Well, that was fun...not

So, I was in a pretty good pattern of working out every evening after work, and actually feeling like I was making a little bit of progress, but Friday when I got home from work, I just wasn't feeling quite right. Needless to say, I had to go to Urgent Care that evening, and came out of it with a bladder infection, in a way I'm thankful not to have had the "typical" symptoms, and just very severe abdominal pain. So I definitely had to put off working out from Friday and resumed today.  I guess the one good thing about this was that I had no appetite, so I didn't worry too much about not working out, lol.
  Now I'm back to my regime of eating (appropriately, of course) and working out in the evenings. Though it was a little rough trying to get back into the work out routine again!
  I have been going about my dietary changes from the "knowledge" I had when I was using a meal plan that really helped me to drop some weight last summer.  I've decided I'm now as "knowledgeable" as I thought, even though I am keeping track of my caloric intake and making sure to stick to healthy foods.  So this weekend, after payday, of course, I'm going to strictly follow this meal plan once again.
   Only 4 more days left until the next weigh in...good luck everyone! I know I need it!!

Frustration

  It's really frustrating to have changed your diet and work out everyday, and then when you get on the scale to check your progress, you've made none! WTH??  I feel like I'm making progress, especially in my endurance, but when it comes to weight loss, I've gotten no where, my clothes aren't even fitting any looser.
  I can't even begin to express how frustrated and upset I am. This first month is almost up, and I feel like I have nothing to show for it, and I have been working hard since my slacking at the beginning.
  Well, let's hope I have something better to say at my next post, especially since there's only one month left until our wedding!!

Week 1

So, our weight loss competition started almost a week ago, and I must say that I'm disappointed in myself for my lack of "getting to it"! I have made dietary changes, and a few exercise changes, but not enough to make me happy, so starting tonight my wonderful fiancée said he's going to get into the grind with me, and we're going to start working out together every evening.  He knows how important this goal is to me, and I love that he is there to support me and help me to achieve it! One of the many reasons I'm marrying him!
  Hopefully by next blog I will be much happier with myself and my progress!

How it began...

Jason and I met, we fell in love, and then one day...I got on the scale and realized, as much as I love going out for dinner and our wonderful date nights, I do not love the numbers on the scale anymore! He always tells me he loves me for me, but if I don't love me for me, then we have a problem.
  We are getting married this July, and I am joining this weight loss competition in hopes that it will kick start me into kicking my own butt back into shape.  I am super competitive, so this is definitely the motivation I need to get myself back into the healthier self I used to be.