How did everyone do over the holidays? I haven't weighed myself yet and I'd rather do it in the morning ya know!? So I'll get back to you on my results.

I'm doing bad. Need inspiration. Now!

Weekly weigh in!

153.6 lbs.

Down another pound this week. Yipee!

I still am not working out regularly....it's been a pretty bad week for that....BUT I HAVE been pretty good about my eating. So...I'm sure things will go up when I do start working out regularly (replacing all this flab with muscle again) but for today I am glad to FINALLY be back at my pre-pregnancy weight!

YEAY!

3 more lbs to go to reach my ultimate goal.

1 step forward 2 steps back

The beginning of November, I hit 5% weight loss, which was super sweet! I thought I was on a roll, and then the yo-yo-ing began.....GRRR!

I've lost and gained the same 2.5 pounds for the last 4 weeks, and though I lost 1.2 tonight, stepping on the scale I felt like it was a crap shoot whether I had lost anything at all. I was super excited about losing a pound, but worried about next week because I've felt so crappy and fat all week. I think when I feel better about myself, I make better choices, and in turn lose more weight, so why of why do I sabotage myself...............................

154.8 lbs!

That's down 2 lbs in a week.

Funny thing...I haven't been exercising (which I am going to remedy here in a few minutes)....and have only been eating so/so.

I think mostly the loss has been because my muscles are deteriorating so I am preparing to put it back on now that I am getting back on track.

I hope not, though.

1.6 lbs away from pre-pregnancy weight and 4.6lbs away from goal weight.

So close I can smell it. :)

Grateful....

I'm just grateful to have stayed the same weight over the past two weeks.

I cant even tell you how many times I ate out....to many to count, BUT...I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend with my mom and sisters at Time Out For Women (the weekend BEFORE thanksgiving) so I guess all the restaurant food was worth it.

156 and going strong.

I may even try to work out tomorrow. :)

By the way Chari....I need your address again. I still gotta pay up. :)

Holidays

Yeah Holidays suck in the eating department. I was gone for a week and ate so much food. When I got on the scale this morning I was expecting the VERY WORST. However I lost 4 lbs somehow. I am at 131.
SWEET!

We need to do some kind of holiday challenge or something. Think of some ideas and we'll throw them around. I was thinking that we need have a goal to lose 1-2 lbs. between Dec. 1 and Jan. 1...or along those lines. Tell me what you think.

Hi

Hi all, so I started weight watchers in August and have been working at it for a while, and have lost 13.8 pounds since I started. I now weigh 233, and it is my goal to be under 200 before I would like to have another baby, which would be in the next 8-12 months I'm thinking.

I've been trying really hard to make better choices about what I'm eating, and it's mostly working, but I struggle with always wanting to have an "exception."

Anyway, you are all awesome women, so now I have one more place to be accountable.

Cheers!

Our newest member

Hey everybody, Andrea's decided to join us...so give her a nice, warm welcome will ya? ;)

Time to Pay Up

Okay people...we owe some money to Chari. Chari...do you want to post your address or do you want to email it privately to everyone? Let us know....and CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You did awesome! In fact everyone did great!

Andrea, if you send me your email address I'm more than happy to send you an invite to join us :)

Day of reckoning?

If I remember correctly, wasn't this weekend the end of our "Double or Nothing" challenge? I'm not sure that having our "final weigh-in" on Halloween weekend was the best idea! Anyone else see that as a problem? Oh well, guess that SHOULD have kept me away from the candy....


So, anyone ready to compare? Everyone still in on this?

Someone once told me that if you are nursing you won't have a period. Well I found out with my first, THAT is NOT true. So now it's been 4 months since I had Katelyn and my sweet mother nature has come back to visit. It's been a year and I haven't missed her at all. But I'm happy to report that I still lost some weight.

135!

Yeah!

In your face!

Rollercoaster......

157. something (I forgot) as of yesterday.

That's not so bad seeing that 4 days ago I was at 160.

(I told you I could gain 3 lbs in a week....he he)

Anyway...I'm not off or on the wagon anymore.

Most days I just try to make it through the day without treats...and most evenings I stick to it as well.

Not so much last night.

I ate a caramel and pecan covered sticky roll (a MASSIVE ONE) warm with vanilla ice cream on top. It was tasty!

That's why I didn't weigh this morning.

:)

Men Are Looking At Me In The Grocery Store...

I have opted for the short version of the hcg diet because when Joe gets home next week I'm going to need to be able to eat something in front of him. So. I am currently in maintenance mode which goes for 3 weeks. Once I decided this I totally lost all control over the diet in general and started cheating like mad for the last three days of drops. So I didn't end up losing as much as I wanted...and now that maintenance has started it's become a lovely game of "what can I add back in to my diet and not gain weight from?" Mac and Cheese is not one of those things, just fyi.

What you really are just dying to know, I'm sure, is what I weigh right now: 153.8 as of this morning. That's 17.6 lbs down from when I started the diet. However on Monday I weighed 152.6 which was the lowest I got on the diet (18.8 lbs down). I think there's going to be some natural fluctuation as my body decides where it wants to end up right now, and I'm okay with that. I'm going back to the gym either tonight or tomorrow, realistically probably tomorrow...and I'm hoping that doing so will help regulate the weight.

Anyhow, that's my update. I didn't quite lose 20 lbs, but I'm going to do another short course at the start of the year to see if I have any more to lose. In the meantime I've had to buy all new pants in a size 8 because everything I owned was falling off and looked horrible. One of the new pairs I wore for a morning and then had to exchange for a 6 because it looked too baggy. Do you know when the last time I wore a size 6 was???? High School.

I remember why I loved shopping as a teenager...it was fun because everything looked so good! This shopping trip I had to whittle my options down to what were my absolute favorites instead of settling for something that looked good enough. I love my new body!

Week 9

Maintaining at 137. Happy about that. Even more happy to go work out to hip hop hustle and strength classes!

New Goal

SO since my last goal does not seem to be working out for me I decided on a new one.

It is my hope this next week to PUT ON at least 3 pounds.

I'm well on my way!

There's nothing like reaching ones goals to boost ones spirits.





:)

the hcg update

So far on this diet I have lost 15.2 lbs. My weight this morning: 156.2 BUT the very best part in the whole wide world is that I have started pulling things out of my closet that I haven't been able to put on and DO UP in YEARS.

Ahem. I have an announcement to make...

Today I put on the outfit that I was wearing when I met my ex-husband. When I was 19 and hot ;) And it looked GOOD. AND THEN I PUT ON MY WEDDING DRESS AND DID IT UP. I know you know that that sentence deserves all caps lol.

I am not the same weight, but I seem to be about the same size and shape as I was way back in the day (except my boobs are bigger, but I have no complaints about that). I'm a little excited :) And I may or may not have had pics taken in both those outfits and then texted them to Ryan since one of his initial complaints when we started with the whole divorce process was the size that I was. Assume that I did ;)

I really want to show Joe, but I'm more looking forward to showing up at the airport down 20-30 lbs and seeing his reaction. So I'll wait for that. I think he'll be pleasantly surprised :)

BTW, since I started working out when Aile was 6 months old, I am down 50 lbs.

Back on the wagon

So...I jumped back on the wagon. But....not soon enough I guess.

157.8

that's a gain of .4 ounces.

Crappy!

Why am I going without candy/desserts again?

It totally isn't working for me.

My Confession

I have been avoiding posting on here. Because you're all going to hate me and think i'm cheating. I kind of am, I guess. So here goes:

159.0 as of this morning.

Probably you don't remember that my last post was for 168...and now that you do you want to know how in the heck I did that. Um, it's called hCG...it's a fairly radical diet which involves taking hormones, erego the cheating aspect. It's all over the internet, you may have already heard about it before. And the part you're going to hate me for most is I gained all 3 of the pounds back that I had lost the week I posted 168 so I was up to 171.4 again. Which means I have lost 12.4 pounds in 10 days. Without exercising. *Gulp* Yeah, I haven't even posted this and I can feel the seething rage.

But I look better than I have in years, people. YEARS. Nothing's saggy, my belly is practically flat, my butt has fallen off. I look good. Know when the last time was I thought that about myself? Uh, me neither. And this is only the beginning of it...I do this for 43 days and then go into maintenance mode for another 3 weeks. After some initially impressive drops I've leveled out to where I'm losing .8 lb a day. A DAY!!! So, when it's all said and done if the weight loss continues at it's current level, I should reach my goal weight of 140 - in a six week period. Cross your fingers for me after you stop hating me...

So. I'm out of the contest. No way is anybody going to beat me on this, and that's not fair. My money stays in but I'm saying my final weigh in is 168, which is the lowest I got on my own. Fair enough?

And one last thing...please read the research behind this diet before you tell me how unhealthy it is. I read it before I did it. My parents read it and are doing it with me too. We're all losing weight and it feels so good.

157.4

weeks weight loss: 0 lbs

After this last week I will gladly take that.

Looking forward to a new week.

Week 7

137.5!!

I lost 3.5 lbs. This feels SO SO good!

Progess...Finally!!

I haven't posted for quite a while because I've been waiting for something to post about! We are three weeks into September and I've been yo-yo-ing in the same 2-3 lb (179-181) range. I've been really diligent about going to the gym everyday. I've got my schedule all worked out so that 5 out of 6 days I'm going for a class (Zumba, cardio circuits, etc), plus I'm running 3-5 miles a couple of times a week in addition to that. My eating is not super strict but not terrible. You'd think that I'd be seing some progress. Well, I'm not. Until this morning...I think I may have broken free....177.4. That's down about 2 lbs. Yay!

I'm pretty sure that I won't meet my second goal of 170 by October 9th...but at least I'm moving in that direction.

Also, I am definately noticing a difference in my clothes. This week I pulled out my pre-pregnancy size 10 Levis and they fit! Plus, two people at the gym on different days said they could tell I've lost weight. That always feels good!

What's the point

168.2

What's the point really?

I mean, who says I HAVE to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight?

Week 5 & 6

I didn't post last week because I was sick, both my girls were sick and I was just trying to stay afloat. Maybe that means we won't get sick this winter. I can dream right!?

Now not all of us lose weight when we are sick...GO VAL! I gained.

I get to start this week off at 141. That's right, heavier than when I started. Oh geez. It's okay though because being sick humbles you. You want to work out like crazy when you are finally healthy. So here it goes.

HELLO WORLD!!!

I got sick this last week...nothing tragic just a head cold accompanied by naseau. But not the useful kind of naseau where you don't eat anything. No, this is the kind where you must have something in your stomach at all times or the naseau just gets worse. You know what I'm talking about? So since Thursday it's been zero exercise and non-stop eating. I was sure I was gaining weight.

Imagine my surprise and delight this morning to discover I WEIGH 168!!!

HELLO 160'S!!!!

I'm sure I will pop back up into the 170's and I continue to play the yoyo weight game but I can honestly say I don't know the last time I've seen a number this low on the scale. HOORAY!!!

Oh, and Joe left yesterday, which sucks but is probably good for my eating habits :)

I haven't measured yet, but hopefully those numbers are down too. On a side note, I pulled my new jeans off yesterday without undoing them (the ones I bought when I was with you Mel). And I saw Michelle Westwood Saturday and she accused me of shrinking away. That was an ego booster ;)

Tick....tick....tick.....

158.8 before nursing

Luckily "the baby" woke up a few minutes later and I was able to weigh after he ate (which I normally do and I was SUPER FULL this morning). Brought me down to

158.0

Could have been better...maybe even in the 157's if I hadn't cooked a SPECTACULAR chicken pot pie for dinner last night.

It was my first attempt at making my own pie crust (sad, I know, normally I use pillsbury) and it turned out fabulously. Flaky....oh, so flaky. Not to mention I used left over rotisserie chicken (dripping with fat) from the night before. It was SOOOOOO good.

I ate A LOT of it.

Oh well...hopefully after I digest it and burn off the fat from it, I will have even better results next week.

My resolve is slowly weakening.

It's quite possibly because 10 lbs hasn't magically come off in 10 days. That and I have a 10 pack of mini Snickers bars in the freezer along with some Macadamia nut cookies and Lindor Chocolates.

I sure hope there are good results tomorrow morning.

Something to validate me.

Freaking Weight Anyway

You know what sucks?

Hitting a personal best this week and still gaining weight. SUCK. 171. I ran 5 miles this week, twice, and 4 miles two other times, did my regular weight routine and GAINED A FREAKIN POUND. I may never see the 160s. This is depressing. Also, my eating's bordering on out of control, which might have something to do with it. My personal life is really really really wonderful though ;)

My measurements mostly stayed the same, but a couple went down.

Positive Reinforcement

Weekly weigh in (not that I don't weigh myself any other time during the week (as in every day) but Thursday is the day that I record it and am accountable for it)....anyhow...as of this morning....159.

HELLO 150's it's SO NICE to see you again.

Goal: 150lbs

9 more to go.

No dessert/treat/candy diet going well. I thought day 1 would just about kill me...but I made it. Day 2....not so bad.

I know there will be hard times/days ahead but for now I'm good.

1 lb in two days....how's that for positive reinforcement.

Joe's really really great

Hmm, this post isn't a weigh in, more of a mull over. Interesting thing about me...I tend to eat when I'm happy and comfortable. I've been known to also eat when sad and depressed, but for the most part I think I've kicked that habit. Currently I am happy and comfortable, which is a really wonderful thing as far as being alive goes, but it's having the effect of making me less careful about what I'm putting in my mouth. So I guess this is really just a reminder to myself to pay attention.

On a side note, I'm up to 4 miles with the running at 5.4. Man, it just about kills me, but it feels good too.

Week 4

I don't want to post this week. But I suppose I must.
140. Gained a pound.
Had a revelation.
Threw all the crap in the pantry away.
Have a new found hope and strength.
GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!

Mind over body

So....here goes nothing ladies.

I made a goal this morning to refrain from all candy and desserts until I can reach my goal weight (150 lbs)....however long it takes me.

This is not a "no sugar" diet.

You all know that I am a STRONG believer in mind over body. You REALLY can do ANYTHING you put your mind to.

This new goal is merely an attempt to put mind over my body and eliminate the two most difficult road blocks on the path to my ultimate goal (reaching my pre pregnancy weight).

I'm tired of staying stagnant because I have difficulty with moderating my "sugar yum yum" intake.

I just decided this morning that enough was enough and it was time.

I'm strong.....I can do it!

I'll keep you posted.

The first week is a KILLER!

Wish me luck!

Weigh in

It was a horrible food week and a terrible work out week as well. In reality I should've gained about 10 pounds, but I didn't. Holding steady at 170 thank goodnesss. I even lost some in my measurements which was awesome.

On an unrelated note it was a wonderful personal life week ;)

Sure and steady....

160

My Follow Up

So, a few weeks ago I set some goals for myself. The first was to be below 180 by the end of August. Well, today is September 1st, so here goes the accountability part of things....



....my weight this morning was 179. Hooray!



(I was a little bummed because on Friday I was 178, but that was after a week of being pretty sick and not eating much, so I guess this the more accurate weight.)



So, I lost 8lbs in August. Not bad. Now I have 5 1/2 weeks and 9 lbs to make my next goal. That could be tricky (since we can't ALL be like Val and loose 5 lbs a week!), but I'll do my best!

Query?

Marilyn asked when the Biggest Loserish type competition ends, and if I remember correctly it is October 15th. Does that sound right to everybody?

Week 3

139 still.
I'm actually happy about that. I ate terrible this week.
Ice cream, cookies, I can't control myself. AHHHH. If I'm working this hard why do I do this? It's a vicious cycle.

Here's to keeping it down...

Apprehensively I weighed myself this morning, fully expecting to be up another pound. Instead I was DOWN FIVE POUNDS! WAHOO! 170!!! This is the lowest I've been in a very long time. Here's to keeping the pounds going down, and maybe, FINALLY breaking that 170 barrier....

Oh, and my measurements:

Down 1/2" on my butt
Down 1" on my hips
Baby bump and waist had no change this week
Down 1/2" on my L thigh
Down 1/4" on my R thigh - bizarre
Down 1/2" on my L arm
No change on my R arm - also bizarre

I'm off to the gym :)

This week's weight...

160!

Down a pound.

2 days in a row.

10 more to go.





I'll take it.

I know you just added me to this blog dear Val...so I'm going to be annoying.
Will you re-invite me under this email??
skigreen4@gmail.com

Weigh in

I gained a pound - 175. I ran 15 miles last week, did weights, and GAINED A POUND.

Talk about lame.

Yeah, I know muscle weighs more than fat, blah de blah blah blah. Still went up. Although because Sheena made mention of the fact that she had measured her waist I had measured mine too....and this morning I measured waist, thighs, hips, butt, and arms (none of which I had starting measurements for). But my waist measurement? I lost two inches there, and about a half inch at the baby bump area (you know where I mean, right?)....so that's something.

Even though the frickin' scale went up...

Week 2

139.
I lost a whole whopping pound.
Lame.
Here's to a new week of kicking butt at the gym. I'm determined to lose more this week.

Quick Question....

Does chocolate zucchini cake count as a serving of vegetables???




NO?!?!




bummer.... :-}




oh, and a quick weigh in: 180 that's down 3 lbs from last friday :-)

161....still.

I'm still here....somewhere..

I stopped writing here for a bit because, well, I was discouraged. I was working out, trying to eat good and not losing weight. The body fat thing at the gym was not changing. I do think my pants were fitting better, but I am not sure. So I tried. Then life got busy. I had excuses not to go to the gym. Basically, I fell off the bandwagon.

I'm trying to get back on now. D is starting school soon. I am HOPING with a giant hopeful hope that he has morning kindergarten. Then I will go to the gym while he is at school. We will have a routine.

I'm still in this double or nothing. I think I will probably lose $10 and still have to buy my own squirt bottle. But I am glad you are all dropping pounds. For the record, I am starting at 148 lbs. Still want to lose about 20 lbs. But I am also measuring my waist Because overall, I want to be healthier and my clothes fit better. Since I gain in my waist, I want to lose in my waist. I'm not going to give up when the scale goes up or doesn't change, as long as I am losing inches. So my waist measurement is (pardon me while I swallow my pride) 38 1/2 inches. I'm shooting for a maximum waist size of 32 inches.

So, my name is Sheena and I want to be healthier.

My turn...

Hello All!!

I know it's been awhile since I've said anything, mostly cause we've been so busy that I haven't time to breathe, let alone blog! But, in all of that busy-ness I HAVE gotten back to exercising. My routine the last two weeks (this week starts week three) has been running on the treadmill at home M/W/F 3-5 miles and Zumba at the Y on T/TH/SA. With an occasional overlap like if I make it to the monday evening Zumba class (like I'm planning to do tonight...) or if I'm feeling ambitious and run before class one of the other days.

Anyway, point being...I'm exercising again!

The results...my weight as of Friday...183 or down 4lbs. Yay!

Oh, and I decided to set some goals (that's good, right?) They are: 180 by the end of the month (sooooo do-able) and under 170 by October 9th (when we leave on a trip to see the in-laws). My pre-prego weight was 162 and I'd like to be there by her birthday (Nov 18th). So, there you have it. Now, it's in writing so I guess I have to stick to it!

Watch out everyone, here I go!

Signing In

Hey there fellow weight loss friends! Thanks for the invite Val. I have every hope that this will help me be accountable to someone.

Those of you who don't know me here is a quick background.
I'm Marilyn Green. I just moved to Boise from Spokane. I have 2 little girls: Allie (2 1/2) and Katelyn (2 months). So, I want to lose all that baby weight and then some. I love food and I eat it all the time. I just joined a gym here TODAY. So here we go.

My first confession would be my starting weight I suppose: 140 on the dot.
I'm short though (5'3") so my goal weight or should I say my healthy weight would be 125. I WILL also tone my body up in the process right?! So I have inches to lose and muscle to gain. Let's do it!

Oh and I read somewhere about a sweet water bottle and I will kill for that thing!

Update

Sheena will be happy to know that her evil plan to fatten me up while I was there worked. Up 2 lbs to 174. Sigh.

But on the upside I went back to the gym this morning and ran over three miles straight, which I have NEVER done before. GO ME!

Back to diet Coke, exercising, fewer desserts, and no more homemade bread ;) But the weight gain was so worth the trip...we had a blast! Thanks again Sheena!

Weigh in

Weighing in....172

I lost 3 lbs last week.

Suck it, Trebek!!!

All y'all might want to get on it....double or nothing means $10 bucks a person ;)

Fair Warning

I'm changing my starting weight to 175. Because I gained three freakin' pounds in a week. Yah. I'm awesome.

In other news I feel it's only fair to warn you that I have actually begun to work out. Pretty much every other day, not killing myself, but nice and steady-like. Today I ran 25 minutes at 5.2 mph and only stopped because the preset timer was winding down. That may not seem like much to you runners out there, but it means that I ran over 2 miles without getting to the point of feeling like I was going to die, which is HUGE for me. I just keep adding a little everyday. I may actually have to bump the timer up to more than 30 minutes in order to keep adding...not a bad thing.

And then I do my little weight machine routine. I'm fully expecting to gain more weight before I lose a lot, because muscle weighs more than fat, blah de blah blah blah. Anyway, I'm going to look awesome. Because I also have not had an increase in appetite. It's actually going away. And I've put myself into counseling so I fully expect that to help...mental and emotional health should translate into better physical health, right?

Anyway, consider yourselves warned ;)

Double or Nada

So it looks like we're doing Double or Nothing...

Let's start August 1st....same deal only we'll actally lose some weight this time, Okay?

I've started back to the gym, only two days, but I'm not killing myself, starting out nice and easy so I want to keep going. And the last time I weighed myself I was at 172. So that's 11lbs to date. Only we're starting fresh from here so I don't get to count any of that already lost weight. Crapola. But I'm happy it's coming off....

Let me know if you're in or post your ending weights for the last contest por favor!

Signing in...

163, as of this morning. That's one pound down from yesterday (despite the 6-7 fun size candy bars...oh, and handful of Starburst at 10:00PM last night. I'm sure it will catch up with me tomorrow)

Not so good but I shall count my small victories.

That's 5 lbs lost so far.

I guess it is weight loss but not very encouraging.

Mostly because I sabotage myself CONSTANTLY!

What is wrong with me.

This is the Accountability Part....

I hate to bring this up, but our little contest technically ended almost a week ago. I realize everyone is hoping I had forgotten, but I haven't. Soooo, time to pay the piper people. Post your ending weight with you percentage lost in the comments and then we shall declare a winner to whom we shall send the $5 a piece and the coveted squirt bottle.

Back in the game...

164 lbs...not good...not bad.

Not much to say about it.

Two weeks ago I gained two pounds and didn't feel like talking about it so I didn't post anything. But this week they're gone again so I'm back to my stellar 175. That lame little fact means that I've lost 10 pounds to date, but that only 8 of them count. Anybody else working on stuff or have you all given up on me? Hmmm? I know Mel's working out....anybody else?

ARGH MATEYS!

WHo knows if I'm loosing.

I don't.

Hard to keep track of if you don't have a scale.

But...I AM WORKING OUT...thank you very much Valerie and I still don't feel any different.

Especially today.

I am totally bloated.

Honestly...who bleeds for 7 1/2 weeks after having a baby and then starts their period 9 weeks postpartum.

I DO! AND IT TOTALLY SUCKS. (of course, last time I bled for 9 weeks and then started my period 2 weeks later)

SUCKY!

Time for workout sabotage...(although I just drowned the rest of the bag of chocolate chips in the sink this morning). I NEED CHOCOLATE!

Update

I neglected to post on Monday, but I'm down another pound.

175. 8 pounds lost to date. Still not working out.

Don't hate the player, hate the game, my sistas ;)

A nice surprise...

This week I lost 3 pounds. I am still not working out. That means I am down to 176 with a whopping loss of 7 pounds so far.

In other news I am back on the online dating wagon, so then maybe I'll have some motivation to start working out. Feeling some, but not enough to get me out of bed this morning. But possibly could send me into a feeding frenzy. Gonna have to be careful...

Also, we are just over one month into the competition....time to self evaluate and kick it up a notch, ladies!

Why I haven't posted

I weight 148 lbs. For those of you keeping track that is a GAIN OF TWO POUNDS. Lest you try to comfort me with the muscle weighs more than fat theory let me just say that my body fat content HASN'T CHANGED.
It is seriously enough to make me contemplate taking a pregnancy test just to make sure. (*note to brother's girlfriends who might potentially read this and call my brother, I am NOT making an announcement here.*)
There is a less than 99% possibility (assuming Mirena doesn't lie) that I am indeed pregnant but really, WHY CAN'T THIS WEIGHT DISAPPEAR?! One has to wonder.
On a serious note, I am contemplating a 2 week foray into the South Beach Diet way of life. I have done this once before. It isn't a way of life I could sustain but I found last time that it helped me break some of the bad carb habits that I have. You could suggest that I just 'cut back' on the homemade bread. (or stop making homemade bread but since we don't buy bread and the man likes toast in the morning that's not an option) But 'cutting back' isn't a strong suit of mine. So maybe for a couple of weeks we go with nothing to wean my body from the carb cravings....
Eh, we'll see. In the mean time I still go to the gym 3-5 times a week. (shooting for 5, usually hit 4). I still sweat like a pitcher of lemonade in July. I have begun to seriously target my core (read: fl-abs). And I still plan on turning this thing around a bringing home the golden squirt bottle!

Bring it on!

I started working out this morning.

Bring it on.

I'm gonna kick all y'all butts.

:)

That bad

I weighed myself this morning. you don't want to know. or maybe you do. but I'm not going to tell...


...it was that bad!

Doomsday...no, not the hill...worse!

I ordered a swimming suit off of Shade.com (the pink top and black bottoms) and it came in the mail yesterday. Not sure what I think about it.

I ordered it in my "normal" size so that it will fit for years to come (I have had my last suit for 6 years) It doesnt exactly fit me perfectly right now. It is VERY safe to say that it doesn't fit perfectly right now.

First of all...my breasts...totally hanging out of the top. While it looks nice...I'm not used to such "voluptisity"...not sure I'm comfortable with it...can't wait for my AA breast back...they will look much more "covered" in the top.

Secondly...since I gained most of my preggo weight in my hips and butt it is also safe to say that the bottoms are a bit snug.

Not sure what to do. Should I return it? Should I go out and buy some bottoms that are a bit bigger until I shed the weight?

Anyway...because of this "enlightenment", I decided to go across the street and use my neighbors scale...

15 lbs to reach my goal (12lbs pre preg weight).

I'm sure the suit will look better with that 15lbs off.

Guess that means I will have to say goodbye to:

Costco muffins
Ice cream and brownies every night
overflowing bowls of capn' crunch cereal
12 lbs bags of candy (also from costco)
candy bars
etc....

I may just have to go for a "leisurely walk" on my elliptical this morning. I would go outside but the wind gusts are crazy!

Any advise?

Looks like I've got some catching up to do. 3 weeks to work out success. I guess I should start now by cutting out all of the junk/candy/brownies/fast food. That might help.

Not all that I'd hope for.

So I'm down....wait for it..........wait for it............one half of a pound. yeah. But I am also down one percent body fat. So I'm going with it being a building week. I'm building. It will probably take a couple of weeks but after that, you'd better watch out! I fully plan on being the biggest loser here! (uh, did I just say that?)

In other gym news. There is a guy who works out there who totally looks like a hybrid of Chuck and Ray's brother on Everybody Loves Raymond. Every time I see him (which is frequently, apparently our workout schedules coincide) I think, "Hey, that guy looks like Chuck." Really. I think it every time. Not kidding.
There's another guy who works out there with total porno-arms. He has porn tattoos all over his arms. Why would you do that?
Thursday when I was there 3 of the 5 bathroom stalls were out of toilet paper. They put signs on the stall doors saying, "Temporarily out of toilet paper. Sorry for the inconvenience." Huh?! There is a Safeway across the street! Fix the "inconvenience"!!
When I first started going to this gym the bathroom/shower area were always pretty well maintained. Now the showers smell like mildew. Every. Single. Day. And I go at all different times of the day depending on how the kids are. Plus the toilet bowls have a ring around the inside. You know, where the water is in the bowl. You know the rings that you get when you haven't cleaned the toilet in a while. You know....right?.....right?.....it's not just me......right?......
These are the important things I have learned while working out. So, I'll see you all here next week. Be prepared to marvel at my amazing physique!

The Trash Talk Starts NOW

I am (probably) not one of those people that's going to keep any sort of weight loss a secret. And as I have already mentioned that I am a BIG talker, I feel it is only in keeping with my duty as such to inform you that I lost 2 pounds last week. Without working out.

Yep, 181.

Also, I got up and went to the gym this morning. Catch me if you can, suckas!

Last I checked I weighed 168 lbs (I stepped on a scale at Gabe's doctor's office last week...he he).

That's makes it 15 lbs to my "pre-pregnancy" weight, 18 lbs to my "goal" weight and 21-23 lbs to my "man...that's awesome" weight.

It's a good thing I can't work out for another 4 weeks...otherwise I would kick all y'all's butts! (Ooohhhh...some serious trash talk going on...take that!)

Hello fellow Losers

I weighed myself before and after my workout as a matter of interest. Before my workout I weighed 145 lbs and after I weighed 147 lbs. I ask you, my exercise gurus, why that is? Is it because I drank 2 bottles of water or is there some cool muscle explanation? Maybe a combination of both?
For my official Loser Competition Extrodinare starting weight I figured I'd go with 146 as a nice average. If you have any thoughts about it, speak now. I would hate for there to be any question about my winning when I take home the coveted squirt bottle.... (I hope it's solid gold. That would come in real handy!)

The Challenge Spectacular

I am here for you to answer all your questions about the weightloss challenge. See how supportive I can be as I prepare to kick all of your tushies?

Sheena - we shall measure body weight percentage by taking your total poundage lost and dividing it by your starting weight. For example, I am starting at 183, if I lose 30 pounds (oooo, I'm so gonna do it) then I would divide 30 by 183 to give me a total of 16% lost (gotta multiply by 100 to move the decimal place to the correct spot). Let me know if there's confusion.

Chari - we shall not charge for pounds gained because, well, that sucks. And we're all about not sucking here at I'm Losing It. The three months shall begin on April 15th, so that we are at exactly half of the month, and therefore I can keep it somewhat straight in my brain.

Melanie - NO. Nice try though :)

SO. Everybody is going to weigh in on the 15th (that's this Thursday, y'all) with their official starting weights. From then on it is up to you how often you choose to post...You may choose to keep us all in the dark about how well you're doing, OR, you may choose to post updates that bespeak your awesomeness, thereby inspiring the aforementioned competiveness in the extreme in yours truly.

Bytheby, I have decided that the winner, in addition to winning the pot o' gold at the end of our collective rainbow shall also receive a squirt bottle, perfect for the onceaweek combing of boys hair before church and/or the onceamonth mopping of kitchen floors.

Are we all clear then? I expect to see posts of starting weights no later than Thursday! On your mark, get set, GO!!!

FRICK

183

This sucks.

Therefore, I, Valerie, upon some serious reflection, and finding that I am in need of some serious motivation, and also, knowing myself to be a competitive person in the extreme, (and also because my awesome boyfriend has decided to lose weight and has lost 6 lbs already this week and I cannot, repeat cannot go back to being the fat one in a relationship) do hereby challenge all of you to a Biggest Loserish type competition.

The rules shall be simple - put up $5 each, and at the end of three months the person with the greatest body weight percentage lost wins the pot. See the Biggest Loserish similarity?

I'm not sure if this technically falls under gambling or not, so don't play if you're concerned about it. BUT, I am totally willing to lose $5 in my weightloss efforts.....or more succinctly put, I am totally willing to win the pot as I put you all to massive amounts of shame (oh, bytheway, I am a BIG talker, and you should get used to it).

So, who's in?

I'm a chicken...

I had a great week last week...this week was NOT GREAT in the eating department. I'm afraid of what the scale will say so I'm avoiding it for now. Guess I'll give it another week (and make this a good one) then I'll report back. Sorry, but I'm a total chicken!

Hey look! I posted.

I fell off the wagon this month. But I am slowly trying to drag myself out of the dust and back on the wagon. I went to the gym this morning. For the first time since....I don't know. I didn't weigh myself. I forgot. Mostly. But I will say that my pants are tighter and I'm back to only two holes on my belt. I had made it all the way to that third hole but now, not so much. If I could stop eating cookies... but since that's not going to happen I need to GET TO THE GYM.
So now I'm ready to go back. I am done with visitors for a while (March has been busy!). The kids are actually asking to go to the gym and what happens? My car breaks. It needs new brakes. My non-mechanic husband attempted to replace them himself. You know the standing man joke about call the plumber before you husband tries to "fix" it himself or it will end up costing you more? Yeah. Now the rear brake is all taken apart and the car is on cinder blocks and not only can he not fix it, he can't put it back together either.
What this means for me and the gym is that I have to get myself there before Roy has to go to work. So I did.
Okay. This post isn't working out so swell. Too tired. My abs and glutes are sore already. I ate *mental calculating*sigh* 8-ish cookies today. I'm shooting for another trip tomorrow. Good-night.

A randomish update

I joined a new gym. It's two minutes from my house instead 15 minutes away. It's open all the time, so I can go late at night or at 4:30am if my heart so desires. And then, miracle of miracles, I actually went and worked out last night. Then I did pilates this morning. And I plan to go back again tonight. Trying to not overdo it, so I'm going slow. Also, I've decided to do the couch to 5K program, so I'll have some sort of goal over the next little while besides just not being fat. I haven't weighed myself in a little while, but I'm assuming it's still hovering around what it was. I continue to eat cookies and drink full calorie (meaning full-taste) Coke, but you know, baby steps. Working out while doing it is better than not working out and still doing it.

Back On!

I know it's been a long time since I posted (thanks for the reminder, Mel) so here it goes. It's actually not bad, I can't remember where I was last time, but my weight loss for this week was 3lbs! That puts me at 193. Still a ways to go, but it was a great week!

On another note, I'm so excited for Spring and the chance to run outside! I have a love/hate relationship...love that it's helping me get ready for the real thing (running outside) but I HATE running on treadmills! Anyway, I went outside this morning and went 4 miles in about 45 mins. I was pretty happy with that. I'm looking for another 1/2 marathon to do, probably in the Fall....we'll see.

So, there you have it. That was my week!

Lost it...yeay!

Okay...so I haven't posted in a while but....who has.

I did, however, loose one pound this week (actually 1.2lbs).

I'm very happy about that.

So far 29 lbs gained.

Not my best record but i'll take it.

:)

Lost it...yeay!

Okay...so I haven't posted in a while but....who has.

I did, however, loose one pound this week (actually 1.2lbs).

I'm very happy about that.

So far 29 lbs gained.

Not my best record but i'll take it.

:)

a bit redundant....no?

Yipee-ca-yeay!

4 week weight gain.....1 1/2 lbs. Yeay for me!

Yipee-ca-yeay!

4 week weight gain.....1 1/2 lbs. Yeay for me!

Yipee-ca-yeay!

4 week weight gain.....1 1/2 lbs. Yeay for me!

One week to go....

I've made it three whole weeks without any treats. That's huge for me! There have been a couple of close calls (like the baby shower I had for my cousin ...or the birthday party for my grandpa...or like every night after the kids are in bed!) but I've held strong. The one slip up was when we went to dinner this weekend as a family and they accidentally brought me regular soda instead of the diet that I'd ordered. So not my fault! I'm not counting that. One more week to go!

As far as the rest of my weight loss journey, not much happening there. Since I last reported, I've lost a whole 1 lb. That's it. I've been so good about exercising, building up time and intensity, and eating better and less. Joe tries to comfort me by saying that I'm rebuilding all of the muscle that I lost after an entire pregnancy on the brink of bedrest...but seriously, I could would appreciate some better results for my efforts! Oh well, I'll keep at it and hopefully the results will come...soon.

Also weighing in

I realize that I did not actually say the numbers in my last post. So. I weighed 139 lbs and logged an amazing (sarcasm) 30% on the body fat meter. Now I am up to 141 lbs but I'm okay with that because *drum roll please* I lost 2% on the body fat meter! Yea! And since muscle weighs more than fat, it's okay that I have gained weight because I know that I will start losing later -- ya know, after I convert a bunch of fat to muscle. My abs though....still resemble Jello.
In other news, that whole no sugar thing lasted exactly 2 days. Now I'm going for moderation. Like, I won't eat all the cookie dough, just a couple of bites.
I did learn that I do better if I stay not hungry. I know, I know. Everyone knows that. There's a difference between knowing and knowing though. Ya know. So, I must make a better effort at having an actual lunch plan as well as actual snack plans between meals. Otherwise I break down into a treat-seeking missile.
Oh yea. And to brag (because that is at least 50% of my exercise motivation on some days): I went to spin class again today. I arrived early so I could do some back and shoulder lifting before class. After class, my friend Mindy, who is crazy in a good let's exercise kind of way, turned to me and said, "Ready to run a mile?" "bwahahahahaha! oh. you're serious. um. okay." or something like that was my response. So we ran a mile. Then we did a small ab workout. I WORKED OUT FOR 2 HOURS. 2 HOURS PEOPLE. I may lose it yet........

Weigh In

Last week sometime I weighed myself and I am now willing to own the number: 181 lbs. YIKES! Since then I have been watching what I eat better and have cut out the beef and pork products and increased the vegetable intake. So today when I weighed myself I was happier with the number I got: 178 lbs. So yay for eating better and weight coming off. Also the amount of walking I do to and from classes is probably helping in the exercise category (you know, as opposed to no exercise), but I do realize that I need to get back in that particular groove. So much of this last 6 months has been about survival, but I feel like I'm coming back into control of my own life and may be able to actually care about how I look again.

The ultimate stretch

I LOVE it when my belly starts growing so big that it starts stretching and pulling the previously formed love handles out. Not so bad. I don't feel so chubby and hopefully wont have to worry too much again about the "handles" until after delivery. That gives me a little less that three months to enjoy some semblance of "fatbacklessness". Then....it will be back in full force.

I suppose I will have to deal with it then.

How's it going? Well....

I am beginning day three of no sugary treats/snacks. I had one minor slip up when I wasn't thinking and had a piece of broken cookie. I didn't even realize what I'd done until it was halfway down. I'm so not counting it because at least I didn't say, "Oops. Well, since I already messed up....."
I got up yesterday in plenty of time to make it to the 5:45 spin class with Mindy (Ash fed at 4 and I didn't really go to sleep after). Then we did some tricep exercises. Today, my buns hurt so much from the "saddle" that it's hard to sit....
Mid day yesterday I took a nap and woke up with a killer headache and nausea. It's hard to know if that's from sugar withdrawl or the obscene hours I saw that morning.
So today.... still going on the sugar deal. My workout didn't happen today though. I slept hard until 7 when I fed Ash, made breakfast and eventually went to back to bed. Finally at 10 I drug my sorry self out of bed. (Usually the kids are up long before that but we had friends over until late and miraculously that evolved into sleeping in.) And here I am.

I want to be thin again

This originally started out as a comment on Sheena's post (see below), but as it grew massively I decided it needed to be it's own post....

I like Sheena's plan. I am attempting to also get a plan. Currently I am in negotiations with Sugar. I keep telling Sugar that I am willing to eat it if it will in return pass straight thru my system without installing itself in my fat cells. But Sugar's all, "I can't do that, it's physically impossible for that to happen". And I'm all, "But if you really loved me you'd do this for me". And then Sugar comes back with, "Have some freakin' self-control and only eat me in moderation". I think at this point Sugar may be winning at the negotiation table. Heartless Sugar.

But maybe, just maybe I can come back with......Splenda! Splenda is not sugar, Splenda is a sugar SUBSTITUTE. Which means I can eat more with fewer consequences (don't burst my illogical bubble on this one). And, LOTS OF THINGS CONTAIN SPLENDA. (I like saying it: Splenda. Splenda. Splenda. It just sounds so splendid!) Because honestly, I think for about 3 weeks a month I could probably just shun sugar, but then I'd get to that 4th week (which is actually the week I'm in now, sorry, TMI) when all the wires get crossed and I feel like I will quite possibly implode if I don't have sugar in my system RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!!! And it's at that point that I know that I will fail.

Which is a very long and rambling way to say I'm going on a Splenda diet. Also, I'm giving up red meat and pork, because my body doesn't like them as well as it likes chicken. Also also, I bought the Wii Active because I'm feeling stubborn about getting up in the morning to workout, but I do have a small window of time when I'm home from school and the kids are napping that I could squeeze something in. And right now, anything is better than nothing. Perhaps someday I will do both. We'll see.

Okay. It's personal now...

I weighed myself a few days ago. Then today I had my body composition measured. Shoot. So I am really really fired up to change things up. Here's my plan.





Okay, I need a plan.


One thing I decided after spending 2.hours. trying to get out of the house to the gym and messing up naps for everyone: I need to get my sorry, slacking bum out of bed and go before Roy leaves for work. I have a friend who is there at 5 a.m every morning. Then I could have a work out buddy.... I am actually figuring if I'm there by 5:45 a.m. I'm good. She does an hour of cardio before strength training. I found some treadmill workouts I've been doing and like. They are more of the 20-30 minute variety....

Also. Sugar. I know some people around here are shunning the stuff. I found this unnecessary until now. I am *cough*cough* I am join*shudder* I AM JOINING THE SHUNNING. Wish me luck. Oh, except for Brown Sugar on my breakfast cereal. But I will use caution.

So far this is my plan. Shun Sugar. Wake up before the kids to exercise. Work out with Mindy because she's AWESOME! Any other grand ideas to ditch this "worse that poor" body comp?

(extra motivator: 10 year high school reunion is this summer....)

Wah-HOO!!!

I'm checking back in to let you know how my "sugar fast" is going. One week (and a day) down and still going strong. I have to say, the first day about mid-afternoon I had a KILLER headache! Sad how addicted my body is/was to sugar! The second day I still got a headache about the same time of day, but not as bad. By day three...no headache! This week is even more of a challenge because my hubby is out of town so it's just me and the kids and I don't have anyone keeping me in check. So it's all on me this week, but I think that I'll be fine.

The other good news for me yesterday was that I weighed myself and I'm down 2lbs from that week. It's a start. I've got a long ways to go. But I'll take any movement in the right direction!

I've been mixing up my workouts using the Wii Active, a new Biggest Looser DVD and the treadmill. All of those are working for me because I can do them at home whenever I'm able to fit it in. But I do miss running with my girlfriends maybe in the spring? We'll see.

So, that was my week. How was yours? Val, how's your no-sugar challenge going?

Gotta start somewhere...

Hello ladies! I'm back, after a very long absence, and finally going to face the scale. Yikes, I knew before climbing on that it was not going to be good, but still it was a big shock. So, I'll just get that out of the way and then I can focus on the positive. 203. Yep, that's up 40 lbs from the day I found out I was pregnant, 10 months ago.

So, I've got my work cut out for me, that's for sure. The encouraging thing is that I've lost the weight before so I know how to do it and that it can be done.

Last week I reached the six week mark (since the c-section) so I was allowed to start exercising again. I started the first day by jogging/walking on the treadmill for 2.5 miles. Wow, I am really slow now. Not that I was ever that speedy, but my "sprints" yesterday were at about 5.5 MPH. Sad. But, I was burning calories, that's what counts. The next two days I broke one of my Christmas presents and did some Wii Active workouts. I thought that it was fun and was surprised how sore they made me. Today, I did a Wii workout and about 20 minutes on the treadmill. So far, I'm being consistent but I've got to work on building up my strength and stamina again. Basically, I'm a big wimp right now! Some of my friends are running a half marathon in May and originally I thought that I could be ready by then (to run the race, but not to keep up with them), but now I'm not so sure...that might be a bit too soon.

Oh, and I am doing a 4-week-no-sugar-challenge for myself. Starting today, I'm cutting out all sweet treats from my diet. That means, no candy, cookies, soda, that kind of stuff. Let's face it, I'm a sugar junkie and I ate enough of that stuff over the holidays to last for the entire year, it was bad. So, I decided that this was the best way to jump-start my weight loss. Plus, I'm giving myself a clothes incentive, I set aside some money for new clothes if I can make it the full four weeks. My hubby has agreed to do it with me...for a week (wimp!). We'll see how it goes....anyone feel like joining me?