April 28, 2009 (a day late)

This was the number for the week. I about fell out of my bobby socks, actually they were rabbit socks! I couldn't believe it. If you saw yesterday's post you would realize how incredibly nervous I was about weighing in today. So this number puts me at 31 pounds lost! I just can't believe it!

At this point, I have to lose 15 pounds to reach the next 10% loss and I have until my goal date of June 1st to accomplish this. I truly feel that I can do this. After talking with a friend today I realized just how proud of myself I should be. I had a horrible week last week and still lost. That is huge. I also had a lot of cravings. I don't want to say that I "gave into them" but I did satisfy them. I so wanted to have chocolate and we had Easter candy left so I had 3 Reese's Peanut butter cups. Not at once....but one per day! That is amazing.

So I am back to HITTING IT HARD! And let's see what I can accomplish by next weeks weigh in!

Another week gone by.......

.....and I am FREAKED out to weigh in. I am not able to do so today because I am home with the boys. (that's NOT what is freaking me out) What is freaking me out is the week that I have had. This has to be the week from hell. Ok so over all the week itself wasn't bad, I just had cravings and didn't get all of my exercise in. That was hard for me. I felt crappy because I didn't work out. This week has to start a better one for me! I rode bike yesterday with Morgan and the boys. Not as far as I would have liked, but it was tough when I hadn't been doing much for the rest of the week.
Morgan was a tough one to ride with. She kept on me. She knows that I am a fan of The Biggest Loser and that I love to watch Jillian Michaels. So she was on me, just as Jillian is with her contestants. It was sucky....I mean GREAT. I think it is much easier to get grumpy at people you love, and I am pretty sure that I told her more than one that she pissed me off! Her response?? That's ok....I am just doing it because I love you! Aww...how can you pass that up?
So...my weekly check in will be a day late. I am crossing my fingers. I was hoping to have 2.5 pound loss but at this point...I am just hoping to NOT have a gain!

an OMG moment

I just was looking at my "OFFICIAL" weekly weigh- in amount and realized that I am trying to lose 116 pounds total. Ok got that.....

but 1/2 of that is 58 (only 30 more pounds to reach that)

and 1/4 of that is 29 (only 1 more pound to reach this!!!!)

Do you know what that means?

I have lost almost 25% of my ULTIMATE GOAL.

April 20, 2009

Wow.....this week I was able to drop 3 pounds. I can't believe it! I for sure thought that I would have little if any change. I have been trying to get the exercise in, but some days that seems to be quite the struggle as well. I have been working harder to alter my points per day that I am allowed...maybe that is helping, I don't know for sure. I guess it is not hurting, right?

Also Saturday I took the boys for a bike ride and would estimate that we went about 3.5 miles. It was tough as the wind was against me quite a bit of the way. Then we got home and Dan was raking the yard, then we decided that we wanted to pull bushes. What are we thinking? Well what my husband was thinking...and saying...was that I should think about all of the calories that I will burn with the yard work. So every scoop of rocks I moved, I mentally counted the calories I might be burning!

I am down to 18 pounds that I have to lose to reach the 2nd goal. This is actually starting to feel quite obtainable. Tonight I won't be able to do the normal work out that I would like to, but I think that I will walk down to Subway at lunch and get a sandwich. I will then probably do some boxing on the WII tonight when I get home from work....time pending!

Emotions.....lead to

EMOTIONAL EATING

Have you ever been biten by the EE bug? Yep that is what I am gonna start calling it...the EE bug. Nasty little thing don't you think. But of course, maybe it is a big fatty bug. Oh "weight" that is just what it leads to is F-A-T. How do people get rid of this bug? Can't hire Pest Pro..they don't help. Wish the Orkin man would help, but he has other pests. So just HOW do you get rid of this bug? Tough question, isn't it?

Well, here are the answers that I have found that work for me.....

• Determine why I feel the way I do. Am I angry, frustrated, sad, bored? For me that is the big one....AM I BORED.
• Wait a bit......see if I am still feeling that way. I have been challenging myself to wait a minimum of 20 minutes to eat if it is not meal time. Yep....usually I am just bored.
• Exercise. Now I am not talking about going out for a jog, or anything strenuous like that. I have done things as simple as play the WII, even if it is NOT Sunday.

I find that if I can eliminate the thought of boredom from my mind momentarily even, I don't have infestations of the EE bug.

The farther I venture into this weight loss journey, the more I find it interesting. I guess because I try to learn more about the different things I am questioning. Just like the EE BUG. When asking this question I did...what else....a Google search and found this site. I found it to be rather interesting. Take a look....see if it fits you at all?

Water.....will I float away?

I have been noticing a trend in myself......if I don't drink enough water, I don't see much of a movement or at least not downward on the scale. So after going for a 2 mile bike ride and working out to Jillian Michels WII game yesterday and being up a 1/2 pound today I GOOGELED "Water and Weight Loss" I found the following:

Eight glasses a day? Are you kidding?!" It's really not that much. Eight 8-ounce glasses amount to about two quarts of water. This is okay for the average person, but if you're overweight, you should drink another eight ounces for every 25 pounds of excess weight you carry. You should also up this if you live in a hot climate or exercise very intensely.
This water consumption should be spread out throughout the day. It's not healthy at all to drink too much water at one time. Try to pick three or four times a day when you can have a big glass of water, and then sip in between. Don't let yourself get thirsty. If you feel thirsty, you're already becoming dehydrated. Drink when you're not thirsty yet.
Do you think water is yucky? Drinking other fluids will certainly help hydrate your body, but the extra calories, sugar, additives and whatever else aren't what you need. Try a slice of lemon or lime in the glass, or if you really think you hate water, try a flavored water. Just make sure you read the labels. Remember that you're going to be consuming a lot of this fluid.
It's probably a good idea to stop drinking water a good three hours before you go to bed. You know why.

This information came from Inch-aweigh.com

I guess I better eat all of my points in a day also. I see that yesterday I used 4 less points than allowed.....

YUCK, YUCK, YUCK

Today is a struggle-
I am craving junk food and I am not sure why...yeah I do know why. I am stressed. Since Morgan got that darn letter (not her fault...we are so proud) I have felt stressed. How in the world am I going to help her raise $5000+ that seems almost impossible. Why do I do this to myself? I am so proud of Morgan about the letter that I can scream- but at the sme time frustrated. Good grief ~ when will we catch a breatk? It always seems like thre is something to buy.
I am very frustrated that I only lost 1/2 a pound today. I do know and believe that part of it is because I have not been walking this weekend. I love exercising - absolutely love it- This weekend I went on the bike with the boys. I pulled the bike cart. Thanks Uncle Rog and Aunt Linda. WE LOVE IT!!!
Help....I have to pull out of this slump!?!?! How do I do that? I know that it is only a couple of days and I really haven't done that bad eating....well until today. I had 2 pieces of a Jumbo Taco Pizza from Godfathers....yes 27 POINTS. Guess who is not eating that any longer ( or at least not 2 pieces) ?!?! Yep you guessed it....ME ME ME!
I think what I really need to do is, get a good menu going and STICK TO IT! I hate to say it but I really can't wait for the evening activities to be done. I think it will help so much! Well I am off to work on a menu for the next 2 weeks....wish me luck! I am going to need it!

April 13, 2009

Well, here we are....another weekly checkin. Not my best I might add. But then again the results are not bad, considering that we had a holiday. I check in every Monday but also weigh daily.....I know, I know you are NOT supposed to do that. But honestly...it really keeps me motivated. If I see a decrease or stall that keeps me going. Anyway, from last Monday to Friday last week, I had lost 2 pounds. Well I was up a pound today....but still lost 1 pound last week. So I figure that has to account for something....right?

But OFFICIALLY TODAY

I am down 25 pounds. I do think that is quick remarkable!

Celebrations

How do normal people handle celebrations?? My body is wigging out because of the “celebrations” that I have coming up. I have a birthday lunch for a lady that I work with. And then Easter is right around the corner. That amazingly enough I am not as concerned about as a lunch out…..I mean at Easter, I can control what is served, and as the hostess you can always seem to be too busy to eat.

I googled the definition of celebrations and found the following……. · Celebrations are a chocolate collection made by Mars, Incorporated, comprising miniature versions of favorite Mars - produced bars. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrations · celebrate - observe: behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" · celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn · celebration - a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn · celebrate - lionize: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn · celebration - any joyous diversion · celebration - the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Please note none of these say you HAVE to eat food. So why do we as people feel that we should celebrate with food. To me the picture below is what I would like to celebrate with!

2nd GOAL

Here it is....on the start of my 3rd month I am setting my 2nd goal.

My goal is to lose 22 pounds by Monday June 1st.

When I reach that goal my special reward will be....hmm....hard to think of what to reward yourself with!!!! Got any ideas?

APRIL 6, 2009

yes...Yes....YES I DID IT! I HIT 10% TODAY!

This gave me a total weight loss for this week of 3 lbs! Amazing what adding a little cardio / strength training can do for a person! I just can't believe it. This weekend I found a pair of jeans that were on clearence for only 22 bucks. I didn't think that was bad, so I picked them up! They were 2 whole sizes smalled than what I have been wearing. However I told myself, that they were my first 10% reward. And I thought I might have to wait another week to get to wear them....but not the case! I am so excited I am about to bust!

April Pictures

Here is my picture for the first Monday of the month. I am trying to decide if there is a difference. So hard to tell when it is yourself. Here is last months pictures.

March 2009 Results