A Healthy Version of Me http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth Losing weight as a new mom who wants to see her baby grow up. en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/lizbeth.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 Losing weight as a new mom who wants to see her baby grow up. OK! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/249597/ok <p>Down 2.3 this week, so only up 2 from before Thanksgiving. Not superb, but not horrible I suppose. I am just fine with the 2.3 considering how much I ate on Saturday! Bah! The good news is other than the normal play group temptations on Fridays, there's nothing too bad coming up until Christmas. That gives me 2 solid weeks to knock off 5.2 lbs and hit 45lbs lost. I'd be so thrilled!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/249597/ok">Comments(2)</a> 249597 Wednesday, November 1, 2006 23:00:11 A lil' update http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/246662/a-lil-update <p>So I was naughty and didn't blog last week after my weigh in...well, last Thursday. I had a horrible couple weeks with Thanksgiving and such. But... the good news is in 4 days I dropped half of the weight I gained! I was up 8, and now I'm only up 4. I'm hoping to knock of those other 4 this week. </p> <p>I keep telling myself that if I want to lose 40 more lbs before getting pregnant again I'd better get my ass in gear. So... I shall try try try!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/246662/a-lil-update">Comments(0)</a> 246662 Thursday, November 2, 2006 00:03:20 Meh. http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/240906/meh <p>Unexciting week, I lost .3 lbs. I'm quite disappointed as I did have a very good week - I have no idea why I didn't lose at least a lb or 2. I guess the only thing is I actually ate most of my assigned calories each day rather than going 300-400 less than they suggest. I guess it's back to lower calories for me. </p> <p>This week is going to be a struggle, as I'm sure it will be for everyone. Thanksgiving festivities Thursday, plus we have a first birthday party to go to on Saturday.</p> <p>I'm feeling rather down at the moment, feeling like I'll be in the 250's forever and I'm just treading water at this point. I'm hoping before Christmas I can knock out a decent chunk. Bleh.</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/240906/meh">Comments(2)</a> 240906 Tuesday, October 31, 2006 23:09:14 Movin' along http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/238266/movin-along <p>I lost 2.6 lbs this week, which means I'm within a lb of what I was before Disaster 2007 struck with the 11.8lb gain. I'm 2 days shy of 2 weeks since that weigh in, so I'm pretty much back in control. I need to lose 3.4lbs this week to break under 250. Will it happen? I'll try my darndest, that's for sure. The biggest challenge will be not allowing Thanksgiving to be a crazy eatfest. I am in such a good frame of mind again that it is SO not worth that potential setback.</p> <p>So anyways, I'm definitely planning on another great week - nothing that I know of now that will be a problem, other than the weekly struggle at playgroup when there are yummies to be had. Come on body, drop these lbs so I can join the 240's again for the first time in over 3 years! <img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/thumbs_up.gif" alt="" /></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/238266/movin-along">Comments(2)</a> 238266 Tuesday, October 31, 2006 23:02:12 I forgot to post an update! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/237959/i-forgot-to-post-an-update <p>Eek, I totally forgot to post an update after my WI on Monday! Sorry shann! <img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif" alt="" /></p> <p>I lost 8.4lbs of the 11.8 I had piled on the weeks before. Whew! I weigh in again tomorrow and expect a decent loss as well. I've had an excellent week, with my only partial-struggle being at play group Friday eating too many Snackwell's low cal cookies. I skipped lunch and made sure to be even more conservative than usual that day, so I think I'm still in good shape. I WILL be out of the 250's by a week from Monday! I WILL! Enough of this &quot;hope&quot; stuff that I've been talking about, I just need to do it already!</p> <p>I'll be sure to update tomorrow after my WI! <img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/thumbs_up.gif" alt="" /></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/237959/i-forgot-to-post-an-update">Comments(2)</a> 237959 Tuesday, October 31, 2006 23:01:12 Lame! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/236017/lame <p>Well grr, I guess the blogs were purged. What a huge bummer, I find it helpful to go back and read previous entries and stuff. :(</p> <p>I weigh in tomorrow after having a...dare I say... PERFECT 5 days since my WI on Tuesday night! I haven't gone over 1700 calories once! I do expect Aunt Flo to arrive tomorrow or the next day which would be my only possible snag....but yeah, I'll update tomorrow after my WI.</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/236017/lame">Comments(2)</a> 236017 Wednesday, November 1, 2006 00:04:19 Small loss http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/229325/small-loss <p>I lost 1.1 since my WI on Thursday putting me up 1.8 from before I left for Texas. I'm hoping to lose 2-3lbs this week before my big dinner out with hubby next Monday for my birthday. Can you say Melting Pot? Ohhh yes....<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/devil_smile.gif" alt="" /></p> <p>I am hoping to get to 240 by Thanksgiving. Even close to that would be great. I feel like I've been in the 250's forever!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/229325/small-loss">Comments(3)</a> 229325 Monday, October 30, 2006 23:05:14 Movin' on along... http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/228624/movin-on-along <p>My trip was a yummy eatfest, but not nearly as bad as it could have been. I got home Sunday night, and didn't WI until&nbsp;Thursday. I also had AF show up Monday which = bloat city. I was up 2.9lbs, but I will take it. I weigh in again this coming Monday and hope hope hope those last 3lbs are gone. :)</p> <p>Not too much going on, I am just hoping to really focus and stop this up and down mini yoyo and be 235 by Thanksgiving. Hope hope hope! Then 230 or less by Christmas. Gotta keep trying!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/228624/movin-on-along">Comments(0)</a> 228624 Monday, October 30, 2006 23:02:19 Not quite what I had hoped for but good anyways!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/224102/not-quite-what-i-had-hoped-for-but-good-anyways <p>I weighed in this morning at 250.7, so .7 away from what I had hoped before I left, but my WI was 2 days early. Hopefully come Monday I'll be there! I am under 250 on the scale at my house in the morning, so darn close! I lost 4.4 lbs this week. :)</p> <p>Off to Texas on Monday...hopefully not too horrible. I'm hoping to do a butt-ton of walking to allow me a bit more wiggle room.</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/224102/not-quite-what-i-had-hoped-for-but-good-anyways">Comments(2)</a> 224102 Friday, December 8, 2006 22:09:16 Bummed out. http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/222107/bummed-out <p>I gained 1.2 lbs this week. Ugh!!!! I had an awful Monday and Tuesday but the rest of the week was perfect. I figured I'd maintain...but this gain thing pisses me off! &nbsp;<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/confused_smile.gif" /></p> <p>I'm so so sick of this mini yo-yo. It's far too early in my journey to be allowing this to happen. Then there's the trip in a week that is undoubtedly going to be a challenge. GRRRR!!! This week I'll be perfect and maybe by some small miracle on Saturday I'll be under 250, but I'm not counting on it. Weight loss can be SO frustrating and difficult.</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lizbeth/comments/222107/bummed-out">Comments(1)</a> 222107 Friday, December 8, 2006 22:04:11