I am back!

Sorry friends, family, and anyone reading this for being away so long. The holidays kept me extremely busy and now I can finally relax. Here is what I have been up to:

1. Rethinking my weight loss and being more accountable when it comes to what I put in my mouth...no more cheating with extra WW points.

2. Creating my Sweetheart Weight Loss Challenge on youtube. I bought an outfit 2 sizes too small that I want to fit into for Valentine's Day.

3. Working

4. Reviewing my life and choices

5. And not getting much sleep! LOL

Plans this week: TO EXERCISE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

Veggie and Fruit Tip

Doctor's say that 5 fruits and veggies are important to have everyday. A lot of people just don't find the time to work that into their food menu, but seem to eat loads of chips while in front of the computer or the tv. I have a solution to that: "Snack Bowls". To do this I gather 2 oranges, one apple, and 10 baby carrots = 4 servings of fruits/veggies and 3 points. You can change the ingredient list to your liking. I peel/separate the oranges, cut the apple into slices, and add them along with the carrots in a bowl. While watching tv or on the computer I snack on them. Before I know it they are gone and I have only one fruit or veggie to eat with dinner. It makes life easier!

WOW!!!

I am so excited, flatter, and just impressed by the number of subscribers I have now on youtube in just 1 week: 16!!! May be not A LOT, but that is something big to me. A line in a sound reminds me of myself, "I want to be myself, but does the world really need her". I know that I am needed as the person I am and I am so grateful for all of my subbing friends on youtube.

THANK YOU MY YOUTUBE FRIENDS!!!!!

Ten Tips On How To Lose Weight

1. Plan ahead: Plan meals days or a week ahead. By doing this you are more likely to stick to plan and not over eat.
2. Drink at least 64 oz of water a day (some suggest 1/2 your weight in water) A good way to break the 64 oz of water into easy parts is to divide it into 3 servings. I personally drink 1/3 of my serving between 11 am - 2pm, another 1/3 between 2pm-5pm, and the last 1/3 between 5pm-8pm. Set a schedule you can stick to and that fits your life.
3. Exercise! We are suppose to be getting 2.5 hours worth of cardio a week plus 2 sessions of strength training. Work slowly up to this and stick to activities that you love to do.
4. Weight Watchers Tip: After returning home from the grocery store figure out the points in your food items and write the point value on the food box with a permanent marker.
5. Have a support system: Enough said.
6. Weigh yourself once a week: too much can set you up for failure.
7. Remember tomorrow is always another day. Do not give up on your plan because you screw up one day (or week) because the next you can start over again.
8. Take before pictures of yourself so you can see how far you have come. Put the before picture on the fridge to curb unhealthy eating since you don't want to look like you did before! LOL
9. Keep a journal of food, activities, and successes.
10. Reward yourself every goal obtained, but not with food. (Example: CD, Clothes, movie tickets)

These are the ways I am successful in my weight loss.
Loss to date: 7.8 pounds!!!!!
Current Weight: 278.2

December 11, 2008 (Blog and Recipe)

This is my first real daily blog...yay!!! Today went pretty well besides having to work all day. As the holidays are approaching I have begun to think about some recipes out there to cook...all Weight Watchers of course. Does anyone out there have any ideas or tips? As I find some I will post some online to make it easier for all of us. Please check out my youtube channel for weekly videos of my progress. Today I wore my pedometer all day at work. I was at over 8,500 steps when the battery fell out. Will have to restart again tomorrow.

All about Slogetsthin

What is the name all about? Slogetsthin

Slo = Sheila Lopez (me) Slo

Gets Thin = Losing Weight of course!

ABOUT SHEILA

Again, THANK YOU for visiting my blog. If you haven't already please check out my vlog on youtube.com > my channel is sheila2937. Now about me. I am currently 23 yrs old, married, and from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am the owner of two ferrets and a parakeet. I am a student at IPFW majoring in Elementary Education (need 3 more classes and student teaching to graduate...yay!!!)

About my weight loss

Starting Weight: 286 (December 1, 2008)

Mini Goal: To lose 28 pounds (10 % goal)

Dream Goal: To lose 86 pounds + to be under 200 pounds

How I am doing this: Weight Watchers!!!

PLEASE JOIN AND SUPPORT ME DURING THIS JOURNEY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Welcome to my Blog

First and foremost I want to thank everyone who has view and commented on my videos on youtube.com. As an extension of my online video weight loss I want to do an online blog as well. By doing this online blog I want to share with everyone my tips on losing weight, recipes, and written accounts of my journey as well as photos. My three goals during this experience is to MOTIVATE, SUPPORT, and INSPIRE all that are on the same journey as I am. Thank you again for visiting my site and I hope that you join me on this journey.