Pictures don't lie!

Have you ever seen a picture of yourself and gone ...."Is that me on that picture....??" That's exactly what happened on Saturday, i visted my girlfriend and we were looking at some pics from summer 2005 taken at the swimming pool. My DD was around 1 then and i was still bf her. I was ......i looked so baaaaad and it wasn't just because i had a bad hair day. I never ever want to back there again.

I was showered with compliments once again and it really felt good.....

Wohooo!

I'm in the 140's...... finally!!!

My new goal

My detox weekend seems to have actually busted the plateau, it's finally going forwards or should i say downwards? Thanks to the damn plateau, this month's lose totals to only 3.53 pounds, 3.31 during the detox. As i look to my tracker, it says, i have less than 30 days to reach my goal. That's how i had set it.....6.61 lbs per month seemed reasonable and i had made it each month until the bad times set in, in October. I still have 13.6 lbs to go. I'm being realistic and know that i will probably not make this goal, by end of this month but i'm still damn proud of myself for sticking with it, especially the last 2 months. A plateau is the worst thing that can happen during a weightloss journey.... A BIG THANKS TO YOU EP, all the support and inspiring stories kept me going....

My new mini-goal is to lose 3.9 lbs  in December, that will  enable me to reach the 40 lbs mark.

After detox weekend

Phew! I made it through the detox weekend. It went really well considering i hadn't planned in advance...meaning i didn't grocery shop especially for the detox, so i didn't have a big variety of raw foods.

After reading a bit about the benefits getting rid of toxins in the body, i think i'll be doing it regularly in the future.....

So, i managed to lose 3.31 pounds......i know i know, i will probably gain them back......BUT...

Yesterday, i ate very light foods, as recommended after a detox and also in order to avoid that.

Breakfast: Wholemeal oatmeal in protein, apple smoothie.

Snack: Apple

Lunch: Azuki Bean sauce with leeks.

Snack: Pineapple and protein drink.

Dinner: Green beans in tomato sauce.

This morning i had just gained 0.44 lbs, which is ok, considering i didn't exercise from Sunday....  will see how much it will be at the end of the week.

Feeling lousy

today and i'm huuuuuungry....... I'm missing cooked foods...it was hard to cook lunch for my family today....i still smell that Basmati rice.....yummmy....

Detoxing

Still somewhat depressed about my weight loss plateau, but i'm not ready to give up....not this time.

I decided to do a mini-detox....started yestreday eve and i will do it over the weekend. I've been thinking about for sometime...maybe freeing some of those toxins will do my body good and hopefully it will soon go back to the weight loss modus....we'll see.

I settled for a raw food detox with a little protein from fat free fromage blanc....don't want to loose my hard gained muscle..lol! So that's all i'm having for 2&1/4 days.....fruits and raw veggies. It's going good so far. I took the kids to a kid's show in the neighborhood and it was good to see that they offered fruit, so i had one manderin there instead of cake.

Saturday's Exercise:

• Denise's Austin's Easy, Interval & Power-Tone Walks 45 mins
• 400 rope jumps

Plateau......???

I just wrote a long post before the site went on maintance and now it's gone..... and the comments i got yesterday are gone too....

I hope all those who celebrate Thanksgiving had a great one. Here, it's not celebrated, but i had the Thanksgiving feeling, just from reading on the blogs about Turkey, pumpkin pie, pecan pie.....yummmy...i'll definately try make some of those for Christmas.

Today, i'm really frustrated about my WL journey, i have the "i'll never reach goal" feeling again. I hit 160 lbs on the 15th September and today, 24th November...i'm still at 154 lbs....yes....UNBELEIVABLE but true. I guess i've hit a REAL plateau.

Although, i've not been consistent  with exercising all the time, i'm still walking everyday and getting in an average of 10,000 steps daily....yesterday, i got an amazing 22,000 steps in, yay!

Foodwise, i've really been an angel. I'm still amazed at my willpower at times, but the temptations are still there, as the home is not free of snacks due to DH & kids, but i never touch them, seriously.....not even the halloween candy...... That's why it's even more depressing. When i make French fries, cream sauce & co, i DON'T even taste....or i taste and spit out.....that's really sick---lol! If we go for fast food, which is really really rare, i only get a cheeseburger or chicken wrap.....300 calories. I'm still religiously eating my wholemeal everything, oatmeal, lentils, grains, fruits & vegetables, lean white meats etc....and  i'm definately getting all my water in, if not more...that's all i drink, water and tea.

So, i know this is a plateau.....and it's really frustrating, that's why guys give up!!!

MESSAGE TO BODY: "Helloooo...we're not yet on the maintenance wagon......."

Thursday's Exercise:

• Walk away the pounds 48 mins
• Denise Austin's Interval Walk & Power Walk & Tone 30 mins

 UPDATE:

Friday's Exercise:

• Denise Austins Easy, Interval & Power Walks 45 mins

Steps so far (19:40 p.m): 16,900...will try to get 20,000 in.

Wohooo!

Still managed to do my exercise after a crazy evening with dentist appointment, passing by the construction site to see the start of the roof which was done in the morning.......finally  and then window shopping for the bathroom window with 3 kids.

Wednesday: Pilates workout

A deal is a deal!!

I made a deal with brownbabe (Project Janet Jackson, Underway) to get in some daily exercise this week. She's doing pretty good, especially since she's still in the healing process after her motorbike accident. Keep it up, gal!!!

So now to me.........Monday, i didn't make it......... arrrgggghhhh, excuses again.

BUT,  yesterday, i did 30 mins Denise Austin's Easy Walk & Fat Blasting Interval Walk and got in 14 000 steps.

Then, this morning, i go check my mail and see Eva's comment "reminding" me of our deal. I decided to make up for Monday's missed workout immedietely, so did the Tae-Bo flex workout, even with the kids around. I swear, it's so much more difficult to workout when kiddies are screaming around, but it feels great when i'm finished. Thanks Eve.... i really needed a lil' kick in my Butt....

This evening......no excuses, i'll get on the elliptical for atleast 30 mins.

Sunday: 90 mins

Monday: none

Tuesday: 30 mins

Wednesday: 46 mins

2nd WI for the BLC

So today is the 2nd WI date for the challenge. Unfortunately, even my last minute exercise sessions didn't save me this time......i gained.....i'm up 0.66 lbs. Sorry, Team Blue, promise to do better next week.