Stats: 149.5 lbs, 39% bf
Activity: Pilates Fat Burning Workout
Breakfast: none
Lunch: 1/2 buffalo chicken sandwich, french fries
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli, 5 pts
Total Points: 15 pts

Stats: 149 lbs, 39% bf
Activity: Step Body Fusion
Breakfast: 100 calorie Wheat Thin Crisps pack, 2 pts
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs, 6 pts
Snack: 100 calorie Oreo Crisps, 2 pts
Smart Pop Kettle Corn 100 calorie snack, 2 pts
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Chicken Fettuccini, 7 pts
Total Points: 19 pts

Activity: 20 minute Sculpting Blast (Pilates)
Breakfast: 100 calorie Chips Ahoy crisps, 2 pts
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Lemon Garlic Shrimp, 5 pts
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Salmon with Basil, 5 pts
Dessert: 100 calorie Chips Ahoy crisps, 2 pts
Breyers No Sugar Added Butter Pecan, 2 pts
Total Points: 16 pts

Activity: none
Breakfast: 100 calorie Peanut Butter crisps, 2 pts
Lunch: Ramen Stir Fry, 6 pts
Snack: Snackwells vanilla cookies, 2 pts
100 calorie Oreo crisps, 2 pts
100 calorie Smart Pop popcorn, 0 pts
100 calorie Peanut Butter crisps, 2 pts
Dinner: salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, sun-dried tomato dressing), 1 pt
Michelina's Lean Gourmet Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes, 5 pts
Total Points: 20 pts

Stats: 150 lbs, 38% bf
Activity: none
Breakfast: none
Lunch: 1/2 buffalo chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and ranch dressing. French fries :(
Dinner: Ramen Stir Fry 6 pts
Dessert: 100 calorie Chips Ahoy pack, 2 pts
1/2 cup of Breyers No Sugar Added Vanilla ice cream, 2 pts
Total Points: 20 pts

Week 4
Today's weight: 151.5 lbs, 38% body fat
This weeks loss: -2.0 lbs, 2% body fat
Total loss: 5.5 lbs, 4% body fat

OK...don't be fooled by the -2.0. I actually gained weight since my last weigh-in! I know why...eating habits. I went out of town over the weekend, and I relaxed my eating habits a little bit. And I was convinced to have some Black-Out cake from Cheesecake Factory on Friday night...I only had half a slice and ate it over several days...but I guess it was still damaging! I really had gained even more, but I'm seeing it drop off this week in .5 lb increments. It used to be that I gained weight gradually, but since late last year I seem to pick it up really fast...But I think it's really just from PMS...Speaking of which, during the week before my period comes on, my appetite increases and I have craving for something sweet. Luckily I don't have any sweets in the house. But I'm thinking about finding something that doesn't have a lot of points but will satisfy my cravings. Any suggestions?

But the good news is that my body fat percentage finally dropped. It went to 39% on the Friday after my last weigh-in, and to 38% by Monday. So I've gained weight, but not fat. So there's a bright side. I'm trying to convince myself that the weight gain was muscle, but I'm not seeing a visual change in muscle...I think that's just wishful thinking...LOL...It's more likely water retention.
I'm still doing either the Step Fusion or the Pilates full workouts 3 times a week (usually MTuW). I try to do it every weekday, but sometimes on Th and F I do an abbreviated, focused workout or none at all. I'm enjoying the workouts so far. The fat-burning Pilates one is like 30 min of cardio and 20 min of Pilates...ya'll...Pilates ain't no joke! I can't do half of the moves, but they say most beginner's can't. I hope to be able to do them all by this summer.

Stats: 151.5 lbs, 38% bf
Activity: none
Breakfast: none
Lunch: Michelina's Lean Gourmet Beef Pepper Steak and Rice, 5 pts
Snack: tangelo, 1 pt
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Salisbury Steak and macaroni and cheese, 5 pts
Dessert: 1 pack of Oreo Crisps, 2 pts
1/2 cup of ice cream , 2 pts
Total Points: 15 pts

Stats: 152.0 lbs, 38% bf
Activity: Step Fusion Upper Body, Lower Body, and Abs
Breakfast: tangelo - 1 pt
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Shrimp and Angel Hair Pasta, 5 pts
Dinner: pork chop, rice, and cabbage - last day!
Total Points: 16+ pts

Stats: 152.0 lbs, 38% bf
Activity: Fat Burning Pilates
Breakfast: tangelo, 1 pt
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Chicken Club Panini, 7 pts
Dinner: pork chop, rice, cabbage, less than 25% of Black-Out cake - ?
Total Points: 18+ pts

Stats: 152.5 lbs, 39% bf
Activity: Step Body Fusion
Breakfast: none
Lunch: none
Dinner: fried pork chop, cabbage, rice (darn it Ma!), less than 25% of Black-Out cake - ?
Total Points: 20+ pts LOL

Stats: ?
Activity: none
Breakfast: pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, and hash brown casserole from Aunt Sarah's Pancake House
Lunch: none
Dinner: remainder of Louisiana Chicken Pasta
Total Points: 20? pts

Stats: ?
Activity: none
Breakfast: none
Lunch: carrots - 1 pt
Dinner: lemon pepper chicken, carrots, and brocolli - 2+ pts
Total Points: 10? pts

Stats: 149.0 lbs, 39% bf
Activity: none
Breakfast: none
Lunch: turkey burger with bacon and cheese, 9 pts?, salad with raspberry vinagrette, 1 pt
Dinner: portion of Louisiana Chicken Pasta from Cheesecake Factory - ?, less than 25% of Black-Out cake - ?
Total Points: 25+? pts

Week 3
Today's weight: 149.5 lbs, 40% body fat
This weeks loss: 3.5 lbs, 0% body fat
Total loss: 7.5 lbs, 2% body fat

Yeah, I lost more weight and broke the 150 lb barrier. But I wonder what's up with my body fat percentage; it hasn't changed in two weeks...Maybe that will change this week. Since my last weigh-in, I've worked out 4 times for 50-60 minutes. I try not to do the same thing every day for variety and balance. In addition to the Step Body Fusion, my pilates DVD's came on Wednesday. There's a fat-burning workout that I did. The first 30 minutes is okay, because it's aerobics with a little dance incorporated. But the last 20 minutes is straight up pilates...and I just couldn't get my body to do those moves! But I tried all of them and eventually I should be able to. According to what I've read, pilates is like that and you have to work and you will get better over time.

Also, I tested what I heard about you weighing different things at different times of the day, and it's pretty much true. My normal weigh-in time is in the morning before I get dressed. But I've also weighed in the afternoon or at night, and I weigh more then, which makes sense I guess because I have food in me that hasn't digested. But then my body fat percentage is usally 1% lower...I wonder why? Maybe it has to do with water...

Stats: 149.5 lbs, 40% bf
Activity: 20 minute body sculpting pilates workout
Breakfast: 1 tangelo - 1 pt
Lunch: Honey Pecan Chicken 7 pts, carrots - 1 pt
Dinner: Weight Watcher's Smart Ones Ravioli - 5 pts
Snack: carrots - 1 pt
Total Points: 15 pts

Started Relacore again

Stats: 151.5 lbs, 40% bf
Activity: Step Body Fusion
Breakfast: none
Lunch: Honey Pecan Chicken, broccoli - 7 pts
Dinner: Honey Pecan Chicken - 7 pts, tossed salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, sundried tomato dressing) - 2 pts?
Total Points: 16 pts (maybe a little more...I think my chicken serving was a little bigger than my fist...lol)

Stats: 152.5 lbs, 40% bf
Activity: Fat Burning Pilates
Breakfast: none
Lunch: Weight Watchers Smart Ones pepperoni pizza - 8 pts
Dinner: Honey Pecan Chicken, broccoli - 7 pts
Snack: tangelo - 1 pt
Total Points: 16 pts

Stats: 152.5 lbs, 40% bf
Activity: 20 min Upper Body Workout, 10 min Ab Workout
Breakfast: none
Lunch: Spicy Chicken Wrap - 8 pts, Spicy Dressing - 4 pts, Lemonade - 3.5 pts
Snack: Fresh Fruit Cup from Chick-Fil-A - 1 pt
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Herb Chicken and potatoes and vegetables - 3 pts
Snack: Carrots - 1 pt
Total Points: 20.5 pts

Stats: no weigh in
Activity: Step Fusion (at 2 in the freaking morning LOL!)
Breakfast: cup of yogurt - 4 pts
Lunch: left over Japanese food - 12? pts
Dinner: cup of yogurt - 4 pts
Total Points: 20? pts

Stats: no weigh in
Activity: none
Breakfast: tangelo - 1 pt, pear - 1 pt
Lunch: cup of yogurt? - 4 pts
Dinner: Sweet Mountain BBQ Chicken Melt Sandwich - 15+?
Total Points: ~21 pts

Stats: 154.5 lbs, 40% bf
Activity: none
Breakfast: none
Lunch: fried chicken tenders (4 tiny ones) in salad with sesame ginger vinigrette (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers -- no cheese, no croutons, no onions, no green peppers, no red peppers) - ~8 pts
Dinner: cup of yogurt? - 4 pts
Total Points: ~12 pts

Week 2
Today's weight: 153 lbs, 40% body fat
This weeks loss: 2 lbs, 0% body fat
Total loss: 4 lbs, 2% body fat

I'm pleased that the weight is starting to come off, and I'm pretty proud of myself for sticking to it. Since last Friday, I've done at least 30 minutes of activity every day (except Sat and Sun). Yesterday, my Fusion kit came (minus a 3lb dumbell), so I did it last night. It's 60 minutes, and it's a pretty good workout if you like step. My only complaint is that the DVD does not have the basic step instruction, so you pretty much gotta know what you're doing. I've done step classes before, so it wasn't too hard, but even in class I would get lost so it was comical...
Now, for my eating, I've done pretty good except for last night. I went to K&W and I had 10.5 points left for the day. I got fried catfish, broccoli, and stewed apples. Looking back, I probably should have only eaten 1/2 of the fish, and gotten something else other than the apples. The broccoli had no points, so I was okay there. Tonight my department is going to a Japanese steakhouse, so I'll have to figure out how to eat sensibly there. I suspect I'm going to go over with all that butter they use. I'll do some research to see if I can find any recommendations on the web.

Stats: 153 lbs, 40% bf
Activity: none
Breakfast: none
Lunch: ham sub from Subway with cheese - 8 pts
Dinner: soup, salad, and steak and shrimp from hibachi
Total Points: 20?? pts

Stats: 152.5 lbs, 41% bf
Activity: Step Fusion + 10 min Ab workout
Breakfast: cup of yogurt - 4 pts
Lunch: Wendy's 5-piece nuggets, no sauce - 5.5 pts
side salad, no dressing - 0 pts
Dinner: fried catfish, brocolli, and stewed apples from K&W - 12? pts
Total Points: 21.5? pts

Stats: 152 lbs, 41% bf
Activity: Bellydancing Hips and Thighs, 50 crunches
Breakfast: cup of yogurt - 4 pts
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Spinach and Mushroom Pizza - 6 pts
tangelo - 1 pt
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Mac & Cheese - 6 pts
turkey - 4 pts (estimation)

Total Points: 21 pts

Stats: 154 lbs, 41% bf
Activity: 50 crunches, Arms and abs belly dance workout
Breakfast: cup of yogurt - 4 pts
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Salisbury Steak and mac and cheese - 6 pts
Dinner: Lean Cuisine roasted turkey and dressing with cinnamon apples - 5 pts
Snack: tangelo - 1 pt

Total Points: 16 pts

This was my first weekend since my decision to get into better shape. I think I did relatively well. I did the Bellydancing Fat-Burning workout on Friday night, which seemed like a lot of jumping around to me LOL. I did most of it, but I had to take a few breaks because I am sooo out of shape. My calves were a little sore afterwards, but it was alright. I ordered the Step thing, so hopefully it will come this week. I was also able to watch my eating pretty well.

Activity: 50 crunches
Breakfast: cup of yogurt - 4 pts
Lunch: Lean Cuisine pepperoni pizza - 5 pts
Dinner: cup of yogurt - 4 pts
tangelo - 1 pt

Total: 14 pts

Activity: none
Breakfast - yogurt 4 pts
Lunch - 2 tangelos 2 pts
Dinner - chicken griller and house salad at Outback - 12+ pts

Total: 18+ pts

Stats: 154.5 lbs, 41% body fat
Activity: 50 crunches morning, 50 crunches evening, Bellydancing Fat Burning workout
Breakfast: cup of yogurt - 4, water - 0
Lunch: Chicken Cordon Bleu from AleHouse - ?, water - 0
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Salisbury Steak, mashed potatoes, and carrots - 5

Total: 9.0 + ?

Last night I did 50 crunches while watching CSI. It's a start! I went to Sam's to look for the workout stuff I want but it's not in any of the area stores, so I will probably order it online today. I did good yesterday with my eating (didn't even eat 20 pts due to a miscalculation, but I was a little hungry so I don't plan on making that miscalculation again! lol). And with the Weight Watchers points system, you get additional points if you exercise (20 minutes = 1 point) so I have some incentive to get started soon.

Stats: 155 lbs, 40% body fat
Breakfast: cup of yogurt - 4, water - 0
Lunch: tangelo -1, ham sub - 5.5, water - 0
Dinner: 4 piece chicken nuggets from Wendy's - 4.5, manderin orange cup - 1, Diet Coke - 0

Total: 16.0

Also did 50 crunches during CSI...yeah!

Week 1
I haven't begun any fitness activities yet, just began to watch what I eat. I'm also attempting Weight Watchers the cheap way (ie without joining) on 20 pts a day. The last time I weighed I was 157 lbs, 42% body fat, and I think that was on New Year's Day or soon after. Today I'm at 155 lbs, 40% body fat.
Yesterday I found the equipment I want to buy. I need cardio, but I can't afford any machines, so I'm going to order the Step Body Fusion kit with includes an step for aerobics, a stability ball and pump, weights and DVD. The cheapest price I've seen so far was at Sam's, so I guess I'll order it tomorrow after I get paid. I'll also do some other assorted DVDs that I have at home to mix it up since I tend to get bored easily doing the same thing.
So far Zion is my inspiration because of the dedication she's showing...Go Zion!

Now the rest of us have to catch up with her!

Week 0
Weight: 157 lbs
Body Fat Percentage: 42%