Was experimenting with progress pics. I made a couple more. This time with beginning, middle, and now. Check them out!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
2 more down from last week
Progress pic day. Yet I've hardly made any! Yes I'm down 2 from last week but at this rate, and I haven't been cheating, I don't see myself losing any weight by next Tuesday. I really need to work out. I'm growing more and more resentful of this house.
Jadyn and I went on a walk over the weekend by ourselves and it was creepy. I'm not doing it again.
Maybe when she naps I'll pull out the DDR. I'll basically be on top of the TV and I don't even know if it'll work. Scot says it might've broken in the flood.
I'm still not incredibly discouraged though. I'd like to be 155 by Scots sisters wedding mid may. It won't kill me if I'm not. The weight will come off. I have faith that I'll reach my goal in 2013 of 130 lbs. I'm halfway there.
Jadyn's Dr appointment is today. I am hoping Scot will leave work early to go with me. He hasn't been to any of her doctor visits since she was 2 days old. I could use the support sometimes. Watching her get shots is torture but I know it needs to be done!
Alright, I'm going to post my new progress pics. Happy Tuesday!
Monday, April 29, 2013
New plateau..
165.2!
I had a hard time consuming 1500 calories yesterday because I was so busy, so I know its not because I over ate. I'll have to throw my body another curve somehow. This is about the time that my vigorous workouts would come in handy but my house is still a cluster of furniture right now!
Scot left me money because he wants me to run him some errands today. There's nothing vigorous about that but its still getting out and moving around! Tomorrow is Jadyn's 6 month doctor appointment. She will be getting more shots, which I hate. Part of me just wants to be able to skip out on one of these visits and have someone else take her because her reaction breaks my heart, but the bigger part of me knows I need to be there to comfort her. I just wish I could take the pain and let her have the benefits..
Wednesday my mom is coming to help us with the house because we really need it done by this weekend!!!
Thursday and Friday I'm not too sure what's going on. I'm hoping my family will come camping by me so either I can go there during the days or they can come over here. That's still being decided. Saturday is the party woohoo!!
At this rate I would need to lose a pound a day to reach the 160 goal lol. Oh well! I am going to have fun no matter what! Me and Scot even agreed that if absolutely no one shows up (which won't happen but hypothetically) he and I would be out there drinking and playing beer pong and bags and having a great time by the bon fire.
My family is coming though and his mom is too. Its just being hypothetical.. we are going to have a blast!
I might try to move the bed a little today to see if I can create a little room to DDR at least. I need to get sweating if I'm ever going to get out of this plateau and leave the 160s!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
No gain!
Its hard to really calculate what I ate at the shower yesterday but the two margeritas were not the best choice. I am still 165.2 today which is fine. I already have accepted that I won't be 160 by my party. I just don't have the space here to exercise like I was.
My moms coming over midweek to help us get the house more suitable for the party. I'm so excited for it!
I took a pic yesterday of me and Jadyn in our dresses..well Scot took the pic..so I will post it today.
I think I'm going to bring the stroller and walk Jadyn around the park while he practices baseball. I think its suppose to be nice again.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Bridal shower day!
Today is Scots sisters bridal shower. I'm picking her up from their moms and driving to the location of it. I'm going to wear my new dress with a belt. That way it'll look less "tent". I might post a pic if I have time. We have to leave in a little over an hour.
My weigh in today is 165.2 lbs. I can finally make maggianos reservations! I'm not going to though. Not until after May 4th!
To get to my goal, I'd have to lose 5.2 lbs this week. I can already tell you, that's not going to happen. I can probably lose 3 at most! As long as I'm under 165, I'm happy. I looked back through my blogs and this was my monthly weigh ins.
Rounded-
Feb 1- 192
March 1- 184
April 1- 173
May 1- ?
As long as I'm around 163 I'll have remained consistent!
And then I'll drop below 160 and never look back! On to the next challenge!
I never thought I would actually drop this weight and doing it is so rewarding.
I have so much more energy and my clothes keep getting bigger!
Every morning is so exciting as I step on the scale to weigh myself. I know its a bad habit but usually there's good news resulting from it! Not always but usually is better than seldom!
OK I really need to finish getting ready for the shower. Its in bad taste to be late when driving the bride-to-be!!!
Friday, April 26, 2013
Yesterday was awesome!
So I drove to Ottawa and my grandma watched Jadyn. Me and my sister walked downtown and ended up going to the movies. We were gone for about 5 hours. My feet actually are a little sore. We went into a few shops while waiting for our movie (evil dead remake). We went to cracker barrel with Jadyn and grandma after. I got 4 piece grilled chicken tenderloin, green beans, and tomato cucumber onion salad. All of that was less than 300 calories! I ate a corn muffin which apparently was about 270 cals all on its own? I ended up only consuming 1300 calories yesterday. I didn't realize it until right before bed though. At that point I was too tired to eat. I'll just have a little bigger breakfast today I guess. Can't wait to step on the scale tomorrow!! I think I might be able to reach 160 by may 4th. I'm still going to try very hard. I'm not sure how much I lost since last Friday. I'm going to look back through my posts. I'm very hopeful! I know its too much to lose in one week but its a short term goal. Then I can return to losing 1-2 lbs a week!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Standing still
I wasn't able to get out of the house yesterday or move around much at all! This house is killing me! I'm still 166 which isn't bad by any means but I want to hit 165 so bad! I have been waiting for so long!
I think I'm going to get out today and go to Ottawa. At the least, I can use the work out machine at my dads house.
Then I'll probably sleep there and not have a new weight to record until Saturday morning.
Unfortunately I don't have much more to add today.
I'm doing all of this blogging through my phone. I have to admit I really didn't think I was getting any views at all.
I got on the computer yesterday and realized the website is a lot more elaborate than I thought! I also got to see that I have almost 900 views which is pretty awesome!
Thanks to anyone who is following along. I know I don't always have a whole lot of advice to offer but I hope my progress is motivating! I just monitor my calories with the loseit app and add as much exercise as I can stand in one day. I'm probably burning an additional 300 a day at least from nursing. I know that its not typically easy to lose 10 pounds a month, but its very possible. Even exercising just three days a week will boost your metabolism. And it doesn't have to be super vigorous! Just getting out and doing anything burns calories. Shopping, bowling, walking around for work, cleaning, everything! You would be surprised how many calories are really burned a day just by getting out and living. Sitting on a bed in the middle of your trashed house....doesn't burn very many! It was a poor decision for me to do it yesterday but that's why I'm packing up the car again and going to find something to do! And I have full faith that when I step on the scale Saturday morning, it will no longer read 166! :)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Picking up the slack!
1 pound until my next reward! Hopefully I will reach 165 tomorrow but it won't really matter. I'm definitely waiting until after may 4th to go to maggianos. It'll have to be at least a week afterwards because I don't want to take multiple cheat days a week.
I'm feeling really good with where I'm at right now! I don't think I've weighed this since like 2009. I met Scot at the end of 2009 and don't remember exactly what I weighed then. I know I was somewhere in the 160s or 170s. I was between 160-165 at the end of 2008.
I was between 140-145 when I started Eiu in the fall of 2007. So I gained 20 lbs in the year alone. I'm thinking most of it contributed from alcohol. Having Jadyn now is really helping to stay away from drinking much. I think after so many years of drinking at least a couple times a week, my body is responding really well to cutting back to once every couple weeks. My tolerance has really dropped dramatically! I don't feel the need to turn to alcohol whenever I'm stressed and I have fun without it. I use to think it was impossible to have fun without drinking. Now I just have fun getting out of the house and doing anything period! I can't wait to go to my moms next and find my skirts and size 12 jeans to bring home. I won't wear them until I'm at least 160 though. If you are in between sizes, it looks way more attractive to wear a belt than a muffin top. No one can see your jean size, but they can see your rolls! Advice to live by!
I've lost 34 lbs since the start of January and my friend Katie has lost 41 lbs in a year. Together that's 75 lbs!! That's almost 4 Jadyn's lol
its truley amazing.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
2 down from last week
Weight today is 167.4 lbs. My water is 51% and fat is 28%. I've lost 2 more lbs from my last progress pics and ready to post the new ones today. Hopefully there is a little difference. I notice a lot of difference in my legs but I have no before pics of those.
I have 11 days now until my party. I'd still like to be 160 by then but that's 7 lbs in just a week and a half. I think I'll be under 165 but not quite 160.
My friend that walked with Jadyn and me yesterday was very supportive and said she really thinks I can do it.
All I can do is stay focused and do my best. I really won't feel down on myself if I don't reach 160 by then though. I'm still at about 10 lbs a month rate of loss.
My pants fall straight off now. I have to wear Scots old belts that he can't wear anymore. I should just find my size 12s and skirts and keep them handy. Yesterday would've been a fantastic skirt day! It was so hot in the sun! I could feel my legs sweating in my jeans on our walk (I know that's gross).
It was such a great day yesterday.
Now I'm back in the clutter that is my house. I wish my family and friends lived around me. It was nice of my friend to meet me yesterday. We both drove 50 mins to meet half way.
Jadyn was so good for us! She loves her walks.
I'm starving right now so I'm going to cut this short and eat my olive garden leftovers. The meal I chose was under 400 cals. I probably ate 2/3rds of it yesterday so that'll be easy to calculate.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Pushing through
168.6 today. Not awful. I think I can get that off tomorrow if I can work out today. I'm not sure how I'll be able to with the house so cluttered.
I might have to drive somewhere that I can take Jadyn on a long walk. I'm not sure if its even going to be warm today. I really don't know what to do. I just know I'll go crazy if I don't get out of here.
I probably won't be 160 by may 4th but I want to head in the right direction.
Maybe I will have room to DDR here somehow but I think the mat may have broke in the flood.
This is a serious disaster.
I'd go to sycamore but my family is camping right now pretty far away, and let's face it: that house is pretty creepy at night.
This is just a major set back. I really wish this neighborhood was safe.
I wonder if I'll ever reach 165.
Update*
Olive garden for lunch- the under 500 cal menu.
Then walked for at least an hour through a very hilly neighborhood
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The bomb after the progress
Beer last night, though I did limit myself. But today I did not. We ate a whole bunch of junk. Grinders and ice cream. I'm afraid to weigh myself tomorrow morning. Honestly I'm not even sure where the scale is. The house is a catastrophe! All of the bedroom furniture is currently in the living room and kitchen.!
I can't work out or anything. I'm thinking the 160 by 5-4 is not going to happen. Who knows! I'm being so unmotivating right now I know. Tomorrow will hopefully be better. Its just hard with the cluster here.
I probably shouldn't have drinken last night. One bad decision leads to another. I'll update in the morning.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
She shoots, she scores!
My chance to weigh in has finally arrived! I'm excited to announce my new numbers. I am 167.2 lbs, 28% fat, 51% water. This is actually the highest I have ever seen my water weight. I'd like to keep it over 50% at all times.
I might have seen bigger results without eating pizza last night but I'm still below 168.8 which is what I really was aiming for. Now I just have 7.2 lbs to lose in 2 weeks. I wouldn't call it impossible but will take some work, especially if I hit another plateau. Its about 3.5 lbs a week. That's a bit more than I've been losing. I just can't take any cheat days I guess. I don't know! I can't really work out because all the bedroom furniture is in the living room. We had to tear up the flood soaked carpet in the bedroom. Always something with this house! Ugh! But if its nice out we can go for a walk :)
Friday, April 19, 2013
Happy half birthday Jadyn!
My baby turns 6 months old at 12:35 pm today! I cannot believe it! Time goes by far too fast. She's so big and so smart. My pride and joy!
I'll be heading back to park forest today so we can spend today with Scot as a family for her first half birthday.
Then tomorrow I'll finally be able to post my weight again! If I'm close to 165 I'll be so ecstatic! I don't know if I'll be able to work out though because the house is still very wet from the flood. Hopefully the scale didn't break in it! I'd be devastated!
I would have to run out and buy a new scale today. I can't go much longer without checking my weight. I'm far too curious! If I get to 165, maggianos will have to wait until after May 4th to happen. I'd say about a week at least. My cheat days always post pone my weight loss but my goal is really only to lose 1 lb a week, so I have not failed that goal once. I have lost at least a pound a week, I believe, since the start of this blog. I'd have to go back through entries and check to be positive.
Anyways.. I'm so glad the weekend is here again. Everyone enjoy!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Go cubs go!
Cubs win again!!!
I walked for miles today so I'm hoping it was enough to kill my extra cals. Got back to my moms super late so will be going home in the morning. I'll post my new weigh in Saturday morning then.
Scot has til Monday off. Our house flooded!!! So there's some upbeat news, not!
We will never get rid of that place.
I better be below 168 on Saturday after all this. I could've eaten better food today but I didn't drink! I was so so tempted and I resisted!
I deserve weight loss after that!
Pretty tired now so my entry will be a short one!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
My addiction
My addiction is weighing myself every morning. But now that I'm at my moms until Thursday night, I am going to force myself to wait until I'm home Friday morning! The anticipation is already killing me. I must really be addicted!
Yesterday I played DDR for hours here! I burned at least 600 calories playing.
I played until my leg muscles were so stiff and over worked that I couldn't move them fast enough anymore. I pushed myself beyond my limits. I'm motivated and intent on reaching my short term goal by May 4th! I almost gave up, but I'm so close. If I get home and weigh myself Friday morning and see 168.8 or higher, I'll be pretty sad though.
If I'm under 168.8 I'll be very happy!
I'm going to continue to push myself today and then tomorrow I'll enjoy the cubs game. I cannot wait to post my results!
Plus, the weather better warm up soon. I have size 9/10 pants but I don't know where any 12s are. I'm swimming in my 14s now. I need to be able to start wearing my skirts soon. Or I'll have to wear work out pants until I'm into 10s. Or I could wear leggings under my skirts once it stops raining so much!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
1 lb at a time!
Today I weigh 169.6 lbs.
Since there is a bit of a difference, I did do my progress pics! I was hoping for more of a difference but now I just have something to really push for next week. I have 18 days to drop 9.6 lbs. I was thinking I had one less week until May 4th but this is great news for me! I have total confidence now that I can meet my goal! I am not going to cut myself short here. This week I'm going to push myself as hard as I can and I'm going to take advantage of the fact that I can eat my cals earlier in the day. I'm really pumped for this weeks potential!
Monday, April 15, 2013
Am I going to reach my next goal?
The May 4th party is now in less than 2 weeks. I was really wanting to get down to at least 160 by then. Now I'm stuck at 170.4! I kind of wish that I didn't take that cheat meal now because I'd rather be stuck at 168.8 than 170.4. I worked out a lot yesterday too and only ate the healthy options during meals and snacks yesterday. I'm going to have to try something new to throw my body a curve ball because it does not want to shed anymore weight! I've still got 40 pounds to go so this is unacceptable. Tomorrow I am going to my moms so that might actually help, it usually does. It means I don't have to save the majority of my calories for dinner with Scot. After working out so much yesterday and not seeing even a tiny bit of scale change, I'm not sure I'll be able to motivate myself to work out today! I'm sure I'll be playing DDR for hours tomorrow and Wednesday though. Then Thursday is another cubs game and I won't be indulging on all of the tempting foods out there since I'll be with my sister. There will also be much more walking involved since neither of us drive in Chicago. The train to the subway is like 6 blocks. And then we have to walk the ramps to the top of the stadium so maybe the end result of this week will be way better than where I am now!
I have progress pics tomorrow but as of now I am exactly where I was last week so I may skip this week. If I'm even 1 lb less tomorrow I will take them.
At this point I feel like Maggianos will never happen! I need to drop 5 lbs before I can set up my reservation. I may actually wait until I'm 163 though so if I gain 2 lbs from my cheat day I shouldn't go over 165.
Then again, if I'm reaching for 160 by May 4th, I might have to put it off a little longer. Only time can really tell where I'll be then.
I will probably do a short intense work out with Scot when he gets home but other than that I'll probably just take it easy today.
I wish the weight was still coming off as easily as the beginning. I know I was doing the 8 hour diet for a while. I could try that again but its really hard getting up at 7am with Jadyn and having to wait 4-5 hours before eating anything just so I can time it right to eat dinner with Scot. Maybe I can modify it to say, the 10 hour diet?
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Vitamin d time!
Suppose to be in the 70s today I believe! Scot is off to baseball practice and who knows when he will be back but I'm sick of sitting in this house day in and day out so if he hasn't taken the civic to baseball I think I'll take Jadyn for a walk. Even though I don't feel safe in this neighborhood I'm tired of this cage!
Today I weigh 170.4 because I took yesterday as a cheat day hoping to break the rut of my weight plateau! That's another reason to be super active today. Scot told his sister we'd come over for a BBQ this afternoon but if I want to pack the baby up and go for a walk then I really don't care what anyone says. Sundays are my only ME days that I get and its already being cut into which frankly pisses me off! But I plan on going to Ottawa and Sycamore this week.
I don't even really know what else to say because I'm so annoyed right now.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Special note.. *
Apparently I can only post 2 photos per blog so I wanted to let you know:
Both blogs titled "motivation.." have different photos but the writing is the same. So read one, and scroll to the bottom of the next!
Thanks for following!
Motivation..
I spent the majority of yesterday going through my glamour magazines and putting together motivational weight loss boards. They're made up of pictures of clothes, haircuts, ways I'd like to look in the end, work outs, and healthy recipes. I put together an extra board of comic strips Scot brings home to me everyday. The "love is..." comic. So I'll post that pic too. After Scot got home we made dinner (tuna helper with croissants). And we did a 15 min vigorous work out together before bed. It was so draining that we both layed on the ground afterwards unable to move for about 5 minutes. Then we got ready and went to bed. I didn't feel any lighter this morning so its no surprise that the scale hasn't budged!
168.8 lbs
50% water
29% fat
What am I going to have to do to get these numbers moving again?
I'm starting my day off with a banana and water. We are going to visit Scots dad tonight so I'm not sure what the dinner plans are. I just want to get to 165 so bad!
As discouraged as I might feel I am not giving up until I reach my goal! In the past I always gave up because I figured it was "IMPOSSIBLE" but now I've lost almost 32 lbs in 3.5 months and I know that its very possible!! I'm almost half way there!
Motivation..
I spent the majority of yesterday going through my glamour magazines and putting together motivational weight loss boards. They're made up of pictures of clothes, haircuts, ways I'd like to look in the end, work outs, and healthy recipes. I put together an extra board of comic strips Scot brings home to me everyday. The "love is..." comic. So I'll post that pic too. After Scot got home we made dinner (tuna helper with croissants). And we did a 15 min vigorous work out together before bed. It was so draining that we both layed on the ground afterwards unable to move for about 5 minutes. Then we got ready and went to bed. I didn't feel any lighter this morning so its no surprise that the scale hasn't budged!
168.8 lbs
50% water
29% fat
What am I going to have to do to get these numbers moving again?
I'm starting my day off with a banana and water. We are going to visit Scots dad tonight so I'm not sure what the dinner plans are. I just want to get to 165 so bad!
As discouraged as I might feel I am not giving up until I reach my goal! In the past I always gave up because I figured it was "IMPOSSIBLE" but now I've lost almost 32 lbs in 3.5 months and I know that its very possible!! I'm almost half way there!
Friday, April 12, 2013
What are weekends?
Yesterday was a great day! I loved seeing my family and I bought some things from the organic store. I wish I could eat all organic like my sister does but I'll never have that kind of money. I'd make sure Jadyn got it before me though. She does have organic rice cereal at my moms but here its Gerber. She doesn't seem to care much for either. Its a good thing she doesn't need food yet! My baby's going to be 6 months old in just a week! I'm happy and sad at the same time. She's so happy and healthy but she's growing up so fast!
I didn't work out yesterday because Scot wanted to watch a movie so I still weigh 168.8. I'm hoping its not a plateau but I'll work out tonight and see what the scale says tomorrow. I'm definitely going to maggianos when I reach 165. Scot even told me to make the reservations now. I'm not going to though because I really don't know when I'll drop the 3.8 lbs and I don't want to cheat!
I'm really bumming out right now. I need those 60 degree days back with no rain! The lack of vitamin D is playing a toll on my mood. On these dark gloomy days I just don't want to do anything. Probably also contributing to my plateau!
I need to eat breakfast before Jadyn gets bored in her jumper. I just wanted to say I'm still 168.8. Out of the 170s and never looking back!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Bye bye 170s!
Weight today is 168.8!
I am finally out of the 170s for the first time in maybe 3 years? It feels so good. The scale is my best friend sometimes!
I really feel like the extra skin is preventing me from going to pant sizes like I should be. That part really stinks!
I don't think its in my "rewards" to try for another pant size until 155 lbs. By then I should definitely be between size 10-12. At least in my younger days I was at that weight. I believe I do have several size 10 jeans. If it warms up by then I'll be in skirts mostly though. And by the time the weather cools off again, I'll hopefully he in 8s or lower. I think the smallest jeans I own are 7s. The smallest shorts I own are 5s. Its too bad I don't have size 7 shorts and 5 jeans. It'd save me money in the future!
I'm getting ahead of myself, but with this much progress, I have full faith that at some point this year I'll be at my goal weight. I am extremely excited!
I'll also be able to reward myself with a cute Halloween costume this year. If I go to a party, anyway. My mom mentioned having one this year. On actual Halloween I will be bundling Jadyn up and going on her first trick or treating adventure!
I'm looking forward to all the energy I will have then! This is so awesome! The longest I've stuck to a diet before this was probably 3 weeks? Now I've been keeping at it for over 2 months and its so paying off!!! I'm down 32 lbs since the beginning of 2013. I honestly never believed I would get the weight off again! Once it started coming off, I became addicted though. I had 70 lbs to drop to reach my goal and now I have 38! I'm almost half way there.
I see pictures of me from summer 2011 and I had no idea how big I looked even then. I think I was in the upper 180s then. It feels good to know I'm below that now.
When I was 18 I got up to 162 and I was so upset with myself! I was able to get down to 145 before my first year at EIU. Then the freshman 15 hit me, about twice in 2 years!
Now I'll be celebrating when I hit 162! Haha! Well more so at 165 and 160, but you know what I'm saying.
Again, my water weight is 50% and fat is 29%. That remains constant.
Today I'm meeting some family in Ottawa to attend the opening of some organic store that moved there. My sister only eats organic gluten free food. The meals are pretty good, but its all so much more expensive. Its unfortunate the price to pay to be healthy in America. We can only do our best! And I'm out of the 170s woohoo!!!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Chicken and waffles on a stick!
And a pizza slice bigger than my head! I only ate half of each at most and a couple bites of a Frito chili cheese dog but it was over my daily cal limit. There was a bit of uphill walking in the picture so I hoped it was enough to help me out with those extra calories.
Luckily when I weighed myself this morning my numbers were identical to yesterday. 170.2 lbs. 50% water, about 29% fat. I was expecting to have gained a couple ounces but I'm happy with this! Now I'll definitely be out of the 170 range by tomorrow.
I'm starting to plan a pre-cinco de mayo party for may 4th. Its about 2 and a half weeks away but I'm kind of hoping to drop another 10-15 lbs by then. Ideally 15, but with nursing its bad to lose over 2 a week. So 10 is slightly more healthy. Its still over 2 lbs a week but I feel like as long as I'm consuming my calories, that's the important thing.
Cubs won last night but it was so COLD that we left after the tieing run. I have tickets for the 18th too. Its a day game so the weather shouldn't be as brutal.
Jadyn wants attention so my post is cut short but I'm very excited to announce that I'm out of the 170s tomorrow
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Second April progress pic
Weigh in 170.2.
I didn't work out last night because we watched the cubs game after dinner. They're doing awful!
I have tickets to the game tonight and since I'm so close to exiting the 170s I'm not going to over eat or go off my diet. Its going to be kind of tough but I'm way too eager to get out of the 170s! Its seriously been years since I was in the 160s. Probably since I was 21. The beer and other alcoholic beverages boosted me up to about 190 in just a couple years. Then the pregnancy shot me through the roof. I'm so ecstatic to be as light as I am now, even if its not "light" by others standards, its light to me! The warm days are also encouraging. Yesterday Jadyn and I sat on the back patio for a while until Scot got home. Then he sat back with us and we grilled some delicious Turkey burgers!! I even had enough calories left over to eat some chocolate cake he made for dessert.
Here are my progress pics for this week:
Monday, April 8, 2013
Rainy Monday
I didn't have time to post yesterday it was so hectic. In the morning Jadyn and I went to watch Scots new team play baseball. It was fun but kind of cold. It warmed up once the game ended of course. Then we went through McDonalds drive through since I hadn't had time for breakfast. I got a grilled chicken ranch wrap. It was really good actually. Normally I'm not one for cucumbers and tomatoes but it was really good on the wrap. And low calories! Kudos McDonalds!
Then we quickly got ready and rushed to get our family portrait done and it was closed. They didn't even call to cancel! I was pretty upset and then Scot started being an ass and we got in a fight. So we rushed home. He then apologized and made me dinner. Cubed beef steak with corn and chicken flavored noodles. It was pretty good. I didn't end up working out yesterday but today I'm 170.8!
I'll be sure to exercise tonight since I'm so close to being out of the 170 range!!!
I was so excited and proud of myself when I stepped on the scale this morning.
I did buy myself a new dress for my 170 reward but I don't care for it. I'll make it wearable this summer though. I'll wear a belt around my rib cage and it won't be so baggy.
Then at 165 I'll go to maggianos. I'm thinking it'll take like 2 weeks. Progress pics tomorrow! I'm kind of excited.
I think I had more to say but Jadyn's been fussing this whole time and I can't think straight!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Sleeping in on weekends
Today I'm 173. So buffets are bad! Even on cheat days.
More bad news is that our home is only worth 45,000 dollars and we still owe 70,000. So the appraisal was a bust and all the hard work we did was basically for nothing! I'm praying that the economy gets better because either my daughter will grow up in an unsafe neighborhood or we may struggle financially for several years.
Or I would have to move with my parents when Jadyn is old enough for school but then she would be away from her father. Hopefully by that point we will be married and our relationship and family will be stronger than ever. As many problems that seem to arise I want Jadyn to have a wonderful life.
So all I can do is pray that the Lord helps us through this.
The warmer weather helps to fight any depression that wants to sink in. Two days ago me and Scot took Jadyn on a walk. She loved it! I wish I lived in an area where I felt safe enough to take her out every nice day by myself, but I do not. I would have to pack up the stroller and drive to a nicer area.
I do count my blessings for everything that we do have, though. My dad gave me his late sisters, who I was named after, bowling ball. It has "Kathy" engraved in it. Then he got online and had me pick out a bag and shoes. I picked out black and pink colors. And I'm happy to learn that bowling shoes that you buy actually look more like running shoes. So I'll be very stylish.
I can't wait to go bowling now and see how many calories I can burn that way! I noticed that it was an option to select in the loseit exercises! I'm not sure when Scot and I will find a babysitter though. His moms coming to watch her this Tuesday so we can go to our first cubs game. He bought me the 4 pack tix for my birthday. They're 2-2 right now so not completely hopeless but will need to step it up! They need more confidence. And to stop trading good pitchers!!! Some of the decisions made for the team are so ridiculous that it seems like even the owner wants them to fail. But I'm still hopeful and excited for the season!
I'm still laying in bed and really need to get up. We are getting our family portrait taking tomorrow and I need to find dresses for me and Jadyn at kohls. Maybe the dress will be my 170 reward since I need it now and have total confidence that I will reach that goal in a matter of days. Then Maggianos will have to be my 165. Its a good thing gift cards don't expire.
After two months of dieting and exercise I am still fully motivated! My muscles are so sore from our work out two nights ago. I can feel the transformation and everyone can see it! I don't want to stop here!
Better get up now. The house is so quiet. Where are Jadyn and daddy?
Friday, April 5, 2013
Back to the ol grind!
I'm finally back in park forest and far from the temptations of restaurant food! I went to a buffet yesterday and then ate dinner with Scot. Even with a couple hours of work outs it brought me up to 173.8 this morning. Its still below 175 so fine by me. I'm hoping to be back down to 172 or lower tomorrow morning now that I'm really buckling down again.
Ate my special k for breakfast and probably going to have a salad for lunch and oven pizza for dinner.
I found out that a female weighing 170 and working out over 2 hours a week burns about 2500 cals a day without doing much. So nursing brings me to 3000. Its no wonder the weight is melting straight off.
Blog is going to be short because I have no help to entertain Jadyn once again. She's fussing so much. It makes me feel so boring.
Happy Friday!!!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Come on cubbies!!
So happy that baseball season has started back up. Hopefully they win today but in my opinion Travis Wood kind of sucks! They need to stop trading all of their decent pitchers when they've hardly had any to begin with. Yet Carlos Marmol's position is annoyingly secure. I've got tickets to two games so far this month. Going the 9th with Scot and either the 17 or 19th with my sister. They best win!!!
Anyway..
My weight today is 172 even, so I dropped .2 lbs. Which keeps me OVER my goal of losing one lb a week.
I feel like I'm eating a lot though.
2 lbs til my next reward! Since starting loseit back in February I have lost 21 lbs. But since new years I've lost 28. I wasn't really trying in January though. My effort really started after Vegas, which is when I pretty much began this blog. My stress level keeps fluctuating.
Me and Scot still have work to do on our relationship. Well, he has work to do. He takes his stress out on me, as if I don't have my own crap going on. Then I leave for about a week and he gets mad. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. I don't question his love for me but he's definitely got some mental crap to work out.
Well I'm still in sycamore until tonight and its supposed to be absolutely beautiful out today! I wish I had Jadyn's stroller so we could go for a walk.
I definitely need to get out there and enjoy the day somehow though.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Motivated in April!
The weather looks very promising this next week. It'll be up near 60 degrees on some days. Then I can whip out some warmer clothes that may fit me even better than my jeans.
Today's weigh in is 172.2.
All I have to do is drop 2.2 lbs and I can finally use my maggianos gift card.
By then I'll probably be well into the 160s range. Scot is saying we will be living on frozen pizzas and ramen noodles for a while. I don't know if I believe that because he's pretty dramatic most the time, but after eating out for a week straight I don't mind frozen pizzas and ramen. I make my food last pretty long anyway. Small meals and 100 cal snacks every 2-3 hours.
I'll have to load up on my DDR while still in sycamore because otherwise I just don't have time. Jadyn's learning more patience and independence but she still gets bored after awhile.
I'm so sleepy today.
I almost forgot my progress pic this week! I doubt it'll be much different than last weeks but I'll stay on top of it.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Deep cleanings suck
Weight today 173.6. So I guess the holidays weren't as murderous as I thought.
But I went to the dentist today and got a deep cleaning which took 4 hours. It still hurts. Apparently it won't stop hurting til Friday according to the hygienist. But it'll be worth it in the end. I can't eat solid food until Friday either.
I'm still at my moms. We are taking turns playing DDR now. I hope I hit 170 by the end of the week. Scot says we are broke for the next two weeks so that's when we will have to go to maggianos. I'll take someone else if he doesn't want to go. I'm not depriving myself of rewards when I'm working this hard! I cannot wait until I'm in the 160s!
Monday, April 1, 2013
Holidays kill me!
I'm at my dads at the moment so I don't have access to my scale but I've either eaten out or just straight up over ate every day this week! Today is April 1st and I am buckling down once more!
I'll be at my moms tonight so I can hit the DDR hard!
Scots sisters wedding is next month and I'd like to look decent in a dress. I'm hoping to drop 20 by then and I do think its a realistic goal.
Next time we go shopping I'm going to buy more fruits and vegetables and ingredients to make healthy meals. Like vegetable stew and veggie pizzas. I know meat is very important too. We prefer Turkey meat over regular burgers or hot dogs. To me it just tastes better!
I also stock up on 100 cal or lower snacks. I've got grapes on my mind as of now. I'd rather not eat out again until I hit my 170 goal and go to maggianos. I noticed they have menu items on lose it so that'll help me to not go completely overboard. Its all about portions and exercise.
I've been using my sugar scrub and fit nicely in my regular clothes now. And have been receiving major complements. Scots dad was obsessing over how good I look, which is nice considering last summer he called me fat! I was pregnant but it still upset me. It feels pretty good to hear that I'm looking good though.
He says I look much younger now. I don't know if that means I'm looking more my age or I'm looking younger than 25 or what.
My desire to drink is dwindling more too. I might wait until its nice out next and drink some twisted teas or something but I don't know. I always feel like crap for about a week after I drink. Its just harder to enjoy it when I should be focusing on being a good mother. Maybe it should be a once a month thing opposed to every other weekend. Or once every other month.
I just feel a lot better when I don't do it. I never thought I'd say that! But I haven't been in even this good of shape in years. And I'd rather continue to progress instead of enjoy this and gradually gain it all back and then some! Jadyn is better than alcohol to me. Her smile is intoxicating.
I'll weigh in Wednesday morning. Crossing my fingers for a nice surprise on the scale. Like I said, (food wise) holidays kill me!