Spring has Sprung!

How exciting is it that it’s the first official day of spring and it actually feels like spring here in the ‘burgh!  It’s amazing and kind of scary all at the same time but, as much as I love winter…I’ll totally take 78 degrees and sunny in March!

So now that spring has sprung, it’s motivated me even more on my whole Weight Watchers adventure.  Last week I shared with all of you that I had officially started the Weight Watchers program and that I successfully managed to lose 3.6lbs in the first week.  Last week (week two of the diet) I didn’t do quite as well.  I had to travel for my “big girl” job so I was forced to eat on the road.  Thankfully though I had my Weight Watchers app on my phone and was able to calculate my points when we were at a restaurant to figure out what I could and couldn’t eat.  On Sunday, I just couldn’t resist a chocolate milkshake.  It was a beautiful warm day here and I really felt like I deserved it after the absolute craziness that we had to deal with Saturday night at my bar.  Can I just say that St. Patrick’s Day is the worst day of the year to be in the bar business?!  Hence why I decided it was okay to have the milkshake.  Anywho…by the time my official weigh in came around yesterday, I was nervous that I actually put weight back on.  The good news is that I didn’t.  I managed to lose 1.4llbs and I’m officially at 5lbs lost over the course of two weeks.  Now I just have to really start focusing and working at this diet.  Not only is bathing suit season just around the corner but shorts, cute skirts and tanks are back in the daily wardrobe.  No more bulky sweaters and pants to hide my chub!

Total Pounds Lost:  5.2

Pounds Left to Lose:  9.4

Good luck to anyone reading this that is on Weight Watchers or is doing the diet thing on your own!

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Can I Stay Dedicated for the Next 7 Months?

I’ve been intrigued lately by a relative of mine who has made the change in her life to go vegan. She is not a PETA vegan (she carries a leather purse and owns UGGs) but she made the choice to improve her health. In less than five months she has transformed, all by changing her diet.

Now, her measures to cut animal products out of her diet completely may be drastic to some, but to me it shows discipline and dedication.

We all talk about losing a few pounds here or there, or trying a new “fad” diet plan, but how many people are dedicated enough to make these changes permanent?

Dedication is something you have or lack throughout your life. Some things in life might come easy to you, and these changes benefit you in the long run. Other times in our lives, we are quitters – giving up because it is “too hard” or you lack the discipline to keep going at something out of your comfort zone.

We have all been there, faced with new challenges that turn and we tackle head on. But then the going gets tough, and we retreat. Sometimes it’s just hard to stick with something new. It’s easier to go back to the way things were.

I could never be disciplined enough to do what my cousin is doing. I admire her dedication to creating a healthier lifestyle. I’m accustom to eating a box of Oreos weekly. Cutting sugar out of my life would place me straight into that uncomfortable zone, and I would quit. I can almost guarantee you that.

So where can we find this dedication and discipline. Does it show up when we need it most?

There have been plenty of times that I have thought about making positive changes (starting small) – attempting to implement a workout plan (Workout Wednesdays, ladies), changing my diet by not consuming AS MUCH crap, and especially not eating after 9:00 p.m.

But here we are – going on weeks of abandoned Workout Wednesdays and I snacked on brownies and chocolate covered strawberries at lunch. My challenge list might seem minimal to most, but to me a healthier lifestyle has to start somewhere.

Now – to find the dedication and discipline. It is only 7 months till the wedding (EEEK!)

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