I'm Expecting!

Hubby and I are expecting!  I haven't done a post on here in a while. I guess weight loss boosts fertility.  I had my first appt the other day, and because cycle was off had to do an ultrasound the following day.  I seen the baby guys, and his/her little heart beating. That was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life.  I'm 6 weeks. I am still pumped about the weight loss thing, and plan to resume after December.  I feel so blessed. 

If any of you have any tips to give me, please inform. I have been trying my best to take it easy. I have had one mc in the past and one blighted ovum.  This is my first pregnancy in two years, so advice is very helpful. 

Fat Girl Adventure.

Yesterday I was talking to a fellow weight loser and we discussed what we would do once we lose the desired amount of weight.  It came to me how mentally adventurous I've always been, but was afraid that my heavy weight would prevent me.  So above is just one of those things, parasailing.  Why do I want to do this?  I don't know, it has always looked like fun, and very safe.  However, skydiving is on the list, white water rafting, and many other things yet to come to my mind. 

If you look to the right side of my blog, you'll notice that I'm -24 pounds!  Its such a good thing.  I took more pics yesterday but I was bloated, so I don't want to post them.  I ate crazy yesterday because we got off work early, I guess it was a celebration.  LOL..............  However, I have been to the gym everyday this week :-)    

So, if you've read my previous blogs, if I lose 1 more pound, hubby is supposed to give me a reward.  $150 visa card to be exact, however, we had a little spat last night, so I may have to get back on his good side.  For the card and for our weekend trip tomorrow that was planned.    and i didn't even do anything wrong.  LOL

1st Reward gift

I'm starting to think that this FREE weekend thing may be working for me.  This may have been my best weekend yet, as far as calories are concerned.  Friday I celebrated my mini goal with a piece of cheesecake.  I know, but at least it wasn't from the factory.  Have you seen how fattening those pieces are?  Anyway... I got the cheesecake, a bowl of soup and a veggie sandwich for my dinner at Mcalisters Deli.  First time eating there, but things were delicious, and they did have an okay veggie selection.

So did I exercise since Thursday?  No.  Saturday morning I woke up and my abs were killing me.  That seems so funny to say, but seriously, that whole region, even some of my back muscles were sore because of those 25 situps  from Thursday.  Whew!!  Maybe I'll try it again today, but maybe not.  LOL...

foods:   Friday-----   leftover veggie max subway sandwich for lunch................dinner:  broc & cheese soup, small veggie sand on wheat, and piece of cheesecake

Saturday---no lunch............  italian orange soda, 4 piece of thin crust spinach pizza and 1 can of regular rootbeer

Sunday-------------- breakfast: 1 waffle, 2 eggs, 2 veggie sausage patties, 1 apple juice................  2pm baby shower---- 1/4 cup potato salad, 7 town house crackers, 1 thin piece of cake, no icing................ dinner:  homemade wheat crust pizza, with spinach and cheese, 2 medium slices.  snack  1/2 bag of cheese nips.

Was that bad?  I guess it wasn't if I can remember everything I ate.  Ready for the exercise this week, starting today.  Oh, I did buy my first reward gift:;;;;  a sandisk MP3 player, it'll be my first time using today.  I'm excited.  Speaking of rewards, when I told my hubby on Friday that I had reached my goal, he asked, "how much do I owe you?"  LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 

:::::I DID IT::::::::::

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Ok, let calm down.  PEOPLE I'd like to announce that I have lost 21 POUNDS in my 1 month journey!    This is so exciting and refreshing.  Ended up doing 2 miles on bike, 1 mile on treadmill (ran 30 second increments after every 4 minutes), and 1 mile on elliptical, not to mention 25 situps.

LOOK OUT....  Water has increased to a little over a litre a day

yesterday ate a salad for lunch, a serving of chips and a veggie max sandwich on wheat from subway for dinner. 

*Get Pumped Up!

i appreciate you

19 pounds people!  Haven't blogged in a while because I haven't felt like it, but theres the big number and tomorrow marks 1 month for me, so perhaps by then I'll decrease another 1.  My 20 pound mini goal, you know? I had a great workout yesterday and much more water this week. I've been eating pretty swell, so I'm not going to put what I ate.  I've stayed within my calorie range, but I just don't feel like putting it down.  LOL......  about an hour worth of muslce machines, and 4 miles this week, oh yeah and 20 minutes of yoga, that made my bloating go down,and better breath :-)  

* Side note :  I would like to thank my frequent readers (friends) for helping me on my quest and offering good advice to me.  We should all meet for a retreat :-)   

By the way, I've been noticing that i have a waist.  This morning I noticed it even more in my window at the house, it was neck, breast, then waist.  LOL.  Perhaps I'll post another pic next week :-)

*Some people spend their whole life trying to FIND THEMSELVES, others spend it CREATING THEMSELVES.  

Get back focused

 point  

One point five people!  We all know that I was so concerned with gaining but I lost 1.5 pounds.  Thats a good thing.  However, this early in the stages, I cannot let fast food get the best of me, and I'm letting bread go "again".  LOL.  Its proved to be my enemy. 

So last night I went to the gym for about an hour 1/2.  Felt great to be back on the scene.  By Friday I'm really trying to lose 2 more pounds.  I don't know how this is going to be done, but I'm striving to do it. I joined EP on March 26 and by April 26, I want to be down by 20! Oh, that sounds so good, but honestly people, I'm proud of myself, because I get bored with things very easily, and last year I would've said, "to hell with you lemon water!"   LOL

I know that its a ragged cliche but if I can do it, anyone can.  I'm looking forward to the gym today, and drinking more water. 

TIP:  need help in the Restroom?  First thing in the morning, before brushing: Drink a mug of hot water and the juice of a half or whole freshly squeezed lemon.  Lay on your left side for 20 or more minutes to stimulate the colon, then get up and go!

STATS:

h20-  about three 16 ounce bottles

exercise- 1 mile on elliptical/  1 mile on bike/  1 mile on treadmill 20 minutes on arm and leg weight machines (up to 90lbs)

edibles-- lunch: medium salad/ 5 strawberries/ 3 tbsp of mandarins/ 1 banana         snack- 2 servings of fiber one cereal w/ 2%milk/  dinner----1/2 totinos cheese pizza/ serving of curly fries/ 170cal pack of nutter butters/ late night meal:   taco bowl salad (spring mix, little cheese, little sour cream, salsa, 1/4 cup veggie meat)   

*Yes I'm eating a lot more, I'm going back to week 1 & 2's menu.  I have to, this is too much.  

*The difference between Doing it and not doing it is only a thought away.

I dont want to lose weight

I really don't think I do.  I have just about been losing my mind every weekend since this whole "loss" thing began.  Maybe I feel like those two days are my "free days".  Needless to say, I haven't done extremely horrible, but its been different from what goes on in the week.  My weigh in is tomorrow, and I wouldn't be shocked at all to see an addition.

Lets see if I can even remember what I ate over the course of  the 3 days (not neccessarily in order)

2 yogurts/ 1 smoothie from SK/ veggie sandwich w/ top bun only/small fry/ small cole slaw from Chick fil A/ 3 pieces of pizza and 3 cheese stick and diet coke and a powerade mountain blast  from Chuck e cheese/ bowl of captain crunch with 2%/ bowl of Fiber Crunch w/ 2%/ 170 calorie bag of cheese nips/ 180 cal bag of teddy grahams/ 1 dora popsicle/ 1 scrambled egg/ grilled veggie sandwich/ medium fry/ large lemonade from Penn Station.

and who knows what else, but I really do think thats it.  Guess it does not look so bad for 3 days.  Its just the point, and since I had been ill for half the week, I didn't do any exercise except 2 days.... but thats no excuse.  Gonna try my best to get there at least 4 times this week.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not beating myself up, but I've got to clean this weekend crap up, its ridiculous, and it almost spun over to this morning, because I wanted to go get an egg and cheese biscuit from Dairy Queen.  

The Calorie Detective

Yesterday I looked around on a few sites trying to see how many calories this and that was.  I was shocked.  I looked at some of the things that I used to eat frequently, and the reason that I'm fat came to me.  Seriously.  @ calorieking.com  It has been very useful to me these last few days, letting me know that if I do decide to eat out, what I'm getting myself into.

My allergies have been crazy, thus I didn't even work out yesterday, I slept for three hours, then went back at about 2am, then woke up because of the earthquake. 

STATS:

h20--- 1/2 litre

exercise--- 1/2 mile walking

edibles--- lunch -- large salad and 1 yogurt   dinner:   20oz smoothie from smoothie King (Skinny Mangosteen Madness-kiwi pomegranate)  mozarella/tomato basil panini, and handful of tortillas with 2 tablespoons of salsa.  Very good meal :-)  snack---- nature grain granola bar. 

I'm finally starting to see my waist!  and I'm gettng a lot of compliments about my weight loss.  My face is getting skinny and my butt is "tightening" as my husband says.  I don't want it to get flat 

*Love is Beautiful thing

taste not worth the work!

Yesterday was pretty well, even though I did get hungry other than my regular eating times.  I'm glad I went to the gym last night though, and I picked up a little on drinking water.  Worked off two more skinny cows..... Never again.... lol.  Hubby and I discussed my weight loss rewards and tiers.  The first 20 I'm going to the spa (treat to self), and once I reach 25lbs hes going to buy me the next reward.  My selected rewards vary from spa treatments, handbags, trips nearby in an upscale hotel room...etc.  I think its a good thing, and I'm glad I was inspired by someone on EP.  Thanks. 

STATS:

h20--- 3/4 litre

exercise--  1 mile on elliptical 3 miles on tread!  thats the first time i've done four miles in one session.  Good for me.  20 minutes on arms and leg weight machines.  (I finally seen the name of each of those machines, but I don't feel like charting it everytime) 

edibles:  lunch- fresh pineapple/1 orange/ frozen peaches/ 1 yogurt/ Natures Best Bar/              dinner-   1 cup of veggie rice/ 1 cup of green beans with cranberries and herbs (good)/ 2 veggie egg rolls    snack--- 2 skinny cow sandwiches (280 calories, took me 3 treadmill miles to burn off!)  8ounces of Naked brand smoothie.

*Push yourself the extra mile, but stay alive!

leave Skinny Cow alone!!!

I wanted some ice cream on Friday, but as we all know, I opted for Fat Free sorbet instead.  Anyway yesterday at kroger I decided to pick up these little suckers (shown above).  140 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, can't really go wrong. Right?  Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Before I was able to take my groceries out of my trunk, I got a disturbing call.  I went into the house, and minutes later I found a skinny cow in my mouth.  It was tasty.  LOL.  I felt like I was cheating.  Today it would have been 3 weeks with no ice cream! Anyway, after eating my dinner, I ate another one.  Tisk, tisk, tisk! 

This situation let me know that I was not ready for "moderation".  I wanted to throw the remaining of the pack outside to the garbage, but they were $3.00 and I'd figure my hubby would enjoy them, but if they were left in the freezer would I be tempted again?   

The Saga continues...... 

Stats:

h20-- half litre

exercise- none 

edibles-   lunch-  scrumptuous veggie wrap (small wheat wrap, spring mix lettuce, cucumber, sprouts, carrots, little bit of shredded cheese, little bit of reduced fat feta cheese, and tiny bit of honey mustard) not exaggerating about honey mustard, it very high in fat (never knew that)/serving of sun chips.      dinner---1 serving of mustard potato salad, 2 barbecued veggie dogs on wheat buns, 2 servings of sun chips, 2 skinny cows, 12 oz of ginger ale. 

*Ice Cream's a hell of a drug!