I'm baaaaack. . . .

Day 21--Month 2

Hey, y'all! (OK, I'm not quite that Southern.) I've got some results to report:

At the end of my last 8 Day Cycle--

24 pounds down

32.5 inches gone

My goal for the month of February is to lose a total of 30 pounds by the end of the month. I've got 6 pounds to go. I can do it! I hope. I've got to really get back on track and take not so many side steps. While I've stuck pretty much to the program, I've begun adding things. Light Sour Cream here, a handful of nuts there, snacks with no carbs, but empty of nutrition. When I think about it, it has probably been a whole 10 days since I've drunk enough water. Gosh, this reflection and reassessment is a buzz-kill. But one thing this journey has already taught me is not to judge myself so harshly, and I'm not. What I am is ecstatic about my progress.

I must confess, in full disclosure, that I'm falling into the same traps I usually do, and those traps involve my lack of--whispering--discipline. Ssssshhhhhhh. . . . I hate that word. D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-E  I have a severe lack of it. Always have, but I'm trying to change the "always will" part. And that with my almost pathological inability to remain organized, and it's pretty bleak! Hahaha! But I will reveal more later--oh my gosh, could it be, GOALS?!?! Now, I want to tell you about my friend, Kellie. I've yet to meet her in person, but she is a marvelous friend and inspiration to me daily.

Kellie began using Xyngular products 1 year ago on February 14. In the summer of 2012, after she had lost so much weight that she needed to buy new capris for the summer. In her head she knew how much she weighed, and she also knew what size she should wear at that weight. When she tried on the capris of that size that should've fit, they fell off of her! She decided to put the scale away that day. See the Xyngular products are not products designed for only weight loss; they are health and wellness supplements. What happened to Kellie is the products were changing her body more than she knew. She was was building muscle as she was losing fat, and muscle weighs more than fat. This is why she was smaller than what she thought.

So, this past week, on February 14, 2013, on her 1 year anniversary using Xyngular, after one year of inspiring people like me to change our lives, Kellie pulled the scale back out. In 1 year, she lost 91.2 pounds! I'm so proud of her, her discipline, and the way she shares her story, her knowledge, and her love and encouragement. I'm proud to call her my friend, and hope that I can make her proud of me, as well!

Here is one of her pictures:

Way to go, Kellie! Keep up the good work!

Have You Seen My Goals?--Neither Have I

Day 15

Down 17 pounds!

Gentle Readers,

Who used to begin her column like that? Dear Abby? Miss Manners? Oh, I don't know, but I'm going off on a tangent already. Anyway...I cannot believe you didn't tell me that I skipped day 11. I went from 10 to 12, and you all were all too polite to tell me, or you weren't paying enough attention. We'll go with too polite. I also promised a goal post--no more football!!--a post on my goals--much better, and it didn't happen. I'm not great at setting goals because I have an acute fear and dislike of failure. I have read somewhere that it's really not important whether we achieve our goals, what matters is that we have something to work for. Hmmm...Sounds like a hamster on a wheel. I know that it's just a different way of saying, "It's not the destination that matters, it's the journey." I like that better.

Then I found this quote: Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines. (

Brian Tracy) I don't know who Brian Tracy is, but he obviously was better at turning in papers in college than I. Sure, I turned them all in--eventually. I don't know how I feel about putting a deadline on my dreams. It's too close to an expiration date. Sigh. . . .

I guess in the 5 minutes it took me to write this, I could've been really thinking about and committing to some goals. I'm dragging my feet, I know. Do I set a certain weight as my goal? A size? To get off all of my medicine? All? And what about a time deadline? I might need some of you to help, especially if you are seasoned goal-setters. Maybe a goal would be to remember to sprinkle Cheat on my meals and snacks because I forgot both meals today. It's too much; my head is spinning--hahaha.

So, I must set some goals. Hold me to it! Ask me about them if I don't post them soon. Tomorrow is day 6 of the second cycle. I'm still going strong and feeling good. However, I still worry every eating day that I'm going to gain everything back. I know it's not going to happen; it's an irrational worry, but I swear I'm eating too much to be losing weight! 

Since there was a salutation, it feels odd not to have a closing, so,in that vein:

Have a good one, 

Debb

Kicking Off Ignite Cycle 2

Day 12

Well, I'm back for round 2, cycle 2 of Ignite. Was it hard? Naaahhhhh... .I actually looked forward to it. Over the weekend, I lost almost 2 pounds, bringing my total to 13.5 in 12 days. Bring on the new week!

Because of my size, I've always not planned what I would eat. Somewhere in the deep crags of my psyche I rationalized, "People expect a fat person to think about food all the time." So I didn't plan meals, pack lunches, etc. to fight that stereotype that I only perceived people having.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I've been doing nothing but thinking of food. And I don't feel bad about it. I had fun today cooking chicken for my protein snacks this week. I've got a head of cauliflower in the fridge, and I'm trying to decide whether to make some garlic mashed cauliflower for dinner, or use it to make a pizza crust--or if I have enough for both. It's fun. Yay!

I've been so excited to use the Xyngular products that I have taken the time to set goals. My Xyngular back office on my site, gives me resources to set short and long-term goals, so my goal (a-ha) is to work on them and go for broke by blogging them Tuesday night. That way my thousands...uh, hundreds...uh, tens of readers can cheer me on and kick my butt when needed!

If you want to learn more about this Xyngular stuff that I am ecstatic about, check out my website. (Do you know how long I've wanted to say that? My website! I feel like a grown up.) Debb's Xyngular Site

It's 10:30 on a Sunday night, and I am not dreading going to work tomorrow. TGIFX--Thank goodness I found Xyng! My life has changed!