The Paleo Diet - is it for me?

I reviewed my progress last night with my trainer, and have realized that i'm going to need to make some more diet changes to push ahead towards that last 20#'s... so, this weekend i'm going to attempt the paleo diet, which is essentially eating what the cave men ate... no process foods... everything fresh, meats and veggies...

I'm nervous that i can't do it, as it seems like a ton of planning and preparation. But, so far i've been able to do many things i didn't think i could do, so maybe i'll be able to do better than i actually think... crossing my fingers, and preparing my meal plan for the weekend...

22#'s left to my 150 goal...

New Gym Clothes!!

yesterday i ventured out to the Great Mall... a shopping location i do not like!... because the Old Navy was having a 50% off sale!! i was planning on buying new gym clothes that were less baggy and wouldn't fall off while i was on the treadmill, so why not go for 50% off gym clothes. As i got to the Great Mall, i was immediately reminded as to why i hate the Great Mall... but, the gym clothes were AWESOME... and all in size M!!!!! :-) i am officially out of the size L's! :-)

next steps... weeding the closet room of the items that do not fit me anymore!

Back from Europe... and...

i thought for sure i had gained 3 pounds during the trip... i didn't eat anything amazingly terrible, but i didn't move around a great deal either... I had about 3 days of good walking, but the rest of the time was a lot of sitting/meeting/working... i felt super blob-ish!

But, yesterday morning... i was 175!! which means i'm officially down 24#'s for the year and 2#'s down from before the trip! woohoo... but.... now i'm going to vegas... nothing more needs to be said there... :-)

Sunday i actually get to restock my food at home, and Monday i'm back in training! :-) 5#'s left until i'm at my DL weight...

hmmmm and also only 10 more days and i need to finish my online traffic school... gah!

My DL weight...

Today i spent two more hours working on the online traffic school happiness, and in order to validate it was me and not another person, i had to put in my DL weight... and i realized that i'm 6.8#'s away from that weight... i don't know when i was my DL weight in the past, but i do remember not having to work very hard to be that weight! :-)

i cannot believe that this year i'll be back there!! so exciting!! :-)

We were all winners...

I made it through Chicago with as much clean eating as i could do during the glory of vacation... the truth will be known tomorrow morning on the scale... I'm crossing my fingers that I'm still at 177.2... I'm also crossing my fingers that I can actually wake up with my alarm, considering my current insomnia!! :-)

Chicago was amazing, and SO NEEDED... i have returned relaxed and with fun new stories from the inner circle... it has been way too long! Below are my favorite pictures... we were all weightloss winners this weekend!!! :-) Now onward to the second 20#'s this year...

My Concession Post

Hello fellow Galivanters and Gavelers,

4 months ago we embarked on a journey to the promise land Skinnylandia. This far away land, skeptical to many was an exciting challenge. A competition was created between me and my arch rival Leenie P. Who could lose the greatest % of body weight by today. Leenie weighed in at 199.2lbs. I, your hero weighed in at 210.4lbs. As of this morning I weighed in at 204.0lbs for a loss of 6.2lbs. At my best I was down to 201. This of course pales in comparison to Leenie P who at last post weighed in at 179lbs for a 20.2lb loss. Last night via a phone call I conceded and congratulated Leenie P on her achievement. I am very proud of what she has accomplished. She is looking excellente and is determined to continue onto Skinnylandia. Well deserved and two nights at the Venetian is your reward.

Now to my supporters, I want to tell you the goal is not over. After a rough April of working out only twice and eating out like it was 2009, I basically maintained my weight. But starting soon, I will get back on the working out train and trying to eat healthier. My personal goal is to be at 190 by end of June. This will not be easy especially since a week in June I will be traveling for work and then to Vegas but I will try my hardest.

Congrats again to Leenie P.

P.S. To all my supporters by Urban Outfitters(URBN) stock. They are the parent company to Anthropologie and with Leenie P losing all this weight, she will need to replenish her bedroom closet (seriously folks, she has a bedroom that is just a closet) with brand new clothes from her favorite retailer.

New Clothes!! :-)

On Sunday, i went to the place that i like to refer to as "where the white people live"... but everyone else callse is Walnut Creek. :-) Why did i go so far? Because i've been looking at these Marc Jacobs pants online for 2 months, and they had them at the Nordstrom over there and the one in SF, and i didn't have time to go to SF... here is what i purchased:

1 pair of Jo's Jeans (boot cut, size 30)
1 pair of the super cute Marc by Marc Jacobs pants (size 10)
1 Free People (size M)
1 cord pants from Anthropologie (size 10)

hopefully I will have pictures of these new cute, tiny clothes after i get back from Chicago :-)