Weight loss.. or is it?

So I seem to have plateaued...

My wt yesterday post-workout was still 189. I am getting a little frustrated. I know part of this is all the extraneous things like eating out with friends. I wonder if the culprit is the shorter workouts that I have been doing with the higher intensity. (ie the 20 min treadmill thing 4 days a week) Well, and part of it might have been all the beer that made it's way into me on vacation last weekend.

So.... I decided I would NOT stop working out and eating well. I will go more veggie (because veggies are low cal and filling) so that's one thing. The other thing is that I tried to kick it up a notch (BAM!) by doing 30 min cardio (20 treadmill then 10 on the elliptical) took a 15 min break, then did a 50 min spinning class. I just gotta get back to at least 30 min per day.

I think I will also give up ETOH again. That did seem to help out. I just miss the weeks where 3 lbs would come off.

Biggest loser had it's finale yest. I really enjoy that show. The pics are especially inspiring to me. To see how large these people are, and then how they get down and looking fantastic! It's amazing! I want to live that biggest loser, maintaining lifestyle!! I would not want to do get the wt off like they do there. For one thing, going to the biggest loser campus is so dramatic. I want to lose wt while living my own life. The other thing is that I do not want my weight loss to be a competition with other people. I want my weight loss to be MY weight loss. I really enjoy it. GO BIGGEST LOSER! And yes, I am totally going to do the pound for pound challenge with the next show. I love the thought of donating food to charity while I lose weight!

I think this is a good time to remember all the things I have gained by losing the almost 30 lbs I HAVE lost!

1. I look better than I have in years!
2. I feel better than I have in years! For the first time in my adult life, I LOVE the fit new me!
3. People notice that I sound happier!
4. I need new clothes again!!!
5. Taking care of me is happening! Let's NOT ever lose that!
6. My mom is proud of me for losing the weight! (I still need approval, oh well)