katiesjoberg

I am such an emotional eater. I’ve always known it, but I don’t know how to overcome it. I gave into my BK craving and felt really good about it. No remorse. Then I started feeling lonely and also got news that a drama filled co-worker is quitting on Friday. I was sad and happy all at the same time. So to sort out my overwhelming feelings of joy and loneliness, I turn to ice cream. A giant bowl of ice cream. :( 

I’m going to follow my friend, Lyndsey’s, example and come up with some rewards for myself. Maybe that will keep me from my crazy eating??

I know I shouldn’t be getting on the scale everyday, but I do. It says I’ve gained 3 lbs in the past couple of days. How can that be?? I barely drink water, so I shouldn’t have too much of a problem with water weight. I’ve been UNDER my daily points limit every day…I just don’t understand!!! It’s really discouraging me. Makes me want to throw in the towel and go get the hamburger I’ve been craving for days.

I’ve thought about joining WW for years and years. Like I mentioned in my last blog, I finally joined last week. I just got back from my 2nd meeting and I lost 6 lbs!!! I’m amazed at how good I feel on this program! It’s such a positive thing. Not a diet - truly a lifestyle change. It’s teaching me how to find food that is really going to help me in my pursuit of a healthy life. And it’s also teaching me portion control. The sense of community is also a great bonus to it. 5 of my co-workers and 1 of their sisters decided to do the WW thing with me. But only 1 of them is actually going to the meetings with me. The rest of them are going to try to follow the program on their own. All of us meet up on Saturdays and support eachother. It’s nice to have that community too because we are able to support eachother at work and on the weekends. The one friend that is attending meetings with me just so happens to work in the same classroom as I do. So we’re with eachother 10 hours a day. This will be such a great help — we can definitely help eachother through the rocky times on this journey. Now I just need to find a friend to buddy up with on exercising and I’ll be set in the accountability department. I know it sounds a little weird that I need someone to hold my hand through every waking minute, but that’s just what I need for success, I guess. I’m just really happy I’ve been able to find these great people to help me - as well as to help.

And, of course, I have to give so much credit to this site as well. I’m really mushy right now and just want to say a big THANK YOU to all of my online buddies for helping me get closer to my goal! I really do love you guys!!

Alright - my husband gave up trying to fix our old computer and bought a new one. So this one is under warranty and better not crap out on us like the last one kept doing!

I joined WW last weekend and have already lost 5 lbs! Which brought me to my mini-goal of 180! Next goal is 175. Have to keep it every 5 lbs to keep myself motivated. Maybe I’ll get on a roll and will be able to knock it back to every 10 lbs.

Hope you’re all doing fantastic! Missed you buddies!

Okay, this is nothing to do with weightloss!

 I need your advice on what I should do with my hair. I dyed it blonde two weeks ago (from brown) and my roots are already showing more than I would like them to. I’d really like to go back to brown (and bought a box of hair dye tonight) but everyone at work - and my husband - seem to like it blonde.

If you have a minute and are interested in sharing your opinion - check out my myspace page at: myspace.com/katie_sjoberg  The profile pic there is with my new hair (it’s too large to upload on this site and I don’t have a program to shrink it). There are also better pics of my hair brown on there.

Thanks!!

I am SO hungry today! Why??? It’s driving me absolutely insane! For the first time in I don’t know how long, I actually WANT to go back to work already. It’s so much easier when you’re busy working and don’t have time to just sit around and eat. I’m trying to keep myself somewhat busy around the house, but can’t get those huge muffins I blogged about earlier off my mind! I would stick them in the freezer, but I just so happen to be out of freezer bags! Just waiting for one more kid to wake up so we can get out of the house and go to the store.

This is a lot of rambling, I know, but it helps to talk about my struggles

We went to Wendy’s for dinner last night. I thought they still had the turkey sandwiches, but when I got there and saw they didn’t, I had to come up with something else. It’s nice that they have substitutions for your side, though. The line moved achingly slow, so I had time to study the menu. It was like an adrenaline rush trying to figure out the healthiest choices that would fill me up at the same time. What I ended up with? Plain baked potato, mandarin oranges, side salad, and water. It didn’t fill me up as much as I would have liked, but I felt really good about it!

 So, after we got home and got the kids to bed, I was really hungry. We bought big muffins for the kids (and my husband) earlier in the day. There were oh so yummy looking double chocolate ones staring me down. My first thought was “Oh, maybe I can only have half of one. That would be way better for me!” Then I looked at the nutrition info. 710 calories in ONE muffin!!!! That scared the temptation right out of me! I ended up having a banana, 5 All-Bran crackers, and 1 Hershey’s kiss. Just enough to ward off my hunger so I could sleep.

My main objective is to run a marathon next fall. Until a few minutes ago, it was to compete in a marathon next year. But, I was researching different marathon training programs and realized there are people that have been running marathons for years and years that will be competing next year. So I think I would just be setting myself up for failure if I attempted to win it my first time. That sounds so silly now - that I was even thinking of it!

Now I’m in the right mindset and my goal is no longer to WIN the marathon next year, but simply to COMPLETE it. I found a 26-week training schedule for beginners. I hope I have enough dedication to stick to it for 6 months!

I lost 5 lbs this week!!! I was so scared, for nothing, I suppose! Next week I’m going to work even harder, but don’t expect to lose as much. My next mini-goal is 180…only 3 lbs away. So my goal for this next week will be to reach that mini-goal.

 Thanks for all your support, buddies! I’m so happy to be back on the site.

P.S. - GO HOT RODS!!!!!

Hooray! I did it!! I actually went on a very brisk (because it’s so cold!) walk on my lunch break. I wanted to go get a soda and sit in my car, but while I walked out to my car, I realized that’s NOT the best choice! I’m a day care teacher and always telling kids to “make the right choice”.  Time to listen to my own advice! Still nervous for weigh-in tomorrow morning, but a little more confident.