10/14/13
Weight: 248.4 lbs (+.2 lbs)
Well meh. I really didn't do much of anything this week according to the scale, eh? Weird too. I felt pretty good about my week, did much more exercising than normal - simply because I wanted to. I actually ended up doing a 'power walk' on Sunday, because I felt like it.
It was a 2 mile, 32 minute walk. Which means my pace was around 16 min per mile. That's pretty fast for me.
So yeah, I was expecting a slight loss. I figured I'd lose a lb. Am I a little disappointed at the scale? Sure. But, I also realize I have to account for my indulgences throughout the week. That even if I am accounting for them through exercise (gaining back points to consume), maybe I've miscalculated.
Oh well.
One thing that is still pushing me is that Husband has still lost 50 lbs (he actually lost another 3 lbs this week *grimace). He's not gaining it back. So, in order for ME to not feel like the fat cow wife, I have to keep going forward. I have to keep losing until I hit my goal.
I want to believe this time that alone will push me through these meh weeks.
Despite the meh on the scale, husband and I did enjoy our splurge day. We actually ended up walking around quite a bit, since we hit the mall twice. And in looking around I found a new activity tracker I decided to get.
Fitbit
Oh, how cute is this thing. I am so excited about it! I used to have a bodybugg (still have it around here somewhere) and it was nice, but.... Fitbit seems better suited for me. Plus, I know it won't 'hurt' my arm. I ended up with the Fitbit Flex, since I don't need the clock feature of the Force. I will have to write about it another day after I get it all situated.
Goal for this week is to push through the non-loss of last week. Also, to keep up with my daily exercise plan (so far, so good!). I may decide to add 1 night of intense workout a week. I haven't fully decided yet, but I'm thinking of a TurboFire workout (which I miss). Once a week for now might be a nice little boost.
:~D
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Very Successful Weigh In
10/07/13
Weight: 248.2 lbs (-4.2 lbs!)
I did it! I managed to lose the weight I gained last week and then some! Just goes to show me that if I do stay focused and stick to my weekly plan then I can achieve success. Yahoo!
I made sure that each day I did my as planned exercise. I enjoyed the walking I did each day. I would sometimes use the points I gained from exercising to allow myself a few extra snacks. Some days, however, I did not. I tried not to eat too far under my daily allotted points, because I know that under-eating can hurt you just as well.
My focus was on POINT this past week. Sunday Idragged encouraged Husband to go with me on a 5K walk around a local park (it has a full 5K path with markers). The weather was so nice. It was a great day for it. We both truly had a great time. I'm so happy he's coming on board for walking more. Such a good impact for me.
Splurge/Free day this week was awesome. I feel like I'm getting past the point of have-to-have cravings each week. It's almost comical on Free day for us to figure out what we want. We are getting to the point of almost shrugging through it. Don't get me wrong, we do enjoy our free day. But we just aren't gorging like we used to.
And that's a great thing.
This week, I'm feeling almost over-confident again. This can happen when I've had a good weight loss week, or I have some excuse (monthly crap week for a woman) to use to try to eat junk I know I shouldn't.
Isorta let that happen Tuesday. I snuck some sweet junk food that I didn't need, just because. Almost even planned for crap eating on Wednesday. Then I started visualizing the 239 on the scale. Realized that if I don't watch it, I'm going to fall in to my trap again. I really want to see 239. I really want to be down another pants size.
So today, I'm trying very hard to pull my reins back. I know that I am bigger than my cravings/excuses. I know I can finally hit 239 and keep going. I know I can be down another pants size soon. I know I will succeed.
:~D
Weight: 248.2 lbs (-4.2 lbs!)
I did it! I managed to lose the weight I gained last week and then some! Just goes to show me that if I do stay focused and stick to my weekly plan then I can achieve success. Yahoo!
I made sure that each day I did my as planned exercise. I enjoyed the walking I did each day. I would sometimes use the points I gained from exercising to allow myself a few extra snacks. Some days, however, I did not. I tried not to eat too far under my daily allotted points, because I know that under-eating can hurt you just as well.
My focus was on POINT this past week. Sunday I
Splurge/Free day this week was awesome. I feel like I'm getting past the point of have-to-have cravings each week. It's almost comical on Free day for us to figure out what we want. We are getting to the point of almost shrugging through it. Don't get me wrong, we do enjoy our free day. But we just aren't gorging like we used to.
And that's a great thing.
This week, I'm feeling almost over-confident again. This can happen when I've had a good weight loss week, or I have some excuse (monthly crap week for a woman) to use to try to eat junk I know I shouldn't.
I
So today, I'm trying very hard to pull my reins back. I know that I am bigger than my cravings/excuses. I know I can finally hit 239 and keep going. I know I can be down another pants size soon. I know I will succeed.
:~D
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Race for the Cure!
09/30/13
We did it! Race for the Cure. And in the pouring rain of all things.
We did it! Race for the Cure. And in the pouring rain of all things.
My mom is a rockstar. She didn't pause a beat! However, she did manage to lose some very expensive sunglasses. :-( I felt so bad for her. But, success to finishing the walk!
Hubby and I then decided to go 'walking' around our local state fair the next day. This meant we logged a total of at least 8+ miles walked in just 2 days. Holy cow!
However - sad news - I gained 3 lbs!!! Before you go thinking "it's probably from the exercise", NO. It wasn't. I did very bad during my eating plan for the week. Several days of 'slip-ups'. So, I was actually expecting a gain. I'm not upset nor have I let it sabotage this week.
And in fact, I have created a new weekly workout plan for myself. I figured this would be a good way to help keep myself in check. So far, I'm doing good.
Monday: Rest/Splurge Day
Tuesday: 10 sit ups, 10 push ups, 10 tricep dips, 15 min walk (or 8 min arm toning workout)
Wednesday: 3 min WaterRower, 30 min walk
Thursday: 10 sit ups, 10 push ups, 10 tricep dips, 15 min walk (or 8 min arm toning workout)
Friday: 3 min WaterRower, 30 min walk
Saturday: 10 sit ups, 10 push ups, 10 tricep dips, 15 min walk (or 8 min arm toning workout)
Sunday: 3 min WaterRower, 30 min walk
I've been doing well with it this week and believe that this will continue to keep me on the right path. I've also been sticking well to my new daily WW points value (28 now!) instead of going back to the old number just because I gained weight.
My biggest goal for the week is to get back on track and at the minimum lose the 3 lbs I gained. As long as I do that, I will be happy.
Weight: 252.4 (+3.2 lb gain)
No new measurements until 10/21/13 (and will continue to be monthly)
:~D
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
40 lbs lost total! Big goal hit!
09/25/13
Well I did it. My chanting worked. Lol. I hit 249.2 lbs on the scale on weigh in day. That means I've lost a total of 40 lbs since starting this about 6 months ago. Sheesh, that seems like such a long time for a measly 40 lbs. But, each lb down was a victory.
I felt great on weigh in day and husband did too. He hit it final goal - 222 lbs, 50 lbs lost! Between my husband and myself, we've lost 90 lbs. WOW! That's a lot. I took new pictures of myself to compare from 3 months ago. I do see a small difference. Especially in my face. I can see why people are saying that.
But good gosh. I am so tired of this belly. It really haunts me. And my bat-wing arms too. I never realize how bad they've gotten until a see a picture of me with my arms out and that lose flab/fat/skin hanging down. I've always thought I had these great strong arms. That may be, but right now my biceps are hidden underneath layers of flab. Ugh.
The next 10 lbs are critical. Like more critical than any other weight I've lost so far. I HAVE to reach 239. And quickly. I've always stalled out in the 240's. It has been since when I first met hubby since I've seen 239. Plus that will put me at 50 lbs lost. And I think I will really start to see some major differences in my body after that.
What's the plan for the next 10? And how to get them off quickly/safely? I'm still figuring that out. I do know that the day after splurge day I kept eating badly and boy did my stomach pay for it last night. I was practically curled up in a fetal position at bedtime. I felt so sick. So it is completely obvious that my body doesn't like continuous bad food being put in it. Only once and a while can it handle it. I know that's a good thing.
I'm really hoping the 5K walk this Saturday will really help burn some calories. I would love to see another big loss next week. I just want to get away from the 250's as far as possible and through the 240's really quick. I am so afraid that if I dawdle here I'm going to lose ground.
Weight: 249.2 (Total loss since last posting of 2.6 lbs)
Well I did it. My chanting worked. Lol. I hit 249.2 lbs on the scale on weigh in day. That means I've lost a total of 40 lbs since starting this about 6 months ago. Sheesh, that seems like such a long time for a measly 40 lbs. But, each lb down was a victory.
I felt great on weigh in day and husband did too. He hit it final goal - 222 lbs, 50 lbs lost! Between my husband and myself, we've lost 90 lbs. WOW! That's a lot. I took new pictures of myself to compare from 3 months ago. I do see a small difference. Especially in my face. I can see why people are saying that.
But good gosh. I am so tired of this belly. It really haunts me. And my bat-wing arms too. I never realize how bad they've gotten until a see a picture of me with my arms out and that lose flab/fat/skin hanging down. I've always thought I had these great strong arms. That may be, but right now my biceps are hidden underneath layers of flab. Ugh.
The next 10 lbs are critical. Like more critical than any other weight I've lost so far. I HAVE to reach 239. And quickly. I've always stalled out in the 240's. It has been since when I first met hubby since I've seen 239. Plus that will put me at 50 lbs lost. And I think I will really start to see some major differences in my body after that.
What's the plan for the next 10? And how to get them off quickly/safely? I'm still figuring that out. I do know that the day after splurge day I kept eating badly and boy did my stomach pay for it last night. I was practically curled up in a fetal position at bedtime. I felt so sick. So it is completely obvious that my body doesn't like continuous bad food being put in it. Only once and a while can it handle it. I know that's a good thing.
I'm really hoping the 5K walk this Saturday will really help burn some calories. I would love to see another big loss next week. I just want to get away from the 250's as far as possible and through the 240's really quick. I am so afraid that if I dawdle here I'm going to lose ground.
Weight: 249.2 (Total loss since last posting of 2.6 lbs)
Inches - 4.75 inches loss since last posting
- Neck - 15
- Arms - 15.5
- Wrist - 6.25
- Chest - 39.5
- Upper Waist (spare tire) - 50
- Waist (belly button) - 47
- Hips - 55.5
- Thigh - 27.5
- Calf - 17.5
:~D
Saturday, September 21, 2013
I'm the Tortoise right now
09/21/13
Egads. I let another month go by before I decided to post again. Shame on me!
Husband is now only 2 lbs away from his goal, the stinker. Good gosh. He will have lost 50 lbs, with NO exercising at all. Just a watchful eating plan and 1 splurge day a week. Same as me. But I've thrown in some exercise here and there. His next big step is to figure out maintenance eating and he does plan to start exercising regularly. He wanted to lose the weight just from eating better and not exercising. Because he doesn't want to rely just on exercising to lose weight. That way if he doesn't exercise steadily during the week, it's not going to wreak havoc on his weight.
Egads. I let another month go by before I decided to post again. Shame on me!
Honestly though, there hasn't been much to actually post about my weight-loss journey. There has been a lot of other nonsense going on in my life, but nothing specific to the weight loss.
I am sitting at 251.8 as of my 09/16/13 weigh in. Not too spectacular for a month. Just 3 lbs. Well, it was a little more, but last week I actually gained .5 lbs back. Had a rough time last week. I'm working to make sure I recoup that mis step this week. So far, I'm doing pretty good.
Husband is now only 2 lbs away from his goal, the stinker. Good gosh. He will have lost 50 lbs, with NO exercising at all. Just a watchful eating plan and 1 splurge day a week. Same as me. But I've thrown in some exercise here and there. His next big step is to figure out maintenance eating and he does plan to start exercising regularly. He wanted to lose the weight just from eating better and not exercising. Because he doesn't want to rely just on exercising to lose weight. That way if he doesn't exercise steadily during the week, it's not going to wreak havoc on his weight.
Goal: 249 lbs. 40 lbs lost. It is almost a chant at this point. I am just so tired of saying 36 lbs, 37 lbs, 38 lbs. Week after week after week.
Then, it is so OBVIOUS that Husband has lost weight. He really looks like it! And considering the percentage he's lost vs. me. It's ridiculous! Plus, I've been this weight before. I've looked this way before. So, it's not really any dramatic difference to anyone else.
Although recently a few people have talked about how they can see my weight loss in my face. *shrug
Exercise: Mostly walking. I am preparing for the Race for the Cure 5K with our church. I also decided to start an ab workout I came across. I'm hoping it helps my spare tire area, because right now that is my most problem/hated spot on my body. If I could reduce some serious inches there, I would be so much happier.
I did find an abdominal workout in a magazine that I decided to try. It is a series of 6 particular workouts done at 15 reps. Several of them are in a plank position. I tried it on Wednesday (4 days ago). There was one set that I could not do holding my arms straight in plank position. So I went down to my forearms. And ended up with rug burns on my elbows. LOL Good gosh.
Not only that, but for 2 days my shoulders/biceps were so sore. Wow, right?! I learned I need to use a yoga mat and that they work out more than just my abdominals. Phew!
Race for the Cure: September 28th, 2013. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Boy am I excited about this! Only 1 week away. My church's team will be walking this 5K. I've been walking as much as I can to get ready for the race. It will be in support of my mom who is currently battling breast cancer. Along with all the other fighters in our church. So excited!
Weight: 251.8 (Total loss since last posting of 3 lbs)
Exercise: Mostly walking. I am preparing for the Race for the Cure 5K with our church. I also decided to start an ab workout I came across. I'm hoping it helps my spare tire area, because right now that is my most problem/hated spot on my body. If I could reduce some serious inches there, I would be so much happier.
I did find an abdominal workout in a magazine that I decided to try. It is a series of 6 particular workouts done at 15 reps. Several of them are in a plank position. I tried it on Wednesday (4 days ago). There was one set that I could not do holding my arms straight in plank position. So I went down to my forearms. And ended up with rug burns on my elbows. LOL Good gosh.
Not only that, but for 2 days my shoulders/biceps were so sore. Wow, right?! I learned I need to use a yoga mat and that they work out more than just my abdominals. Phew!
Race for the Cure: September 28th, 2013. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Boy am I excited about this! Only 1 week away. My church's team will be walking this 5K. I've been walking as much as I can to get ready for the race. It will be in support of my mom who is currently battling breast cancer. Along with all the other fighters in our church. So excited!
Weight: 251.8 (Total loss since last posting of 3 lbs)
Inches - No new measurements at this time
- Neck -
- Arms -
- Wrist -
- Chest -
- Upper Waist (spare tire) -
- Waist (belly button) -
- Hips -
- Thigh -
- Calf -
:~D
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Overnights
08/19/13
Here I am. I am making myself post. I actually have a good loss to post, so I shouldn't be unhappy about it. I guess sometimes remembering to blog can be a chore. Particularly with everything else going on right now.
I didn't get to weigh myself last week. My foot had a terrible sprain and I couldn't put any weight on it, at all. So I figured the weigh-in wouldn't be accurate and just waited another week. Also, we decided to change our weigh-in day to Monday. Why? Well, I changed schedules for work and now work overnights with Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday off. Plus, Hubby's schedule changed and it just made sense to have Monday as our new weigh-in/splurge day.
It seemed to work well for us this first time.
Hubby lost 2 lbs for the week. He is only 7 lbs away from his ultimate goal. The jerk. ;-) Actually I am very proud of him. He has been diligent in his eating.
I am down another 4 lbs since my last weigh-in. In two weeks, that is a respectable loss. I had noticed certain things started feeling looser on me. Certain clothes and now even more, my wedding ring feels a smidge more loose. Nothing to be concerned about, mind you.... Yet.
With my new work schedule (only having been on it a week), I feel my body adjusting to the new sleep/eat schedule. I worry that I will be eating all day long. Because that's how it felt the first week. But obviously I still lost weight, so maybe it just seems like it. Anyway, I figure that is something I will need to be aware of, so I don't begin overeating without realizing it.
I am getting so much closer to 249. 40 lbs lost. Wow. I can't wait. Now, I've been at 249 before many many times. So it isn't that huge of a goal number to me. But it is a nice one. To be able to say "40 lbs lost". Well, that feels like success. Plus, it's only 10 lbs away from my first major goal - 239. I haven't been that number in quite some time. I always foul in the 240's and start inching my way back up. So 239 will be a big number to me.
Exercise: Well I haven't really been doing much of any exercise. I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago. It seemed to heal, then my foot (I believe as a residual from the sprain) was in terrible pain for 2 days. Now I'm taking it easy on it, simply because I don't want to go through that pain again. I was on crutches!
Race for the Cure: September 28th, 2013. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Boy am I excited about this! I have about 5 weeks and my church's team will be walking this 5K. I do plan on walking more until then to get ready for that race. It will be in support of my mom who is currently battling breast cancer. Along with all the other fighters in our church. So excited! And bonus, it will give me some exercise to focus on for a few weeks. I'm hoping that will help prevent me from hitting a plateau.
Weight: 254.8 (Total loss since last posting of 4 lbs!!)
Here I am. I am making myself post. I actually have a good loss to post, so I shouldn't be unhappy about it. I guess sometimes remembering to blog can be a chore. Particularly with everything else going on right now.
I didn't get to weigh myself last week. My foot had a terrible sprain and I couldn't put any weight on it, at all. So I figured the weigh-in wouldn't be accurate and just waited another week. Also, we decided to change our weigh-in day to Monday. Why? Well, I changed schedules for work and now work overnights with Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday off. Plus, Hubby's schedule changed and it just made sense to have Monday as our new weigh-in/splurge day.
It seemed to work well for us this first time.
Hubby lost 2 lbs for the week. He is only 7 lbs away from his ultimate goal. The jerk. ;-) Actually I am very proud of him. He has been diligent in his eating.
I am down another 4 lbs since my last weigh-in. In two weeks, that is a respectable loss. I had noticed certain things started feeling looser on me. Certain clothes and now even more, my wedding ring feels a smidge more loose. Nothing to be concerned about, mind you.... Yet.
With my new work schedule (only having been on it a week), I feel my body adjusting to the new sleep/eat schedule. I worry that I will be eating all day long. Because that's how it felt the first week. But obviously I still lost weight, so maybe it just seems like it. Anyway, I figure that is something I will need to be aware of, so I don't begin overeating without realizing it.
I am getting so much closer to 249. 40 lbs lost. Wow. I can't wait. Now, I've been at 249 before many many times. So it isn't that huge of a goal number to me. But it is a nice one. To be able to say "40 lbs lost". Well, that feels like success. Plus, it's only 10 lbs away from my first major goal - 239. I haven't been that number in quite some time. I always foul in the 240's and start inching my way back up. So 239 will be a big number to me.
Exercise: Well I haven't really been doing much of any exercise. I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago. It seemed to heal, then my foot (I believe as a residual from the sprain) was in terrible pain for 2 days. Now I'm taking it easy on it, simply because I don't want to go through that pain again. I was on crutches!
Race for the Cure: September 28th, 2013. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Boy am I excited about this! I have about 5 weeks and my church's team will be walking this 5K. I do plan on walking more until then to get ready for that race. It will be in support of my mom who is currently battling breast cancer. Along with all the other fighters in our church. So excited! And bonus, it will give me some exercise to focus on for a few weeks. I'm hoping that will help prevent me from hitting a plateau.
Weight: 254.8 (Total loss since last posting of 4 lbs!!)
Inches - 4 inches lost (since last posting)
- Neck - 15.25
- Arms - 15.5
- Wrist - 6.25
- Chest - 40
- Upper Waist (spare tire) - 51.5
- Waist (belly button) - 47.5
- Hips - 56.5
- Thigh - 28
- Calf - 18
:~D
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Still here - still moving down the scale
Alright, alright, alright. I know I've been a terrible blog member and haven't posted in over a month. How shameful of me!
But, I didn't fall off the wagon or the earth and I am most definitely still making progress.
Mind you, in 5 weeks, it hasn't been tremendous progress, but I have to include a vacation and subsequent weeks of losing the gained vacation weight. So overall, I am pleased with where I am today.
For 07/27/13 weigh in: 257.8! Total loss since last blog: 5.2 lbs! Total overall loss: 31.2 lbs!
That's a success in my book. Like I said, the husband and I went on a quick (much needed!) vacation a few weeks ago. I gained about 6-7 lbs during that time. For the following week, it seemed to begin dropping quickly, but then I had lots of Dr. appointments and most notably oral surgery. I have since recovered from that as well.
This past week was my biggest drop recently with almost 3.2 lbs. And since our vacation, I haven't exercised at all. Plus, I have not been as laser focused about my eating as before vacation. I have still kept on track and within my points, but I've splurged a few times and I haven't been making sure when I eat certain things (like carbs/proteins, etc.)
So, I am still a little surprised that I had a decent drop this week. And all this plus the fact that I have NOT exercised a lick. Not even a neighborhood walk.
Go me.
I'd love to post measurements, but when I did them yesterday, I'm not sure if they are accurate. I don't know if they fluctuate after a day of eating or not (probably not, but still). I will make sure to have new measurements for the next Sat. weigh in.
Bottom line: I'm still here!
:~D
But, I didn't fall off the wagon or the earth and I am most definitely still making progress.
Mind you, in 5 weeks, it hasn't been tremendous progress, but I have to include a vacation and subsequent weeks of losing the gained vacation weight. So overall, I am pleased with where I am today.
For 07/27/13 weigh in: 257.8! Total loss since last blog: 5.2 lbs! Total overall loss: 31.2 lbs!
That's a success in my book. Like I said, the husband and I went on a quick (much needed!) vacation a few weeks ago. I gained about 6-7 lbs during that time. For the following week, it seemed to begin dropping quickly, but then I had lots of Dr. appointments and most notably oral surgery. I have since recovered from that as well.
This past week was my biggest drop recently with almost 3.2 lbs. And since our vacation, I haven't exercised at all. Plus, I have not been as laser focused about my eating as before vacation. I have still kept on track and within my points, but I've splurged a few times and I haven't been making sure when I eat certain things (like carbs/proteins, etc.)
So, I am still a little surprised that I had a decent drop this week. And all this plus the fact that I have NOT exercised a lick. Not even a neighborhood walk.
Go me.
I'd love to post measurements, but when I did them yesterday, I'm not sure if they are accurate. I don't know if they fluctuate after a day of eating or not (probably not, but still). I will make sure to have new measurements for the next Sat. weigh in.
Bottom line: I'm still here!
:~D
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