Taking the Reins

....I come crawling back begging for forgiveness....

It's admittedly been quite some time since I last thought about contributing to my weight loss blog. A lot has happened in my life since then, so I sort of feel like I have an excuse. I spent the entire summer racing triathlons, keeping busy on a daily training plan and traveling all over California to compete. Then in August, I interviewed for a job back in Colorado and within a month, I had moved! After the move, I joined a running team and… Continue

Why is it so hard to be so good?

This week has been tough for me. Not only have I been "on program," but I've done a lot of good things. I quit Diet Coke. Cold turkey, baby. It's been one week today, and while I miss a cold beverage for dinner that's not water, I'm doing surprisingly well. I've had a fishy week.....took advantage of the recent sale on Dover sole, and I had fish for dinner for 3 out of 4 nights. And I bought loads of veggies, which I've been steaming and eating with my fish. To… Continue

...or just a really bad picture?

In 2005, when I first started Weight Watchers, I came across a photo that my husband (then fiance) took of us on a trip across the country. The photo made me cry, because it looked NOTHING like the image I had of myself in my head. There was a fat girl in that photograph, hanging on to my husband. It scared me, and I felt completely out of control.

Well, three years later, I've found another photo that has had the same exact impact on me. Courtesy of the race p… Continue

Well, I was doing pretty well this week up until race day. I guess if there's ever a time to overeat, it's after a triathlon, right?

So, I had a fabulous time in my sprint yesterday and WON my age group (really, not a big deal because there were only 30 women overall, so it wasn't like I whooped 'em or anything), and then decided after the race to partake in the big barbecue they had for the competitors. I was good and only took a hot dog, but then I grabbed an orange soda and a bag of potatoe… Continue

Oh, yesterday was such a cluster. It started with good intentions--- I packed myself a hearty day of 14 points, leaving me 10 for dinner...... But then I had a meeting moved up to my lunch hour, so my admin went and ordered Panera. Ordinarily this is fine, but I had no idea what kind of bread I had or what was on my sandwich...and the dressing. OH! I loved the salad dressing. Not such a good thing. Then I headed up to a meeting for dinner, and had to eat out. Ordered the Alaskan Halibut with sea… Continue