Hi friends, thanks for your kind comments over the last couple of weeks. I have been so busy I just haven't had time to post or respond. Sorry about that! I only lost 0.2 lb. last week, but this week I'm down 1.6 lb so I was happy with that. That puts me at 197.6. Still trying to get below 190 before Thanksgiving.
Both hubby and I have been on JC since he joined about 4 months ago, I have been on a little over a year. We are having a bit of difficulty financially and both of us on JC is a strain. We have decided to just buy dinners and snacks since evenings are the hardest for both of us. Hopefully I have been doing this long enough that I can handle the rest of the day on my own now. I still really like the convenience of the dinners and snacks, the rest of the day I'm not home so it really doesn't matter. Weekends will probaby be the hardest. I need to spend some time planning healthy breakfast and lunch choices. Next week at my consultation we are going to talk about that, although my consultant is brand new and has not done MOMO with an actual client. Not sure how helpful she will actually be.
Things have been kind of crazy here. Between school, work, and kids activities I am really busy. I have been kind of stressed but am proud to say I have not turned to food. Am still finding time to exercise--I should say MAKING time--usually doing WATP videos but also walking when the weather is nice. I'm still enjoying the videos, I have enough of them that the variety keeps me from getting bored.
Hope you are all doing well, I will try to do better about checking in individually, but if it takes me awhile please know I appreciate each of you and and am pulling for you!
I finally broke the 200 mark! I weighed in yesterday at 199.4! It feels so good to be in the hundreds again, it's been 7 years since I could say that!
My next mini goal is to get to 189 before we leave for Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving. I saw my parents and brother in may, but one sister I haven't seen since last Thanksgiving and the other I haven't seen since her wedding in October '04! I'm really looking forward to surprising them.
I want to make October a great month. I don't have any major challenges coming up except Halloween, so I should be able to stay on track. I also want to get back into a regular exercise routine. I have been better with that the last week or so. Seeing my family in 8 weeks will be a great motivator! 180s here I come!
This has been a LONG road! It's not over, but I feel like I have been shooting for under 200 forever! I weighed in today, lost 1.8 lbs this week for a weight of 200.4! Yikes, so close! Yesterday I weighed in on my home scale and it showed 199.6! I about fell off the scale! I really didn't expect that cause I have been on vacation for several days and really haven't been sticking to plan. I also haven't exercised much this week because we have been very busy. But I have been trying to eat ok and not overdo. I guess I did ok. It was so strange to see one something on that scale! Can't wait till it's official.
Tonight we go out to dinner for our 12th Anniversary. I am not going to go crazy but I do plan to enjoy myself. Most likely a healthy seafood dinner of some sort, a couple of glasses of wine and dessert. Tomorrow is our actual anniversary, since it is Sunday we will just go to church and spend it at home with the kids. Then on Monday we are going to spend the day together again, go out to lunch and to a movie. Yesterday we saw All The President's Men, it was pretty good.
Anyway, once this weekend is over I plan to get completely back on track again with both diet and exercise. I want to lose at least another 10 lbs. by Thanksgiving. We are going to visit my family in PA that week and I haven't seen some of them in a year. Won't that be fun! I can do this!
Ok, time to get serious. I am going to write down my goals to help me get started again. Nothing mind boggling, I just want to get back in the game!
1. Exercise at least 3X a week for 30 minutes (cardio) 2. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day 3. Stay within calorie limits (1250 - 1550). I don't care if I'm at 1550 every day, I just want to be in the range. 4. Track my food and exercise every day to stay accountable. 5. Post on message boards every day to stay accountable and motivated.
This is probably enough, don't want to overwhelm myself. I have enough of that going on!! That's why I'm in this mess to begin with. Obviously stress eating is still a big issue for me that I have to work on.
I have not had to pull myself out of a big slump for a long time. If anyone reads this and has any suggestions or comments, please feel free to leave them! I am all about getting and giving support. That's why I'm here!
This has been a horrible week! I have been really busy at work, and i've been doing some serious stress eating. It's been a long time since I have eaten this badly. I feel terrible, my body does not like this lapse! Plus I have not had time to exercise since Tuesday. I have GOT to get back on track! The next week is going to be just as bad. My boss is coming to work with me for 2 days, I have 3 conference calls, and my son starts school this week. Just when I thought I had this healthy living thing down I fall flat on my face! I skipped my weigh in this week, would not be good news. Will weigh on my usual day next week, saturday. Will try to get back on track tomorrow and get some exercise in too.
Lost 2.2 lbs. this week, which puts me at 201.6! Didn't make my goal of getting below 200 lbs. by today, but I'm darn close! Another 1.8 lbs. and I am in Onderland! I can't wait!
I made some appointments at a nice spa that I've never been to for next month as my reward for breaking 200. I can't wait! I am on vacation for a few days next month so I took one of those days just for me. One of the treatments is a special foot massage and treatment, which will be so nice since I have been working out really hard and my feet are killing me! Another one is their signature facial which sounds awesome! Not sure what I am looking forward to more, breaking 200 or the spa!
Daughter started 1st grade this week, everything went great. She loves it, and so far her dad and I are really happy with the school. Her teacher seems wonderful. We are still working on settling into a schedule, won't have that down till the end of the month when son starts. Things will be a little crazy till then I guess. Plus work is really busy as well and will be for the next few weeks. When it rains it pours! Hope I can keep my eating and exercise on track through all the hectic days and stress the next few weeks.
Hope everyone is doing well. Have a great weekend! Steph
Hi gang, bummer news from weigh in, gained 0.6 lbs. this week. That's my first gain since probably February or March. I know at least some of it is water, I can tell I am bloated, but some may be actual gain also since I did eat out several times. Normally I wouldn't stress too much about half a pound but I have been so anxious about breaking 200 lbs. Guess I won't be making my goal of 199 by Aug. 19th. I would have to lose 4 lbs. in a week which I have never done. Oh, well, I came darn close and I will do my best this week. Maybe I'll make it by the end of the month.
I hated having to enter that gain into the weight tracker, maybe it will make me work harder this week.
Kids got back yesterday around 5:30. So great to have them back, lots of hugs and kisses. Quiet time is definitely over! They look so cute with those tans! It is yucky and rainy here today, I was hoping to get out with them today and walk a little and play but we are all stuck in the house. Maybe tomorrow.
It has been quiet here since Thursday night as my kids have been at the beach with my sitter and her family. They will be there until Wednesday. It's kind of nice to have the me time but I really miss my kids! Last night hubby and I went out for a nice dinner and to see a movie. I made good dinner choices but ate too much. Portion control is still my biggest challenge. I should have stopped eating halfway through the meal as I really was already full. But I ploughed on as the good obsessive-compulsive eater that I am. Had a salad, sea bass, steamed veggies, one glass of wine, and a piece of key lime pie for dessert. All very yummy! Then we went to see Pirates of the Caribbean. Not as good as the first but a very fun movie and I would recommend if you did like the first one.
Good news on weigh in this week, I lost another 1.6 lbs., which puts me down to 203.2! YEAH! Still hoping to break 200 lbs. before my daughter starts first grade, which gives me 2 weeks to lose 3.4 lbs. I'm cutting it close but I still think I can do it with some hard work and focus. My weigh in date is August 19. We shall see...
Nothing else much to report, a pretty uneventful week. Workouts have been nice since the kids have been gone, no munchkins underfoot. It's so unnaturally quiet though! I sure do miss those little stinkers!
I had a horrible week this week. At least I thought I did. My fibromyalgia decided it was time to make a big reappearance, had pain in hips, lower back and neck along with mental confusion. So, I did little exercise, much less than usual. Also, this was TOM week and you know what that usually means for weight loss. On top of that I was hit by the snacking monster, I think because I was just feeling so bad I didn't bother to try and stop myself from overeating. Didn't eat anything horrible, just too much--granola and pretzels mostly. Thought for sure all those pretzels would do me in with all the salt.
But I weighed in today at JC and lost another 1.8 lbs.! Wow! How did that happen? I have no idea, but I sure did need it this week for motivation. That puts me at 204.8, getting SO close....
I have now gone 4 days without exercising, and it's driving me crazy. I think it's the heat that's doing this to me. I am out in it a lot during the day, and it's now been 2 weeks at close to 100* or more. I am exhausted. I came home yesterday and fell asleep on the couch even with my noisy kids screaming in the room. That's usually impossible for me! I'm going to try to at least get in 30 minutes of activity today, even if it's low intensity. I am starting to feel lazy, 4 days is too long. I'm still so tired but maybe the activity will help energize me.
Had some disappointing news today, my 2 favorite consultants are leaving JC. I have been seeing my primary consultant for over a year since I started there last summer. They have both helped me so much and have been great resources. The consultant I will be seeing now is brand spanking new, seems nice enough but not sure how helpful she will be. I am so bummed out that they are both leaving. I couldn't find out why either, but I get the feeling it's not voluntary. Especially since JC was just bought out, seems a little too coincidental that 2 long term consultants would leave at the same time. Anyone else with JC finding this going on?
Hope I can get back on track this week. Hope ya'll are having a great weekend and have a healthy and successful week!
Till I get under 200! My goal is to reach it by the time my daughter starts 1st grade on August 17th. Since I weigh in on Saturdays I am giving myself until the 19th. That's 4 weeks to lose 6.8 lbs. It will be close but definitely doable. I just need to stay focused!
My shoes have been a big adventure this week. The Rykas came and I was so excited! They felt good on, that day I decided to do a 45 minute workout. Just a couple of minutes into it the balls of my feet began to burn! By the end of it my feet hurt badly and my toes were numb. Not good! Needless to say the Rykas are going back. Bummer! I ended up going to a running specialty store and bringing home Mizuno running shoes. They are the best things I have tried so far! Plenty of cushion and arch support, and lots of room in the toes. My feet do feel a little achy, I am hoping that is from the Rykas or just getting used to the new shoes. We shall see.
Strangely enough, doing all this research on aerobic and running shoes has given me the bug to try running! How scary is that! I ran a bit in college along with doing aerobics and lifting weights. Right now it is too hot here, plus I think I would like to take more weight off before I take that on. Don't want to put too much stress on my knees. But I think in the fall, after I take off another 20 lbs. or so, I will try some brisk walking/jogging intervals and see how it goes. Stranger things have happend, I guess!
Eating plan is still on track, although TOM is due this week. I am always so much hungrier that week! I am feeling it already. Had some peanut butter (reduced fat!) with an apple for breakfast. Was so good! Just couldn't resist. Did some extra exercise so hopefully I offset it.
