Congrats!

OMG! I did it! I can't believe it but I did :-) I went a whole week without eating carbs!!! (I still ate fruit and yogurt but no bread, pasta or rice!) I'm gearing up for my trip to Jamaica next Wednesday and since I had gained almost 30 pounds since July 2007 and needed to lose some of it, Jamaica was the perfect motivator. I had a goal of losing 19 pounds from Jan 1, 2009 to Mar 4, 2009 (leave for Jamaica) and I have currently lost 14 pounds. I probably won't be able to lose 5 pounds in 1 week but hopefully I can lose another 3 since that is what I've been averaging each week. The weight loss has been hard but not as hard as I thought it was going to be. I feel so much healthier too not just physically but emotionally as well. I've gotten back into my routine of exercising 6 days a week which feels amazing! The one thing I'm worried about is getting out of that routine while on vacation. I'm going to try to do some sort of exercise everyday (walking, swimming) but it definitely won't be the rigorous gym workout that I'm used to. I'm going to have to really focus on getting back into that routine once I return. I've come this far though and I'm not going to let myself gain that weight back. I told myself that 2009 was the last year that I would feel fat. After I lose the weight I put on I'm really going to focus on maintaining that weight and eating healthier.

WOO HOO!