Well aren't I the major slacker! I haven't been on here in almost 2 months. I've stopped by a few times and updated my weight and my measurements but haven't taken the time to update my blog. Haven't really been working out much. I've been slackin'. I have been watching my portion control still. Obviously the weight is still going down but not as fast as I'd light. I really need to get on it because my 1st short term goal ending is approaching fast. So this blog is basically an update with my weight and how much time I still have left and how many inches I've lost. I do have a question at the end.
I still have 47 pounds to lose on my long term goal. That doesn't seem like that much. I CAN DO THIS!
My short term goal ending is my birthday--Valentine's Day. 15 days away and 13 pounds to lose. Not seeing it happening unless I go balls to the wall until then. Could happen. Never know. I'll definitely keep trying.
MEASUREMENTS
MONTHTO DATE
Neck -.25-.5
Bicep-.25-1.25
Forearm-.25SAME
Chest-1.25-5.5
WaistSAME-2
Hips-.5-2
Thigh-.25-.75
Calf-.5-1
So everything is down or stayed the same. I'm happy with that!! I'd rather it stay the same than go up!!! So I've been doing the chest measurement exactly like it is in the picture. How in the hell have I lost 5.5 inches on my freaking chest and back area????? How does that even happen??? I wanna be like "wanna lose back fat? do whatever I'm doing". My sister did say that I'd look awesome in a strapless dress now!!
Well thats all for now. I will post more later. This is just a mini update.
where I just want to stay inside with some comfy clothes on, a nice warm cup of hot chocolate, and some Christmas movies. Lightly snowing outside and it's 22 degrees. Took everything I had to get out of bed this morning to take the puppy out. I don't think I'll get to do ANY of that today. It's been eventful morning so far with the dogs & the kid. We did put some of our decorations up last night.
So the past 2 days I've been running around like a crazy person with 0 time to even get in a 10 min run. I wake up. Immediately have to take all 3 dogs outside. Then feed them. Then make breakfast for the kid. Then make it for myself. Take the dogs back out. Get some laundry started. Check my email. Start lunch. Eat lunch. Take the dogs back out. More laundry. Dishes. Clean. Then my husband gets home and it's time for dinner. Eat dinner and then maybe watch a movie or something to spend time as a family. Get everyone ready for bed. Put the dogs up. Iron my husband's work clothes and then BED. It's been non-stop! Obviously there is more in between with everyone needing SOMETHING from me. I weighed myself this morning and I was up 2 pounds. So I really need to run today and obviously if I have time to type this up today I have a few mins. I need to get those 2 pounds off so I can continue to lose more.
I was just wondering if anyone has watched the 3 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders workout videos. There's Boot Camp, Yoga, and Calorie Blasting. Netflix only has them all at like 2 1/2 stars but could they really be THAT bad??
I got 2 new Biggest Loser books in the mail today. I got The Biggest Loser Fitness Program and The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start. I'm pretty excited. I'm going to start the 30-Day one first and going to begin....TODAY!! That will mean I'll be done a little into the new year.
I've decided that my weigh-ins will be on Mondays and I will also do my measurements then as well.
Yep. Finally did it! Bought a scale last night AND it was under $10! So I didn't weigh myself last night because I was full and that wouldn't have been accurate. Weighed myself this morning and it said I weighed 220!!!! That means I'm down 7.8 pounds doing NOTHING the past 3 months!!! I'm sooo excited!! This defiantly motivation to continue working out. I should have no problem making my 1st mini goal of being under 200 by Valentine's!!!
I'm in a great mood right now after being on the treadmill for 22 mins . Today I started my walking/running log or whatever you wanna call it. I'm using my Biggest Loser book as my guide. This week is 3 days of steady rate cardio for 20-30 mins and 3 days of circuit training. The circuit training in that book KILLS me. I usually get sore for like 3 days. Walking squats murder me. I'm not sure how it's gonna go with my knee still screwing up. Maybe I should wrap it. IDK...Anyways. I have the 30 Day Shred here too but I don't want to overdo it. Not sure if my body can handle cardio, circuit, and Jillian today. Thanksgiving weekend killed me. Overate and did no type of exercise the entire time I was gone....4 days.
Just needed to get this off my chest. I used to take pictures of myself all the time. Maybe in a conceited kind of way. Used to update my myspace (back when myspace was cool) and facebook ALL the time. I haven't posted a new picture on my facebook in over 2 years because of how FAT my face is now. I have like 3 chins. I had to renew my license last February and it's the most disgusting picture I've ever had. I had one where my hair looked bad but no big deal....this is embarassing. I'm missing out on so much because now i HATE getting my picture taken. Last Christmas we got pictures taken and I looked horrible. I wore a damn hoody so my fat rolls wouldn't be in the pictures. I also hate getting XL clothes for Christmas too. I'd rather just get a gift card so I can buy things myself so not everyone knows how fat I am. I never used to think of these things 3 years ago. NEVER. I had a little belly fat after I had my son but nothing to worry about. Just wear a cami underneath and its gone. I want to get professional family pictures done but I know I'll hate them because of me. I chose 165 as my goal weight because that's what I weighed when I moved up here and I had 1 chin and even at 165 I knew I was fluffy but I didn't think I was fat. I weigh more right now then when I was 9 months pregnant. I was at 197 then. Just wanted to get that off my chest. Maybe I should go do my circuit workout right now. I WANT LESS OF ME!!!!!
Fantastic how I was in a great mood when I first started typing this and now I feel even more motivated to lose weight. Writing helps. Thanks to whoever is reading
So ya Thanksgiving was no good at all. I'm sooo disappointed in myself. It's behind me and I'm just going to keep moving forward. I'm a cheap ass and trying to find a scale on ebay. Haha. Ya I know!! If I can't find one for cheap I'll just go to CVS or whatever and get one. Kinda scared to look now!!
In brighter news.....I start my running log today so that will be fun and I also got Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred in the mail from Netflix while I was gone. So I have lots of things to do. Still haven't unpacked from getting home last night. I'll post more later.
So I found my old measurements from Sept 5 so I decided to add them on here and use the weight I was at that time as my starting weight just so I can get started with trackers and things like that. I inputed my measurements from that day and did them for today. Good news is that I haven't gotten any bigger so thats a relief. I went from weighing myself every single morning till the day my scale broke so I've been kinda scared. Measurements have only changed a little.
Neck: SAME
L. Bicep:-1 inch
L. Forearm: +.5 inches
Chest: SAME
Waist: SAME
Hips: SAME
L. Thigh: -.75 inches
L. Calf: -.5 inches
So in all I've lost 1.75 inches in the past 2 months and I haven't really been trying. I'm just glad I didn't gain any in the waist, hips, and thigh area. Big relief. Still haven't gotten a new scale yet. Like I said probably will be this weekend. I did setup my goals and I used the weight I have logged from Sept 5. My long term goal is to get down to what EP calls a NORMAL weight for my height and I calculated it by saying I'd lose 2 pounds a week and I have it ending June 29. My short term goal is to get under 200 by my 24th birthday with is on Valentine's Day. That would be a HUGE present to myself.
So I just got this like running journal in the mail today. Its called RUNNER'S WORLD TRAINING JOURNAL. It says its "A daily dose of motivation, training tips & running wisdom for every kind of runner -- from fitness joggers to competitive racers." It's really cool. It's basically a running log and has a spot for every day of the week and has 52 weeks in here. It's great because it's not dated so you can start your year whenever. It has a spot for you to put your route, your distance, your time, any notes about the run/walk, and a spot for if you did any other exercise that day. There is also a spot at the end of the week for any notes or for like a weigh-in. I'm really excited about it. I'll start this monday since their week starts monday. Plus I'll get back from Thankgiving weekend on Sunday so Monday would be a great day to start. There is also a Tip of the Week on here and a bit of nutrition advise.
Well I think I've written enough for now. I'll probably post another blog tomorrow and then you won't here from me till Sunday or Monday because the in-laws don't have internet so I don't even bother taking my computer down there.
So the big day is coming up....THANKSGIVING. I'm worried about how I'll do. I just have to remember to eat a little of the things I like. It does only come once a year but I don't need to eat enough for a year. Maybe I should get the word "moderation" tattooed on my hand to remind me . I've been doing great on eating the past few days. I haven't over indulged myself in anything. Exercise hasn't really happened. Really been catching up on my sleep. This puppy is like having a newborn.
I'm buying a scale this weekend so I'll be able to post my weight on here finally. I'd like to track the amount I lose or gain but it's not the most important thing to me. I still need to work on my goals and get them lined out. I want to see my weight first and then decide if I want to do my goals by pant size or by weight. I think I'd cheat if I used pant size because I'd squeeze in them and be like "they fit!" but they'd look too gross to even get the mail in. haha. Well I'm going to try to walk my puppy today. Knee still hurts and gets stiff if I leave it in one position too long. Thats all for now!
Past 2 days have been pretty good. Haven't done anything too stupid. Yesterday a few of my husband's friends came over and celebrated my husband's birthday. It's actually on Thanksgiving this year so we did it this weekend because next weekend will be crazy. They ordered pizza and breadsticks and I only had 2 pieces of pizza. Luckily my hands were too busy playing cards to eat anymore. Drank some wine. So I did better than what I usually do which is get smashed off fruity high calorie drinks....then eat and eat and eat because I'm drunk and I can. Usually wings. So in all I think I did pretty good. We only drink maybe every other month so I'm pretty proud of myself. Today I was of course a little hungover because of the wine so I haven't eaten much. No puking just feel icky. No headache either...just icky. Cleaned the house yesterday before the party and today after so thats better than nothing.
So I've done something to my knee. It started Wednesday morning. I have no idea what I did but my right knee is sore. It was doing fine just would get stiff if I sat in the same position for awhile or stood too long. I, of course, ran on the treadmill Thursday so that didn't help with the whole knee situation because yesterday morning when I woke up it felt like it was swollen but didn't look as if it was. I have a 10 week old chocolate lab puppy and he's doing ehhh ok on potty training but last night he peed in the floor and I got down to clean it up and being on my knee really hurt. So I kinda bitched about it all day yesterday. Today...it seems to have gotten worse. I feel like an old man going up and down the stairs. I had like no clothes clean today so I had to wash at least a couple loads and my bedroom is on the 2 floor and our washer & dryer is in the basement. Ya...that's 3 flights of stairs. (our house is like a split level or whatever you call it. the entry way is kinda like its own floor. you have to either go to the basement, go up to the living room or go to the garage from there.) Now my knee is killing me. It literally feels like its swollen but when I push on it it's not and it doesn't look swollen. I have the energy to get on the treadmill and run but my freaking knee hurts!
Here's my future running partner once he gets big enough ;)
. Today I started my walking/running log or whatever you wanna call it. I'm using my Biggest Loser book as my guide. This week is 3 days of steady rate cardio for 20-30 mins and 3 days of circuit training. The circuit training in that book KILLS me. I usually get sore for like 3 days. Walking squats murder me. I'm not sure how it's gonna go with my knee still screwing up. Maybe I should wrap it. IDK...Anyways. I have the 30 Day Shred here too but I don't want to overdo it. Not sure if my body can handle cardio, circuit, and Jillian today. Thanksgiving weekend killed me. Overate and did no type of exercise the entire time I was gone....4 days. 
