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That’s how I gotta take it! Last night I had a big bowl of my number one weakness, ice cream. I love it. Every flavor. So good!

Needless to say each day brings a new challenge. For me, dinner time is always the hardest. For breakfast and lunch I make my own meals and do it sensibly. My Mom makes dinner and is a great cook, but sometimes it’s unhealthy and I overeat. By the time I get home from my internship I’m soo hungry. I’m gonna try to eat a piece of fruit on my way home on the train so maybe I won’t be so hungry. I’ve tried this before and it works for me, it’s jus a matter of starting again.

So today I had a job interview for a banquet server position at a hotel. The hotel is 30 mins away from my house (with no traffic) and the interviewer (who would have been my boss) was a complete jerk! He answered his phone twice during the interview, one of which was a conversation with one of his employees in which he demanded the employee work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The person must have said they had plans on Sunday, and he told them to cancel their plans. Horrible. He was also not impressed that I didn’t know how to carry 15 plates on a tray over my head. I used to work at a similar place but we weren’t required to hold trays over our heads. Plus I have had serious back problems in the past so maybe this just isn’t the job for me. He wasn’t very willing to work with my class schedule next semester either. Oh well. He said he’s going to try to figure out a good schedule for me, but if he does call I won’t be taking the job. I have another interview at a retirement community on Monday. I talked with the lady today and she seemed very sweet and said they were looking for a student interested in working about 3 shifts a week, which is perfect for me. So hopefully I will get it!

Well, I’m off to work out. Gotta get a good night’s sleep tonight because I’m in for a longgg day tomorrow. Take care everyone!

Just a warning, this has nothing to do with weight loss whatsoever. I need advice, my heart is hurting, head is confused, don’t know what to do about the situation I’m in.

My best friend and I of 10 years have had a major falling out. It’s a long, complicated story so bear with me if you’re reading. Her and I are 8 months apart. I turned 21 in December which means she still has another two months to go. She approached me two months ago because her and I weren’t really talking and she had a few things she wanted to address. Basically she told me that she sees my pictures on Facebook of me out with my other girlfriends, and she feels like I have no time for her. We easily patched things up and I honestly made a conscious effort to include her to do things with me (going out to breakfast, playing tennis, etc).

June was a busy month for me. I had my internship 3 days a week, a part time job a different 3 days a week, leaving my only day off being Sunday. My brother’s wedding was also in the end of June which naturally made it a hectic month- making appointments, travel plans (the wedding was 3 hours away), shopping for jewelry, shoes, getting my dress altered, finalizing plans, rehearsal dinner, ahhh…it was crazy! Saturday nights I would usually go out with my girlfriends to have some drinks and dance the night away at a club or bar. I still do. I’m a 21 year old!

Now is when it gets catty and ridiculous. A few weeks before the 4th of July, she asked me what I was doing. I told her my Aunt was having a party and that she could come if she wanted to. I didn’t know the details at that point, and really up until a few days before the party did I know any details. At my brother’s wedding, my cousins and I, who have an absolute awesome time with eachother, decided that after my Aunt’s party we may all go out. I approached  my friend about it telling her that I know it’s really bitchy but I don’t want to not be able to go out with my cousins that night. She said she would find something else to do, and I apologized for it but I still kept it real with her.

The week after the 4th of July I tried to get in contact with her, make conversation, etc. All I would get was one word answers. It was getting old after awhile so I just figured I’d let her be for a day or two. Then this past Thursday I signed onto Facebook, where we were jokingly “married” to eachother, and saw that she canceled the relationship status. I found it weird and random so I texted her asking if she was mad at me or something. She never texted me back, however I can see that she receieved my text because we both have Verizon. So the next day I texted her again asking if she didn’t get my text or was she just ignoring me. She said she got it and I asked her why she didn’t respond and she told me that she didn’t want to talk about things through text message. Then she continued to say that if I thought me and her still had a friendship then there is seriously something wrong. She said some pretty hurtful things, like she is “over it” and saying she is done putting in effort (WHAT EFFORT?????). I cannot name a time in two months that she has contacted me to make plans. Should I be blamed because my other friends do?

I made plans for us to meet up and talk yesterday morning. It got me absolutely nowhere- I went into it prepared to say what I felt and listen to what she had to say. I apologized again for the 4th of July, because that was very shitty of me. I had a feeling she wouldn’t be truthful with me…I was right. She came out of left field saying that I replaced her with liquor (hello, I go out one night IF THAT a week!). She refused to admit that maybe it was jealousy of me hanging out with other people, yet the root of all of her issues with me were because of that or me going out. Then she went as far as to say that she is concerned I am going to become an alcoholic because alcoholism runs on my Dad’s side of the family. I had to laugh at that, and made a joke like “yeah, I will go straight home and Google the nearest AA meeting”…she didn’t find it funny, it set her off even more. Various times throughout our conversation I tried to tell her that we can’t let this stuff pile up before we talk about it, if you have an issue with me tell me! Then she asked me “where was MY invitation to your brother’s wedding!?” Hmm…am I in charge of compiling a guest list for my BROTHER’S wedding!? NOPE!!!! My best friend since birth was there, but she is also friend’s with my brother as well. We all grew up together. It’s way different and she is so close minded and doesn’t understand. She said she’s been asking around to see if people think it’s weird that she wasn’t invited to her best friend’s brother’s wedding and everyone said yes. This just makes me believe it is jealousy and she just can’t admit it. My other friend was shocked she was invited and so grateful to be invited, whereas she was EXPECTING to be invited and pissed that she wasn’t. I let her know that that was something she can take up with my brother, not me.

After that, she told me that everyone she’s spoken to about this situation thinks I am in the wrong. I asked who she’s refering to and she said her mom, sister, and 2 girlfriends. I asked her what they had to say and she said “they think you’re a F**KING BITCH!! you’re a bitch!” I sat there for a minute and then excused myself and told her I was gonna go. While I was walking out of the front door, she grabbed the door from behind me and told me to have a nice life, and then slammed the door. I drove off crying.

Two hours later she left me a voicemail apologizing for slamming the door and telling me to have a nice life- the apology didn’t sound sincere, infact she was still sounding as childish as she acted during our talk. She called me immature for walking out. I refused to let myself be subjected to such disrespect- even if it was what “other people” were saying. She also told me she spoke to her mom and her mom made her realize a few things. She asked me to call her back because there were a few more things she wanted to talk about. I struggled with whether to contact her or not, and although my mom and close friend advised me not to, I ultimately did. I texted her saying that if it was going to be any more drama that I didn’t want to hear it, and I only wanted to speak to her if she thought it would move us forward. She had such a bad attitude and I eventually told her I needed time to think because I think she is very confused- how can you write someone off then the same exact day want to rectify things? I understand emotions may have played a role in that but we are adults and in no way would you have known that from the way she was acting.

So, my question to you guys is…..to lose a friend is horrible- but am I better off losing someone who thinks I am disposable?

Staying on track so far. Trying to fill up on fruits, veggies, and water. I have started tracking Weight Watchers points again and found out the points for all of the snacks in my house. I some snacks into little sandwich bags with 1 serving in each bag, and wrote the point value on the bag. Now I atleast know what I’m putting into my mouth and am getting a better grasp on serving sizes (which, by the way are TINY compared to what I’ve been eating!). Anyone know of any low point foods/snacks that are more filling than others??

I am going out with my girlfriends on Saturday night so I’m saving up my extra WW points for that. I’ll stick to light beer and there will be lots of dancing!

Last Saturday my brother got married and him & his wife are flying home right now from their honeymoon to Portland, Oregon. After them both going to Hawaii last summer, they claim to be all “tropical-ed out”, I don’t really know that is possible lol. Portland is apparently a beautiful city and it sounds like they had a great time. Getting bumped up to first class for free on their flight home isn’t too shabby either!

Anyway, I really just wanted to check in. Hope everyone has a great night! I’m gonna go hit the treadmill =)

I haven’t been on here in so long I think I should reintroduce myself and my journey.

First of all, my name is Katie and I am a 21 year old student. I have struggled with my weight for my entire life, but it really hasn’t been until about a year and a half ago that I’ve decided to make a change. Since April 2008 I’ve managed to drop a little over 50 pounds and gained a lot of confidence.

I used to be a faithful buddyslimmer and absolutely loved it here. That’s why I’m back. I know how great of a support system there is here.

Still, there is a lot of weight I need to lose. I want to be healthy and live a long life. I want to go shopping in stores that aren’t specality stores for plus sized women. I want to prove to myself that I can do this. I want to stop being tired all the time. I want to cross my legs more comfortably. I want what’s inside to reflect what’s outside. I want food to have no control over me. I want to try new things without being worried about my weight. I want to get back into WANTING to exercise. I want to feel good all the time!

So, I am giving it another try. Tomorrow morning I will weigh in and change my weight tracker. I will start reading blogs and supporting buddies starting now.

Everyone have a great day!

Well my choice in foot wear has not been matching the weather lately- last night it was pouring, I wore flip flops. Today it is cold and windy, flip flops it was again. But my favorite season is here…baseball season!!! I love it and can’t get enough really. By far my favorite thing to do is relax after a long day and watch the Phillies play…or better yet go to a game.

TOM arrived today. I also had two exams today back to back that I was up studying for until 3am and got about 4 hours of sleep. I am definitely running on E but am planning on hitting the gym anyway, it’ll give me some much needed energy.

Down another pound and a half this week which I’m very pleased with.

Hope everyone is having a great week, time to mentally prepare for how to deal with all the Easter food!!!

My friend from home is coming to visit me tonight into tomorrow. We’re gonna go out to dinner at Friday’s so I have been doing some research on how many Weight Watchers points certain items are. French onion soup- 5 points…soo worth it especially because it’s something I really like. Salad has the reputation of being the healthy choice, but sometimes it’s just not. A Chicken Tostada salad at Friday’s is a whopping 950 calories and 19 WW points. No thank you!!!

Last night my friends and I went to the Phillies’ exhibition game. I ate before the game and had one light beer at the game, but only bought it for the 2008 World Series Champions logo on it. For $7 a beer there is no way I will ever overdrink at a Phillies game. I got home fairly early and was asleep by midnight. Then my roommate got home at 3am and woke me up by slamming our front door/blasting music. She is so rude. THEN her and the guy she was with started having sex. I was pissed I got woken up at that hour and you would think if you were gonna have sex with someone you’d try not to wake up your roommate before it happens! Grrrr. Ended up putting my headphones on and eventually fell back asleep. I feel like I’m pretty considerate, but she is just plain rude. Almost every morning she blasts music. About 3 weeks ago we had a problem with our fridge smelling. She puts unwrapped, open food in there, hmmm I wonder why it smells! Then she took the initiative to clean it out with bleach. Some of my produce smelled like bleach I ended up throwing a lot of it out. A few days later I got up to a note on my door saying she needs me to clean it out or else she will start throwing things out. I literally opened the fridge and all I could smell was a faint scent of bleach- yuck- so when she got home I told her I threw a few things out, which I didn’t…and now I haven’t heard another thing about it.

Ok sorry I just needed to vent!! She is driving me nuts!

Have a great weekend buddies

I lost two pounds this week and am thrilled, but for me that’s not my main victory. The decisions I am making are changing my life and making me healthy. Food has always been a struggle for me even when I was a little kid. I was always active, played soccer until I was 14 but food was always my roadblock- the one thing I could just not fix. If I was happy, I’d eat. Sad? I’d eat. Bored? I’d eat. For whatever reason, it has been ingrained in me that food is associated with emotions.

This is no longer the case. I eat to fuel my body, so I can have more energy throughout the day and for my workouts. On Friday a friend and I went to lunch. Did I want the bacon cheeseburger and fries? Yes. But why? What’s the point in eating something that when I get home I’m just gonna feel like sleeping all day? Instead I opted for a chicken quesadilla without sour cream and cheese.

Today I went to the store to buy tampons. Normally I’d pick up a snack or two. I did go down the snack aisle, looking at the nutritional information for some honey wheat pretzels, decided it wasn’t worth it, and walked away. I was so proud of myself. That’s just not something I do!

Tonight instead of binging on anything I could get my hands on, I had corn for a snack.

This is a new me. I could always get the exercise part down, and I lost 50 pounds doing that; however, it truly is a combination of the two (eating right and exercising) that make a difference. I’m officially out of my plateau which has lasted for the past 3 months! I’m feeling good about myself again and the things I know I can accomplish. The elliptical is my new best friend at the gym, I love it.

For anyone who is on a plateau, I urge you to stick with it and NEVER GIVE UP! You can do it and you will do it. As we all know this journey isn’t easy and comes with many obstacles, some which like mine were issues I needed to address within myself. I find that on this site you can really always find someone who is going through the same stuff you are- losing, gaining, maintaining, lost motivation, etc. This site is such a great tool.

I’m outta here to paint my nails and finish watching the Biggest Loser. Goodnight

One thing I absolutely hate buying is jeans!!! I am soo tall that I need the extra length a tall jean has, which for years I have only been buying at Lane Bryant. After they changed to the stupid new color and lower number size system (which is so annoying!), I have found their jeans just don’t fit nicely for me. I bought this pair of 18s at Old Navy in the end of January- they didn’t even button and zip but I still bought them. In my attempt at putting off doing my laundry for another day, I tried them on and they fit! Woohooooo. I know that as the nice weather is approaching I’m gonna have to go buy some capris, and I refuse to buy them in a 20. My brother’s wedding is also quicky approaching in less than 3 months so I’m looking to get some alterations done to my dress

I am really loving Weight Watchers. It’s helping me stay on track with food for longer than me just trying to eat healthy on my own has. Tomorrow I weigh in, but I am going to change my weigh in day until Friday after this week.

I hope everyone is having a great start to their week. I’m gonna head to the gym in a bit then come back and read blogs.

First of all this isn’t weight loss related at all…

Lately I have been having soo much trouble with school. Being a transfer student, I am in the process of dealing with a class that I was told would be transfered and hasn’t. Luckily I think I’ve resolved the situation, but I have been sooo stressed out for the past week. Anyway, this summer I need a summer internship. I finally heard from the place I wanted to- and they offered me the internship. I’m sooo relieved and happy, finally it feels like something is going my way this week! It’s crazy because when I did my interview, the woman was out sick so two other women interviewed me instead. I thought for sure that was a disadvantage to me then on top of that when they called me to follow up they said they were interviewing another canidate. I beat out the competition and am thrilled!

Ok back to weight loss….

Weight Watchers is going good. I really am learning portion sizes, which sucks because I have been eating 2, 3, even 4 times of what I really should be eating. No wonder I’ve gotten as big as I have. This is certainly a learning experience.

My apartment building finally plugged in all the workout machines (now the gym is right down the hall from me). It’s really nice- I love working out outside but I know when we start getting the dreaded humid weather I will not want to go out there.

Time for class, have a good Thursday everyone!

I have been at this Weight Watchers thing for a week on Tuesday. All of my friends are finally starting to turn 21 which is a good time BUT beer/alcohol= slower metabolism + sooo many calories. Last night was my friend’s 21st, so we all went out. Weight Watchers is taking over my mind- I try to calculate points in my head of what I see around me. So many things just aren’t worth it. Ended up buying my friend a couple drinks, and I had one light beer and left it at that.

Looking at my weight loss ticker history, I have been maintaining for three months! I can honestly say it is not because I’ve been putting in so much effort. It’s actually the total opposite of that.

I have started interval training on the treadmill again…30 minutes of walking for 2 minutes, followed by running for 1.5 minutes. Although it kicks my booty, it gives me tons of energy.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!