Good morning lovley ladies! Just checking in... last week was good and this weekend i got a lot done... cleaned all day yesterday but man it felt good to get it all caught up...
My DD left this morning to go visit grandma... it's nice to have time to myself but man it's heart wrenching to have her gone... i always feel a bit off. Her daddy and i will be picking her up Thursday and heading out of town with my mom and siblings for the weekend. I'm very excited to get away and play.
Tomorrow we are having our March "ladies night" at my house and i'm very excited!!
So i managed to stay off the scale this weekend and ended up working out every other day last week... My grandma had suggested trying every other day instead of 5 days a week just to see if i was pushing too hard. I will work out today Wednesday... Friday and Saturday this week, thankfully the resort we are going to has a full gym. My only down fall may be the wine i am going to have on Tuesday and then again on Friday with my family. I figure if i limit it to just one glass i should be fine. Vacation is always a little hard but i am always more active so it usually balances out.
I love you all... sending you all support and strenght.
Hi all... so my friend M pointed out that i haven't blogged in a bit... so just checking in with you all. I have been doing good with my eating and working out. Monday we had a bomb dropped on us our daycare provider is no longer proivding care and is going back to her previous employer so I was home all day with my DD and her day is with her the rest of this week. I did not make it to the gym Monday but i made up for it last night.
Work has been busy too so my time to get on here has been limited but i promise to keep checking in. I did weigh in on Saturday and am going to really really try not to weigh in this weekend... I was exactly in the same spot i was the last two weeks... hey at least i know i can maintain right???
Love you ladies!!! sending you lots of hugs and loves and support!
So as you can see from my previous posts i've kinda had a bumpy ride the last few weeks.... but i really feel like my mind and heart are back on track... I have been busting my butt and really watching what i'm eating...
I have been very good over the last year to weigh in every weekend... every saturday... and it's been great to be accountable however i have lost focus on why i started this... it really was all about being healthy... and ultimatly teaching my 4 year old little girl that exercise is important... that it's just a way of life, something you do like brushing your teeth or taking a shower...
The scale has kinda pit a stop... so i'm thinking... maybe i'll not weigh in for a month... maybe i should take the focus off the damn scale all together and just make the right choices and do the right things.
My concirne is i went years of my life not being accountable not even knowing what i weighed... so i'm a little fearfull... thoughts???
Hello all... so this week is going good... i have stayed on paln with my eating and work outs! i've been pushing pretty hard at the gym and am SORE SORE SORE! ouchie!
Tonight will be fun... My baby girl is with Grandma and I'm having some girls from the office over for dinner and a PartLite Party.... I love candles! I'm making a low carb meal but it's super yummy and the ladies are bring there favorite wine or munchie... last time we did this i was sucessful about eating the things that are approprate for me so i know i will stay focused tonight. I will probably have a glass of wine but that's ok occasionally.
I hope all of you are doing well... i sending you lots of love and support.
SO this weekend proved to be a test of wills... i did really good last week getting back in the right mental mode and back on track with my eating and exercise.. I worked hard last week... ending with a weight gain and my measurments up???????? Nice huh? My trainer thinks maybe it's a fluke but my spirts are kinda brused... we are going to measure again in a few weeks... i had worked out already and it was in the evening instead of morning like normal.
I'm going to keep pluggin along... I keep reminding myself it's about being healthy so all is not for nothing. The scale will move when it's ready to.
Thanks for all the love and support... keep it coming please.
This week is going good. I’m feeling much more positive about everything... crazy how when you’re put out good energy it comes back to you! I have done really good with my eating and my exercise is going good. I'm feeling sore today so I know I’ve worked my body good.
Last night I did have Sushi... it's the soy sauce that get's me... other than that I’m back on track and doing good. I'm not expecting much on Saturday when I weigh in but anything will be good. I just wanna start going down even if it's slow as long as I keep creeping down.
I'm super sleepy today and my workout partner is not going to make it to the gym with me today so another test to my commitment... but I’ll do good. My baby girl was barffing up sushi last night at around 11 so we had a huge mess in the middle of the night to clean up. Let me just say Sushi Barf is NASTY! all over my bed and pillows and blankets... the floor and her.... freakin NASTY! My tummy was still upset this morning. Thankfully she's not sick just started coughing and coughed too much... her gag is super sensitive.
I might try to rest during my lunch today... just to recharge. It’s actually kinda sunny here, cold as heck but sunny so maybe after the gym I’ll take my daughter out on her bike to the park. She loves that and it gives her the opportunity to burn off some energy... I hope everyone has a great day! Sending out my positive energy to you all.
OK ladies... it is clear that i need to focus on the positive... i need to remember i can do it and i have been doing it and here are some of the things i have accomplished along the way... and some that i have yet to accomplish but will! i encourage everyone to list there NSV's! and keep re-stating them... keep affirming the positive!
1) althought i am still purchasing 1/2 of my clothes at Lane Bryant... I can and do buy clothes at normal stores now.. the other day i actually fit into a pair of jeans at Old navy!!! This is incredabily exciting! I will eventually be able to buy clothes anywhere i go (with the exception of the "fat girl" stores)
2) oh my goodness... one of my favotite favorite things is the ability to cross my legs!! I feel like such a lady... like a women not a blob!
3) Sex... oh my goodness can you say close... there is a new level of intamicy between me and my man... it is amazing! (i know TMI)
4) Shoes... my shoe size has shrunk! seriously a size and a half in some cases and no longer need "wide" shoes... crazy huh? And i'm wearing much more appealing shoes... ok i'll say it they are sexy and i love them! My feet don't hurt!
5) Confidence and attention... I love attention really really love it and although i have always been quite the flirt my gained confidence has been a blast.
6) Stairs... ok so when i started this journey i had to tell my self EVERYDAY that skinny people walk up the stairs and fat people take the elevator... i can greatfully say i take the stairs everyday and don't even think about it... and my body is finally healthy enough that i am not out of breath huffin and puffin.
7) Lexi... my baby girl... you know the reason i started this journey was so i could teach my child that exercise and healthy eating are just a part of life... just like you brush your teeth.... you sleep... it's all a part of being alive and breathing. She is very active and i feel like my energy levels are higher and i can (well most of the time) keep up with her!
8) Body fat % down from 65.7 to 39.1... I'm getting closer to a normal range!
As for the things i will accomplish in the near future...
I will be more comfortable in a swimsute! I will buy all my clothes at none plus size stores! I will look great in the bridesmaids dress i just bought (a size to small)! My inches will continue to decrease and my clothes will get baggy. I will do the Portland to Coast walk relay.
Thanks to Melissa and Healthygirl... i needed some words of wisdome and advise! You ladies are awesome!
I know i can do it... i just don't know why i've let mysef get into this funk...
I have let my self get overwhelmed about not loosing since August and feel like last week i threw in the towel. I really said F it... i'm tired of saying no and tired of being good... I'm tired of my life revolving around what i eat and working out...
I know it's lack of dedication and willpower lately but WHY?? What changed? I kicked butt for so long, i said nope i'm not going to eat that... nope our plans will have to work around my dedication to the gym and in the last few weeks that dedication has been gone... I need to get back on track and find that willpower and accountability again cause it's lost.
I know none of you can do this for me but i really need something... i feel like i've barried my head in the sand.
Ok ladies... I think maybe I figured out the problem. I have been loosing inches but not weight since August and I’m getting a bit frustrated/ discouraged.
I realized two things this past week... one was I had a pretty traumatic event bring up a lot of past crap in the month of August so maybe I’ve been holding on to the weight cause it's safe.
The other thing I realized was that although I am doing the low carb high veggies and fruit diet and have lost 80 pounds. I have not changed my portion sizes... my guess is this has played a factor in my stunted loss.
This week I am going to pay attention to my portions and try to see if i can't reign it in a little. I have changed my work out... i am now doing more reps with regards to weights going from 3 sets of 15 to sets of 30 20 30, i have also increased my cardo resistance. I'm gonna need some serious positive renforcement from you ladies this week. Any advise or positive thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Ok ladies... apparently my body or mind needs an adjustment. I have been up or down a pound or two since August... look at my graphs!!! This is getting frusterating and i need to do something to jolt my body into loosing again. I have changed my weights regiment to 30 reps 3X instead of 15 reps 3X and have increased my intensity for cardo.
I tried the soup diet, yeah not for me. I gained 1.5 but then in two days was down 1.5 after stopping the soup thing.
I know i have accomplished a lot and i know some of you are going to say i should be greatful and i am, please understand i am very greatful and excited about what i have accomplished but i still have so far to go and i want to get back into the loosing and continuing to loose faze.
Help... any ideas... any suggestions... any advise... I'm getting frusterated and not sure what to do.
