School, Living in the House, and Recruitment.

Hello Everyone,

So I am sorry that I have not posted in a while...I have actually been busy and not on break anymore. Officially as of today though I have lost 6 and 1/2 pounds since I have started Weight Watchers. I don't know if I have said how much I really like Weight Watchers. I think that it is a good system everything is online or on my phone which has been really nice. There is a scanner so it is easy to go shopping and make good choices.

Also, I have been living in the sorority house for a week and I really love it. I always thought that my best decision in College would be joining a sorority but I feel like an idiot for not moving in sooner because it really has been great.

School is also going well but I have only had 2 days of classes because school started on Wednesday and I have been sick for now a week and a half. (Not so much fun) By next week I will know what my classes are like because I will have gone to all of them by then. Some classes I only have once a week which will be nice so I am very optimistic about this semester. Once I get all of my syllabi I will organize everything which will also be great!

I really cannot talk about recruitment but it is going really well. Everyone is in a really great mood which is great because it will make the rest of the weekend and next weekend go by smoothly.

Before I moved into the house and came back to school I was really nervous about how I was going to make the right choices and handle portion size. It has not been bad at all. One of the things that I like about Weight Watchers is that I really don't have to change what I eat. I just need to be conscious about what sauces I am eating or the ounces I am eating. I have been eating lots of vegetables and less carbohydrates or controlled carbohydrates.   

Okay so that is it for now.

Sincerely,
Julia

Exercising and Weight Watchers

So again it has been a long time since I have blogged...but that does not mean I have not been doing what I said I would be doing. I have been going to the gym almost every day. It has been great. Break has been so nice and relaxing. I have been doing the elliptical and it is getting easier and harder because I have been making it harder as it gets easier. This is my eighth day straight working out so I am pretty happy with myself and it is nice because if I don't work out  I feel weird. I know that I can keep up with this at school because it will be a stress reliever and it will be me time.

This past Saturday I went to a Weight Watchers meeting and it was really good. I really like the program so far. Also it is really convenient because everything is online or on an app so I can access it on my phone. There is also a scanner for bar-codes and I am able to scan different foods so it tells me how many points a serving size is. It is really cool because I can really eat anything I want but in moderation. I know that it is just the first week but I am going to stay with it. It will be hard once I am in living the sorority house but I will get through it.

Well I am not sure what else to say...I am feeling really great right now about everything. I know that losing weight isn't going to be easy and I am not always going to be this motivated but I will be able to read my posts in order to stay motivated.

That's it for now.

Sincerely,
Julia

Enjoying Break

Okay. So I'm sorry everyone I've been in Colorado. I got back New Year's Eve, then went out and on New Year's Day had a brunch to go to.

Yesterday I had lunch with an old friend (Allie), did some shopping, and then went to the gym. I went to Sweet Green for lunch and had a really good salad and soup. At the gym I did 10 minutes on the treadmill, 30 minutes on the bike, and 10 minutes on the elliptical. I wanted to do more on the elliptical but I was too tired from what I had done on the bike.

Yesterday I also weighed myself and I should probably lose about 100 pounds which is very daunting so after talking to different people I have decided to set small goals for myself and reward myself as well!! One of my sorority sisters has recommended that we do Weight Watchers together. I think this is a great idea and I talked to Nancy (a very close family friend) about it last night over dinner. I'm going to go to a meeting on Saturday and get started. I feel like I need some type of plan to go by or else I won't be successful  And this is the choice that I am making.

I also had a pretty healthy dinner last night except for eating way too much chicken that was really good. The chicken was Greek style because we went to The Parthenon, which is a favorite Greek restaurant of mine. The food there is very simple and there are lots of healthy choices. The only problem is the chicken is like half of a chicken, I didn't realize this when I ordered it.  So I will learn from the mistake and order the chicken kebab instead. I also had tomato soup with beans and a Greek salad.

Today I am going to go out to lunch with Bernie and Allison. We are going to go for a walk, just hangout and enjoy break.

That is it for now.

Sincerely,
Julia