Blog Stalking and Motivation

Okay, so here's the deal....  I was so proud of myself for running the 5K and had been feeling pretty good about my activity level.  I even felt that I had been looking better in my clothes.  Well, all that changed when I saw the pictures from the 5K and some pictures taken from my nephew's birthday party over the weekend.  The truth is, I still look overweight, which is so funny, because why wouldn't I?  I AM OVERWEIGHT!  Do you know why I am still overweight?  I do.  It's because I haven't been following the Weight Watchers points or counting calories. I have just been going with the flow and guess-timating appropriate calorie values for my food.  BAD IDEA!!  I have been hovering around the 180 mark for weeks.  Every week for the past month, I have been saying to myself, "I should be in the 170s next week!"  Well, here it is a month later, and no 170s!
The good news is that I do know what I need to do to lose the weight.  I need to be more active and actually count my calories.  I joined My Fitness Pal a couple of weeks ago, so I need to start using it.  Another thing that I did, today, was "blog stalk" when my two little ones were napping.  I love to read people's journeys and see where they have come from.  There are many inspiring stories out there!  When I say blog stalk, what I mean is, I go to a weightloss blog that I like, look at the followers, and click on them to see if they have a blog.  If they do, and it is inspiring, I become a follower of that blog.  I also look at the list of blogs that they follow, and click on some of them.  It's kind of fun.  Today, I became a follower of someone who lives in Moscow!  If you are struggling like I am, I encourage you to read some of the inspiring stories out there.  They can really get you motivated!  Now that I feel motivated, I am going to try to reach a goal weight of 175 pounds by the time I go to Vegas, which is in about three weeks.  Wish me luck!
~Hope