Time Flies...

I have been siiiiick and I have lost my devotion to my goals! 

Since my last post: 
Still drinking water almost every day for lunch.  I have had quite a lot of success with this, because I have been coughing and hacking- drinking a lot more water than usual.  Still haven't moved to water for dinner though- need to put that on my to-do for this week/next week.

Completely FAILING on the getting up and working out front.  I have been to the gym exactly once since my last post over 2 weeks ago.  Being sick is the worst- haven't had the energy to get up early, and definitely couldn't imagine running with a stuffy nose and aching throat.  I'm hoping to change that TOMORROW.

Have had good days and bad days at counting points.  The good news?  The week after my last post (first week of February), I was so sick that I lost 3 lbs. @ my weigh-in.  The bad news?  Being sick and eating less isn't really a manageable weight loss plan :p  My appetite came back with a vengeance at the end of last week.  I didn't even weigh in last week because I felt so bad and I was honestly AFRAID.  My weigh-in took me down to 198.6 lbs.  I have been working towards the "below 200" goal for so long!  I didn't want to spoil it by gaining.  I know that's a ridiculous attitude to have- the only person I'm disappointing is myself... But by posting here, I'm taking a step into getting back on the wagon.  I haven't been completely out of control though, so I'm not too concerned.  Will try to get in a few good days for the rest of this week and weigh-in on Saturday.

Afternoon snacking has also been hit and miss.  I am still carrying around an extra piece of fruit, but haven't eaten it!  I have also had a couple LATE nights at school where it's 7:00 and I am ravenous and I eat 2 spoonfuls of peanut butter.  NOT A PART OF THE PLAN.

Lean protein has been mostly successful.  Still enjoying the ham & cheese sandwich for lunch, and made a chicken dish tonight for dinner.  I also ate at my parents' house a couple times last week, and had meat there (because they eat like normal people). 

I'm realizing that I actually weighed in BEFORE the 3 lb. loss, and lost almost 2, so that explains my accomplishment of my goal.  My new goal is 190... I still don't have a UGW, because I've never been thin.  I also never weighed myself on a regular basis until I started WW, so I can't speak to my lowest previous weight.  I know that I am fitting into size 12 pants, which is the smallest I've ever been.  I am pretty tall and have a larger frame, so I'm positive I'll never be a size 2. 

Right now, I guess my long term goal is to qualify for Lifetime at WW, which would be a weight of 173 or below.  I feel pretty certain that is an attainable goal, but I am not sure how long it will take me to get there.  You would think that losing 5 lbs in 2 weeks would be a motivating achievement, but instead, I think I got the mentality of "Good job! You deserve a break!"  NOT how I want to be. 

Starting tomorrow, I'm going to re-dedicate myself to these goals, and finish out the week strong.  I made a skinny chocolate cake tonight for Valentine's Day though- enjoyed it thoroughly but need to get rid of those leftovers!