I actually did a whole 2 fast miles with Leslie Sansone! It's only a 30 minute thing, but I've only been able to do 15 minutes in the past. I'm going to try the 45 minute 3 mile tomorrow! Plus I jogged on my treadmill for about 5 minutes. Awesome! My totals for yesterday are below. I'm taking a break today and watching Biggest Loser. Although we might go for a walk if it's not too cold out.

As you can see, I've purchased a BodyMedia FIT armband! Yes, it's actually extremely helpful. Knowing how many calories I've burned against how many calories I've consumed (I have to log those myself) It's been a pretty good little motivator!

So, I'm going to try and remember to post those images with my stats every day. My plan is to play the wii or walk or something for an hour and then 30 mins jogg on the tredmill every day. Think I can't do it? Watch me!!! I have to lose at least 70 before my wedding!! I HAVE TO!!!!!!!!

My back is out again and it hurts me to work out. What a pain in the..... literally. Other then that I'm doing pretty good. I don't like to weigh myself but I'm almost in my pre-Eli jeans.

So I'm in the process of packing for my move, and tonight I'm packing the bedroom. My thoughts are these: Should I get rid of my skinny clothes? I have a lot of cute pants but are they doing more harm then good just sitting in my dresser? I have shirts to, but most of them are too little-girlish and I think I need to get rid of them. I have a bag already of "DI" clothes, but should I just be rid of EVERYTHING (save 1 favorite skinny outfit) once and for all?

Another thing is that maybe the fact that I get to buy new skinny clothes is a motivator. Maybe I should get rid of all the skinny shirts and keep 1 pair of jeans in different sizes? I just don't know.

What do you think?

Goal: 203
Weigh In: 209.2

Down .2 ... At least I didn't gain! Will do better this week.

I stumbled on the Williams-Sonoma Classics Collection of cookbooks yesterday and purchased a couple of them. I have to tell you that I LOVE them. I have been looking for a cookbook with pictures for every recipe for a long time and these have them! There are 29 books in the series and I plan on buying all them eventually. Maybe one every paycheck or just as I have some extra money.

As you all know I'm am a Weight Watchers girl and I've decided to take on a little project. The recipes in these books look healthy and good, but I"m not sure how "Weight Watcher Friendly" they are. So, I'm going to make them WW Friendly or simply calculate the points values for them. Fortunatly they say how many servings each makes, but there is no mention of the serving sizes. I will also take pictures of all the dishes I make.

I also plan on taking a few cooking classes as well. Sur la Table has a knife skills class I'm going to take. I want to master my tools. :)

So I was lazy this morning and didn't get out of bed until 8am. I normally get up around 7am to eat and get ready for the day. Anyway, we stopped at BK for some breakfast and they have these cheesy bacon wraps.. I thought "ok, it's a wrap and it has eggs and little bacon slices in it. It's probably only 5 points or so." Boy was I WRONG. One of those is 9 points (360 calories)! and it's a small thing. Plus, I just had to have a mocha joe because they are sooo scrumptious. I already knew that one is 8 points. Have you added the points together? Yeah. 17. 17!! I just had 17 points for breakfast! Holy cow!!! I only have 10 points left for the day. I usually have 10 points for dinner, but today it's for lunch and dinner. So I'm going to have a salad for lunch. I love salads! and they are 0 points w/o dressing. Of course even with a little dressing drizzled on would only be 2 points max.

After this little occurance, I've decided I really want to make more home made meals. Not just for dinner but lunch AND breakfast. I had planned on doing that anyway, but after today I'm for sure jumping right on that.

I was reading this article at WW.com.

1. Ask for help — Surround yourself with motivating and encouraging people. It helps your efforts when you know how to ask for and get the help you need.

2. Learn from experience — No more yo-yoing! When you recognize what’s worked in the past and what hasn’t, you can move forward accordingly.

3. Manage your environment — It helps your efforts when you fill your spaces — your house, your office, your car — with foods that make it easier for you to stay on track.

4. Manage your feelings — Make yourself aware of the feelings that trigger comfort eating for you and you’ll be better able to find healthier ways to handle them.

5. Manage your thoughts — Your mind can make a big difference. It helps your efforts when you trade in negative thoughts for positive ones.

6. Monitor yourself — A mindful eye can motivate you. It helps your efforts when you make yourself accountable for what you eat.

7. Prepare yourself — Good plans shape good decisions. It helps your efforts when you decide what you want, and can work out how you’re going to get there.

8. Take care of yourself — It’s easy to get wrapped up in everyone else’s needs, but in respecting your own needs, you’ll be showing others how to respect them, too.

pretty sweet huh?