171.6 lbs 

4.3 lbs lost 

13.3 lbs to my DietBet goal 

So I have done a few things. I restarted my weight on MyFitnessPal. So 175.9 lbs is my new ground zero! That was my weight when I did my very first weigh on for The Transformer (6 month Diet Bet). My ultimate weight I need to reach for the Diet Bet is 158.3 lbs. I think restarting my weight is really going to help me see that I need to make new progress. That 20 something pound weight loss last year is old news. Now I need to make new changes! 

The last two weeks were rough. My best friend and boyfriend had birthdays which meant going out to bars, having too much to drink, scarfing down pizza when I got home, eating greasy food and sleeping all day the next day due to a hangover. It sucks. It just messes up all the hard work I put in. Then, we had to go out to dinner several nights with the rents to celebrate the boy's birthday. And on top of all that, Phil and I went to Branson for the weekend. That sounds lame. And it is. But it was still great. We did corny stuff and had a very romantic Valentines day! But I also practically binge ate all weekend. I came home Sunday, stepped on the scale, and weighed in at a whopping 177 lbs! I felt so defeated. Luckily, I managed to work it all off this week. I am back on track. Strength training and zumba on Monday. Strength training Wednesday. And zumba today. And I am strength training again tomorrow. I am following my 3 day program and adding zumba when I can. It's going really well. I am eating good. I have been eating Skinny Cow desserts for my sweet cravings and they work really well. 

Phil is going backpacking with his guy friends this weekend. I love him to death, but I am excited because I will have a weekend to myself where I can continue focusing on my goals! The weekends are the hardest for me. But if Phil doesn't want to go out drinking, I am able to get up early and go to the gym and I can resist not eating out as much since I'm alone. Some of my close girl friends are coming over tomorrow evening and we're only having healthy snacks! I love when my friends do this stuff with me. It makes it so much easier. 

That's about all the new news I have. Hopefully I will have an even lower weight next time I post! :D 

See ya! 

Melissa 

171.7 lbs 

25.3 lbs lost from start 

So the last time I weighed in on the blog, it wasn't entirely accurate. The scale might have said 171.3 lbs for an hour or so but that's it. And I had a few cookie binges after that too. However, I DID win my DietBet! I came in at exactly 173.1 lbs which is what I had to be to win. Now, I just did something crazy. I signed up for a SIX MONTH LONG DietBet! It works a little differently. There is basically goals to meet each month that you can win and then a big pot at the very end. And then there's also some weekly weigh ins that you can do to win prizes. In six months, you are expected to lose 10% of your bodyweight. So for me, that's going to be about 17 lbs! That's a big goal. But if I was successful, I would be so much closer to where I want to be. I also decided that if I reach 150 lbs, I will get my next big tattoo! But anyway, this DietBet starts on the 11th so I haven't officially weighed in yet or anything. But I have to lose 3% in the first month. I'll keep you updated on how it goes! 

All that being said, I've been doing really well lately. I have worked out for 8 days in a row! It's crazy! And sometimes I worked out twice in one day. I did Zumba and the elliptical. But I also did three days of strength training. I have a program I have been wanting to follow. I worked out with my friend Chelsea Sunday, did it alone Tuesday and then with my friend Angelina on Friday. I'm sore and I love it! I am kind of addicted. When I don't go, I feel restless and depressed and lazy and I hate it. I also love that an hour at the gym means an hour that I don't have to worry about the temptation of eating bad food. Haha 

I have been making a lot of "skinny" recipes that I found on Pinterest lately. The first thing I made was Fettuccine Alfredo. It was so good!! I will definitely be making this a regular on our dinner menu. The second thing I made this week were Flour-less Dark Chocolate Cookies. They are also butterless. I don't know much about what is really healthy. I'm one of those people that mainly goes by calories. But I don't understand how these are healthier than regular cookies! They are delicious! They seriously taste like chocolate fudge. And since they are so chocolately, it's actually a little easier to beam with just eating one or two and not ten(that's what I usually do). I will post the links for both below. I highly recommend both! 

http://damndelicious.net/2014/01/24/skinny-fettuccine-alfredo/

http://www.picklee.com/2012/02/07/deep-dark-chocolate-cookies-butter-flourless/

Ok that's all I've got for now! See ya later! 

Melissa