weeks 14 and 15

Due to technical difficulties I am late in writing this blog... and by technical difficulties I mean that I am not computer competent at times. lol. the past few weeks have been crazy. By the way, in case you didn't know, having your spouse go through major surgery is not fun at all. My husband had knee surgery and its been an interesting road to recover so far, filled with very little sleep. but that should be better soon, the doctor gave him something to help with his pain at night so he (and I) can get some rest. yay! now on to the stats. For week 14 I had a very minimal loss and weighed in at 180.4. For this weeks weigh in I finally get to report myself under the 180 mark. woot! 179.6 I am so close to my goal I can practically taste it. My biggest problem is self sabotage... I am trying to teach myself to think about what I am eating instead of just stuffing my face with whatever tastes good. Its harder when my in-laws visit (they just left) because they make really yummy food (unless they make it spicy, which is still yummy I just can't handle it). I have also decided that when my daughter wakes up at the butt crack of dawn (like she seems to do ever morning lately) I am going to attempt to take advantage of the coolness of the morning and take her on a jog. I always am at a loss of what to do with her in the wee morning hours when I'm exhausted and don't want to wake the rest of my family up... so hopefully this will be a good idea and I will get a good workout. good thing I have my jogging stroller!

Week 13

180.8. a whole .2 lbs lost. I am having trouble getting out of the 180s. I seem to have plateaued on my weight loss and I know what I need to do to kick it up, but I am having trouble getting up the motivation. I got my hair cut today, first time in a little over a year. It feels nice and I think it looks pretty good. Its hard for me to spend that much on myself. I have had too many bad hair cuts from cheap supercuts type places so I went to a Salon that had good reviews online. I do like it and she cut quite a bit off. I'm half curious to see if there is any weight loss from it. lol. Its been awhile since I've had a good loss week so I'm getting a little frustrated with myself. I think I'm just frustrated in general. There has been a lot going on the past few weeks and I haven't been getting enough sleep which definitely doesn't help. My husband is having knee surgery soon, which will make things interesting around here. Please pray for his speedy recovery and for me to stay motivated. <3

week 12

181.0. So I'm loosing weight but not much. really you could say I'm maintaining. .4lbs is not a lot at all. But its better than gaining so I like that. I'm having trouble getting motivated to keep it up. I am really happy with how far I've come all ready, and I did work hard to get here. The lazy girl in me wants to say its enough, even though I know that its not. I still need to loose weight. Its ok to celebrate the weight loss I have had thus far, but I need to refocus my eyes on the prize and get to my goal, my short term one for this challenge and then my long term goal for my life. :)

week 11

181.4. so I'm down .6lbs from last week. I am still being sabotaged by eating out. I had pizza on Saturday for dinner, along with some yummy cup cakes and ice cream for my daughters fist birthday party. then we went out to eat last night. I really need to stop midweek weigh ins because they are boosting my confidence too much, and then I end up sabotaging myself because I'm overly confident. On Saturday I weighed in at 178. My weight has always fluctuated quite a bit throughout the week depending on how well I eat and what exercise I've done. I'm getting really tired of loosing the same few pounds. I need to be consistent all week, and apparently I need to not eat out because I do so much worse when we are out than when we eat at home. not to mention it saves money, which is is always a good thing. We are over the halfway mark on this challenge and I am well on my way to meeting my goal. I'm going to visit family next month and I am so excited to see everyone and watch my sister graduate college. It will be satisfying to show up back home at or below my pre pregnancy weight. :D woo hoo motivation!

week 10

Sabotaged. by my self. I am ashamed to admit I did not do well this past week. I ate badly and didn't exercise. It wasn't so bad until last night when we went out to dinner... then I came home and had cake and ice cream. I am paying for my week of bad choices with a 1 lb weight gain. Weighed in this morning at 182.0. which makes me a bit mad because I was doing so well. But being mad wastes time, so I'm admitting my failure, and I'm getting back up and continuing on with this weight loss journey. Here is to eating well and exercising!

Week 9

So this morning I'm really excited to report that I weighed in at 181.0. :D I was feeling much better this week. My daughter is finally starting to sleep through the night and getting more sleep is definitely a blessing for me. I'm still on antibiotics (today is my last day) and I have a sneaky suspicion that the 12 hour sudafed I was taking was giving my metabolism a boost. I'll take it though, loosing 3 lbs in 1 week is exciting. The best part is that I am now fitting back into my size 12s. To some of you that still may seem like a big size but to me that is normal. I was a size 12 in high school, so it is so nice to be back in them. I still want to loose more (only 6 more lbs to go before I reach my goal for this challenge!!!!) but I'm so happy with myself right now. I even got to go for a run this week. The weather was so nice on Sunday that I just had to take advantage of it. I also tried out the Drums Alive workout at the oakgrove community center. Its like Zumba but you have drum sticks and you hit those giant exercise balls with them. Its a good workout and fun, although I think I do prefer Zumba. I'm still sore from all the lunges and squats though. :) I think I want to really challenge myself this week and see if I can make it into the 170s for next weeks weigh in. Wish me luck!!

Week 8

woo hoo, I'm back to loosing weight. :D 184.2 this morning. I was helped along this week by getting sick yet again. I promise I am not intentionally getting sick. And I do not recommend getting sick to loose weight. It is not fun. This week I had pink eye, a sinus infection and then an ear infection. I am feeling better now that I'm all medicated but it was definitely sucky. I didn't get to work out as much as I wanted to but apparently not feeling well and still trying to take care of your kids and house does burn calories. My daughter's first birthday is coming up soon (April 22) and when I look back over this past year I must say that I am proud of myself. When I gave birth to her I was at 235. I have lost 50 lbs in less than a year. :D that is something to be happy about. I still have a ways to go before I reach my goal weight, but I am definitely happy with my weight loss thus far.