The Blonde Diaries

I lost track of what week I am in now.  I’ve been a little sporadic in my blogging for Think Thin Thursday meme but with a new year, I have a new outlook and a resolution to be more organized and on top of things.  So last time I checked in, I think it was right before Christmas, after my illness and I was weighing in around 152.  This morning when I stepped on the scale I wasn’t too surprised to see myself at 153.5/154.  I have been bloated lately and drank a little last night in celebration of the New Year and had alot of pizza.  So no surprise that I’ve gained a little in the water weight department.  I don’t want to keep the scale creeping up so I’ve decided to challenge myself to work out 6 days a week for 30 minutes a day in January.  This is part of the Sunshine Rewards forum’s January Exercise Challenge so I hope to do well and encourage others to keep their goals and get healthier in the new year.

Over on the Not-So-Blog-Blog who is bringing Think Thin Thursdays to us, Bridgette is asking everyone to journal their New Years Resolutions.

Well, my resolutions have not changed since a few days ago when I wrote about them.  I’ll rewrite them though because I hear when you write things down they stick a little better and I could use that LOL.

1. Be more budget conscious and save more money so I can buy a house!
2. Lose weight and be more healthy overall!
3. Be more organized and on top of things!

So there you have it.  A very short list of my resolutions.  All are very doable and are not major ordeals to accomplish so I think I am in good shape.

Yesterday, I had my first full physical exam. It was a bit nerve racking as I have never had one before and well they did quite a bit to me from drawing blood, eye exam, hearing test, weight, height, and an EKG to name just a few tests. The EKG was the first that I had ever had and I wasn’t sure what to expect and I will admit I was scared when they were putting the stickers on me and hooking them up. But I survived and hopefully nothing will turn up in my blood and urine work.

One good thing that came out of the exam was my official weight was 151.8!!! So that means I am down about 1.2 pounds from last week. I attribute that to my continued healthy eating and smaller portion sizes. I didn’t meet my gym goal from last week but that is ok because I am satisfied on my eating habits which are a major issue for me.

My goal for Week 4 will be to vary my foods as last week I mainly ate soups/chilis and well that got a little repetitive and was very uninspiring and unimaginative of me. This week I am looking towards more meat based foods and more fruits and veggies but continued focus on smaller portions. I am also going to aim for some physical exercise but I’m not quite willing to put a commitment in writing. I think that will be a good goal for next week.

So down 9 pounds since September 30th and 21 more to go before the wedding in July.

It is time for Think Thin Thursday again!! I have been out of town and at training the past few Thursdays and unable to post on Thursdays on my progress. I am excited to be home tonight and able to post an update. I haven’t been able to go to the gym much at all these past few weeks but I have been watching my diet and eating healthier. I also managed to drop a few pounds with the stomach virus I had over the weekend that I am still recovering from. I am working really hard to make smart choices to keep the few pounds I lost off and to continue to lose. I am going to continue working on finishing my unpacking this weekend so I can find my Pilates tapes to use when I don’t make it to the gym until I get my Wii Fit on Christmas morning. I am so excited. So officially this morning I weighed in at 153 which is 3 pounds lighter than when I weighed in on week 1 (November 20th).

Since I spent most of my week sick and in bed I wasn’t able to set a goal diet wise or exercise wise.  I can tell you though that I am dying to get back into the gym for the first time in a while so I am going to make my goal this up coming week to go to the gym 5 times.  I think that is totally doable in 7 days and will really get some happy endorphins going and power through my last week of work before my two week Christmas vacation begins.

This week Bridgette on The Not-So-Blog Blog is asking us

What is your favorite low calorie snack?

Well I have a few of these.  My latest favorite is any type of Vitalicious muffin/vitatop/brownie with fresh strawberries.  I had a Double Chocolate vitatop this morning with a half cup of strawberries and it was heavenly and 1.5 points.  Another favorite is a small apple with a wedge of laughing cow light garlic and herb cheese.  Strange I know but it is really good and only 2 points.

As always, anyone can join Think Thin Thursdays whether you have a blog of your own or not.  If you would like to blog about it, head over to Bridgette’s blog via the button in this post and start blogging with us.  If you don’t have a blog just leave some comments and join in our fun.

I was hoping to get started last week with Think Thin Thursdays but you know how my internet connection at home is going.  The latest prediction is that I should have it up and running tomorrow.  We’ll see about that one.  But nonetheless, I am ready to start Thinking Thin and am super glad Bridgette at The Not-So-Blog Blog has started this weekly check-in and goal setting blog posting.  I am going to write down my weight right now so that I have something to remember my starting point.  Right now I am at 156 which is down from my all-time high of 161 in September (bad vacation eating!).  Writing or blogging your weight is not a requirement to participate in Think Thin Thursdays.

This week’s question we are to answer and blog about is:

Tell us one temptation that you were faced with this week.

How did you overcome it?

This morning I was flipping through an old edition of Shape magazine looking for some new health tips to include in my blog. I was flipping towards the back and started to hit the advertisement section right before the closing article. You know what I’m talking about because most magazines have this same layout. Anyways I started looking at the ads more closely and noticed there were a lot for diet pills. I thought it was strange that a magazine that prided themselves on healthy lifestyles, healthy diets, and healthy exercises would allow ads for diet pills especially when most if not all are worthless when it comes to losing weight. How many Hydroxycut reviews have you read lately to learn that it is just a waste of money? I know I have come across a few which have been disheartening since I bought the stuff to try.

So what do you think? Should fitness magazines allow diet pills and the likes to advertise or no because most are proven ineffective?