Busy, busy, busy

I have been insanely busy these past two weeks but I wanted to give you a quick update.  I managed to gain weight on the ski trip and am back at 150.  Boooo!  I have started running a couple of miles a couple of times a week though.  I'm trying to decide what my next step should be.  Count calories?  Work out more?  I'm working out 3-4 times a week.  I feel I've pretty much cut out everything I realistically can:  candy, chips, fries, soda, and afternoon coffee.  Anything more would be serious deprivation and would  only last a week before I would explode and completely backslide.  I really thought that this would be enough to slowly chip away at the extra pounds but so far that does not seem to be the case.  So what now?  Help me people!!!!!

Little Weight Loss but Big Accomplishments!

So I lost a little bit of weight this week.  I think about a pound.  It's hard to tell on my scale but I think I was 148.5.  However, I got on the wii, which as we all know tends to add a few lbs, and I was 149.7 which moved me out of overweight on the wii!  My mii was thrilled!  I was hoping that would shrink her down but it didn't, my mii is still fat:(  but at least she's happy.

I've been taking some of the breakfast suggestions you've offered (thanks!) and just generally trying to make sure I balance my breakfasts, especially making sure I eat some protein with breakfast and it's been working pretty good.  I don't feel the need to snack between breakfast and lunch anymore.  I've even found myself craving healthier things for lunch which I will tackle in a couple weeks. 

My next task is to eliminate my afternoon cup of coffee.  I've written a letter to let Afternoon Coffee know what's going on.  It goes a little something like this:

Dear Afternoon Coffee,

We have to break up.  It's not you, it's me.  I love your cream and sugar but they are destroying me and I can no longer be in this destructive relationship.  I'm moving on to Green Tea.  I'll never feel as passionate about him as I do about you but he's safe and he makes me feel good about myself. 
I'm not saying we can never see each other again but only for the occasional rendezvous at Dunkin Donuts. You can't live here anymore.

I'm sorry, I love you, Goodbye,
Shannon

I'm baby steppin', I'm doing the work, I'm not a slacker.

Ok, I am kind of a slacker but this week I've done really good.  I haven't touched candy or soda and I've worked out the last three days.  I made it through 1 concert, 1 Young Couples (read food fest), 1 girls night (read food fest mania), and the baking of massive amounts of cake and the making of icing (I've licked a lot of spatulas this week).  I think I may be starting to see why there aren't any baker/supermodels.  The careers don't really jive, I'll be the first one of my kind.
Well, all that to say, I've lost a 1/2 lb.  I would have liked it to be a little more than that but it does put me under 150 on my scale.  149.5 to be more precise.  That obnoxious woman (wii board with a high voice) on the wii is telling me I still weigh 151 but I hate her and generally don't listen to her.  Every time I step on she makes this shocked little noise as if she's surprised by how much I weigh.  Newsflash wii witch:  I'm doing this because I weigh too much.  Stop being surprised that I weigh more than I should.  Just shut up and give me the numbers.  (I think I may have some pent up rage against her.  It's a toxic friendship but one I just can't let go of.)
This coming week I'll be concentrating on eating balanced breakfasts every morning.