Erika is losing it...

[...] "Are you going?" my friend Laura asked, armed with her Weight Watchers books as she stopped by my office on the way to Tuesday's meeting. "Nope." I barely [...]

[...] it be true? I know! I'm kind of amazed myself. At any rate, here I am. Tuesday I went to Weight Watchers and told my leader, Dee, I was starting over. I've been going to my meetings without weighing [...]

[...] I finished my "first week" of Weight Watchers. Today was the first time in a months that I'd weighed two weeks in a row. And it wasn't too [...]

[...] will fit. But I'm not that person. And I've got to start accepting it. So. Today at Weight Watchers, I weighed in—and I'd stayed the same from last week. This is a blessing. Trust me. I [...]

[...] I started this blog in 2010 (it's been THREE years this month--can you believe it?), I gave up Diet Coke. Last year, I gave up going out to lunch during the week, which was a good way to stay [...]

[...] add flavors or lemon or anything else. Just plain, cold water will do. But lately, it's been one Diet Coke after another. How I'm trying to fix it: I can always tell when I haven't had enough water, [...]

[...] stress interfere with my health goals. Worked out four times. Stuck (for the most part) to one Diet Coke a day (water the rest of the day). Tried to incorporate protein into all my meals, including [...]

[...] play, play, play, play, play And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off Heartbreakers gonna break, break, [...]

[...] , it's a gravitational pull lately. As an example. Last night I dragged my fat a$$ booty to Cardio Fusion for the first time in like a month. I worked hard, but the entire time, all I could think [...]

[...] of workout-class options through my job, but I'm not really taking advantage of them (except Cardio Fusion, my favorite). I don't belong to a gym anymore and my favorite Zumba class moved too far away [...]

[...] lots of things to love in the last few months, but I thought today I'd concentrate on my favorite gadgets. More than a blender Those of you who follow me on Facebook already know what my favoritest [...]

[...] she was not going to talk to me for the rest of the day. I understood. I don't want to be a negative Nelly. I don't want to pull others into my pool of self-pity. In fact, I don't want to swim there, [...]

[...] rid myself of her for good this year. It’s my top goal. My absolute priority. Be gone, Negative Nelly. Today Nelly has been relentless. She’s beating me up for not losing enough weight this [...]

[...] It didn't. So when I'd binge, the thought of facing the scale--and my program counselor--was overwhelming. In a desperate panic, I started purging after my most "sinful" [...]

[...] I'm easily influenced. Tell me about your favorite movie. Your favorite TV show. Your favorite lipgloss. I'll probably try it. I'm a quick sell. But [...]