Mini Goal

This past weekend I ate and ate and ate.  Yeah, way too much.  So, I am deciding that for the next 2 weeks, I am going to not eat anything sugary.  The only exceptions are Halloween and my birthday, a week from Wed on Nov 6. 

This morning as a result I weighed in at 152, up 0.4 pounds.  However, I lost weight and even saw 150 even on the scale last week before my binge eating, lol.  It all started with me buying a package of Snickers PB squares in the fun size.  I was hungry so I ate 4 right away and when I checked the calories, I realized they are 130 calories each, yikes!  So I downed 520 calories in just a few minutes, lol. 

I want to feel better than this and start fitting into my jeans so here goes my mini goal!  Wish me luck.  Also, I bought a pair of jeans that fit great so I am ok in that department but I have so many cute pairs of jeans that are calling my name for the winter :)

It's Monday again.......

This morning when I weighed in I was at 151.6, only down 0.2 pounds from last week but I had already had some water to drink and hadn't gone to the bathroom, so I was probably a little lower than that.  In fact, I have been at 150.8 a few times earlier in the week so whatever.

Last week I exercised Monday and Tuesday and then Wednesday I started getting sick and by Thursday morning I was sure I had strep throat.  I went to the doc and they didn't even do a test but just treated me with antibiotics since 3 of my kids had it the week before.  As a result, I really took it easy the rest of the week although my family and I went on an easy hike on Saturday which was nice.

Anyway, last Friday when I was indeed at 150.8 I took my measurements so that I can motivate myself a little.

Neck:  12.5
Chest:  37
Under chest:  31.25
Waist:  33.25
Hips:  37.75
Right arm:  12
Right thigh:  22.75
Calf:  15

I am still not super motivated to lose weight although the wardrobe is seriously lacking.  I can wear my shirts/sweaters but only a few pairs of pants.  Lots of my stretchy pants are now a little big but my jeans are still too tight.  I tried to find a pair of jeans that fit on Saturday at JC Penney but had no luck.  The only jeans that fit are too long so they drag everywhere I go and bug me a little.   So, I either need to get my butt in gear or find a pair to wear.  Honestly, I'd rather find a pair that fits me right now with all of this holiday food/candy around.

Also, since my baby is just on formula now, he is only pooping once, maybe twice a day and hardly ever at night anymore!  I thought this would cut down on the time it takes to put him back to sleep but no, he still just stares at me for like a half hour, boo.  Last night I was so tired that I fed him and then I normally wake him up a bit to burp but I just put him back to bed and apparently it didn't bother him because he just went back to bed and didn't get up until 6:30 AM.  If I don't burp him though, I have a hard time going back to bed wondering if he will fuss.....I can't win!

Anyway, I just want to give a shout out to my husband.  I think I appreciate him most when I have a newborn.  Just having him around and able to hold the baby while I get things done and escape for a little while is just heaven.  He even gets up in the night to do the feedings occasionally which I love too.  I just really appreciate him right now and he is such a great dad and husband.

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So, this week I weighed in at 151.8, up 1.6 pounds from last week.  However, I am still just enjoying food and not pumping anymore (yay!) so I now have 12 pounds to lose.  This past week I started cutting down on pumping and my milk started going away quickly so I just decided to be done on Saturday, only making it 3.5 weeks.  However, I still have some frozen milk so today will probably be the last of the milk for the baby and tomorrow he is 4 weeks old so it's all good.  We almost made it a month, and I'm so glad to be done with another stage of life!

This past week was a little crazy for me though with my 3 older kids getting strep throat.  I also took the kids in to get their flu shots.  I'm hoping this winter will not be horrible with illness.  Mikey has usually gotten ill every 2-3 weeks during the winter in the past so I'm hoping he's getting older and over that phase, otherwise we could be in a for a rough winter.  At least we took precautions to avoid the flu :)

I am starting to want to lose some weight.  I am not loving that I went up last week instead of down but I have still been eating treats daily.  Perhaps I need to just plan to have treats a few times a week instead of every day.

I am also going to start exercising a little this week, perhaps walking/running around my circle while my baby naps with the monitor outside.  I am also going to go to volleyball on Thursday night with my ward.  I've been waiting to go to volleyball, and last week it was family togetherness week so no volleyball but this week, woo hoo!

In fabulous news, the past 2 nights my baby has slept from 8-2 and then up again after 5:30 or 6 so Justin takes over then.  It's great only being up once at night.  Still waiting for my baby to stop pooping so much at night though.  Baby steps.

3 Weeks Old!

Well, my baby is now 3 weeks old.  The past three weeks have flown by and dragged by all at the same time.  I am not as anxious going to bed seeing as my little one only gets up twice in the night and is really quite well behaved.  Still trying to love this stage but alas, newborns are just not my cup of tea.  In fun news, he is starting to smile a little.

As for weight loss, today I was at 150.2.  I have just over 10 pounds to go, and I really need to lose those pounds quick to fit into my jeans for winter.  I still only have a few pairs of pants that fit and they are getting old day after day.  With the holidays here though, it may not happen and I really have no desire to follow any strict eating plan or exercise with any vigor yet.  Maybe in the next few weeks that will change but for now, I will try to limit sweets. 

I have stayed at 150 every day for the past 5 days so it seems I have lost all I am going to lose without putting my own effort into it.  I usually lose 25 pounds and then work for the rest.  It would be great to get under 150 and but as mentioned above, I am not ready to try anything to get there just yet.

I will check in again next week.  Until then, enjoy the fall food and weather, I know I will be!