Getting back to my unfortunate pancake experience from last Sunday I felt extra hungry all day long. In addition the pancakes didn't even taste that great. I guess my body is so used to not having any type of real sugar it didn’t know what to do.

This weekend there is an impending hurricane. I will admit I am a little nervous about the power going out for several days. I've become quite addicted to my electronics as well as having running water not to mention what the power outage will do for my diet. I have fruit and veggies but wouldn't be able to cook anything and that scares me. Will I have enough self control even if I feel hungry not knowing when I will have a normal meal? Time will tell. Hopefully the power won't go out but no one knows.

I also think that the feelings of being a little nervous makes you feel more hungry. It isn't real hunger. It is just like last Sunday when I was feeling sad and reacted by eating two pancakes. This time I recognize the feelings and won't make the same mistake twice.

To all my friends and family on the East Coast: I hope you are safe and make it through the storm unharmed with no incident.
xoxo zoftig princess

Still down 34 pounds this week. Had another hectic week. However, I did manage to go to several spin classes. It was definitely a stressful week and I will admit that I ate some food today that was not on my plan. I was very upset about a bunch of things going on in my life and I had two pancakes at the diner with my breakfast this morning. It was totally an example of emotional eating. The food didn't really help and I was still upset afterwards. The pancakes didn't even taste that good and it definitely wasn't worth it. There are so many things I could have done instead of eating such as getting a pedicure or just going to the gym.

There have many days these past few months that I've been upset or sad and I know that going to the gym always helps. For some reason today I didn't go to the gym and I ate something instead. Now the rest of the week I am going to have to eat a little bit less and workout a little bit more to make up for it. I guess I wouldn't be human if I was perfect 24/7. I won't lie, I am disappointed in myself. The key though is to forgive myself and make sure it doesn't happen again or become a habit. I definitely do not want to go back to my old unhealthy habits.

This week I plan to go to four spin classes, navy seals, zumba and have two personal training sessions. Wish me luck! Until next week.
-zoftigprincess

34 pounds lost as of this morning. Time has been my biggest issue this week in the sense that there isn't enough time in the day, the week, the month... I had to bring my blackberry to spin class. I had to go back down to my desk to do more work after navy seals. Today is Saturday and a sampling of my to do list is as follows:  I need to write my blog, go to the gym, do laundry, grocery shopping, manicure, pedicure, car wash, dry cleaning as a sampling of tasks...

I work in the financial industry so I am up at 6am and at my desk by 7:30am most mornings.  I work until at least  5pm or later with barely five minutes to myself all day to even make a personal call. Then most days I go to the gym before arriving home close to 8pm each night. 

So how during these times do you fit everything including all your workouts and eating healthy. It certainly is quite challenging but you have to prioritize and decide what is most important to you. There are many weeks where not all my laundry gets done or I'm not with my friends as much as I want  but I make sure to get my workouts in. 

As of this morning I am down 31 pounds. It seems that I hit a mini plateau there for a bit but I am happy to report I am back on the down slope of the curve. I worked a lot this week and did miss some of my workouts due to working around 60 hours. Somehow I still lost weight. The body is a funny thing.

My clothes are getting bigger and bigger each week but I still see myself as "fat" and still say to myself that I can't do certain things until I lose more weight. I am definitely proud of myself for all my hard work but some days still don't feel smaller. I also don't see a difference in the mirror but all my friends and family keep telling me I'm shrinking.

As far as delaying life until I lose more weight, people of all sizes go jogging, fall in love and make their dreams become reality. Being on the road to my goal weight shouldn't stop me from doing anything and if I'm honest with myself it isn't the weight that is stopping me. It's my own fear and insecurities. I will get to my goal weight. I know that but being healthy isn't just about being fit and thin. It isn't just the number on the scale. It is also about having a healthy mindset. That is what I need to spend some time and effort on.