Starting weight: 291 ( Read more... )

Dear Future Liz,

So, you screwed up.  Perhaps you haven't been watching what you eat.  Maybe you binged, or you have been too lax about exercise.  You may have hit a plateau, or you feel like all of the work you are doing isn't getting you anywhere.  Maybe you haven't been giving it your best, and you've let everything slip.

It doesn't matter.  The ( Read more... )

Time for some measurements ( Read more... )

I was out of town for a few days.  It was fantastic!  But I think I pulled a muscle in the bottom of my foot.  Which really sucks because I want to go for a walk like I always do, but now I have to think of something else ( Read more... )

I was pretty nervous about doing this because it's been so long.  I know that I am not as toned as I used to be, and I am on my period as well.  I need to take this as it is.  I will get smaller, and I don't feel that bad about a couple inches here and there.  They will come back off ( Read more... )

Starting Weight: 296
Previous weight: 274.6
Current weight: 270.8
Loss: 3.8
Total Loss: 25.2

I had to weigh myself a few times this morning just to make sure that the scale was reading my weight right.  3.8 pounds!  What a happy belated birthday present!

While I am kind of afraid that my weight will jump right back up a pound or two tomorrow morning, I  ( Read more... )

( Here's what I ate yesterday. )

So, before I left for Colorado, I was writing down what I ate, staying in my points range (I'm trying Weight Watchers), and exercizing a few times a week.  The more I thought about it, the more I realized.  I have a ton of time on my hands, and I should be using it more productively ( Read more... )

I've been working out everyday whether I want to or not ( Read more... )

I get to go to visit my boyfriend on the 20th!  I'm soooo excited.  I really hope that I can drop a few pounds by then.  I know that he likes me the way that I am right now, but I want to show him that I can look "even better".

The main reason that I would like to lose the weight is for my health and self-esteem.  I'm only 21, and I have a lot of my ( Read more... )