Week 1 Update

Okay, let's do this! I'm ready! Let's abort this erm ... I mean lose some weight! Woo!

Today is: September 25, 2012

How far along: 1 Day.  The cool thing about making a lifestyle change instead of being pregnant with a real baby is that I don't have to do some crazy math or get an ultrasound to see how many sandwiches I've eaten. I know when I'm starting and that in the past I have not kept track of sandwiches I ate.  That is how we got here!

Total weight gain: 47-71.5 lbs, according to my mom's scale on Saturday.  I do not currently own a working scale.

It is hard pinpointing down a goal weight.  Goal weights are a tricky thing. Someone with a small body frame at my height would indeed be obese at 170 lbs, but for someone with a large frame like me 170 lbs is only slightly overweight. 113 would be a healthy weight for someone who is my height, but with someone with my frame it would be considered underweight.  My ideal weight is 147.5, but I'd also be fine with 170 lbs as a goal weight.

Sandwich I ate today: All natural peanut butter on whole wheat with grape jam.  This will probably be a daily thing.

What's going on with the food baby: Food baby kept me from buying a really great pair of corduroy teal skinny jeans at Old Navy, and is affecting my sciatic nerve.

What's going on with the mama: Am ready to stop laying around on the couch feeling sorry for myself because of my food baby.  I'm ready to celebrate my food baby and take her out on the town with some walking and dancing.

Baby is: unmeasured ... I'll get to that soon. :-)

Sleep: I have been staying up too late fighting with my boyfriend over stupid things.  Also, the cat has been jumping on my head a lot.  Waking up early on Tuesday didn't happen last week, so hopefully I can get myself together this week so I have energy to do all I need to do.

Movement: I've been trying to take small walks here and there but nothing sweat breaking.  I've been getting over a cold and am ready to do a little more this week.

Cravings/Aversions: I tried eating a Twinkie Wiener Sandwich (Twinkie, Hot Dog, Cheez Whiz) and almost threw up it was so gross.

Symptoms:
- Crying jags.
- My fingers get swollen after eating fries.
- Can't fit into pants.
- Sciatica.
- Have to go to the bathroom all the time.

The best moment(s) of this past week:
- Grades. My professor finally graded my blog on healthcare and I got 100%.
- Organizing all my books by color.  It's all rainbowy up in this hizzy.
- Date night with the manguy.
- Spending the night with my mom eating cheesecake and having deep conversations.

I'm looking forward to:
- My student loan funds!  Come on guys, I'm broke because I had to pay out of pocket for books!
- Spending time with a certain someone who shall remain secret!
- Finding a new church in my neighborhood.  I'm scared to meet new people but I can't just keep going to Glen Burnie (where I used to live) for everything!
- My next weigh in!
- Finding a dress for Jeremy's wedding that celebrates my new figure, food baby and all!