Twitter!

http://twitter.com/#!/TheFattyCakes
I’m trying to get a twitter account up and running so I can post daily photos of my meals…turns out not it’s very easy to post photos if you don’t have a smart phone.

Bare with me….I’ll get it going.

SIDENOTE: Down 2 at last night’s weigh-in. Cheers.

In a Funk.

I’ve been fighting with the same few pounds for four weeks now. I’d say I am in a funk.

I’d like to get over this and move on.
Here’s the deal. The past two weeks I’ve been focused on hitting the gym – and I’ve been fairly successful on that level.

The routine:
3X Week Cardio – C25k and 20 mins of bike
2X Week Strength Training – 15min Elliptical and 45 of free weights
1 X week – Cardio Class (On Sundays: Zumba or Dance).

However, because I am concentrating on the gym I’ve been really messing up on the tracking. Why Am I unable to do both?

This week I’m going to start posting a photo of one meal a day – this way I know I have to be accountable at least once.

It's all about staying on track.

An Open Letter To My Jeans

Dear Jeans,

I’m feeling skinny today. Shocking, seeing as today was my meeting and I gained .6 pounds. I should be more upset, but I’m not because I feel skinny today. Where is this sudden skinny feeling coming from? It’s the jeans. The jeans that I could barely even squeeze into a few weeks ago, the jeans that made we walk like a penguin, and fearful of a heavy sigh. Today these Jeans fit. Today these jeans are loose. Today these are my skinny jeans.

I know I gained. I know why I gained. I refuse to make excuses and blame this gain on the program. The program works, and this week I didn’t work it. I hit the gym twice. I ate a brownie on top of fast food. I did NOT always track. This week I failed the program.

But, Jeans you are giving me new found confidence to keep on trucking.

Thank you Jeans.

Where are my manners?

I realize now that I started this blog without ever really properly introducing myself, how rude!

Hi, my name is Sonya. Thank you for checking out my little blog. In the future I plan on posting Vlogs too – but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Procrastinators unite! I started this blog to keep me accountable during my weight loss journey.

Why did I join Weight Watchers? Like most people that have struggled with their weight I have lost and gained weight throughout my life. At, 15 years old I lost 20 pounds during summer break. I quickly gained that weight back. At, 19 years old I lost 40 pounds, and quickly gained that weight back. I’ve lost a few here and there, but for the most part I’ve steadily gained.

In November 2009 I found myself unemployed and depressed. The weight packed on quickly over a six month period. During this time I gained 40 pounds, my highest weight ever of 240 pounds. I had given up, I thought I tried everything. Over the next few months I resolved to the fact that I was going to be unemployed and fat forever- and then I landed a job. After a few months of work I decided I should try losing weight again, but I had tried everything already!

A very good friend of mine joined weight watchers and lost a good sum of weight – that’s when I finally realized I hadn’t tried everything! I wasn’t prepared to try the plan yet, I begun to look online for testimonials and proof that Weight Watchers could work for me. I found so many inspiring blog, vlog, and networks dedicated to Weight Watchers.

I decided that I was ready to give WW a go.
I joined Weight Watchers October 2nd, 2010. My weight loss thus far:

I’ve lost 24.8 so far and I’m still going strong! As, you can see I’ve had a few bumps along the way, but I just keep picking myself up again. Nothing is going to deter my devotion to this adventure.

Couch to 5k!

Greetings Blogversie,



The training for my first 5k is going swimmingly! I’ve been concentrating on switching between walking and running. I believe the professionals call that intervals? At first I was just winging it and decided to run 1 min and walk 2. One month later of increasing running time little by little I now run about 5 minutes before I switch to walking. I’ve been thinking that I may not be ready to run the full 5k in April. I would hate to but in all this time and effort only to have gone about it the wrong way! A weight watcher board member suggested I look up Couch to 5k.

I printed out a copy of the plan and it looks like I have been doing enough. This week I’ll start following the plan. However, I am going to jump to week four (Which has 5 min running intervals) of the nine week program.

Otherwise, WW tracking has been fantastic. Now that school started I switched my meeting days from Thursday nights to Saturday mornings. I am thrilled about the change because the Saturday morning group is talkative and diverse.
My current weight is: 216.2. That’s down 23.8 pounds! I am so close to making my first 25 pounds. I’ve been meaning to set some rewards for every 25 pounds I drop. Now seems like a good time to set those rewards.
25 pound Rewards!
1st 25 (215 pounds) New Bike
2nd 25 (190 pounds) Ipad
3rd 25 (165 pounds) Spa Day
4th 25 (140 pounds – GOAL) Pin up photoshoot!

Reporting from ...

I have so much to report. Time really does fly by uber fast when you’re totally booked. I am happy to report that I finally found my way back on plan. Just as I thought attending a meeting kicked me into high gear. I am now only one pound away from making my 10%goal. It feels like yesterday that I stood terrified at my first WeightWatchers meeting. I have been tracking every single day. Rain, nor the snow apocalypse will keep me away from my tracker. We are like best buddies: Kelso & Fez, Jennifer Aniston & Courteney Cox, The peas & the pod got nothing on the tracker and I. It really is the key to any success I have. I have to remember that from this point on. In order for me to be successful at weight loss I must track everything.

Also, I have some big news on the workout front.


Yours truly will be participating in a 5k run! *Did I just write that* I am currently training five days a week. Although, this week I was thrown off track with MLK day. One national holiday and I get completely confused. For example it 3:37pm on a Wednesday. However, if I hadn’t looked that up I could have sworn its 9pm on a Friday. I’ll write a longer blog detailing my workout escapades soon.

School started up this week! Back to the grind of textbooks and BS research papers. Truth is I love school. I love learning, I love feeling inspired, I love being challenged. I am already finding it difficult to Juggle a serious workout routine, working full time and school. I wonder if I’ll have see my friends and loved ones again? I suppose I should be grateful for Facebook. I can be relatively in the loop via social networking.

Until next time blogverise.

Happy New Year!

The holidays are over, and it’s time to get back to the grind of daily living *Sigh of relief*My absolute favorite part of the holidays is visiting with my family. I don’t get to see them much due my chaotic schedule. However, I get overwhelmed with the cooking, cleaning, shopping and crowds easily.

I personally enjoy the fresh start the New Year brings. I’m using this time of renewal to kick start my devotion to Weight Watchers Points Plus. I am going to be a tracking/meeting machine this week! Also, I am glad to report that my Gym has reopened. It was closed 2 weeks for the holidays – is it me or is a two week closure cruel. Today is my first day back on plan, I don’t have much to report as of yet. I have noticed I need visit the grocery store – we have very little in the way of healthy food.

Weight Watchers Goals for this Week:
- Be active five days this week.
Now that the gym has reopened this should be easy enough.
- Track Everyday
This will take more effort and concentration.
- Increase Water Intake
I always strive to increase my water intake when being healthy.

And, now in the spirit of the New Year my resolutions.

1) Stay a member of Weight Watchers for 12 months
2) Lose an additional 60 pounds. That’s five pounds a month.
3) Save for international trip – I will write a blog about this sometime in the future.

That’s all for my resolutions, I am aiming for obtainable goals in 2011.

Physical Difference

Do you ever just feel tired for no particular reason? Today I am tired – no particular reason. I had more than enough rest (9hrs) and I certainly haven’t over exerted myself lately. In fact the last two weeks have been a heck of a lot slower for me than normal. I am out of school till Jan 24th, the gym has been closed due to the holidays and work has been rather tame (which means a storm must be brewing). I’d like to go home and snuggle up with my favorite fleece blanket and a cup of 1 point weight watchers hot coco – I am a big dreamer.

Speaking of Weight Watchers my meeting is tomorrow night. I am terrified. I suppose it’s about time I got real with myself. I haven’t been tracking, or working out for about two weeks. I expect a minimum of a two pound gain. I want to go to my meeting, but I don’t want to weigh-in. I know I can go and not weigh-in, but I am thinking if I really want to get over this hump I am just going to have to get over it and weigh on in. I can’t be the only one that let the holidays get to them. Or, can I? With my luck everyone will have reached goal.

In other news I know I’ve only lost 18 pounds to date – but I am starting to notice a difference. Tonight I am going to post some photos to show you all what I am talking about. Further proof of a physical difference, all my work clothes a big on me. Yay!
Happy Holidays!

Jump Right IN!

This is my new blog. It’s about: Music, Weight Watchers, School, Work, Boys, Video Games, Books, Design, and Film. This blog is about everything that makes me happy, mad, anxious, depressed, bewildered, and sometimes overjoyed. I don’t want to spend too much time thinking about what I am going to write here, because I went to write about everything under the moon & sun! This is my life blog – please enjoy and mind your manners.

Today I am obsessed with Sonic Youth. I was still a baby when Sonic Youth was at their epitome of success. Years later as a teenager my much older boyfriend introduced me to Sonic Youth (Thank you cheating jerk wherever you are!). For some reason, today I am on Sonic Youth frenzy. I Googled Kat Dennings and somehow was redirected to a Sonic Youth video. I am happy for this gift from the Google gods. Instead of working on (Insert Dull Task Here) I’ve been watching Sonic Youth Youtube videos. Won’t you join me?

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvDuATZCY8I

Sonic Youth – SuperStar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21VecIIdBI

Weight Watchers: The past week ½ have been difficult for me. I had a great two weeks on the new Point Plus plan (Down a total of 7.8 on Plus). The holidays really took a slap at me and pushed me off plan. I want to get on plan ASAP – Just having trouble finding the motivation. It’s funny that I can’t’ find the motivation because I know the plan works. What more motivation do I need than that? Earth, to Sunny – the Plan works.