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.

week 6 & 7

Sorry for missing a week. Last week was a little nuts. Pink eye has invaded my house and it is rather obnoxious. not to mention a new puppy. No excuses though. I wasn't able to maintain a loss for week 6. I didn't get to weigh in at my normal time thanks to actually getting to sleep in for once (yay!) so I'm not sure if that made a huge difference or not (probably not) but I had a gain last week putting me back at 187.4. This morning I weighed in at 186.8 so hopefully I'm back on the right track and will get back on the actually loosing weight wagon. :D I went to Zumba this evening with my neighbor. I've been going a lot, because it is really fun and its such a great work out. I'm having some issues with knee pain now though, thanks to all that energetic jumping. It just goes to prove that I am not at an appropriate weight for my body because my knees were apparently not made to have 186.8 + jumping so much in full force. I'm trying to be sensitive to that, while still trying to get a good work out, but its hard because besides the knee pain I can really get into the moves. It makes me feel for my hubby (he needs knee surgery) and it kinda gives me a glimpse into some of what hes going through. Its no fun thats for sure. Anyway, I hope everyone is having an awesome week.. <3 oh, and in case you didn't know... pink eye stinks!