I've been super busy for the past few months & it shows no indication of slowing down. Life is good, just busy!
I'm proud to say that I'm still keeping up with my weight loss goals. I've dropped off of the constant tracking, which may be a good thing :) but I'm still losing. My current weight is 168 pounds so I'm finally over half way to goal! Woohoo!
I went through some of my older jeans that had gotten too tight & am happy to say that I'm fitting into jeans that I haven't worn in 3-5 years! I feel so much better about myself & just feel better in general.
We leave for vacation to Key West on Wednesday morning & this will be a interesting to see how I do. I'm planning on leaving my BodyBugg at home & not keep track of what I eat. We will be back next Monday night, so I will try to give an update with how I did next week.
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Big jump & how did I do in August?
Let's start with the month of August. How did I do?
Well, I fell off track with logging my food & weighing in for that week or so, but I did wear my BodyBugg for all but one day, so........................................................
Weight lost:
I ended the month of July at 174.2, I didn't record my weight as of August 31st, so I'm just going to go with my as of 9/4 which was 173.4. This equals a .8 pound loss for the month of August. Not that good, but heck a loss is a loss & I'm not going to beat myself up over it.
Physical activity:
My goal was to hit 50 hours of physical activity as recorded by my BB. I hit 52.7, so goal achieved! Yay!
Steps:
My goal was to average 10,000 steps per day, or 310,000 for the month of August, I hit 343,270, so another goal achieved! Yay!
My goals for September are:
50 hours of physical activity
300,000 steps (or 10,000) per day
Weight loss I want to get under 170 in September, so my goal is 3.4 pounds
The steps & physical activity may be a little harder this month because I already lost three days of data where I forgot to wear my BB. So I need to move my not so little butt a little more. I know my goal of 3.4 pounds is pretty big for me, but I've already seen fluctuations take me right around 171-170, so I think I can do it!
Speaking of fluctuations, on my weight is jumping around like crazy the past few days. Thursday I was at 171.8, Friday 172.6, Saturday 170.4, Sunday 174.4 and this morning 172.2. I had a mixed drink Saturday, but come on! I was right at maintenance for my calories, so why the big jump? So now, I don't know if the low weights were false, or if the higher weights are just me retaining water because I drank a little alcohol. This drives me crazy & has been the story of my "dieting" I am so good during the week & see the results during the week, only to blow all my hard work over the weekend.
I don't get it, because tracking my food & drinks I seem to be right at maintenance on the weekend, but come Monday the scale is telling a different story. Maybe I just need to start inflating my intake calories over the weekend. It's hard to estimate because we eat out a lot on the weekends, but I usually do a search online to determine the nutritional content. Could it be off by THAT much? Obviously so.
Does anyone have a good site to get real nutritional information from restaurants? If so, please let me know.
Weight as of 9-10-12 174.2 (boo, hiss)
Physical activity: 9.65/50
Steps: 63,370/300,000
Well, I fell off track with logging my food & weighing in for that week or so, but I did wear my BodyBugg for all but one day, so........................................................
Weight lost:
I ended the month of July at 174.2, I didn't record my weight as of August 31st, so I'm just going to go with my as of 9/4 which was 173.4. This equals a .8 pound loss for the month of August. Not that good, but heck a loss is a loss & I'm not going to beat myself up over it.
Physical activity:
My goal was to hit 50 hours of physical activity as recorded by my BB. I hit 52.7, so goal achieved! Yay!
Steps:
My goal was to average 10,000 steps per day, or 310,000 for the month of August, I hit 343,270, so another goal achieved! Yay!
My goals for September are:
50 hours of physical activity
300,000 steps (or 10,000) per day
Weight loss I want to get under 170 in September, so my goal is 3.4 pounds
The steps & physical activity may be a little harder this month because I already lost three days of data where I forgot to wear my BB. So I need to move my not so little butt a little more. I know my goal of 3.4 pounds is pretty big for me, but I've already seen fluctuations take me right around 171-170, so I think I can do it!
Speaking of fluctuations, on my weight is jumping around like crazy the past few days. Thursday I was at 171.8, Friday 172.6, Saturday 170.4, Sunday 174.4 and this morning 172.2. I had a mixed drink Saturday, but come on! I was right at maintenance for my calories, so why the big jump? So now, I don't know if the low weights were false, or if the higher weights are just me retaining water because I drank a little alcohol. This drives me crazy & has been the story of my "dieting" I am so good during the week & see the results during the week, only to blow all my hard work over the weekend.
I don't get it, because tracking my food & drinks I seem to be right at maintenance on the weekend, but come Monday the scale is telling a different story. Maybe I just need to start inflating my intake calories over the weekend. It's hard to estimate because we eat out a lot on the weekends, but I usually do a search online to determine the nutritional content. Could it be off by THAT much? Obviously so.
Does anyone have a good site to get real nutritional information from restaurants? If so, please let me know.
Weight as of 9-10-12 174.2 (boo, hiss)
Physical activity: 9.65/50
Steps: 63,370/300,000
Saturday, September 8, 2012
I'm still around
I bet you're thinking I gave up because of my silence. Not!
I'm still hanging in. I think I just needed a break from the "diet" thing for a while. I stopped logging my food, plugging in my BodyBugg every day & going to the 3FC website for a little over a week. I'm calling it a much needed mental health break.
I know I keep saying I'm not dieting & I'm in this for the long run, but when I was trying & really not seeing much results, it was getting a little frustrating. I was around 174 for two months. That's bad. I've been in the 170's for four months now. Enough!
I went back on plan this week on Tuesday. I weighed in on Tuesday at 173.4, not sure about Wednesday or Thursday, but WI at 171.8 on Friday & 170.4 this morning! Yippee! That is my first goal of 20 pounds. Of course I don't really count it unless it sticks for my official WI day on Wednesday.
But I really do have to say that I feel soooooooooooooo much better than I did a year ago today! I have quit smoking, lost 20ish pounds. I have so much more energy that I used to have. I don't want to come home from work & sit on the couch any more. I remember I used to come home from work & be too tired to do anything but sit on the couch.
It's funny because I'm moving more at work now then I was then too. You would think that I would be more tired coming home, but nope. I come home, clean house or do yard work, or even go out & do things with my husband. I love it! I love feeling good, and I love that I'm feeling better about myself too.
I'm finally starting to see a difference in my face & body. I find myself checking myself out when I pass a mirror or reflective surface. It's not that I think I look THAT good, it's just different from when I couldn't stand to look at myself! My husband's noticed me doing it a couple of times & thinks it's great that I'm feeling better about myself, but I hope it doesn't come off as being conceited. I'm just looking more like me! Or what I think of as me & I've missed myself.
Hope you're all doing great!
Hugs to you,
Kim
I'm still hanging in. I think I just needed a break from the "diet" thing for a while. I stopped logging my food, plugging in my BodyBugg every day & going to the 3FC website for a little over a week. I'm calling it a much needed mental health break.
I know I keep saying I'm not dieting & I'm in this for the long run, but when I was trying & really not seeing much results, it was getting a little frustrating. I was around 174 for two months. That's bad. I've been in the 170's for four months now. Enough!
I went back on plan this week on Tuesday. I weighed in on Tuesday at 173.4, not sure about Wednesday or Thursday, but WI at 171.8 on Friday & 170.4 this morning! Yippee! That is my first goal of 20 pounds. Of course I don't really count it unless it sticks for my official WI day on Wednesday.
But I really do have to say that I feel soooooooooooooo much better than I did a year ago today! I have quit smoking, lost 20ish pounds. I have so much more energy that I used to have. I don't want to come home from work & sit on the couch any more. I remember I used to come home from work & be too tired to do anything but sit on the couch.
It's funny because I'm moving more at work now then I was then too. You would think that I would be more tired coming home, but nope. I come home, clean house or do yard work, or even go out & do things with my husband. I love it! I love feeling good, and I love that I'm feeling better about myself too.
I'm finally starting to see a difference in my face & body. I find myself checking myself out when I pass a mirror or reflective surface. It's not that I think I look THAT good, it's just different from when I couldn't stand to look at myself! My husband's noticed me doing it a couple of times & thinks it's great that I'm feeling better about myself, but I hope it doesn't come off as being conceited. I'm just looking more like me! Or what I think of as me & I've missed myself.
Hope you're all doing great!
Hugs to you,
Kim
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Failing another goal
I weighed in yesterday at 173, which is down from the previous week, but no where near where I need to be to hit my goal of 170 pounds by my birthday on Sunday. So I'm going to be pretty confident that I'm not going to make my goal by my birthday. I'm turning 42 weighing in my 170's, & I'm ok with that. I have a job that I am good at & enjoy most of the time. I have a husband I adore & who is wonderful to me. I have a great family & am super duper proud of the woman my daughter is becoming. I'm happy with every single thing in my life right now, plus I am slowly losing weight, getting healthier & a little sexier if I may say so myself ;) Or at least I'm feeling better about myself which is translating into more self confidence. So I am not going to let the fact that I missed yet another goal bring me down? Heck no!
I will get there eventually! I'm learning a lot about myself & am super proud of the fact that I haven't given up just because I haven't lost as quickly as I want to. It would be so easy to do. I may even fall off the wagon for a day or two, but I get right back on eventually. I guess that's what all successful maintainers learn to do.
It was a really weird weigh week for me. Last week I was staying right around 173-174, then over the weekend my weight jumped up to 178. It seems like every time I have a cocktail or two I see this type of huge spike. But thankfully I did see a drop this week. I'm now at a 1.2 pound loss for August, which is already more than July's loss.
Plus, I've been super active & am hitting my goals for physical activity & steps. I just need to keep it up!
Ciao for now
Weight as of 8-15-12 173.
Physical activity 1740/2500 (over half way there! yay!)
Steps 179,298/310,000 (over half way there! Yay!)
PS, yep I'm super chipper today. lol
I will get there eventually! I'm learning a lot about myself & am super proud of the fact that I haven't given up just because I haven't lost as quickly as I want to. It would be so easy to do. I may even fall off the wagon for a day or two, but I get right back on eventually. I guess that's what all successful maintainers learn to do.
It was a really weird weigh week for me. Last week I was staying right around 173-174, then over the weekend my weight jumped up to 178. It seems like every time I have a cocktail or two I see this type of huge spike. But thankfully I did see a drop this week. I'm now at a 1.2 pound loss for August, which is already more than July's loss.
Plus, I've been super active & am hitting my goals for physical activity & steps. I just need to keep it up!
Ciao for now
Weight as of 8-15-12 173.
Physical activity 1740/2500 (over half way there! yay!)
Steps 179,298/310,000 (over half way there! Yay!)
PS, yep I'm super chipper today. lol
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wouldn't you know it?
I swear I need to change my weigh in day to Thursday or something! I know my WI yesterday was a little higher than it should have been (not sure what I ate that had me retain water or something) but today I step on the scale at 173.0. That's 1.2 pounds over night. Which from my food tracking is right about where I should have been on Wednesday. Of course if I start weighing in on Thursdays then I will have my drop on Friday's instead of Thursday. :)
I'm loving this summer & all the fresh vegetables that go with it. I bought some cucumbers last weekend & have had them almost every day since. Saturday we had kielbasa & corn on the cob grilled, and then I served it with some sliced cucumbers, tomatoes & pickles. My husband has been raving ever since about how good dinner was. The simple stuff.
I'm a little tired today from all the physical labor I did yesterday at work, so I'm taking it a little easy today.
Weight as of 8/2 173.0
physical activity 174/2500
Steps 18,530/310,000
I'm loving this summer & all the fresh vegetables that go with it. I bought some cucumbers last weekend & have had them almost every day since. Saturday we had kielbasa & corn on the cob grilled, and then I served it with some sliced cucumbers, tomatoes & pickles. My husband has been raving ever since about how good dinner was. The simple stuff.
I'm a little tired today from all the physical labor I did yesterday at work, so I'm taking it a little easy today.
Weight as of 8/2 173.0
physical activity 174/2500
Steps 18,530/310,000
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Well, July's over
July's over & I didn't do too great this month. My official weight as of this morning is 174.2, which is higher than yesterday's. That's a whopping .2 pounds lost in July. On the good front, I did hit my physical activity goal of 2,400 minutes of physical activity as measured by my body bugg. I hit 2,453 minutes.
Now for August's goals.................. I still want to hit 170 by my birthday on the 19th darn it. So.......... I am going to say my goal for August is to get to 170, 2,500 minutes of physical activity & I'm also going to add a goal for the number of steps taken. They say that it takes about 2,000 steps to equal a mile, so I'm going to try to aim for an average of 10,000 steps per day. Over 31 days this equals 310,000 steps. Wow! I've never really tracked my steps, but I need to keep pushing myself until I get to where I need to be I guess.
Here's a little snapshot of my measurements as of yesterday. While I didn't really lose any weight, I did lose 1.25 inches. It looks like my morning pushups are doing some toning up of my upper arm, they're down .25 of an inch. Woohoo! While it is not exactly the results I wanted to achieve this month, a loss is a loss & it is a step in the right direction.
Weight as of 8/1/12 172.2
Physical activity 0/2,500
Steps 0/310,000
Now for August's goals.................. I still want to hit 170 by my birthday on the 19th darn it. So.......... I am going to say my goal for August is to get to 170, 2,500 minutes of physical activity & I'm also going to add a goal for the number of steps taken. They say that it takes about 2,000 steps to equal a mile, so I'm going to try to aim for an average of 10,000 steps per day. Over 31 days this equals 310,000 steps. Wow! I've never really tracked my steps, but I need to keep pushing myself until I get to where I need to be I guess.
Here's a little snapshot of my measurements as of yesterday. While I didn't really lose any weight, I did lose 1.25 inches. It looks like my morning pushups are doing some toning up of my upper arm, they're down .25 of an inch. Woohoo! While it is not exactly the results I wanted to achieve this month, a loss is a loss & it is a step in the right direction.
| Date | 1/20/12 | 6/28/12 | 7/31/12 | Total Inches Lost | |
| BMI | 32.2 | 29.9 | 29.9 | ||
| Weight | 187.6 | 174.2 | 174.2 | ||
| Neck | 15.5 | 14 | 14 | 1.5 | |
| Chest Band | 37 | 33.75 | 33.5 | 3.5 | |
| Chest | 44 | 39.75 | 39.5 | 4.5 | |
| Waist | 38 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 5.5 | |
| Abdomen at BB | 36.5 | 36 | 35.75 | 0.75 | |
| Hips | 44 | 40 | 40 | 4 | |
| Thigh | 26 | 23.5 | 23.25 | 2.75 | |
| Calf | 16.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2 | |
| Arm | 14.5 | 12.25 | 12 | 2.5 | |
| Forearm | 11 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 1.75 | |
| Wrist | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Total inches lost for week | 0.75 | 1.25 | 28.75 | ||
| Waist-Hip Ratio | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.81 | ||
| Body Fat % | 42.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
Weight as of 8/1/12 172.2
Physical activity 0/2,500
Steps 0/310,000
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
New car woohoo!
Super excited to let everyone know I've gotten my new car. 2013 Ford Mustang convertible. V-8 6 speed of course. We picked her up on Friday & spent the weekend just riding around. She ended up with over 500 miles on her this weekend. :) Ah well. It's a new toy & it was definitely a top down type of weekend.
I think I've finally got my mind set back where it needs to be. July hasn't been exactly a great month for this weight loss journey. As of this morning I have lost .8 pounds so far this month. I've been pretty good on my physical activity, but my eating has been pretty bad. I was looking at my first month & I was averaging eating about 1,700 calories a day & lost 5 pounds in the first month. And I didn't even start until the 9th! This month I've averaged about 2,000 calories a day. Yep I'm obviously eating too much.
So I'm really trying to keep my calories under 1,800 a day average & I've been pretty good so far this week. Ha! It's only Tuesday. But I think I've already made better choices.
Here's my new baby:
Weight as of 7/31 173.6
Physical activity 2305/2400 (I'm going to make it because I've already been active over the 95 minutes)
I think I've finally got my mind set back where it needs to be. July hasn't been exactly a great month for this weight loss journey. As of this morning I have lost .8 pounds so far this month. I've been pretty good on my physical activity, but my eating has been pretty bad. I was looking at my first month & I was averaging eating about 1,700 calories a day & lost 5 pounds in the first month. And I didn't even start until the 9th! This month I've averaged about 2,000 calories a day. Yep I'm obviously eating too much.
So I'm really trying to keep my calories under 1,800 a day average & I've been pretty good so far this week. Ha! It's only Tuesday. But I think I've already made better choices.
Here's my new baby:
Weight as of 7/31 173.6
Physical activity 2305/2400 (I'm going to make it because I've already been active over the 95 minutes)
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Sodium
I'm a little down this morning due to a nice little spike on the scale. I was back up to 175.2 this morning. Ugh! I know it's more than likely due to the teriyaki pineapple chicken I made last night & the sodium causing me to retain water, but still.................. I was not a happy camper this morning.
I'm getting tired of being stuck around 174 as well, but I know it's my own fault. Here's my graph & as you can see, my downward trend seems to have switched to a sideways trend.
I'm getting tired of being stuck around 174 as well, but I know it's my own fault. Here's my graph & as you can see, my downward trend seems to have switched to a sideways trend.
Weight 175.2
Physical activity 1795/2400 (still off track but getting closer)
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
I AM still alive
Hi everyone/anyone,
Yes I am still alive & still sticking with it, kinda. I seem to have been eating right around maintenance, or just a tad below the past few weeks & not working out like I obviously need to. My weight's been sticking right around 174 for the past 3-4 weeks. Of course there's been some weird fluctuations probably due to TOM or ovulation. But all in all I've been pretty much eating whatever I want & not exercising all that much so I'm super happy I haven't gained.
Now just to get re motivated and hit that 170 by my birthday. I am going to do it even if I have to starve myself the week before lol. I am also going to try to check in here a little more often. Even if it is just a quickie little post like today's.
Weight 174.0
physical activity this month 1795/2400 (off track, move woman!)
Yes I am still alive & still sticking with it, kinda. I seem to have been eating right around maintenance, or just a tad below the past few weeks & not working out like I obviously need to. My weight's been sticking right around 174 for the past 3-4 weeks. Of course there's been some weird fluctuations probably due to TOM or ovulation. But all in all I've been pretty much eating whatever I want & not exercising all that much so I'm super happy I haven't gained.
Now just to get re motivated and hit that 170 by my birthday. I am going to do it even if I have to starve myself the week before lol. I am also going to try to check in here a little more often. Even if it is just a quickie little post like today's.
Weight 174.0
physical activity this month 1795/2400 (off track, move woman!)
Monday, July 2, 2012
Failing at goals
It's my first post in July, so........................ how did I do in June?
Well, first my physical activity goal of 2400 minutes as measured by my BodyBugg. Fail! By a lousy 8 minutes! Ugh, that's pretty frustrating. My last day I knew I was about 120 minutes shy of hitting my goal so I tried to just keep moving. But we had a birthday part to go to & there's a bunch of sitting around & talking to go with that. So I was short by 8 minutes. Well, I am going to hit it in July for sure!
I also hit a weight loss goal to get to 170 by the 4th of July months ago, so I set my June goal at 171. So? Yep, you got it. Fail! As of the June 30th I weighed in at 173.4. That puts my weight loss for June at 2.2 pounds, except that I think the 173.4 is a little artifically low. I've been weighing in right around 174 for the last week. But heck, I'll take it, even if it isn't my official weigh in day.
I obviously suck at meeting goals in a set amount of time since I have not met a single goal yet. So does this discourage me? Not really. The important thing is seeing my weight continue to go down. And it is definitely going down. It's graph time!
See? Downwards! Yay! Yeah, it doesn't take much to make me happy. LOL
I've been thinking about what I want to do to recognize the 20 pound mark. For some reason this is a huge milestone for me. I'm finally out of the "obese" range in my BMI & just into the overweight category, which makes me happy, but not as happy as that 20 pound mark will. So, what do I want to do to recognize it? Hmmmm, I'm going to have to think about that.
Other fronts, not to much happening. It's slow at work, but that's because of summer shut downs for assembly plants. The joy of working in the automotive industry! But I did let my production supervisor go, so I've been doing his job on top of mine, which does leave me a lot busier than I used to be.
And we're watching my daughter's dog Clifford while she went up North this weekend. This picture below so makes me think of him.
Have a great day everyone!
Weight as of 7/2/12 174.2
Physical activity ?/2400
Well, first my physical activity goal of 2400 minutes as measured by my BodyBugg. Fail! By a lousy 8 minutes! Ugh, that's pretty frustrating. My last day I knew I was about 120 minutes shy of hitting my goal so I tried to just keep moving. But we had a birthday part to go to & there's a bunch of sitting around & talking to go with that. So I was short by 8 minutes. Well, I am going to hit it in July for sure!
I also hit a weight loss goal to get to 170 by the 4th of July months ago, so I set my June goal at 171. So? Yep, you got it. Fail! As of the June 30th I weighed in at 173.4. That puts my weight loss for June at 2.2 pounds, except that I think the 173.4 is a little artifically low. I've been weighing in right around 174 for the last week. But heck, I'll take it, even if it isn't my official weigh in day.
I obviously suck at meeting goals in a set amount of time since I have not met a single goal yet. So does this discourage me? Not really. The important thing is seeing my weight continue to go down. And it is definitely going down. It's graph time!
See? Downwards! Yay! Yeah, it doesn't take much to make me happy. LOL
I've been thinking about what I want to do to recognize the 20 pound mark. For some reason this is a huge milestone for me. I'm finally out of the "obese" range in my BMI & just into the overweight category, which makes me happy, but not as happy as that 20 pound mark will. So, what do I want to do to recognize it? Hmmmm, I'm going to have to think about that.
Other fronts, not to much happening. It's slow at work, but that's because of summer shut downs for assembly plants. The joy of working in the automotive industry! But I did let my production supervisor go, so I've been doing his job on top of mine, which does leave me a lot busier than I used to be.
And we're watching my daughter's dog Clifford while she went up North this weekend. This picture below so makes me think of him.
Have a great day everyone!
Weight as of 7/2/12 174.2
Physical activity ?/2400
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Good morning
Sorry it's been so long in between posts. I really do want to update 2-3 times per week at least, but sometimes I really don't have much to say & other times I'm just pretty swamped & don't have time. I only post from work. Since I work on the computer most of the day, I really don't want to go home & play online. So I take a few minutes away from work & update here when I have something on my mind.
I'm really trying to keep my positive outlook about losing weight slowly, but sometimes I get so impatient. Expecially when I get close to reaching milestones. I'm already thinking about the 20 pound mark coming up. I think it's due to my weigh in on Saturday being at 173.4, which is a 17.4 pound loss. So of course I start thinking about the 20 pounds, what I want to do to celebrate it etc. Of course my weight did end up bouncing right back up. I swear my body weight fluctuates soooooo much. Here are my daily weights from the last week:
So this morning my weight is exactly what it was last Wednesday for my official WI. It's kind of funny. But I am noticing one nice thing. This week my high weight was 176.4, the previous week it was 177.8 & the week before that it was 178. So even the high weight I bounce to is coming down. Yay! I did notice that during TOM this month my highest weight stayed out of the 180's, reaching only 178.
I'm also noticing a lot more firmness to my bicep. I have a muscle! I'm going to keep doing those push ups every morning. I'm up to 20 on my first set (they are still the girlie ones on the knees). It may not be that impressive to some, but heck I started unable to even do 5, so getting up to 20 is a pretty good accomplishment. And next week I'm going to try to bump it to 25.
I weigh in tomorrow & am hoping it will be lower than today. Other than that, not too much to report.
Weight as of 6/26/12 176.4
Minutes of physical activity this month: 2013/2400 (still on track. Barely.)
I'm really trying to keep my positive outlook about losing weight slowly, but sometimes I get so impatient. Expecially when I get close to reaching milestones. I'm already thinking about the 20 pound mark coming up. I think it's due to my weigh in on Saturday being at 173.4, which is a 17.4 pound loss. So of course I start thinking about the 20 pounds, what I want to do to celebrate it etc. Of course my weight did end up bouncing right back up. I swear my body weight fluctuates soooooo much. Here are my daily weights from the last week:
| 176.4 |
| 175.2 |
| 174.8 |
| 173.4 |
| 176 |
| 175 |
| 176.4 |
So this morning my weight is exactly what it was last Wednesday for my official WI. It's kind of funny. But I am noticing one nice thing. This week my high weight was 176.4, the previous week it was 177.8 & the week before that it was 178. So even the high weight I bounce to is coming down. Yay! I did notice that during TOM this month my highest weight stayed out of the 180's, reaching only 178.
I'm also noticing a lot more firmness to my bicep. I have a muscle! I'm going to keep doing those push ups every morning. I'm up to 20 on my first set (they are still the girlie ones on the knees). It may not be that impressive to some, but heck I started unable to even do 5, so getting up to 20 is a pretty good accomplishment. And next week I'm going to try to bump it to 25.
I weigh in tomorrow & am hoping it will be lower than today. Other than that, not too much to report.
Weight as of 6/26/12 176.4
Minutes of physical activity this month: 2013/2400 (still on track. Barely.)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Our unhealthy relationships with food
I was on one 3FC today & reading through some of the challenge threads that I belong to that's targeted to women in their 40's & it hit me what an unhealthy relationship most of these women have with food. I always read I can't eat this, I can't eat that, oh no! I ate this, I ate that. I started thinking about the people I know who are thin & never need to diet. They don't say things like that. They eat what they want, that piece of birthday cake, the muffin, etc. but then they make sure they either eat less later or move more. But they do this without really ever having to put much effort into it. Or at least to the people I've talked to about this it seems that way.
I think that may just be the difference in being able to lose weight & being able to lose weight & keep it off. I think we need to develop a better mind set about food. You're not horrible or going to get fat because you've had a cookie, or even the whole bag. It's when you eat the whole bag day after day. That's really the mindset I've tried to keep as I try to lose weight. Yes, I am losing the weight very slowly & I know I often whine about that, but I really do think that I'm doing this the right way for me.
I don't want to say it's the right way, because that would imply that if you do something other than what I'm doing then you're doing it the wrong way. God knows I don't think I have all of the answers, or even most of them. I've definitely had my ups & downs & have been very discouraged at times, but when I look at what I've done I'm proud of myself. I'm especially proud that even though I haven't gotten the results I've wanted to, I've stuck with it. Those results are coming, slowly, but they're coming.
I'm going to continue to try to eat less than I burn, move more & darn it, if I want that cake I'm going to have it! But maybe not quite so big of a piece. Wanna split that cake? :)
Yeah, I'm feeling good about myself today. Not sure why, but I am. It may change by tomorrow though. Hey, I AM a woman!
I'm also happy to say that on Saturday I did hit a new all time low of 174.0, but I went up a little since then. Yesterday I was at 177.8 (Mexican on Sunday), but today I'm back to where I was on last week's official WI.
Tomorrow's Wednesday & my official WI, and I'm hoping to see some downward movement on the scale this week. I'm trying to make sure I'm drinking my water today. I guess we'll see tomorrow.
Weight as of 6/19/12 175.6
Minutes of physical activity this month: 1474/2400 (still on track)
I think that may just be the difference in being able to lose weight & being able to lose weight & keep it off. I think we need to develop a better mind set about food. You're not horrible or going to get fat because you've had a cookie, or even the whole bag. It's when you eat the whole bag day after day. That's really the mindset I've tried to keep as I try to lose weight. Yes, I am losing the weight very slowly & I know I often whine about that, but I really do think that I'm doing this the right way for me.
I don't want to say it's the right way, because that would imply that if you do something other than what I'm doing then you're doing it the wrong way. God knows I don't think I have all of the answers, or even most of them. I've definitely had my ups & downs & have been very discouraged at times, but when I look at what I've done I'm proud of myself. I'm especially proud that even though I haven't gotten the results I've wanted to, I've stuck with it. Those results are coming, slowly, but they're coming.
I'm going to continue to try to eat less than I burn, move more & darn it, if I want that cake I'm going to have it! But maybe not quite so big of a piece. Wanna split that cake? :)
Yeah, I'm feeling good about myself today. Not sure why, but I am. It may change by tomorrow though. Hey, I AM a woman!
I'm also happy to say that on Saturday I did hit a new all time low of 174.0, but I went up a little since then. Yesterday I was at 177.8 (Mexican on Sunday), but today I'm back to where I was on last week's official WI.
Tomorrow's Wednesday & my official WI, and I'm hoping to see some downward movement on the scale this week. I'm trying to make sure I'm drinking my water today. I guess we'll see tomorrow.
Weight as of 6/19/12 175.6
Minutes of physical activity this month: 1474/2400 (still on track)
Friday, June 15, 2012
So close, but not quite there
It's day two of my period & my weight has started to drop. I was glad to see it back at 175.6 this morning, but I was really hoping for a little lighter. Good bye water weight! I'm hoping tomorrow to see a 174 point something. I would love for it to be less than 174.4, because that would take me out of the "obese" range on my BMI & into "overweight". I still don't think of myself as being/having been obese. To me that is someone much bigger than myself. Funny how we think of things like that.
I've been doing pretty good with my morning workouts, except for today. We went out to eat at a restaurant/night club one of my girlfriend's sons owns last night & she ended up joining us. They had this great bluesy/old school Motownish band there & we ended up staying out way too late. But we had a blast & it was so worth it. I was pretty good & stuck to water, but I had the munchies when we got home & snacked a little.
Needless to say, after getting to bed after midnight, when the alarm went off at 5, I was having none of that! I ended up changing the time to 5:30, but had to get a roast going in the slow cooker before coming to work. Yummy! Hopefully since everything will be done for dinner, there will be no reason I can't get my workout in this evening when I get home.
I was hoping to get together with my girlfriend for a bike ride this weekend, but with the weather supposed to be in the high 80's to 90's, it may be a little too warm. Actually I just looked at the forecast & today is supposed to be 87 & the coolest day until next Friday. Ugh! I like the warm weather, but that's a little too warm to be getting my exercise on outside like I really want to. It looks like me & Jillian will be seeing each other for the next week too.
Weight as of 6/15/12 175.6
Minutes of physical activity this month: 1213/2400 (Over half way to goal! Yay!)
I've been doing pretty good with my morning workouts, except for today. We went out to eat at a restaurant/night club one of my girlfriend's sons owns last night & she ended up joining us. They had this great bluesy/old school Motownish band there & we ended up staying out way too late. But we had a blast & it was so worth it. I was pretty good & stuck to water, but I had the munchies when we got home & snacked a little.
Needless to say, after getting to bed after midnight, when the alarm went off at 5, I was having none of that! I ended up changing the time to 5:30, but had to get a roast going in the slow cooker before coming to work. Yummy! Hopefully since everything will be done for dinner, there will be no reason I can't get my workout in this evening when I get home.
I was hoping to get together with my girlfriend for a bike ride this weekend, but with the weather supposed to be in the high 80's to 90's, it may be a little too warm. Actually I just looked at the forecast & today is supposed to be 87 & the coolest day until next Friday. Ugh! I like the warm weather, but that's a little too warm to be getting my exercise on outside like I really want to. It looks like me & Jillian will be seeing each other for the next week too.
Weight as of 6/15/12 175.6
Minutes of physical activity this month: 1213/2400 (Over half way to goal! Yay!)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Weekly weigh in & TOM
I just realized that today is Wednesday. "Official" WI day for the week. And I expect to start tomorrow. Ugh! Needless to say the scale is up from last week. But only by a smidgen over a pound. However, yesterday it was at 178. If my body follows it's usually routine, then I should be down a bit more each of the next three days. I usually hit my high for 2-3 days before I start, down about 1-2 pounds the day before I start & then down 1-2 pounds in the next three days. This could put me down to a new low. I'm really hoping so. I wasn't great on my food last week, but I did get my exercise in 4 days.
It is getting pretty hard to get my workouts in after work since I've been working later, so this week I started trying to wake up earlier in the morning to start off my day with a workout. Well, Monday I ended up hitting the snooze so many times I woke up at my regular time. Yesterday I did better, but didn't have enough time to fit in the whole DVD, so I cut it about 10 minutes short. Today I did even better & was able to get in everything except for the cool down. I guess running around making the bed, getting ready etc. is enough of a cool down.
Hubby started working 6 AM-5 PM this week. So that's also part of the reason I'm starting to workout in the AM too. We at least get 5 minutes together in the morning before he leaves & I start working out, but it's nice to be out of bed & awake before he leaves. Newlyweds. :) The OT will be nice on paydays, but the long days suck. The first day he was so tired & I think he fell asleep on the couch before eight. Poor baby. Plus I'm totally spoiled & used to him doing a lot around the house. But with these long days he probably won't have time or feel like doing it. Darn it.
Weight as of 6/13/12 176.6
Minutes of physical activity this month: 1042/2400
It is getting pretty hard to get my workouts in after work since I've been working later, so this week I started trying to wake up earlier in the morning to start off my day with a workout. Well, Monday I ended up hitting the snooze so many times I woke up at my regular time. Yesterday I did better, but didn't have enough time to fit in the whole DVD, so I cut it about 10 minutes short. Today I did even better & was able to get in everything except for the cool down. I guess running around making the bed, getting ready etc. is enough of a cool down.
Hubby started working 6 AM-5 PM this week. So that's also part of the reason I'm starting to workout in the AM too. We at least get 5 minutes together in the morning before he leaves & I start working out, but it's nice to be out of bed & awake before he leaves. Newlyweds. :) The OT will be nice on paydays, but the long days suck. The first day he was so tired & I think he fell asleep on the couch before eight. Poor baby. Plus I'm totally spoiled & used to him doing a lot around the house. But with these long days he probably won't have time or feel like doing it. Darn it.
Weight as of 6/13/12 176.6
Minutes of physical activity this month: 1042/2400
Thursday, June 7, 2012
It stuck, but...... what's the problem?
It's been a while since I posted anything. I'm trying to post at least 2-3 times a week, but sometimes it seems like I don't have much to say. But mainly, I do write this while I'm at work, so if I don't post for a day or two it means I've been pretty busy at work & haven't had a chance.
I had my "official" weigh in on Wednesday & I was happy to see the scale stay at 175.4, well I would've been happier if it were lower. :) But at least it didn't bounce back up. I guess I do know what I need to do to see the numbers I want, so why do I start to get lazy about working out & then start to eat more? Why am I sabotaging my hard work?
I don't understand these things about myself. I understand that I like food. Boy do I like food. But I really DO want to lose weight & reach my goal in time for a change. It's a reasonable goal too. I really don't feel too deprived with my diet & I don't feel like I'm killing myself with exercise, so what is the problem?
I guess these are the challenges that everyone faces when they're trying to lose weight. It's hard to stay motivated for a long period of time for me. It comes & goes in little spurts. This makes me worried about being able to keep the weight off once I do get to my goal. I'm hoping that I will be able to correct my bad eating & exercise habits & make my better ones a part of my life before I get to my end goal weight so I don't have to worry about putting any weight back on.
Weight as of 6/7/12 175.0
Minutes of physical activity this month: 648/2400
P.S. For May I ended up losing 2.8 pounds thanks to my little dip on the 31st yay! I'm aiming for 4.6 for June.
I had my "official" weigh in on Wednesday & I was happy to see the scale stay at 175.4, well I would've been happier if it were lower. :) But at least it didn't bounce back up. I guess I do know what I need to do to see the numbers I want, so why do I start to get lazy about working out & then start to eat more? Why am I sabotaging my hard work?
I don't understand these things about myself. I understand that I like food. Boy do I like food. But I really DO want to lose weight & reach my goal in time for a change. It's a reasonable goal too. I really don't feel too deprived with my diet & I don't feel like I'm killing myself with exercise, so what is the problem?
I guess these are the challenges that everyone faces when they're trying to lose weight. It's hard to stay motivated for a long period of time for me. It comes & goes in little spurts. This makes me worried about being able to keep the weight off once I do get to my goal. I'm hoping that I will be able to correct my bad eating & exercise habits & make my better ones a part of my life before I get to my end goal weight so I don't have to worry about putting any weight back on.
Weight as of 6/7/12 175.0
Minutes of physical activity this month: 648/2400
P.S. For May I ended up losing 2.8 pounds thanks to my little dip on the 31st yay! I'm aiming for 4.6 for June.
Monday, June 4, 2012
A new low & muscle aches
Friday I weighed in with a new all time low of 175.6. Yay! Of course it shot up a little Saturday, then down a little Sunday & this morning, but not back down to 175.6. But it gives me encouragement that maybe I will be able to meet my goal of 170 by July 4th.
I did much better with my eating last week, averaging only 1,733 calories. Which considering my goal is 1,700 is not too bad. Especially once you factor in that I averaged about 200 calories a day more than my goal for calories burned. This means my average deficit was 658 calories, where my goal to lose 1 pound per week is 500 per day. Yay me for beating my goal! But I think I would probably be better off to aim for a deficit of 750 since they say people tend to underestimate the calories they eat. This would build in a little bit of a cushion. But heck one step at a time. I'm glad I kept my calories below 1,800.
On Thursday I began doing my Ripped in 30 dvd again. It seemed so much easier than it did the last time. I did the dvd 4 times a week or so for 30 days then took a month off where I did TaeBo. The first time I did the dvd I had a hard time with most of the exercises & had to do a modified version & on a lot of the exercises I couldn't do them for the full amount of time. But on Thursday, I hardly had to modify any of the exercises. So not only am I losing weight, but I'm getting healthier & stronger.
On Friday & Saturday I sure didn't feel healthier or stronger however. Friday I had a hard time walking up the stairs at work because the back of my legs were killing me! Plus, it was just a hell day at work anyhow. So Saturday morning, my legs are still pretty sore, but other than that I felt great, so I decided to go ahead and do the dvd again. It's supposed to be good for sore muscles right? Ha! I did take it a little easier, not squatting so low on the squats, not lunging so low on the lunges etc. But after my shower when I sat down for a few. Yikes!
Of course on Saturday we had tons of running around to do, getting in & out of the Jeep, running in & out of stores. And I'm hobbling like a little old lady. A little old injured lady at that. Sigh.
This is getting better with age??
Weight as of 6/4/12 176.0
Minutes of physical activity this month: 310/2400 On track :)
I did much better with my eating last week, averaging only 1,733 calories. Which considering my goal is 1,700 is not too bad. Especially once you factor in that I averaged about 200 calories a day more than my goal for calories burned. This means my average deficit was 658 calories, where my goal to lose 1 pound per week is 500 per day. Yay me for beating my goal! But I think I would probably be better off to aim for a deficit of 750 since they say people tend to underestimate the calories they eat. This would build in a little bit of a cushion. But heck one step at a time. I'm glad I kept my calories below 1,800.
On Thursday I began doing my Ripped in 30 dvd again. It seemed so much easier than it did the last time. I did the dvd 4 times a week or so for 30 days then took a month off where I did TaeBo. The first time I did the dvd I had a hard time with most of the exercises & had to do a modified version & on a lot of the exercises I couldn't do them for the full amount of time. But on Thursday, I hardly had to modify any of the exercises. So not only am I losing weight, but I'm getting healthier & stronger.
On Friday & Saturday I sure didn't feel healthier or stronger however. Friday I had a hard time walking up the stairs at work because the back of my legs were killing me! Plus, it was just a hell day at work anyhow. So Saturday morning, my legs are still pretty sore, but other than that I felt great, so I decided to go ahead and do the dvd again. It's supposed to be good for sore muscles right? Ha! I did take it a little easier, not squatting so low on the squats, not lunging so low on the lunges etc. But after my shower when I sat down for a few. Yikes!
Of course on Saturday we had tons of running around to do, getting in & out of the Jeep, running in & out of stores. And I'm hobbling like a little old lady. A little old injured lady at that. Sigh.
This is getting better with age??
Weight as of 6/4/12 176.0
Minutes of physical activity this month: 310/2400 On track :)
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Sharing my blog & other ramblings.
I'm thinking about starting to share my blog. I'm a little hesitant because I really don't think I have anything to say that is that interesting, so why would anyone want to read it? Then I think of a couple of other peoples blogs that I've read where I've gotten encouragement from, or had an ah ha! moment, where I've learned or discovered something that's helped me.
The only thing is that I do tend to ramble on & kind of jump from topic to topic, so if you're reading this, it's really just the way my mind works. I'll be talking about one thing & something may pop into my head & I'm off..............
I've just updated my weight loss trend chart today. I've added a picture of it below. Pretty impressive downward trend if I say so myself. Too bad it's almost taken 6 months though. Yeah, I am hard on myself on how long it's taken. I think that's from being a part of 3FC & seeing these people who are so motivated & lose so much quicker than I am. Heck, my sister-in-law joined Weight Watchers right around Valentine's Day & in April she had already lost 14 pounds. I was so jealous because I'd been dieting since January & had only lost less than 10 at that time. But I think she started a lot stricter than I've been. The last time we talked about our diets about 2 weeks ago she had only lost 16 so far & I was around 13 (like I still am) so I was catching up. Ha! I know it's not a competition, but if it helps inspire me........................
Oh, and my weight as of this morning is down a little more. I do weigh every day. I think it helps me to see that there's a pattern to my little spikes up & down. So that way when I see a little jump up I don't freak out & get too discouraged. That little spike down makes me think maybe it is possible to get to 170 by the 4th of July. That would be 51% of the way to my 150 pound goal! That would be awesome!
I'm adding a couple of things to the bottom of each post. My weight as of that morning, but on my spreadsheet I track it on the previous day's row, next to the calories eaten, burned & deficit. I'm also adding the total number of minutes of physical activity. This is right off of my BB. I've decided to make my goal to average 80 minutes of physical activity per day. This doesn't mean 80 minutes of exercise, because my BB picks up some things like walking up & down stairs, fast walking, etc as physical activity.
This would mean that for a month with 30 days my goal would be 2,400. As you can see from below, I didn't hit that goal this month, but since I just decided on it today I will let myself live! This time! :) I'm hoping adding that extra bit of physical activity will help me to reach my goal. Now that I've started charting this I see that last month I hit 2,285 minutes in 30 days & lost over three pounds that month. This month I'm quite a bit lower & unless I have a big drop tomorrow I'm at less than two pounds for the month. So, I'm going to try to move more & eat less by watching my calories.
Weight: 177.0 (I call this as of 5/30 since I weigh first thing in the morning)
Minutes of physical activity this month: 2,120
The only thing is that I do tend to ramble on & kind of jump from topic to topic, so if you're reading this, it's really just the way my mind works. I'll be talking about one thing & something may pop into my head & I'm off..............
I've just updated my weight loss trend chart today. I've added a picture of it below. Pretty impressive downward trend if I say so myself. Too bad it's almost taken 6 months though. Yeah, I am hard on myself on how long it's taken. I think that's from being a part of 3FC & seeing these people who are so motivated & lose so much quicker than I am. Heck, my sister-in-law joined Weight Watchers right around Valentine's Day & in April she had already lost 14 pounds. I was so jealous because I'd been dieting since January & had only lost less than 10 at that time. But I think she started a lot stricter than I've been. The last time we talked about our diets about 2 weeks ago she had only lost 16 so far & I was around 13 (like I still am) so I was catching up. Ha! I know it's not a competition, but if it helps inspire me........................
Oh, and my weight as of this morning is down a little more. I do weigh every day. I think it helps me to see that there's a pattern to my little spikes up & down. So that way when I see a little jump up I don't freak out & get too discouraged. That little spike down makes me think maybe it is possible to get to 170 by the 4th of July. That would be 51% of the way to my 150 pound goal! That would be awesome!
I'm adding a couple of things to the bottom of each post. My weight as of that morning, but on my spreadsheet I track it on the previous day's row, next to the calories eaten, burned & deficit. I'm also adding the total number of minutes of physical activity. This is right off of my BB. I've decided to make my goal to average 80 minutes of physical activity per day. This doesn't mean 80 minutes of exercise, because my BB picks up some things like walking up & down stairs, fast walking, etc as physical activity.
This would mean that for a month with 30 days my goal would be 2,400. As you can see from below, I didn't hit that goal this month, but since I just decided on it today I will let myself live! This time! :) I'm hoping adding that extra bit of physical activity will help me to reach my goal. Now that I've started charting this I see that last month I hit 2,285 minutes in 30 days & lost over three pounds that month. This month I'm quite a bit lower & unless I have a big drop tomorrow I'm at less than two pounds for the month. So, I'm going to try to move more & eat less by watching my calories.
Weight: 177.0 (I call this as of 5/30 since I weigh first thing in the morning)
Minutes of physical activity this month: 2,120
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
This week's weigh in & feeling Blah!
I'm not sure why, but I'm feeling very blah about this whole diet/exercise thing the last week or so. I really do want to hit my goal of 170 by the 4th of July, but I can't seem to get motivated to get off my butt.
I have really been looking at my numbers (I'm a spreadsheet addict & I plot & chart everything about this weight loss journey) and I've realized that the number of calories I'm eating per day has been creeping up. The first month I was averaging 1750, the second 1770, the third almost 1900, the fourth 1915 & this month 1930. No wonder my weight loss is slowing down so much.
I weighed in today at 177.6, which is up .2 from last week. I was actually pretty happy with it since we did a little mini vacation & had a four day weekend where I was totally off plan & unable to get in my exercise. So now I'm a bit behind where I wanted to be in order to reach my goal. I'm really trying to stay positive but it gets hard when the scale isn't cooperating.
I don't expect to see it move down when I'm off plan like I was last week, but darn it, when I've been good I would really like to see some decent numbers. Is two pounds too much to ask for? Obviously for me it is. Maybe I need to do a little quick strict diet for a couple of days to see if I can jump start my enthusiasm again. Last time I did the three day diet before my wedding I did manage to lose a couple of pounds. I know it's not something I can do for any longer that the three days because it really isn't enough calories to support the bodies basic functions, but hmmmmm. Let me think about it.
I'm going to stay under 1800 calories every day this week & see where my WI lands next week. If I don't see at least a pound loss then maybe that's what I will do. Oh, and I will exercise at least 4 times this week too. I know I can't expect to do it on just eating alone.
Well, off to the dentist.
I have really been looking at my numbers (I'm a spreadsheet addict & I plot & chart everything about this weight loss journey) and I've realized that the number of calories I'm eating per day has been creeping up. The first month I was averaging 1750, the second 1770, the third almost 1900, the fourth 1915 & this month 1930. No wonder my weight loss is slowing down so much.
I weighed in today at 177.6, which is up .2 from last week. I was actually pretty happy with it since we did a little mini vacation & had a four day weekend where I was totally off plan & unable to get in my exercise. So now I'm a bit behind where I wanted to be in order to reach my goal. I'm really trying to stay positive but it gets hard when the scale isn't cooperating.
I don't expect to see it move down when I'm off plan like I was last week, but darn it, when I've been good I would really like to see some decent numbers. Is two pounds too much to ask for? Obviously for me it is. Maybe I need to do a little quick strict diet for a couple of days to see if I can jump start my enthusiasm again. Last time I did the three day diet before my wedding I did manage to lose a couple of pounds. I know it's not something I can do for any longer that the three days because it really isn't enough calories to support the bodies basic functions, but hmmmmm. Let me think about it.
I'm going to stay under 1800 calories every day this week & see where my WI lands next week. If I don't see at least a pound loss then maybe that's what I will do. Oh, and I will exercise at least 4 times this week too. I know I can't expect to do it on just eating alone.
Well, off to the dentist.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
What is this Body Bugg thing?
I'm not exactly sure how to describe all of the science behind how it works, I know there's some type of motion measurement, heat dissipation & skin temperature sensor thingies, but if you want to know how it works see the link below.
http://www.bodybugg.com/science_behind_bodybugg.php
All I know is that I wear it on my arm, plug it into the computer a couple of times per day to upload my stats to the BB website & enter my food eaten for the day. I try to keep my calories burned about 750 more than my calories eaten & then I usually will lose about a pound per week. I'm pretty good at weighing my food that I make at home, but it's hard to estimate things when we go out to eat. I try to estimate high, but with a lot of restaurants not putting their nutritional information online it's hard to guesstimate how many calories are in this restaurants version over another that does post their information.
Which is a big part of why I would rather eat in than out lately. It's kind of funny because I'm starting to think of a lot of things by the amount of calories in them. For example, I almost never have a cocktail with dinner anymore. I think about it this way: a couple of different shots of flavored rums/vodkas at 80 or so calories each, splash of fruit juice or soda will give me 300 or more calories for a drink. Heck, a serving of my light ice cream only has about 120 calories. That's a double dose of desert for one drink? Give me the ice cream any day!
I've discovered so many "diet" or lower calorie foods that actually taste good & I will share my favorites in other posts, but back to my Bugg.
I believe that for the calories burned it's pretty accurate, so the downfall is all on the person imputing their information correctly. I obviously must suck at this. According to the information I've entered, I should have lost about 20 pounds at this point, but I've only lost about 13-14. I know from reading that people tend to underestimate their portion size, but I'm weighing most of my foods, so how do I have such a big discrepancy?
When I purchased my Bugg it came with a six month subscription to their web service, which expires in the middle of June. I'm planning to renew for at least another six months. I'm pretty sure it will take me that long to get to where I want to be. It would be cheaper if I were to renew for a year, but I really would like to push to get this weight off quicker. So this means reapplying myself & working a little harder.
My current goal is to be 170 by the 4th of July & it's looking a little tight at what I'm currently losing, so I'm going to step it up this next month and a half. I'm looking forward to recommitting myself to this journey & write about it in this blog.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Current stats and goals
Well, I weigh myself everyday, but I have an "official" weigh in date of Wednesday. Originally my weigh in day was Monday, but after tracking my weight for a while I realized that my weight tends to be the highest on Mondays (probably from misbehaving over the weekend) and the lowest on Fridays (from being good all week) so I decided that Wednesday's weight would probably be the most accurate of the week. Is it true? Who knows, but it made sense to me.
My weight on Wednesday was 177.8, which is up .6 from the previous week. But I'm supposed to start this weekend & I think it's up due to water weight. Or at least that's what I'm hoping. I guess we will see next weigh in. TOM should be over by then. Thankfully for me that's usually only a 2 day thing.
My current goal that I'm working towards is I would love to be 170 by the 4th of July. That gives me about 7 weeks to lose 7 pounds. A pound a week. I haven't been hitting that much, but for some reason I think that this is doable for me.
I've been reading some posts on the 3FC forum where people don't think you should put time frames on goals because it can lead to people giving up. I've joined about 5 challenges now & haven't hit a single goal in the time allotted on the challenge, but I haven't given up, I just hit it a little later.
My first challenge was the Valentine's Day Challenge, which I think I ended up joining two different ones. I think my goal was to hit 180 lbs. A little over 10 pounds lost. Well, it took me until mid-April to get there. Two months longer than I thought, but I didn't give up. I don't think that not meeting a goal will lead to you giving up. Not being motivated enough will make you not give up.
I had 4 weeks in a row where my weight loss was less than half a pound. I was either seeing losses of .2 or .4, but I didn't give up. I knew I was doing what I needed to be doing. I stuck with it and saw a whopping 2.6 pound loss in one week. Of course that was after a 1 pound gain from the week before when it was TOM, but it was still a big loss for me.
So if you want to lose weight, quit making excuses and do it. It's hard. I know. It takes time, a lot of time. But it took me 20 years to put on these extra pounds, so a year to take it off doesn't seem to bad. If I can do this you can too. You're worth it. I know I am.
My weight on Wednesday was 177.8, which is up .6 from the previous week. But I'm supposed to start this weekend & I think it's up due to water weight. Or at least that's what I'm hoping. I guess we will see next weigh in. TOM should be over by then. Thankfully for me that's usually only a 2 day thing.
My current goal that I'm working towards is I would love to be 170 by the 4th of July. That gives me about 7 weeks to lose 7 pounds. A pound a week. I haven't been hitting that much, but for some reason I think that this is doable for me.
I've been reading some posts on the 3FC forum where people don't think you should put time frames on goals because it can lead to people giving up. I've joined about 5 challenges now & haven't hit a single goal in the time allotted on the challenge, but I haven't given up, I just hit it a little later.
My first challenge was the Valentine's Day Challenge, which I think I ended up joining two different ones. I think my goal was to hit 180 lbs. A little over 10 pounds lost. Well, it took me until mid-April to get there. Two months longer than I thought, but I didn't give up. I don't think that not meeting a goal will lead to you giving up. Not being motivated enough will make you not give up.
I had 4 weeks in a row where my weight loss was less than half a pound. I was either seeing losses of .2 or .4, but I didn't give up. I knew I was doing what I needed to be doing. I stuck with it and saw a whopping 2.6 pound loss in one week. Of course that was after a 1 pound gain from the week before when it was TOM, but it was still a big loss for me.
So if you want to lose weight, quit making excuses and do it. It's hard. I know. It takes time, a lot of time. But it took me 20 years to put on these extra pounds, so a year to take it off doesn't seem to bad. If I can do this you can too. You're worth it. I know I am.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Intro Part Two
To carry on where I left off yesterday:
From the time I bought my wedding dress to the day I was actually married I did manage to lose a little bit of weight. I was down to 187 on my wedding day. Of course the way I went about it was totally wrong. I did the "3 day diet" and lost a couple of pounds and then a week later did it again. I don't know if you are familiar with the three day diet, but it's about 1,000 calories a day & you can lose up to 10 pounds on it. I did lose 2 pounds the first time & 3 pounds the second, but I think I knew I wouldn't keep it off. After the wedding came the honeymoon cruise, holidays etc. Of course, all the weight I had lost was put right back on.
Meanwhile, I had discovered this great site 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet. It was full of people who were struggling with their weight & quite a few that had been successful at losing it. I lurked in the forums reading all kinds of threads & taking in information. Finally, I found a tool that I thought could help me with my weight loss since I had no idea of where to begin. The Body Bugg.
I spent the money to purchase it & received a six month subscription to their website with purchase. This neat little gadget reads my movement, temperature and who knows what else & tells me how many calories I burn per day. Great! This should be a snap. Move more & eat less right? Well, so far it's been working. Not as quickly as I may hope, but it's working.
I received my BB January 9th & here it is May 16th & I'm down about 14 pounds. 14 pounds in 18 weeks! Not great numbers, but then again I'm not hugely restricting my calories.
I still belong to 3FC & joing all types of the challenges. I sometimes get jealous about the people who lose 2-3 pounds a week on regular basis. Well, pretty often, lol. But I really believe that previously when I "dieted" I would end up putting my body into starvation mode. Currently without exercise I burn roughly 2,000 calories per day, some days more, it usually depends on how much I sit on my butt at work. When I add exercise that bumps that number up to 2,400 ish. When I dieted I would usually keep my calories around 1,200. That's a 1,200 calorie or more deficit. Do that for a couple of days in a row = starvation mode, body freaks out & metabolism shuts down. Which is why I would always lose weight the first week of a diet & then gain or nothing the second, causing me to give up.
So, my plan to make this weight loss happen is aim for a deficit every day. A 500 calorie deficit per day = 1 pound per week. That's my goal, which is doable for me. Of course, I haven't quite achieved that, but I'm happy with my progress for the most part.
Well, enough for today. I am at work & should actually do some.
From the time I bought my wedding dress to the day I was actually married I did manage to lose a little bit of weight. I was down to 187 on my wedding day. Of course the way I went about it was totally wrong. I did the "3 day diet" and lost a couple of pounds and then a week later did it again. I don't know if you are familiar with the three day diet, but it's about 1,000 calories a day & you can lose up to 10 pounds on it. I did lose 2 pounds the first time & 3 pounds the second, but I think I knew I wouldn't keep it off. After the wedding came the honeymoon cruise, holidays etc. Of course, all the weight I had lost was put right back on.
Meanwhile, I had discovered this great site 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet. It was full of people who were struggling with their weight & quite a few that had been successful at losing it. I lurked in the forums reading all kinds of threads & taking in information. Finally, I found a tool that I thought could help me with my weight loss since I had no idea of where to begin. The Body Bugg.
I spent the money to purchase it & received a six month subscription to their website with purchase. This neat little gadget reads my movement, temperature and who knows what else & tells me how many calories I burn per day. Great! This should be a snap. Move more & eat less right? Well, so far it's been working. Not as quickly as I may hope, but it's working.
I received my BB January 9th & here it is May 16th & I'm down about 14 pounds. 14 pounds in 18 weeks! Not great numbers, but then again I'm not hugely restricting my calories.
I still belong to 3FC & joing all types of the challenges. I sometimes get jealous about the people who lose 2-3 pounds a week on regular basis. Well, pretty often, lol. But I really believe that previously when I "dieted" I would end up putting my body into starvation mode. Currently without exercise I burn roughly 2,000 calories per day, some days more, it usually depends on how much I sit on my butt at work. When I add exercise that bumps that number up to 2,400 ish. When I dieted I would usually keep my calories around 1,200. That's a 1,200 calorie or more deficit. Do that for a couple of days in a row = starvation mode, body freaks out & metabolism shuts down. Which is why I would always lose weight the first week of a diet & then gain or nothing the second, causing me to give up.
So, my plan to make this weight loss happen is aim for a deficit every day. A 500 calorie deficit per day = 1 pound per week. That's my goal, which is doable for me. Of course, I haven't quite achieved that, but I'm happy with my progress for the most part.
Well, enough for today. I am at work & should actually do some.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Me blogging? Yeah right!
Well, I can't believe that I'm starting a blog. I really don't feel like I have anything that is THAT interesting where someone would actually want to read it. But at this point I'm mainly writing this for myself and I'm not quite ready to share.
The basics about me:
I'm 41 years old & I've been kinda chunky/chubby most of my adult life. Not really fat, just kind of thick since I was an adult. Maybe as a teenager too, but that may just be my warped current perception of myself.
I was just married for the first time in November to a wonderful man. He is truly the love of my life. I never thought I would say that about anyone else after my ex, but yeah, he is. I'll probably go into the relationship stuff at a later date as I will probably use this blog as a type of therapy. Sorry.
Anyway, back to the chubby...... I'm 5'4 and I was about 120 pounds before I got pregnant with my daughter, Now I don't think that qualifies as chubby, but I do remember being called "Thunder Thighs" by a boy in junior high. Plus my sister was always very thin and I was always compared to her, even by myself.
I never really considered my self chubby & always thought I looked good, but the weight slowly piled on. I remember when 150 was the most I would weigh before I would say that I would diet, then 160, 170, 180, etc. But I never really dieted. Oh sure I might "diet" or exercise for a couple of days, but that was the extent of it.
I still didn't consider myself fat. I carried my weight well. Even though it seemed like I started taking horrible pictures, it was the angle etc. anything except the fact that I had put on weight. When I was trying on wedding dresses, I was shocked at the sizes that fit. I knew they run a little smaller, but I wear a size 12, so I thought 16. Nope, my wedding dress ended up being a size 20. I weighed 193 pounds. How could I let myself get to this?
I guess that was my light bulb moment. My husband is a very attractive man & I truly want to look good for him, but I also want to feel good about myself. And at that moment that every girl dreams about, I didn't feel beautiful, I felt fat. I've attached one of my favorites of all the wedding pictures.
The basics about me:
I'm 41 years old & I've been kinda chunky/chubby most of my adult life. Not really fat, just kind of thick since I was an adult. Maybe as a teenager too, but that may just be my warped current perception of myself.
I was just married for the first time in November to a wonderful man. He is truly the love of my life. I never thought I would say that about anyone else after my ex, but yeah, he is. I'll probably go into the relationship stuff at a later date as I will probably use this blog as a type of therapy. Sorry.
Anyway, back to the chubby...... I'm 5'4 and I was about 120 pounds before I got pregnant with my daughter, Now I don't think that qualifies as chubby, but I do remember being called "Thunder Thighs" by a boy in junior high. Plus my sister was always very thin and I was always compared to her, even by myself.
I never really considered my self chubby & always thought I looked good, but the weight slowly piled on. I remember when 150 was the most I would weigh before I would say that I would diet, then 160, 170, 180, etc. But I never really dieted. Oh sure I might "diet" or exercise for a couple of days, but that was the extent of it.
I still didn't consider myself fat. I carried my weight well. Even though it seemed like I started taking horrible pictures, it was the angle etc. anything except the fact that I had put on weight. When I was trying on wedding dresses, I was shocked at the sizes that fit. I knew they run a little smaller, but I wear a size 12, so I thought 16. Nope, my wedding dress ended up being a size 20. I weighed 193 pounds. How could I let myself get to this?
I guess that was my light bulb moment. My husband is a very attractive man & I truly want to look good for him, but I also want to feel good about myself. And at that moment that every girl dreams about, I didn't feel beautiful, I felt fat. I've attached one of my favorites of all the wedding pictures.
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