This was a really good week! I felt strong and committed. I stayed strong on going to the gym every morning and am feeling more awake. I thought getting up at 4:40 AM would be draining, but as long as I keep my bedtime consistent, I find that I am actually getting more sleep than when I was going to the gym at night. Plus, I don't have to fight for weights or equipment. There are way fewer people there at 5 AM than at 9 PM.
Weight 223
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 41"
Hips 49"
Thigh 25 1/2"
Calf 17"
Bicep 15'
Forearm 11"
Friday, May 30, 2014
Week 18
I decided to make the switch to going to the gym in the morning. I thought it would be so much harder, and you know what? I am loving it! I have to be disciplined and go to bed by 9:30 PM to wake up by 4:40 AM, but my night time routine has gotten so much easier and less stressful. I am able to enjoy putting my boys to bed instead of rushing them through their routine just so I can run out the door to go to the gym.
I discovered that it really kicked my metabolism into gear. I was starving all week long! I ate what I normally ate and then tried to be good in between. I ended up upping my portions a little so that I could last 2 1/2 hours without feeling like I wasn't eating anything at all.
Weight 225 pounds (40 pounds lost overall!)
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 41 1/2"
Hips 49 1/2"
Thigh 25 1/2"
Calf 17"
Forearm 11"
Total inches lost overall 23 1/2" - this makes me happy!
I discovered that it really kicked my metabolism into gear. I was starving all week long! I ate what I normally ate and then tried to be good in between. I ended up upping my portions a little so that I could last 2 1/2 hours without feeling like I wasn't eating anything at all.
Weight 225 pounds (40 pounds lost overall!)
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 41 1/2"
Hips 49 1/2"
Thigh 25 1/2"
Calf 17"
Forearm 11"
Total inches lost overall 23 1/2" - this makes me happy!
Monday, May 5, 2014
Week 17
I thought I was doing so good this week, so I was a little disappointed when my numbers came through. My measurements didn't change at all, but my weight went up 4 pounds! What is most disappointing is that was in one day. I had weighed myself Saturday morning and I was at 226, which is the same as last week, because I had expected to need to submit my end of challenge information on Saturday. However, because my measurements didn't change, I am trying to take it into stride and think it may just be water weight.
Weight: 230
Chest: 42 1/2"
Waist: 42"
Hips: 49 1/2"
Thigh: 25 1/2"
Calf: 17 1/2"
Bicep: 15"
Forearm: 11"
Yesterday was so incredibly difficult for me. I woke up and I was exhausted. I had spent all day on Saturday working out in our garden, in the sun. I think it just exhausted me overall. I got up, got my boys and I ready for church and went to church. I told my husband that I wanted nothing more than to take a nap after church, but I knew that wasn't' going to happen.
We had a Ward activity yesterday where we had a neighborhood Cookie Walk. I had volunteered to make cookies. I didn't' get them made on Saturday because of all the work I did outside on Saturday so I had to make them after church. It was also our turn to take dinner to grandpa, so I had to get that done. I also wanted to get to grandpa's house early enough to eat dinner with him, spend time with him, and still get home in time to participate in the Cookie Walk. This meant that from 2 PM - 5 PM I had to make the cookies, make dinner and get to grandpa's house.
Because I was so exhausted, my mental capacities were not as strong as they should have been and I ended up eating way too many cookies while I was making them. Oh, they were sooooo good, but I am regretting it today.
I have learned that this weight loss thing is definitely way more mental than anything else. The 1st 8 week challenge I was so strict and rigid in how I ate. The 2nd 8 week challenge I was way to lax. It is important that I find the happy medium. I need to realize that I am living my life. If I take my boys for ice cream, I should be able to eat it with them. If we bbq, I should be able to join them. However, I need to be more aware of what I am eating and how. Balance...that is the key. It is mental. I fell yesterday, but that doesn't mean that my journey is over. I am still on my journey. I am still on my way to being a more healthy me.
Here are pictures!
Weight: 230
Chest: 42 1/2"
Waist: 42"
Hips: 49 1/2"
Thigh: 25 1/2"
Calf: 17 1/2"
Bicep: 15"
Forearm: 11"
Yesterday was so incredibly difficult for me. I woke up and I was exhausted. I had spent all day on Saturday working out in our garden, in the sun. I think it just exhausted me overall. I got up, got my boys and I ready for church and went to church. I told my husband that I wanted nothing more than to take a nap after church, but I knew that wasn't' going to happen.
We had a Ward activity yesterday where we had a neighborhood Cookie Walk. I had volunteered to make cookies. I didn't' get them made on Saturday because of all the work I did outside on Saturday so I had to make them after church. It was also our turn to take dinner to grandpa, so I had to get that done. I also wanted to get to grandpa's house early enough to eat dinner with him, spend time with him, and still get home in time to participate in the Cookie Walk. This meant that from 2 PM - 5 PM I had to make the cookies, make dinner and get to grandpa's house.
Because I was so exhausted, my mental capacities were not as strong as they should have been and I ended up eating way too many cookies while I was making them. Oh, they were sooooo good, but I am regretting it today.
I have learned that this weight loss thing is definitely way more mental than anything else. The 1st 8 week challenge I was so strict and rigid in how I ate. The 2nd 8 week challenge I was way to lax. It is important that I find the happy medium. I need to realize that I am living my life. If I take my boys for ice cream, I should be able to eat it with them. If we bbq, I should be able to join them. However, I need to be more aware of what I am eating and how. Balance...that is the key. It is mental. I fell yesterday, but that doesn't mean that my journey is over. I am still on my journey. I am still on my way to being a more healthy me.
Here are pictures!
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| Week 8 Front |
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| Week 17 Front I can't tell a huge difference in these pictures, but there is a slight difference. |
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| Week 8 Back |
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| Week 17 Back I can tell more of a difference in my back pictures. I got some curve! |
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| Week 8 Side |
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| Week 17 side I can see a difference here in the side pictures! |
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| Week 4 side Wanna see a difference? Check out week 4 and week 17. Booyah! |
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Week 16
I had a win this week. I picked my boys up from daycare, came home, grabbed their kites and went to the park. I was able to run around and play with them and I did not get tired or winded! We had some minor success in getting the kites up in the air. I wasn't windy enough and the wind we did have was not consistent. We did end up with a broken kite thought as the wooden dowel in one got snapped by a child who ran with the kite and didn't let go. :) I love that I am already meeting one of my motivators of being able to really play with my boys!
I can definitely say that I am past my plateau as I had more changes this week. I am excited to be able to see the differences. Another win? I went to the store to try to find some new pants as my pants are quite balloony. Well, I found a new pair of pants and they are size 18! My sister is doing the same eating plan as I am and has always worn a smaller size in pants than I do. She has told me for weeks that she would bring over some of her jeans for me to use as she grew out of them. Well, she brought me some size 20 jeans this week also. Yea, they are way to big! They don't look as baggy in the bum area, but they don't stay up on my waist at all. I was excited! This means that I am probably the same size as her, which I cannot remember when that ever happened. It made me happy. :)
Weight: 226
Chest: 42 1/2"
Waist: 42"
Hips: 49 1/2"
Thigh: 25 1/2"
Calf: 17 1/2"
Bicep: 15"
Forearm: 11"
Total Weight lost this week: 3 pounds
Total inches lost this week: 2 1/2"
Total weight lost total: 39 pounds
Total inches lost total: 22 1/2"
In 6 more pounds, I will be the lowest weight my husband has ever seen me. I cannot wait for that to happen. :) I am actually excited for it and even more excited for him to see me at a more healthy, even lower weight!
I can definitely say that I am past my plateau as I had more changes this week. I am excited to be able to see the differences. Another win? I went to the store to try to find some new pants as my pants are quite balloony. Well, I found a new pair of pants and they are size 18! My sister is doing the same eating plan as I am and has always worn a smaller size in pants than I do. She has told me for weeks that she would bring over some of her jeans for me to use as she grew out of them. Well, she brought me some size 20 jeans this week also. Yea, they are way to big! They don't look as baggy in the bum area, but they don't stay up on my waist at all. I was excited! This means that I am probably the same size as her, which I cannot remember when that ever happened. It made me happy. :)
Weight: 226
Chest: 42 1/2"
Waist: 42"
Hips: 49 1/2"
Thigh: 25 1/2"
Calf: 17 1/2"
Bicep: 15"
Forearm: 11"
Total Weight lost this week: 3 pounds
Total inches lost this week: 2 1/2"
Total weight lost total: 39 pounds
Total inches lost total: 22 1/2"
In 6 more pounds, I will be the lowest weight my husband has ever seen me. I cannot wait for that to happen. :) I am actually excited for it and even more excited for him to see me at a more healthy, even lower weight!
Week 15
I made it over the plateau! I only went down 1 pound but I went down 2"! I was excited! I had rededicated myself to try to be VERY good on my plan. I worked hard at the gym and was really good at eating on my plan. It was a success! I hadn't been bad before, but I rededicated myself and reminded myself of my motivators, which are:
1 - I want to be able to play with my 2 little boys. I want to be able to run with them, keep up with them.
2 - Because I was older when I had them, I will be in my late 40s when they graduate. I want to to be here as they get married and have children of their own. I want to be able to be healthy enough that I can play with my grandchildren. This is funny saying this as my boys are currently 4 and 1, but this is something that I think about.
3 - I have always been the "fat" sister. Looking back, I was so NOT fat when I was younger, but because I was taller and bigger than my sisters, I felt like the fat one. When I was working out at the gym with a trainer, one of my sisters told me, "If you ever get skinnier than me, I will kill myself." Since then, I have had the desire to be the skinny sister for once. Not so that my sister would "kill" herself, but so I can be "so there!"
4 - This is a vain motivator, but it is there. All the cute clothes are too small for me. I want to be able to buy cute clothes. I want to be able to shop in the "normal" section of a clothing store.
Weight: 229
(By the way, the total weight lost is 36 pounds!)
Chest: 42 1/2"
Waist: 42 1/2" (down 1/2")
Hips: 50 1/2" (down 1/2")
Thigh: 26" (down 1/2")
Calf: 17 1/2"
Bicep: 15"
Forearm: 11 1/2" (down 1/2")
I love seeing progress! Yea, no pictures yet. I need to get my act together, but I am not promising anything until the beginning of May. :)
1 - I want to be able to play with my 2 little boys. I want to be able to run with them, keep up with them.
2 - Because I was older when I had them, I will be in my late 40s when they graduate. I want to to be here as they get married and have children of their own. I want to be able to be healthy enough that I can play with my grandchildren. This is funny saying this as my boys are currently 4 and 1, but this is something that I think about.
3 - I have always been the "fat" sister. Looking back, I was so NOT fat when I was younger, but because I was taller and bigger than my sisters, I felt like the fat one. When I was working out at the gym with a trainer, one of my sisters told me, "If you ever get skinnier than me, I will kill myself." Since then, I have had the desire to be the skinny sister for once. Not so that my sister would "kill" herself, but so I can be "so there!"
4 - This is a vain motivator, but it is there. All the cute clothes are too small for me. I want to be able to buy cute clothes. I want to be able to shop in the "normal" section of a clothing store.
Weight: 229
(By the way, the total weight lost is 36 pounds!)
Chest: 42 1/2"
Waist: 42 1/2" (down 1/2")
Hips: 50 1/2" (down 1/2")
Thigh: 26" (down 1/2")
Calf: 17 1/2"
Bicep: 15"
Forearm: 11 1/2" (down 1/2")
I love seeing progress! Yea, no pictures yet. I need to get my act together, but I am not promising anything until the beginning of May. :)
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Week 12, 13, and 14
I have been horrible at keeping up my progress reports online. There is no excuse that can answer to that, I just got busy and it got shoved to the bottom of my priority list. In week 12 a stomach bug went through my family. It was a miserable week and one day, I lost 4 pounds. Of course it was all water weight and when I started eating and drinking normally again, I was right back where I should be. Week 13 just went by super fast and before I knew it, it was time to be updating with week 14 numbers as well. Well, with no further ado, here are the numbers.
Week 12
Weight 230 pounds
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15" (down 1/2")
Forearm 11 1/2"
Week 13
Weight 230 pounds
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15"
Forearm 11 1/2"
Week 14
Weight 230 pounds
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15"
Forearm 11 1/2"
So it is obvious that I have hit a slight plateau. I am trying really hard to not let this discourage me. I have tried adding a few more calories into what I am eating on a daily basis and have tried adding an extra indulgence meal each week so that my body isn't getting too few calories. I have also rededicated myself to what I want to accomplish. It helped today when I looked back at what I have done so far this year. After week 14 I had lost a total of 35 pounds and 18"! This is a HUGE deal and if I haven't really seen any changes for 3 weeks, I need to be ok with that and just change up how I am doing things. I need to realize that I am still averaging 2.5 pounds lost per week, which fits in with my goal of losing 100 pounds in a year. I am still seeing progress. I still have energy. I can run and play with my boys. Best of all? I can do the million squats that weeding and gardening requires. {grin}
I was supposed to have pictures to include with week 13, but I have not yet taken them. I need to get up on that! Coach Kristy says that even if you are not seeing any changes in measurements and on the scale, you should still take a picture every week because that is where you will see the changes. Let me get on that!
Week 12
Weight 230 pounds
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15" (down 1/2")
Forearm 11 1/2"
Week 13
Weight 230 pounds
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15"
Forearm 11 1/2"
Week 14
Weight 230 pounds
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15"
Forearm 11 1/2"
So it is obvious that I have hit a slight plateau. I am trying really hard to not let this discourage me. I have tried adding a few more calories into what I am eating on a daily basis and have tried adding an extra indulgence meal each week so that my body isn't getting too few calories. I have also rededicated myself to what I want to accomplish. It helped today when I looked back at what I have done so far this year. After week 14 I had lost a total of 35 pounds and 18"! This is a HUGE deal and if I haven't really seen any changes for 3 weeks, I need to be ok with that and just change up how I am doing things. I need to realize that I am still averaging 2.5 pounds lost per week, which fits in with my goal of losing 100 pounds in a year. I am still seeing progress. I still have energy. I can run and play with my boys. Best of all? I can do the million squats that weeding and gardening requires. {grin}
I was supposed to have pictures to include with week 13, but I have not yet taken them. I need to get up on that! Coach Kristy says that even if you are not seeing any changes in measurements and on the scale, you should still take a picture every week because that is where you will see the changes. Let me get on that!
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Week 11
So, it has been almost a complete week since I did my weigh in and measurements and I am just barely getting around to putting them up. I think that before my weight loss journey began, I avoided looking into the mirror. I never saw myself as "fat" because I rarely would look at my whole self in the mirror or when I did, I just was looking to check that my clothes looked good and flattering. Well, for week 11 of my journey, I started looking in the mirror more and being very critical. My thighs are this my stomach is that. Let me tell you this, it is very demotivating to do this. It wasn't until the last Friday night when my husband grabbed me in a hug and said, "You are slowly disappearing." that I realized I needed to stop. My husband was talking about the weight I am losing, but I think that mentally, I was slowly disappearing also. My will was being beaten upon with my constant critical appraisal and I was really struggling.
Highlight, I was able to get on the trampoline with my son and nieces and I played for 20-30 minutes with them! I can tell you, 3 months ago, I would have been exhausted after 3 minutes. I don't think I realized what a workout it is to jump on the trampoline!
We went to visit my sister in Logan last week and I used the lunch as an indulgence. Even though it was being an indulgence, I still tried to eat right. I ordered a bbq chicken breast with a sweet baked potato (butter on the side) and steamed veggies when we went to Texas Roadhouse. They brought me my meal and the chicken breast was twice a service size so I immediately cut that in half. The butter was not on the side like it was supposed to be and I got off as much as I could, but ended up only eating a third of the sweet potato. It was also too big. The veggies were good, but I dumped a quarter cup of butter off them. Note to self, make sure to tell the server No butter on veggies! Overall, I really feel like I did not too bad. Could have been better, but not too bad.
Weight and Measurements on March 23, 2014
Weight 233
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15 1/2"
Forearm 11 1/2"
Total lost 17 1/2" (Hip Hip Hooray!)
Highlight, I was able to get on the trampoline with my son and nieces and I played for 20-30 minutes with them! I can tell you, 3 months ago, I would have been exhausted after 3 minutes. I don't think I realized what a workout it is to jump on the trampoline!
We went to visit my sister in Logan last week and I used the lunch as an indulgence. Even though it was being an indulgence, I still tried to eat right. I ordered a bbq chicken breast with a sweet baked potato (butter on the side) and steamed veggies when we went to Texas Roadhouse. They brought me my meal and the chicken breast was twice a service size so I immediately cut that in half. The butter was not on the side like it was supposed to be and I got off as much as I could, but ended up only eating a third of the sweet potato. It was also too big. The veggies were good, but I dumped a quarter cup of butter off them. Note to self, make sure to tell the server No butter on veggies! Overall, I really feel like I did not too bad. Could have been better, but not too bad.
Weight and Measurements on March 23, 2014
Weight 233
Chest 42 1/2"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Thigh 26 1/2"
Calf 17 1/2"
Bicep 15 1/2"
Forearm 11 1/2"
Total lost 17 1/2" (Hip Hip Hooray!)
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