Wednesday Weigh In

up 2 lbs to 184. It could be worse. But it could also be a lot better.

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I'm so stinkin' nervous about weighing in tomorrow. I have a bad feeling that I've totally blown it this week. The eating is OUT OF CONTROL! I hate it, and I hate that I can't seem to find my self control anywhere. Every morning I tell myself that all I'm going to drink today is water, and then proceed to suck down the equivalent of three pops. Or tell myself I'm gonna control myself at lunch and totally inhale every sugar coated thing I can see. I'm good with breakfast and with dinner, it's everything in between that's killing me.

If you're paying attention that's the whole rest of the fetchin' day.

Confessions...

I stepped on the scale yesterday and.....drumroll please..... 136!

Here's for the confession part:
I haven't been to the gym for over a week. We've all been a little sick around here so I haven't gone to work out. However, my appetite is and has been almost nill. Hence the loss of 4 pounds. I suspect if I ever start feeling well that weight will come back. Something about losing weight when you're sick never stays off.
Oh well.

1st Official Weigh-In

So my scale is an evil liar and I don't trust it. One day it will say one thing and the next it will be 10-15 lbs different, and I know I don't fluctuate that much. So, I have decided to weigh myself every time I am at the clinic at my husband's school. Well, that scale is now officially even more evil than mine at home. No, it doesn't fluctuate really, but it says I weigh about 10 lbs more than I thought, but at least I have an official starting point and a reliable way to measure my progress (or lack thereof, as the case may be).

Drumroll, please ... 210 lbs.

I have decided to start running - something I've never really enjoyed, but since my husband isn't home at any consistent time every day, I need to be able to work out with my kids. I can't afford to join a gym (we live on student loans, so it's kind of tight) and I already have a decent jogging stroller, so that's where I am starting. Wish me luck, and as few blisters as possible, considering I NEVER wear shoes.

Wednesday Weigh In

Sigh.

182 lbs. No loss this week, but then again, no gain either. Time to kick it up a notch. I've gotta get my eating back under control. Grrrrr.

Hi -

Just a quick intro. I'm Mandi, and I'm addicted to Carbs and Blogstalking. I blogstalk through the time I should be exercising, and I eat carbs the rest of the time. Okay, so that may be an exaggeration, but there is some truth in it, otherwise I wouldn't need y'all's help.

I have two babies, Matthew is almost 2 (where did that time go?!) and Abby is brand new (2 months). My husband is Burkely; he is a chiropractic student with big dreams and I support him 100%. He is working on losing weight as well, and he is better at it than I am; plus he is a guy and for some reason notices that his pants fit better within two days of trying, unlike me who 'tries' for two months and the scale moves the other direction. That's why I'm joining up here - I need someone to be accountable to besides him.

I was always 'fit' while growing up. My senior year of high school I weighed 180 lbs but wore a size 7 or 9, depending on the outfit. Now, 10 years later, I weigh 200 lbs and am pretty far from that size 7. I don't have a goal weight, but with my bone structure I would be happy (okay, ecstatic) with a size 10 or so. I'll get there eventually, if I can just put down the pasta/bread/cookies/etc. and the laptop, and get my tush on the eliptical machine.

Oh, we live in Texas - here temporarily for chiropractic school. I grew up in small town Utah and I really miss the mountains, so we'll be heading back that way when school is done. I actually went to high school with Sheena (kind of, she is a couple years younger than me). That must be how I found this blog originally - a link from hers, which was a link from my sisters.

Anyway, thanks for letting me join the club.

New Member

Hey everybody, please welcome Mandi! Mandi says she's been blogstalking us for a while and needs that extra motivation that we can provide. Tell us a little about yourself....

Hey Mandi, if you had to send the request more than once I apologize. Stuff keeps getting sent to my spam folder, and every once in a great while I check it and there's something in there that shouldn't be. Like your request. So, if I took too long getting back to you, that's why.

You are most definetly welcome!

Weigh-in

After nearly two months of regular exercising and moderately cautious eating (hey, there is Halloween candy...) I am still weighing in at the EXACT. SAME. WEIGHT.

I have a couple of theories.

1. I must be losing fat at the exact same proportion to making muscle. Meaning: I lose a pound of fat and gain a pound of muscle. Almost simultaneously. I like this theory. It means that someday, hopefully soon, I am all of a sudden going to start shedding unwanted pounds daily. I'll keep you updated.

2. The gravity on this side of the state must weigh more. If I went to Spokane to weigh myself I bet I'd be at least 10 lbs lighter. I told Roy this idea but he didn't think so. Still he's a lawyer, not a scientist so I'm not putting all my faith in that answer.

3. Well.. ..

Here's another thing. It's not like I am losing weight then gaining weight. No. I am staying the exact same weight! I do work out. I promise. I've been trying to do 30 min of cardio --EVERYDAY!!! (except weekends) I am trying to vary my cardio work-outs so my body is buring calories in a variety of ways. Monday I did the eliptical with the arm thingys then lifted weights for my upper body. Tuesday I went to the body sculpting class that I've talked about before. I think. Anyway, it's an hour of step/lunge/freeweight/ab/sweat. I actually left feeling slightly ill yesterday because I worked so hard. I really am not trying to 'go easy on myself'. However, I know I can't go at 100% everyday or else my body has not recovery time. I feel like I'm starting to babble.

So any way. Here's me weighing in.

Wednesday Weigh-In

182 lbs. That's down 3 from last week for a total loss of 18 lbs to date. Yay for me! My new size 12 Levi's look awesome, thankyouverymuch.

Blasted Candy!

So, I was reminded over the last week that I have no self-control when it comes to candy! Seriously, it's a big problem. Joe left this morning to go out of town for the week which always makes for an emotional/lonely/depressed week....combine that with the loads of candy that we got trick or treating....it's a recipe for disaster. So, I picked out a few candies to bribe the boys with throughout the week and stuck the rest of it in his trunk before he left. Problem solved (hopefully)!

How are you guys coping with all of the junk food that comes with the Holidays, parties, etc?

I need ideas! And real ones that will actually work!