Friday Morning Weigh In #5

This morning I weighed in at 148.4, down 0.8 pounds from last week.  I feel like I didn't try very hard this week with my eating but I did exercise well.  My cycle is also here full force so it may be interesting to see what happens next week.  I used to always gain a few pounds with my cycle, but lately I have been losing weight with my cycle and then gaining weight as it goes away, totally backwards.  Today is my last day of official no sugar and I cheated 4 times this month so while that's a bummer, there were 27 days I didn't cheat and that's great.  I lost a total of 7.4 pounds so it was worth it and a great jump-start to this baby weight loss :)

I put on my favorite jeans yesterday and they were still tight but at least I could pull them on,  ha ha!  I also took my measurements this morning since I will be gone all day tomorrow visiting my Mom and Dennis before they leave on their mission in a month.  Here they are:

Weight:  148.4 (down 7 pounds)
Neck:  12  (down 0.5)
Chest:  34.25  (down 2.75)
Under Chest:  30.75  (down 0.75)
Natural Waist:  29.5 (down 0.75)
Waist:  32.25 (down 1.25)
Hips:  36 (down 1)
Right Arm:  12   (down 0.25)
Right Thigh:  22.75  (down 0.75)
Right Calf:  15  (down 0.25)

Overall, I went down in every category for a total of 8.25 inches lost which feels great!  Some of my clothes are starting to fit better.  I am exciting to lose more weight in February because in March Justin is giving me a free day to myself and I always go shopping at the Park City Outlets :)  Since he is working every day right now and long hours, I told him I want a day to myself and he agreed, woo hoo!

Friday Morning Weigh In #4

This morning I was 149.2, down 1.6 pounds from last week!  Yay!  Last weekend my mom called on Saturday and said she received her mission call so we went off to Wales, UT to open it with her and Dennis and his family.  It was fun and I ate some cake that night, yum.  However, I knew I would have treats when she got the call so I didn't feel bad.  However, on Sunday I was in such a treat mood that I ate some sweet potato muffins and then dessert too.  I continued to want sugar on Monday and Tuesday but I stayed strong.  Only 1 week of no sugar to go and I've already lost around 6 pounds so it was a great jump start on the baby weight loss.  I have debated doing no sugar in February but there will be many days that I will indulge such as the 1st (to celebrate no sugar in January although I cheated 3 times), 8th (family party), 10th (Justin's birthday), 14th (Valentine's Day), 23rd (Mom's farewell) and 28th (Allison's birthday).

Tonight my husband finally has some time off work so we are going to eat at Red Lobster where I have a gift card from my birthday.  We haven't been on a date since January 1st.  I ate a healthy breakfast and lunch so it's all good.

Yay for being in the 140's again!

Friday Morning Weigh In #3

This morning I weighed in at 150.8, down exactly 1 pound from last week.  Earlier this week I started going back up and the only thing I can think is that I ate too many salty foods over the weekend including fries and a trip to Zupas, yum.  I exercised harder this week and made better food choices and pulled off a weight loss, yay!

I am really looking forward to losing at least a pound next week and being in the 140's.  Can't wait :)

Why am I going the Other Way?

So, my body has now decided to move the other direction which is so frustrating and I have nothing to blame it on like cycles etc.  I have still eaten well and exercised over the weekend, but I have gained like 2 pounds, grrr.  I was so frustrated with it last night that when I went to Sunday dinner and my sister-in-law made my favorite dessert (that she makes anyway), I ate it.  It was homemade key lime pie and I usually think it is too sour but she makes it so yummy.  Anyway, I ate 2 pieces (was only going to have one but then my son didn't like his and gave me the rest).  Going to try really hard to not only avoid sugar this week, but eat really healthy and exercise every day!  Really hoping for a weight loss by Friday, we'll see.  Boo.

Friday Morning Weigh In

This morning I weighed in at 151.8, down 2.6 pounds :)  I really feel like I've lost about 4 pounds after going sugar free which is great!  On January 1st I believe I was 155.8 so after 10 days of no sugar, I am down 4 pounds which feels really nice.  I have also exercised almost every week day the past week and a half, only missing 1 day.  I think the weight loss is going to slow down now but I like the initial boost of weight loss that happens when I go sugar free.  1/3 of the way down, 2/3 to go this month.

After doing the 30 day shred last Thursday my back hurt sooo bad over the weekend, so much so that my friend Jenni came over and gave me a back massage on Sunday and that helped a lot.   I don't think my body was quite ready for that grueling of a workout, even if it was only about 20 minutes long.  I have also stopped taking all back pain meds and that is helping with my heartburn/possible ulcer and now I am doing my exercises every night and sleeping fairly pain free.  It feels good to not have meds every day.

See you next week!

Starting Fresh!

I'm back and ready to work hard.  Starting January 1st, I am doing no sugar for the entire month.  So far so good.  The first day I didn't even have any cravings and yesterday I had a few, but nothing I couldn't get rid of.  I made homemade wheat bread and that helped a lot :)

This morning I weighed in at 154.4 which means I have 14.6 pounds until I lose the baby weight and then hopefully lose another 5 or so pounds.  Ideally I would like to lose 10 more but I need to take baby steps.  For now, I am going to shoot to get back in the 130's where I feel and look awesome. 

I am also going to aim to workout 5 days a week.  Yesterday I did the Jilian Michael's 30 day shred and after I felt sick and exhausted.  I ended up taking a nap.  Perhaps I was not quite ready for that and I am still feeling worn out today after a rough night with the kids.  I want to work out today, but it will probably be pretty low key. 

I also took my measurements yesterday and here they are:

Weight:  155.4 (up 3.2 pounds)
Neck:  12.5  (same)
Chest:  37  (up 1.25)
Under Chest:  31.5  (up 0.5)
Natural Waist:  30.25  (down 0.25)
Waist:  33.5  (up 0.5)
Hips:  37  (up 0.5)
Right Arm:  12.25  (up 0.25)
Right Thigh:  23.5  (up 0.5)
Right Calf:  15.25  (same)

Here I go to get healthy and thin and stay there forever!  It's nice to know this is the last time I have to lose baby weight :)