Time to get back at it.

I'm back!  The kids went back to school last week, I'm fed up with the 25lbs I've put back on in the last year, and it's time to get back to work.  I've discovered that I'm not one of those people who just have to eat less in order to lose weight.  Nope, I've always eaten less since I began WW 3 yrs ago, but as soon as I stop exercising everything goes to hell.

So, I'm jumping back onto the workout wagon. 

I have a new book being released on Halloween and I'm rushing to get everything finished and in order.  But, I'm taking the time to exercise each day before I start my work.  I know that this is something I HAVE to do in order to get myself back on the weight loss track that I was on.  It just gradually slipped away with the busier my life became.

I'm so mad that I went from having lost 103lbs and now down to only 78.  BLAH!

Onward and upward I go.  And I hope to see my weight go downward!!

Today was busy, but I did take the time to do 25 pushups. 

UGH! It's been too long.

As you can see, I haven't been here since January.  I've been a bad weight loss gal.  I lost 103lbs and then the holidays hit, birthdays, anniversary, etc. and I put 20lbs back on.  As you can see from my new avatar, I don't look bad, but I'm mad at myself.  I see this blog and the thoughts of, "Well I lost 100 , I can get it back off" but then I do nothing to change.  I've been slacking on counting my points and exercising.

I'm a writer, so I end up spendnig days and days on my behind when I'm "in the zone".  That just zaps my energy to exercise and I end up eating at my computer.  All of that is BAD, BAD, BAD.

So, in order to combat all of this, I have started a new extrapounds account that does NOT show my 100lb loss.  I'll be starting from scratch, with a new identity, and no one will know it's me.  Once I get back to 220 I will come back here and update the ticker and the blog.  But until then I won't be posting on here.  I HAVE to get back on the ball with this.  I refuse to let all of my hardwork go right down the drain.  I refuse to go back up in weight. 

So wish me luck and I'll update as soon as I knock off these awful 20lbs.  :-)

Christie

The week after...

Oh goodness, it has been so busy here lately.  I thought that after the holidays were over things would slow down.  No such luck it appears! 

Last week was my youngest daughter's 3rd birthday AND my 31st birthday.  It has been crazy.  Then, yesterday my older girls were out of school for MLK Day. 

Oh, and least I forget, the hubby's truck died last week so we spent 6hrs and $1200 Saturday finding him a car to drive back and forth to work.  That was crazy, but we did it and now he has a nice little car that will use over half the gas as his giant truck did.  YAY!

So, this week is the week after the craziness.  I'm downing my water and just finished my workout.  The dishwasher is running and the first load of laundry is washing.  The toddler and the dog have been fed and are now content with their own things.  And I have a lot of book editing that needs to be done so that I can get a little closer to releasing my new book and writing the next one.  Whew!

• 30 mins on the treadmill
• 150 weighted arm exercises w/5lb wts on ea. arm
• 12 servings of water

Tuesday

Awww, today is my youngest daughter's 3rd birthday.  I can't believe that my baby isn't a baby anymore.  She will probably be my last and it makes me sad that there won't be anymore babies in the house.  She's my little sweetheart though. 

Here's a picture of the two of us at her birthday party this past Sunday.

EXERCISE:

• Step aerobics (whew!)
• 150 weighted arm exercises w/ 5lb wts each arm
• 100 stomach crunches
• 50 side crunches ea. side
• 100 inner leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 outer leg lifts ea. leg

WATER:

• 6 servings, so far

Thursday

Oh gosh, it's been a busy week.  I found out yesterday that I was nominated in an authors contest and I am currently #7!  How cool is that? 

I've also been working on edits for the new book, keeping up with all of my websites & blogs, and doing all of the normal, everyday life stuff that a mom has to do.  LOL. 

EXERCISE:

• yoga stretches
• 50 butt leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 outer leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 inner leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 stomach crunches
• 50 side crunches ea. side
• 30 second plank
• 150 weighted arm exercises ea. arm w/ 5lb weights

WATER:

• 5 servings of water, so far

Monday

Wow, it's finally the 7th!  My older girls went back to school today, the husband went back to work, and the house is peacefully quiet... even with a toddler in it.  I've been busy this morning, but I did finally get to my workout a little while ago.  Now I'm feeling all jellyfied and relaxed, lol.

EXERCISE:

• yoga stretches
• 40 second plank
• 40 squats
• 100 outer leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 inner leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 stomach crunches
• 50 side crunches ea. side
• 150 weighted arm exercise ea. arm w/5lb wts. 

WATER:

• 10 servings, so far

So sore!

Boy, I can tell that I haven't worked out HARD in the last two months.  Yesterday's workout caused a lot of sore muscles today.  Fridays are my days off because I have so many weekly errands to do that day.  So, there was no exercise today... and a good thing with how sore I am.  LOL! 

Anyway, I'll be back Monday.  Have a great weekend!

Thursday

It's another cold, cold morning here in GA.  I woke up to 15 degrees.  Brrrr!!

BREAKFAST:

• ham biscuit 

LUNCH:

•   oatmeal w/raisins, brown sugar & butter

SNACK:

• Mom's fruit cake (soooo good, but soooo bad)

DINNER:

•   garden salad

WATER:

• 9 servings

WORKOUT:

• Yoga stretches
• 30 squats
• 50 back leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 inner leg lifts ea. leg
• 100 outer leg lifts ea. leg
• 50 side crunches ea. side
• 100 stomach crunches
• 30 second plank
• 110 arm exercises w/ 5lbs wts ea. arm

Wednesday

BREAKFAST:

• Rice Crispies, banana & 1% milk  (5pts)

LUNCH:

• Salad (3pts)

DINNER:

•  ham, homemade roll, mashed potatoes

WATER:

• 8 servings

Happy New Year!!

Welcome to 2008!  This is going to be the best year ever.  I have big plans for 2008 and losing another 30lbs is one of them.  I have 70lbs left to lose, but I'm aiming to tackle the next 30 in 2008.  If I lose more then GREAT.  But, for now I'm aiming for 30lbs.  I'd like to be under 200 by the end of 2008.

So, after two months of eating everything that I love, today I am back on program.  I'm doing great with my WW pts and my water intake is slowly on the rise again.  Hopefully the crazy eating and then back on program is enough to shock my system into losing some weight pretty quickly, at least in the beginning.

I lost my weight loss partner back in November, due to pregnancy!  Congratulations to my dear friend, Jami.  May #4 bring you lots of joy and happiness in 2008.  *love*

Alright, here's my food for today:

BREAKFAST:

• 2  slices lite wheat toast (1pt per 2)
• 1 tblsp grape jelly (1pt)
• 1 small orange (1pt)

LUNCH:

• tuna salad w/mayo, relish, lettuce & onion (4pts)
• 10 saltine crackers (2pts)
• 12 dried apricots (2pts)

SNACK:

• 4 kit kat sticks (5pts)

DINNER:

• Northern Beans & Cornbread w/ slice of white onion & relish

WATER:

• 9 servings of water