Vacation!

I'm on vacation today, and its a wonderful feeling, despite the fact that its been raining all weekend. I go back to work for part of the day on Wednesday, and then I'm off again Thursday/Friday. We're going to try to get up to Montreal for a day to drop off baby gifts to our friends S & K, hopefully the weather improves before then.

Needless to say, this week will be a challenge. I always find it harder to stick to healthy eating when its vacation time or when I'm travelling. Probably part of the reason why I gained so much this year. With all the travelling I did for my job, it seemed like I was always "treating"myself when I ate in restraunts or was sitting at the airport.

Anyways, todays plan for food. G is taking his CPAT test for the fire department on Wednesday, so has requested pasta for dinner tonight and tomorrow, I'll have to work around that.

B - strawberries (1) , shillohette yogurt (1 cup) (2) , 1/3 cup kashi go lean crunch (2) , 1/2 banana (1)

L - tomato soup made with skim milk (2)
apple (1)
1 0z extra old chedder cheese (3)

D - bruchetta chicken pasta (tomatoes, 3 oz chicken, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinagar) 5
1 cup whole wheat pasta (4)
large green salad with peppers, red onion and goat cheese (1)
balsamic vinagar and olive oil (1)

Post Gym Snack - protein shake made with milk (2) and 1/2 banana (1) and frozen strawberries (1)

Gym plan: 1 hour bootcamp

"And I will call him Squishy...and he will be my little friend"

Right now this line from Finding Nemo rings true, as thats what I realized my body has become over the past year....squishy. Well, more than squishy actually, quite jiggly in fact.
Its time to do something (once again). So I've decided to start this blog to track my progress in moving my body from jiggle, to squish to toned.

So a little back story to fill you in on things. My name is Mon, I'm a 27 year old Canadian who is trying, for the 11 thousandth time, to get to a weight goal of 145lbs.

I've been heavy my entire life, at least since puberty. I was always the "fat chick". In my final year of high school I lost 50lbs through Weight Watchers. After going to University I gained back 15-20 pounds and spent the next 6 years gaining and losting those 20 pounds, a constant yo yo, but generally hovering around 155-165 pounds. I was ok with that.

Then last year I was diagnosed with depression and put on anti depressants. The disease and the meds assisted in my gaining 40 pounds over this past year, which brings me back to my all time high of 190lbs. Where I said I would never be again.

So here I go, for one last and final time...trying to shed these extra pounds and get to a healthy weight of 145-150lbs. How? Through healthy eating (Weight Watchers), and a lot of gym time.

Welcome to my journey.