is coming back. I have started to exercise again, and I am back to logging my food. The weather is becoming nice again and I am looking forward to a lot of outdoor exercise this summer. Hiking is definitely on the agenda.

Well I just wanted to pop on here and let it be known to the internet that the cold didn't kill me, what doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

The cold from HE double hockey sticks.....

Thats how us Canucks spell hell. Just a little FYI.

I have been laid up with a cold for 14 days now, it has thrown every symptom at me, exhaustion, sinus, headache, ear ache, and the loudest hacking cough you have ever heard. I am surprised I have not had complaints from my neighbors. My co-workers sure are sick of me, they have started calling me typhoid Mary, despite the fact that I am the only one that is sick. Anyways because of the fact I can't speak a full sentence without breaking into a fit of coughing, and the fact I spend every spare minute I can trying to rest, the gym has been a no go. But thanks to intermittent nausea and lack of appetite, I am now down to 321.

I also had my Birthday. I am now 29 years young, and unlike most people coming close to their thirties, I am actually looking forward to it. I feel like I am finally getting my life together. I am slowly getting out of debt and building a financial future, and I feel like I am getting a handle on my obesity and that I am doing something about it. Now I had wanted to be under 300 by my b-day but that didn't happen. So I am continuing to strive towards it, but with no set time limit. It will happen when it happens. No undo pressure , no feelings of failure. I am looking at the last year of my twenties as a year to achieve a lot, to focus on myself and lay the groundwork for my next 30 years. I can't wait to get started once I get rid of this damn cold!