Monday weigh in

My starting weight today is 137.2, and I earned every single bit of my 0.8 pound weight gain over the weekend, lol!  7 pounds, goodbye very soon!  One more thing, I am only taking 1 day off and that's Mother's Day.

It's time to get serious.

These past few weeks I have done so well during the week and then sabotaged myself on the weekends.  This weekend was no different and part of it had to do with my friend Claudia being in town.  She is not from Utah and wanted to try some different places plus we were on the go a lot so we ate out almost every meal.  I ate at Paradise Bakery, Zupas, Cafe Rio, The Sweet Tooth Fairy, and Sbarro and pretty much undid all of my hard work over the week.

So, I am going to go on a no sugar diet until I reach my goal weight.  It is something I have wanted to try for a while and I feel ready to conquer this weight loss head on.  I think it will also encourage me to see results fast so that I don't have to avoid sugar for very long :)  I am also looking forward to waking up each morning knowing that I really did eat well the day before.  I am not quite sure what I'm going to cut out for sure, I asked a friend (Lynsey Strader) for some advice who recently did a 40 day no sugar diet and I'm going to see what she did.  She lost 8 pounds without even exercising.  I'm hoping to continue exercising and get down under 135 quickly and finally make it to 130.

I am also toying with the idea of looking up a half marathon this summer/fall and training to do one.  Some friends recently did the Thanksgiving point one and I see all over the 13.1 and 26.2 stickers on people's cars and I kinda want one on my car.  It's just something I am totally digging right now.  It would be awesome to get past my limit of only running 3 miles :)  I am going to do some research and report on my blog what I decide.

I'm excited for a fit and healthy summer ahead of me before trying to have another baby.

Update:  Okay, I heard back from my friend and these are the things she avoided:


No desserts or candy
Yogurts of any kind except plain (yuck)
Granola bars, graham crackers, etc.
Any juices, sodas, gatorades, etc.  (no problem there, I never drink anything but milk and water)
Jam, jelly, honey. nutella
Aspartame, sucralose, splenda,etc.


Fruit is allowed and the only other thing I am going to add to my list to avoid is fried foods.  She still allowed things like pizza, tacos, etc, just cut out anything that tasted sweet.

Still no BodyBugg so I think I am going to start using MyFitnessPal instead since I can't even plug in my calories burned anymore.

Here I go!!

Friday Morning Weigh In

This morning I weighed in at 136.4, down 1.2 pounds from last week.  I was at 135.2 yesterday and today up over a pound, oh well.  I was excited for an awesome weigh in today but it just didn't happen.  I ate really well and exercised this week so I am going to keep going strong.

On a sad note, I lost my Bodybugg today.  I had it on this morning and then I hurried to shower and head out for the day with my friend who is in town and staying with us, and I don't recall if I put it on before I left or if I lost it when I was out and about.  I did try on a shirt and I don't remember if I had it on then but I called the place where I bought the shirt and they don't have it.  Hmmmm, I hope it shows up soon.  If not, well, I don't know what I'll do but I can still do well at losing weight weight out.  It was fun to know how much I was burning doing lots of different exercises and I know approximately how much I am burning based on how my body feels while doing it so I will be okay if it really is gone.

Friday Morning Weigh In

Last week was quite the whirlwind of weights and emotions for me.  Over the weekend I gained 4.4 pounds, going from 136.4 to 140.8.  I'm not 100% sure what caused the weight gain since I was just finishing my period which typically means you are lighter, but I was taking more than normal my prescription back pain pills (I can take 2 a day and I had only been taking 1 about every other day and went back up to taking 2 a day for my back pain).  In the past they have caused weight gain (seriously, I would go to bed weighing one amount and wake up weighing more) which can be a side effect.  So, I think it was the pills but again, I'm not really sure.  As a result, I really tried hard to eat well and exercise every day and after all of it, I weighed in on Friday at 137.6.  I was able to lose 3.2 pounds but not get back down in the 136's and definitely not lose weight.  I gained a total of 1.2 pounds this week.

Well, I really want to make weight loss happen for me and I really want to succeed.  This week my husband is going out of town which means lighter easier dinners (yay!) and hopefully I will see some good results at the end of this week.  Rather than have a set date when I have to lose weight, I am just going to try for a weight loss every week, no matter how slim.  I would love it if I could just lose 2 pounds a week and be done in 4 weeks but that probably won't happen especially when things like what happened last week happen.  It is frustrating but it's okay.  Anyway, I'm hoping to have some great news to report on Friday :)

Gotta love it when......

You gain 4.4 pounds over the weekend, yay for my body! I did indulge some this weekend but I also mowed my lawn and did yard work all morning on Saturday, good grief.

Well, if I have a loss this week it will be a miracle!

Friday Morning Weigh-In

This morning I weighed in at 136.4, down 1 pound and on track. This week was an interesting one. I really didn't have much energy to exercise and had no desire to do so at all. So, I just had to eat well and move around as much as I could in order to lose the weight but I succeeded. I'm also glad that I pulled out the Easter candy on Wed. night and my family and I finished it off so it's not around to tempt me anymore.

One other interesting thing this week was my aunt flo came to visit early. I used to be a girl who would go 31-33 days between cycles and now it's coming every 26-28 days. Much earlier than I'm used to but it's okay. As a result, I was not really seeing any difference on the scale this week and I think I just went down this morning because I played futsol with my ward last night and burned over 300 calories in the hour I played. It was fun but I am a bit sore from moving in ways I have not moved in years. Plus, I was not one of the better players (never had any formal training and just played with friends for a summer about 10 years ago) so I kept getting pep talks, hmmm. Not so fun to be on the receiving end but not bad either. Oh well, I am going to keep going and playing on Thursday nights, not bad the night before I weigh in :)

Ready, Set, Go!

Well, my weigh in this morning was 137.4, just 0.2 pounds under my maintenance goal and 7.4 pounds to go until my goal weight of 130. Here are my measurements this morning and how they compared to my measurements of February 17, 2012.

Neck – 12 inches – same
Chest 34 inches – down 0.5
R Upper Arm – 11.5 inches – up 0.25
Forearm – 9.5 inches – same
Chest – 34 inches – down 0.5
Waist – 30.5 inches – same
Hips – 34 inches – same
Thigh - 22 inches – up 0.25
Calf – 14.75 inches – same

I will plan to lose 1 pound a week, hopefully more, and be done in 7 weeks. That would put my goal date at Friday, May 25, 2012.

Here I go!!

I finally feel Ready

I ate so much candy that I finally feel ready to start going towards my goal whole heartedly tomorrow. I will weigh in tomorrow and give a starting weight and measurements and go from there. We are done with birthdays and major holidays for quite some time so I'm excited to get back on the weight loss/healthy eating bandwagon. I'm excited!!

Friday Morning Weigh In

This morning I weighed in at 136.6. I am proud to admit that I didn't have any treats or sugary things yesterday although I still had a stomach ache in the evening. Today I wasn't going to eat treats either but that died when we went to Sam's Club and they were offering some of my favorites like cream puffs and cheese cake as samples. Oh well, it was yummy.

Lately I have been getting lower stomach pains for a week or so now. Hopefully they will clear up soon. They are not there all the time, just most days and just for a few hours or so.

Wish me luck with a crazy food filled weekend. First I have a huge breakfast with Justin's family tomorrow morning, then Timmy's birthday cake and date night. Then Sunday is Easter with a huge dinner with my family coming over and lots of candy and eggs.

Anyway, here goes nothing.

Not emotionally ready

So, I said I was going to eat better this week but emotionally I wasn't ready. As a result, I have not eaten well but I have lost weight, lol! It doesn't really make sense. On Monday I realized that since I didn't go to the huge McMurray Sunday dinner with turkey dinner and all the trimmings, Justin had brought me home a plate to eat for lunch on Monday. So, I ate it and loved it. Complete with dessert.

Then on Tuesday I was having major major treat cravings. I ended up eating some Easter candy in the morning (didn't cut it) and after taking Timmy to the doctor and him wanting some Skinny Cow chocolate truffle ice cream bars, we went to Walmart. I knew the ice cream bars wouldn't cut it either (I wanted something solid and filling), so I bought some Nutty Bars, my favorite, and my downfall because I always eat sooooo many of them!

Not only did I eat about 900 calories worth of Nutty Bars, I also had an ice cream bar.....ahhh, 1,000 calories in just treats not to mention the 200-300 I ate earlier in candy. What is wrong with me????

Anyway, after the kids went down I went outside and jogged for 3 miles to try and burn some if it off, lol!

Well, I would say that sugar is banned until Saturday when we are celebrating Timmy's birthday but with Nutty Bars in the house, I'm not that strong. I think Monday may just have to be the day to start again. Also, I know I need to get my sugar cravings under control because my chest is much more sensitive. Whenever I crave sugar like this, I have a yeast overgrowth in my body that I need to get under control and go on a sugar detox diet for a bit to help it. I remember after I had Allison, I went on Diflucan for a few days which helps with yeast overgrowth in the body and for about a week or two, I didn't crave sugar, it was really a nice feeling.

This morning I weighed in at 136.2, down 0.8 pounds, ha ha ha.

I think it may be time

I was going to wait until after Easter to start eating well, but I have been eating not so well lately and I need it stop. The best way for me to stop eating badly is to try and lose weight. I am still looking for that balance to eat well and maintain so when I'm hungry I just eat more healthy stuff instead of bad stuff. Once I am forever in maintenance mode which I hope is soon, I hope to be able to achieve that.

Anyway, in order to allow myself to eat goodies all weekend with Easter festivities, I really want to eat well now and feel better. So, starting today I am going to go back into weight loss mode with more exercise and healthy eating choices.

My starting weight this Monday morning is 137.