Return from being long lost

Ok wow so it has been almost 2 months since I started this blog and promised you great things. You should know that I was horrible at keeping diaries as a kid. I just couldn't remember to do it. Well I am back and luckily I have not been so lax in the weight loss department. On July 13, I joined Weight Watchers. I have lost 11.6 pounds. I also think I have become one of those annoying people who are so excited about what they are doing to lose weight that I tell everyone. I even spout off the ww motto it is not a diet it is a lifestyle change. Which it is! Now I am not cured of my gummi bear addiction or my french fry addiction. But I have been very good. Unfortunately ww does allow me to partake in my sweets addiction on a daily basis with their oh so delicious ice cream. I have a feeling as I lose more and more weight I will lose my ability to enjoy such things daily, but we will have to cross that bridge later. I mean I am not a saint.

I think the key thing for me is keeping track of what I eat. I take mental notes and compare them to how I used to eat and it is crazy the difference. Now we may eat out once or twice a week, before 5-6 nights a week and probably most lunches. I haven't become a chef or anything either. We still do lots of simple meals, just because we are tired and busy. But at least I am looking at the nutritional information and trying to get in more fruits and veggies.

The most exciting thing for me is that I have actually am able to fit into a size pants that I have never fit into before (or atleast since I remember my weight see previous post). Oh that was a happy day and of course I had to buy the pants- hey at least they were 70% off!! I could still probably afford to lose a couple pounds to make them look great but that is ok. I also went through my clothes and took out all the ones that were too big out of the closet. For now they are in trash bags in the bedroom. I am internally fighting with whether to give them away, save them for a yard sale we are already planning for if we have another child or try to sell them (it is crazy how many things have tags on them because I bought them a tag snug or when I had lost weight which I quickly gained back). I know Dr Phil says once you are out of a size/clothes to get rid of everything cause by keeping it you are like allowing the possibility to get back into the size to stick around. I definitely don't want to get back in the size, but it is so hard.

I have started back running and am planning on starting the Couch 2 5K training program next week. I am feeling a little under the weather, so I hope it passes quickly.

Anyways, I will try to post like I should.