Weight Loss Week 14

Ahhhh! I am so beyond frustrated! I was SO good this past week. I watched what I ate. I truly cut back on my portions. I didn't snack. I even did more exercising than usual. And did it pay off? Barely!

Ok, so at least I went down and not up. But this has to be the most frustrating week yet. I was really expecting a bigger loss. So I am bummed.... very bummed. I guess I'll keep trying for another week and see if it makes a difference. 

How did you do?

Starting Weight: 177.2

Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Week 6: 174

Week 7: 173.4

Week 8: 175.8

Week 9: 175.8

Week 10: 175.8

Week 11: 174.2

Week 12: OOPS

Week 13: 175.8

Week 14: 175.5

Weekly Gain/Loss: -.3

Total Gain/Loss: -1.9
Goal: 165 by April 30th

Weight Loss Week 13

I'm baaaack! I'm sure you all missed my weekly weigh in tremendously last week... hehe! But I forgot to weigh in on Monday and again on Tuesday and then again on Wednesday and by Thursday I figured I would just wait to post until today. So here we go.....

This week wasn't too bad. We had McDonald's for dinner one night and I kinda kicked myself for it later. But it was soooo good! Exercising hasn't been great because we had bad weather... again! The couple of nice days thrown into the mix I did get out and play with my little one. Spring.. I need you!

So I thought the week was pretty good... and then I weighed in. There is something with this number!!

Starting Weight: 177.2

Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Week 6: 174

Week 7: 173.4

Week 8: 175.8

Week 9: 175.8

Week 10: 175.8

Week 11: 174.2

Week 12: OOPS

Week 13: 175.8

Weekly Gain/Loss: +1.6

Total Gain/Loss: -1.6
Goal: 165 by April 30th

I'll keep working at it and not cheating with McDonalds. I just don't know how to get out of this rut. I am in basically the same spot as where I started... sheesh!

How did you do?

Week 11 Weight Loss

Wow, these past 11 weeks have been a roller coaster. Literally. Up and down and up and down. Well, I am happy to say that this week things seem to be back on track! So what am I doing differently? Not all that much.

This past week I definitely cut back on the junk I was eating. I decided to eat an apple every day with my lunch to try and fill myself up and not snack as much. It worked to a certain extent. I did still find myself eating the occasional cookie, but I have to give myself some credit for not going overboard the cookie count like the last couple of weeks. I've also been on a huge fish kick lately, and I think having fish for dinner a couple of nights a week is a good thing.

This weekend I went out to lunch with my sister and my husband. I was SO good. I passed on the alcohol and had water, and I also ordered grilled salmon over a salad. Yay me! Then dessert time came and I didn't have the will power. Ugh, I ordered Peanut Butter Silk Pie. IT was so good! I didn't finish it though... I guess that helps a little.

The weather had been beautiful this week! Little Miss and I got out several times for walks. We also went to the park which is a workout in itself... up, down, all around... chasing the little one. So while I wasn't at a gym or doing an exercise video, at least I did get some exercise.

All these little efforts did seem to pay off! I hope I can keep it up for the next few weeks. Though we seem to be back to winter today with SNOW! Seriously? It's spring!

Starting Weight: 177.2

Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Week 6: 174

Week 7: 173.4

Week 8: 175.8

Week 9: 175.8

Week 10: 175.8

Week 11: 174.2

Weekly Gain/Loss: -1.6

Total Gain/Loss: -3

 Goal: 165 by April 30th

So how did you do? Anything really challenging happen this week? Any great tips or recipes?

Week 10 Weight Loss

This whole diet thing is really becoming frustrating. But I have no one to be frustrated with but myself. Two weeks ago I really but a kink in my plan. I gained over two points in one short week. Did you ever notice how easy it is to put it on and how incredibly hard it is to take it off?

Last week I did weigh in but never got the chance to do my post. Life has just been crazy. There's nothing really "going on." My kitchen is done, which is a huge weight off my shoulders. It's just the every day stuff that is draining me. But last week I had stayed exactly where I was. I maintained to the ounce.

This week I have been trying to be much more conscious of what I'm eating. But that's just it, I am aware that what I'm eating is bad! When I started this journey I basically stocked the house with healthy food and eliminated the junk. Since then the junk has come back in. A major downfall this week.... Girl Scout Cookies. I can't resist them! Ugh!

So in short, I haven't been exercising much and my eating has barely improved. And here I sit with a third week at the EXACT SAME WEIGHT! How is that even possible? In the words of my husband, "you haven't been exercising and you're not eating much better, so I would view this as a tiny victory." I guess he's right. At least I'm not gaining.

I need spring! I need to get outside with my little girl and go for walks and run around. I need to work harder.

Starting Weight: 177.2

Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Week 6: 174

Week 7: 173.4

Week 8: 175.8

Week 9: 175.8

Week 10: 175.8

Weekly Gain/Loss: 0

Total Gain/Loss: -1.4

First Goal: 165 by March 31st 

My goal is now totally unreachable. Sigh. So I'm going to push it back by a month.

Second Goal: 165 by April 30th

Week 8 Weight Loss (or Should I Say Gain)

I wasn't even going to do this post today. I knew this week was going to be bad. I can flat out admit that it has been the worst week since January 1st in terms of my eating. It was so bad that I actually had dreams last night that I went to weigh in and had gained 15 pounds. So I was just gonna skip this week and try really hard to get back on track for next week. But then I remembered why I am doing this on my blog. I am accountable to you, my loyal readers. I owe it to you and myself to be honest through it all.

So the ugly, honest truth? I ate two boxes of Popem donuts in 4 days. Are you cringing right now? I am. It all started with the fact that a 7-11 opened down the street from our neighborhood. So we decided to stop in one night and check it out. My plan was to get something like a small slurpy. Nope, I spotted the Popems and went to town eating them on the couch all night.

The next day I finished the Popems (my husband and daughter had some... but I had the majority) and I went into a major crave freak out. I called my husband at work and asked him to bring home more. Isn't that the sign of a problem?

So then on Saturday I decided that I better make up for it and do some exercise. It was a beautiful day so we took the baby for a nice loooong walk. A two hour walk to be exact. But about half way through I started to have a lot of pain in my knee. I don't know why (maybe I'm just really out of shape?) but I now have a big, ugly, swollen knee that hurts to walk on.

So my plan for the week was to exercise and eat well so that I could get back on track. Now exercise seems to be out of the picture. But none the less, I let myself down big time this past week and I don't intend to make that mistake again.

The results:

Starting Weight: 177.2

Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Week 6: 174

Week 7: 173.4

Week 8: 175.8

Weekly Gain/Loss: +2.4

Total Gain/Loss: -1.4

First Goal: 165 by March 31st

 

This is a huge blow. I have erased several weeks of small loses in one week of a big gain. My goal now seems to be unrealistic, but I am going to keep working at it. Lesson learned!

Week 7 Weight Loss

 

Wow, seven weeks. I can't believe it! This has definitely not been an easy journey, but looking back it sure has gone by fast!

This week was tough. Monday was my birthday and Valentine's Day, so we have had cake and chocolate in the house all week. I've been doing my best not to go overboard, but I have indulged a little.

We also had a little set back with out kitchen remodel and found ourselves without counters or a sink for a few days. You know what that means... take out! And with everything going on exercise was almost nonexistent... though I did get out for a walk on the two gorgeous days we had. Now we are back to inches of snow. Spring where are you? I'm thinking spring and posting a photo for inspiration!

 This is me the summer of 2008.... right before I got pregnant with little miss!

So here we go....

Starting Weight: 177.2
Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Week 6: 174

Week 7: 173.4

Weekly Gain/Loss:-.6

Total Gain/Loss: -3.8

First Goal: 165 by March 31st

 

Things are moving REALLY slowly. It's a little discouraging, but I can't get too upset because I'm still losing. I just feel like these teeny tiny loses are not really adding up to much... but I'm hoping they will in the end.

I need to keep with this! How did you do this week?

Week 6 Weigh in

First of all, Happy Valentine's Day!! I love Valentine's Day....I'm a romantic at heart! But I also love Valentine's Day because it's my birthday! Yes, today I am one year closer to 30 and I have lots of work to do on my 30 before 30 list. But I will write more about that another time :)

So, this week wasn't too bad. I was making some decent choices with my eating. I was not snacking much between meals and I was drinking more water. But then the weekend hit. My sister was in town to celebrate my birthday, so on Saturday it started. My mom, my sister and I went out to lunch and did some shopping. I was good because I knew dinner would be rough. I was right. We had an amazing Italian dinner and then followed that up with ice cream cake.

I also had leftover ice cream cake the following day. And here we are... Valentine's Day. I am sure my day will be filled with chocolate and other yummy treats. Sometimes it's just really hard to have the will power not to eat junk. So today I will do my best to use moderation. But it is Valentine's Day and my birthday... so some treats are in order!

Time for this week's results!

Starting Weight: 177.2
Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Week 6: 174

Weekly Gain/Loss:-.4

Total Gain/Loss: -3.2

First Goal: 165 by March 31st

I wish the number was bigger... but it's going in the right direction. Can't complain about that. I hope you all enjoy your day! And be sure to let me know how you did this week!

Week 5 Weight Loss

Better late than never, right? This week was kind of like a plateau for me. I didn't find myself starving all week like I had in previous weeks. I also didn't feel the need to binge eat every second of every day. I went about with my normal routine, cooking what I had in the house since I didn't go food shopping last week. The only thing I really did was watch my portions and my eating between meals. 

When I snacked I grabbed a 100 calorie pack or a yogurt. I didn't go out of my way to cook extra healthy meals. I mean, we weren't eating fried chicken or fast food, but we ate normally. We had chicken cutlets, ham, pizza.... but I didn't go back for seconds on anything.

Working out has not been going well. I really think the weather has just drained me of all my energy. I will sit on the couch and will myself to turn on the wii and play. Even if for only 20 minutes. But I didn't. Not once. But I have been keeping myself active with lots of cleaning and reorganizing. So I guess that helps a little. I need spring so I can get outside!

So how did this week go for me?

Starting Weight: 177.2
Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Week 5: 174.4

Weekly Gain/Loss:-.6

Total Gain/Loss: -2.8

First Goal: 165 by March 31st

I'm happy. At least my numbers are heading in the right direction again. I feel like my efforts this week were minimal but present. So that leaves me plenty of room for improvements. One of my biggest problems... plain and simple... I love food.

How did you do?

Momma Fail

So I had a crazy morning. I over slept... a lot... because I didn't get much sleep last night at all. Just one of those nights where your mind refuses to shut down and you think about anything and everything. So as I was running out the door to work I realized I never weighed in. I can't bring myself to weigh in this afternoon because I like to do it at the same time every week. So, I will weigh in first thing tomorrow morning and let you all know how it went!

But in the meantime... check in with everyone else over at the Weekly Weight Loss Challenge!

Week 4 Weight Loss

Ugh... this is getting frustrating. I need to try and stay positive and keep going, but I just can't seem to get myself in a good groove.  I partially blame winter. It's been so cold and snowy that I haven't really gotten out of the house much. Which means I am not exercising enough and I am way too close to my kitchen all day long. Also, with the snow days I have been craving comfort foods. Homemade chocolate chip cookies, hot chocolate, cake. It's bad.

I can fully admit that I did not do well this week. We went out to eat on Monday and I got the richest piece of peanut butter silk pie. It was so good. And I have also been snacking. I tried to keep busy during all the snow by cleaning and organizing my house. So I tackled my kitchen pantry. I went through all the snacks and checked all the expiration dates. I came across several things that were newly expired or expiring soon, so I made the food. I baked a cinnamon cake and a batch of chocolate pudding. Bad idea.

Needless to say, I gained this week. I gained back everything I lost last week. It's like last week and all my efforts never even happened. But I will do better. I have to do better!

The good news is that I am definitely drinking more water. I have even found myself thirsty at times. It's like my body is now remembering that it needs water and is starting to crave it. One small step, right?

Starting Weight: 177.2
Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4

Week 4: 175

Weekly Gain/Loss: +1.6

Total Gain/Loss: -2.2

First Goal: 165 by March 31st

How did everyone else do? What have been your challenges and successes?

Week 3 Weight Loss

Week 3 is done and I am still going for it! This alone is quite an accomplishment. This week's major challenge was that my daughter was sick. She ended up with double ear infections that were so bad that her left ear had a minor rupture. So at the end of the week my mind was only on one thing... her. I let her sleep on me all day, I played with her at any moment she felt like playing. So I didn't get much thought to healthy meals or exercise. The first night she was sick we ordered Dominos... oh man. And then the next night I made those Perdue breaded chicken cutlets. They're not terrible, but also not great. But they were so quick and easy and didn't require any thought so that was it!

Thankfully she is doing much better! She's been on antibiotics for 4 days now and is back to playing and being happy. We will go back in a couple of weeks to check that her ears are all cleared up and the rupture is healing properly.

So aside from the fact that I didn't eat great for half the week and didn't exercise, I did better in one area. I drank more water! Not as much as I need to... but more. I made a pitcher of Diet Snapple Pink Lemonade and it was really good. So I will do the same thing this week and hope that I will need to make 2 pitchers over the course of the week.

Now it is the moment of truth:

Starting Weight: 177.2

Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175

Week 3: 173.4
Weekly Gain/Loss: -1.6

Total Gain/Loss: -3.8

First Goal: 165 by March 31st

Not too bad! I will take it and work even harder this week. How did you all do?

Week 2 Weight Loss

I have completed week 2 of my New Years Resolution! I've usually given up by this point... haha! This week was really rough. It was my husband's birthday (Happy Birthday, sweetie!), so we basically ate a lot. He requested a homemade ice cream cake, so I bought the Edy's slow churn since it's lower in calories. But I used the biggest spring pan I had (it looked small before I put the ice cream in) so it took 2 full containers of ice cream! Then we always add stuff to make it even more special, so I added fudge and oreo cookies for a middle layer. Not the best idea, but I wanted to make it special for him. (On a side not... he lost 3 pounds this week!)

So yes, I did eat the cake.... on three different nights. Ah! I am so weak when the stuff in the house. I just need to keep the junk food away. We also went out to dinner, but I was actually pretty good and opted for the grilled salmon.

Since I knew I was not making the best choices by eating the cake I tried to balance it out and ate Smart Ones for every lunch, tried not to snack between meals, and cooked healthier dinners.  Some of my fabulous followers shared some ideas to try to avoid snacking:

1. Brush your teeth or use mouth wash (then you won't want to eat because it will taste funny)

2. Chew a piece of gum

3. Drink a glass of water

4. Clean or do something to keep you busy until the feeling passes

5. Have carrots on hand to munch on

Thanks for all the great ideas, ladies!

So here are my results:

Starting Weight: 177.2

Week 1: 174.8

Week 2: 175
Weekly Gain/Loss: +.2

Total Gain/Loss: -2.2

First Goal: 165 by March 31st

So I gained .2 this week, which is better than I expected. I'm not happy that I gained, but I knew I didn't do as well as I could have. I am happy that I am still on the down side of where I started because I was honestly worried I was back to where I was. I am very aware of my challenges and I plan on working even harder this week to avoid the urges. I am also totally failing with the whole drinking water thing. It's weird, I hate water. I just don't like to drink it and I will notice that I drink absolutely nothing between my morning coffee and whatever I drink with dinner. I am going to work on this. Everyone has told me that if I drink more water I might find that I'm less hungry, and I need to drink more water to simply be healthy. I'm definitely not meeting the daily requirements... haha!

So this week: drink more water, exercise more (the Wii did not get a workout this week... oops), and make better choices when it comes to snacking.

How did you do?

Week 1 Done!

Ok... it's the moment of truth. I have officially been working on my New Years Resolution for one full week. I have to admit that I didn't do as well as I had hoped and made some "bad" choices. The first day went great... then by day two I seemed to be starving! I think I thought about food all the time because I knew I couldn't eat all day long like I used to.

By the second day I had already changed my plan. I went from "eat only at breakfast, lunch, and dinner and eat only healthy foods" to "I'm going to make a conscious effort to cut back my portions and make healthier choices." I'm not depriving myself of anything, but I'm also not going to eat 6 cookies a day (anymore... hehe).

Planning meals was hard. I only have a couple of "healthy" recipes that I know by heart. And that's usually how I cook. So I spent some time researching some fun and yummy recipes. I'm going to start incorporating them soon. This week we had whole wheat pasta with shrimp and vegetables. My trick is to really load up the veggies and really cut back the pasta. So it seems like you're having a nice size meal, but you're filling up on the good stuff. We also had chicken stir fry which was simply chicken breast and mixed peppers. I will keep you updated as I find and try new recipes.

So here are my results...... (I wasn't going to post my actual weight... but Life with the Lebedas motivated me and reminded me that it's for my own good, it makes me accountable)
Week 1 - 177.2
Week 2 - 174.8

Goal - 150

YAY!! I am very happy with my results. This is what I needed to motivate me to stick with it!

So this is what I would like to know from you.... What do you do to get over those moments where you really want to eat? I've heard chew apiece of gum, brush your teeth, munch on carrots. I really need some strategies to get through the tough times!

How did everyone else do? I would love to hear your struggles and successes! And head on over to Life with the Lebedas and Mommy's Free Time to check out their weight loss challenge!