Start Date: 1/3/13
Today's Date: 2/20/13
Weight Lost / Gained This Week: +0.3
Total February Loss (so far): +2.5
Total January Loss: 2
This week's weigh in wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm actually pretty amazed that all I gained was less than half a pound. I've found that I'm not packing enough good food for work on days I workout. Yesterday morning by the time I got to work I was STARVING! I ate two packets of instant oatmeal and not long after that I bought two candy bars (I couldn't make change out of the envelope for just one because there wasn't enough) and I ate one right away. I made it a couple of hours then and ate my cheese and sandwich around 1pm. Probably by 1:30 I was already looking for something else to eat which led me to the vending machine for a bag of Cheetos. I stopped eating after that, regardless of how I felt because I was mentally feeling disgusted with myself for putting all of that crap into my mouth. My next meal would be dinner at home and I had no idea what we would be having.
Turns out it was pizza, frozen pizza to be exact. Looking back on it now I realized I kind of stuffed my face then too. Why? It seems pretty obvious to me that my body was craving fuel that I didn't give it.
I mentioned what I was eating, and how much, to Lex yesterday afternoon because I was looking for some support and/or advice. So what does Lex do? Challenges me! She challenged me to pack 2 snacks and some fruit to go with my lunch. It's exactly what I needed. I used to pack snacks for work but then I got lazy and I just haven't been. When I wasn't working out it was okay because I wasn't really hungry between my main meals. But that's all changed which means I need to adapt my food to properly fuel my body for the work I'm making it do.
Looking at the stats at the beginning of this post I have a lot of work to do because I've gained back the 2 pounds I lost in January plus an extra half of a pound. Ugh! How frustrating is that?! Seems like I can't get over this hurdle of losing 5 pounds. I lose it but then I gain it back and lose it again. I need to break through that! I'm not going to push myself farther than I can handle but I think I can lose the 2.5 pounds in a week to be back to where I started the month at. Last month I had a big loss after TOM so I'm hoping that will be the case again this month. Plus, I'm working out now so that should help too.
Talk to me...
Do you ever run into a hurdle that you can't seem to get past?
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Weight Loss Wednesday - 2/13/13
Start Date: 1/3/13
Today's Date: 2/13/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: +2.4
Total January Weight Loss: 2
My weigh in this week was not what I wanted it to be. I expected it though and have no one to blame but myself. I ate a lot of Subway yesterday which I'm sure contributed greatly to that horrendous gain you see above. I'm talking 6'' egg and cheese on flat bread for breakfast and then I polished off a foot long sub on a not so healthy bread with not so healthy things stuffed inside of it throughout the course of the day. That's what I get for being lazy on a morning I needed to get my ass moving so I could leave earlier for an appointment.
Now here I am again today not getting my ass moving when I need to leave earlier for an appointment. But blogging trumps everything and is okay, right?
I just want to lay out a couple goals for the next week quick before I head on into the bathroom to rush getting myself ready.
1. Go to the gym! I have four days between now and weigh in morning that I can easily go to the gym in the morning before heading to work providing I get my ass out of bed when I need to. I just got my new sports bra from Target (love it & that store!) so I better start putting it to use or that was wasted money.
2. Drink more water! I need to really start working on drinking more than just 3 glasses of water every day. Who cares if I have to pee a lot then? That just means I get some extra activity in my day and at home when I'm usually such a couch potato it's scary.
3. Watch those portion sizes! And I don't mean watch them go into my mouth. I mean cut back on how much I am eating. Baby steps here. I'm not going to try and overhaul my diet right away because that will set me up for failure. So I'm just going to start watching what I am already eating for a while. See how just cutting back on how much I'm eating can help.
Three goals, seven days...I can do this!
Today's Date: 2/13/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: +2.4
Total January Weight Loss: 2
My weigh in this week was not what I wanted it to be. I expected it though and have no one to blame but myself. I ate a lot of Subway yesterday which I'm sure contributed greatly to that horrendous gain you see above. I'm talking 6'' egg and cheese on flat bread for breakfast and then I polished off a foot long sub on a not so healthy bread with not so healthy things stuffed inside of it throughout the course of the day. That's what I get for being lazy on a morning I needed to get my ass moving so I could leave earlier for an appointment.
Now here I am again today not getting my ass moving when I need to leave earlier for an appointment. But blogging trumps everything and is okay, right?
I just want to lay out a couple goals for the next week quick before I head on into the bathroom to rush getting myself ready.
1. Go to the gym! I have four days between now and weigh in morning that I can easily go to the gym in the morning before heading to work providing I get my ass out of bed when I need to. I just got my new sports bra from Target (love it & that store!) so I better start putting it to use or that was wasted money.
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3. Watch those portion sizes! And I don't mean watch them go into my mouth. I mean cut back on how much I am eating. Baby steps here. I'm not going to try and overhaul my diet right away because that will set me up for failure. So I'm just going to start watching what I am already eating for a while. See how just cutting back on how much I'm eating can help.
Three goals, seven days...I can do this!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Weight Loss Wednesday - 1/30/13
Start Date: 1/3/13
Today’s Date: 1/30/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: -1.6
Total Weight Loss For January: 2
Overall Total Weight Loss: 4
I'm not doing my normal weight loss Wednesday format (successes, struggles, lessons learned, goals) because this morning I had quite the conversation with Lex regarding my weight loss. It really got my wheels turning so what I want to say about my weight loss won't fit into my standard form. Not sure when I will get this post up but hopefully soon.
But I do have to say I am happy I saw a loss this morning. And I'm happy to have a 2 pound loss for January. That's half of the goal I had set for the month.
Here's to making February my month, kicking ass and taking names on this weight loss journey!
Today’s Date: 1/30/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: -1.6
Total Weight Loss For January: 2
Overall Total Weight Loss: 4
I'm not doing my normal weight loss Wednesday format (successes, struggles, lessons learned, goals) because this morning I had quite the conversation with Lex regarding my weight loss. It really got my wheels turning so what I want to say about my weight loss won't fit into my standard form. Not sure when I will get this post up but hopefully soon.
But I do have to say I am happy I saw a loss this morning. And I'm happy to have a 2 pound loss for January. That's half of the goal I had set for the month.
Here's to making February my month, kicking ass and taking names on this weight loss journey!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Weight Loss Wednesday - 1/23/13
Start Date: 1/3/13
Today’s Date: 1/23/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: -0.2
Total Weight Loss: 0.4 (2.6 including weight lost prior to 1/3/13)
Week Successes: During the work week (M-F) I have been doing extremely well with only drinking one 12 oz. can of Pepsi Next (60 calories and less sodium) rather than a can of Mountain Dew. I am still getting my daily dose of caffeine but with fewer calories and sodium (one can of Mt. Dew is 170 calories). I think this is a definite plus to my diet plan.
Week Struggles: Weekends, you are not my friend! I drank Mountain Dew like it was going to never be around again. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration but I did have 1-3 a day.Hangs head in shame. Weekends are just too lax for me and I do whatever I want. Doesn't make sense for someone who wants to lose weight right? But all I can say is bad habits are hard to break.
Lessons Learned: Saying you want it is not enough, I have to actually behave like I want it. Isn't there the saying actions speak louder than words? Yeah, that is exactly what I need to remember. Saying I want to lose weight, or that I am trying to lose weight does not speak near as loudly as drinking 64 oz. of water every day, not drinking Mountain Dew (or limiting it to one), and then keeping this all up on the weekend. It is time to get my actions in gear so that they are going along with what I am saying.
Goals for Next Week: Workout twice for 30 minutes. Just saying "work on being more active" is not getting me any where so I'm thinking a more concrete goal to work towards will be helpful. And I also want to drink 48 oz. of water a day. Lately I have been doing well with the drinking 24 oz. a day so I want to bump that up a bit.
Today’s Date: 1/23/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: -0.2
Total Weight Loss: 0.4 (2.6 including weight lost prior to 1/3/13)
Week Successes: During the work week (M-F) I have been doing extremely well with only drinking one 12 oz. can of Pepsi Next (60 calories and less sodium) rather than a can of Mountain Dew. I am still getting my daily dose of caffeine but with fewer calories and sodium (one can of Mt. Dew is 170 calories). I think this is a definite plus to my diet plan.
Week Struggles: Weekends, you are not my friend! I drank Mountain Dew like it was going to never be around again. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration but I did have 1-3 a day.
Lessons Learned: Saying you want it is not enough, I have to actually behave like I want it. Isn't there the saying actions speak louder than words? Yeah, that is exactly what I need to remember. Saying I want to lose weight, or that I am trying to lose weight does not speak near as loudly as drinking 64 oz. of water every day, not drinking Mountain Dew (or limiting it to one), and then keeping this all up on the weekend. It is time to get my actions in gear so that they are going along with what I am saying.
Goals for Next Week: Workout twice for 30 minutes. Just saying "work on being more active" is not getting me any where so I'm thinking a more concrete goal to work towards will be helpful. And I also want to drink 48 oz. of water a day. Lately I have been doing well with the drinking 24 oz. a day so I want to bump that up a bit.
Talk to me...
What was your struggle, success or lesson learned this week? (Weight loss related or whatever you choose.)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Weight Loss Wednesday - 1/16/13
Start Date: 1/3/13
Today’s Date: 1/16/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: +0.7
Total Weight Loss: 0.2
Week Successes: I have been doing an excellent job of eating breakfast and tracking it (using MyFitnessPal). Breakfast is such an important meal and I am making sure I eat it every day, something to be proud of considering I didn't always eat breakfast. I seemed to think in high school that it was okay to not eat breakfast and just drink a Mountain Dew. Even in college I sometimes didn't eat breakfast. Because of my hours at work (10a-6p) I have plenty of time to make and eat breakfast every morning. And you know what? I am loving it! I feel better when I eat breakfast and it leads to better decisions during the day.
Week Struggles: I am still struggling with getting back to the gym (or being active period). I am really enjoying the time in the morning to read blogs, make sure everything is okay with my own, and just be a bum in bed. If I want to continue doing that I can just set my alarm a little earlier or I can just do all of my blog work at night/on the weekend because let's be honest here, I LOVE sleeping in later.
Lessons Learned: Dinner and desserts do matter! Not that I am contributing all of my weight gain this week to the dinner and dessert I had last night before bed but it certainly was part of it (along with not working out). I am doing really well making good choices for breakfast and lunch (because I am in charge of it) but once dinner rolls around I'm not the one cooking or even deciding what to make. I always think this whole weight loss thing would be easier if I lived on my own. But honestly I cannot wait to be living on my own to lose this weight. And guess what? I am in charge of what goes into my mouth! I can do a better job managing my portion sizes and saying no to desserts (not always but most of the time).
Goals for Next Week: I am going to carry over my goal from last week since I didn't really make any progress on it, be more active! Whether it is walking Bo after dinner or hitting the gym in the morning before work I need to be more active. My job is really sedentary so I have to rely on workouts to burn calories.
Today’s Date: 1/16/13
Weight Lost/Gained This Week: +0.7
Total Weight Loss: 0.2
Week Successes: I have been doing an excellent job of eating breakfast and tracking it (using MyFitnessPal). Breakfast is such an important meal and I am making sure I eat it every day, something to be proud of considering I didn't always eat breakfast. I seemed to think in high school that it was okay to not eat breakfast and just drink a Mountain Dew. Even in college I sometimes didn't eat breakfast. Because of my hours at work (10a-6p) I have plenty of time to make and eat breakfast every morning. And you know what? I am loving it! I feel better when I eat breakfast and it leads to better decisions during the day.
Week Struggles: I am still struggling with getting back to the gym (or being active period). I am really enjoying the time in the morning to read blogs, make sure everything is okay with my own, and just be a bum in bed. If I want to continue doing that I can just set my alarm a little earlier or I can just do all of my blog work at night/on the weekend because let's be honest here, I LOVE sleeping in later.
Lessons Learned: Dinner and desserts do matter! Not that I am contributing all of my weight gain this week to the dinner and dessert I had last night before bed but it certainly was part of it (along with not working out). I am doing really well making good choices for breakfast and lunch (because I am in charge of it) but once dinner rolls around I'm not the one cooking or even deciding what to make. I always think this whole weight loss thing would be easier if I lived on my own. But honestly I cannot wait to be living on my own to lose this weight. And guess what? I am in charge of what goes into my mouth! I can do a better job managing my portion sizes and saying no to desserts (not always but most of the time).
Goals for Next Week: I am going to carry over my goal from last week since I didn't really make any progress on it, be more active! Whether it is walking Bo after dinner or hitting the gym in the morning before work I need to be more active. My job is really sedentary so I have to rely on workouts to burn calories.
Talk to me...
What was your struggle, success or lesson learned this week? (Weight loss related or whatever you choose.)
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Weight Loss Wednesday - 1/9/13
Start Date: 1/3/13
Today's Date: 1/9/13
Weight Loss: 0.9 (Almost a pound!)
Week Successes: My success for the week is that I cut my Mountain Dew consumption down to one 12 oz can a day rather than two (or more). The one exception was one day last week I had one 20 fl oz bottle of Mountain Dew rather than a can. I have also been drinking at least 3 glasses of water every day, including the weekend which is huge for me.
Week Struggles: I have been struggling with getting over the hump of getting back to the gym. I've mentioned before how I have been paying for a gym membership that I haven't been using. I shouldn't be giving away my money, especially when I need to be paying off my student loans and trying to save money. I need to make my gym membership worth it.
Lessons Learned: The lesson I learned this week is that I can do whatever I put my mind to. Drink less soda, did that. Drink water, doing that. So to get back to the gym all I need to do is take the time to prepare my bags and lay out (or sleep in) my gym clothes so in the morning there isn't much to do but roll out of bed and hit the road. Something else I'm struggling with is getting up when my alarm goes off. Need to put my mind to do that so I can't use over sleeping as an excuse for why I can't go to the gym before work.
Goals for Next Week: My goal for the upcoming week is to be more active! While I'm not perfect when it comes to nutrition (who is?) I feel like I'm doing OK, or at least better than I have been in the past so now it's time to start being more active. Monday I took Bo for a walk. Last night I didn't do much because I really wanted to watch NCIS and I don't get home much before 7pm now with my new 30 minute commute from work. But whether it's walking Bo or hitting the gym (or both?!) I will be more active this week.
To wrap this up I wanted to recommend a Kip Moore song for you all to check out. Totally can't believe I forgot about it when I wrote up the Somethin' Bout a Truck post! This to me is the perfect song for those times when we don't feel like being adults, maybe drinking a little too much one night and regretting it the next day. ;)
"Reckless" from the album Up All Night
Today's Date: 1/9/13
Weight Loss: 0.9 (Almost a pound!)
Week Successes: My success for the week is that I cut my Mountain Dew consumption down to one 12 oz can a day rather than two (or more). The one exception was one day last week I had one 20 fl oz bottle of Mountain Dew rather than a can. I have also been drinking at least 3 glasses of water every day, including the weekend which is huge for me.
Week Struggles: I have been struggling with getting over the hump of getting back to the gym. I've mentioned before how I have been paying for a gym membership that I haven't been using. I shouldn't be giving away my money, especially when I need to be paying off my student loans and trying to save money. I need to make my gym membership worth it.
Lessons Learned: The lesson I learned this week is that I can do whatever I put my mind to. Drink less soda, did that. Drink water, doing that. So to get back to the gym all I need to do is take the time to prepare my bags and lay out (or sleep in) my gym clothes so in the morning there isn't much to do but roll out of bed and hit the road. Something else I'm struggling with is getting up when my alarm goes off. Need to put my mind to do that so I can't use over sleeping as an excuse for why I can't go to the gym before work.
Goals for Next Week: My goal for the upcoming week is to be more active! While I'm not perfect when it comes to nutrition (who is?) I feel like I'm doing OK, or at least better than I have been in the past so now it's time to start being more active. Monday I took Bo for a walk. Last night I didn't do much because I really wanted to watch NCIS and I don't get home much before 7pm now with my new 30 minute commute from work. But whether it's walking Bo or hitting the gym (or both?!) I will be more active this week.
To wrap this up I wanted to recommend a Kip Moore song for you all to check out. Totally can't believe I forgot about it when I wrote up the Somethin' Bout a Truck post! This to me is the perfect song for those times when we don't feel like being adults, maybe drinking a little too much one night and regretting it the next day. ;)
"Reckless" from the album Up All Night
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Weight Loss Wednesday
Start Date: 12/13/12
Today's Date: 12/19/12
WeightLost Gained: +0.4
Week Successes: Unfortunately, I need to look to elsewhere besides weight loss to have some successes for the week. I took my American Music final last night and only got one question wrong. I am now one final away from being DONE with my undergrad degree. I cannot wait!
Week Struggles: I struggled a lot with the weekend. It was graduation day on Saturday so I was not home for the majority of the day. But that's no excuse to let my efforts to drink 8 glasses of water fall to the wayside. Definitely something I need to work on because not only did I let the weekend get away from me I've been letting the poor weekend habits carry over to the week so far.
Lessons Learned: I think the lesson I learned this week is the weekends do matter. I cannot slack on the weekend and expect to jump right back into it on Monday. It just doesn't work like that. And I can't expect it to work like that when right now the bad habits are stronger than the good ones. I need to push for those good habits to be at the top of the list.
Goals for Next Week: I'm going to continue the goal from last week, drink at least 8 glasses of water every day. I need to do this. I feel better when I do this. I found last week at work I was getting up more to use the bathroom but it actually made my legs and rear end feel better because otherwise I will just sit at my desk for hours.
So, to sum it all up the week was not a success in my opinion when it comes to weight loss. But to look on the bright side of things, I did only show a gain of 0.4 of a pound, it could have been much worse.
28 Day Challenge Update: Today is day 7 of the 28 day challenge and as evident by the above recap of my week I'm a little bit further from my goal than I would like to be. If I buckle down this week I think I can get back to where I started, and maybe a little closer to my goal.
Do you struggle with changing bad habits on the weekends?
Today's Date: 12/19/12
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Week Successes: Unfortunately, I need to look to elsewhere besides weight loss to have some successes for the week. I took my American Music final last night and only got one question wrong. I am now one final away from being DONE with my undergrad degree. I cannot wait!
Week Struggles: I struggled a lot with the weekend. It was graduation day on Saturday so I was not home for the majority of the day. But that's no excuse to let my efforts to drink 8 glasses of water fall to the wayside. Definitely something I need to work on because not only did I let the weekend get away from me I've been letting the poor weekend habits carry over to the week so far.
Lessons Learned: I think the lesson I learned this week is the weekends do matter. I cannot slack on the weekend and expect to jump right back into it on Monday. It just doesn't work like that. And I can't expect it to work like that when right now the bad habits are stronger than the good ones. I need to push for those good habits to be at the top of the list.
Goals for Next Week: I'm going to continue the goal from last week, drink at least 8 glasses of water every day. I need to do this. I feel better when I do this. I found last week at work I was getting up more to use the bathroom but it actually made my legs and rear end feel better because otherwise I will just sit at my desk for hours.
So, to sum it all up the week was not a success in my opinion when it comes to weight loss. But to look on the bright side of things, I did only show a gain of 0.4 of a pound, it could have been much worse.
28 Day Challenge Update: Today is day 7 of the 28 day challenge and as evident by the above recap of my week I'm a little bit further from my goal than I would like to be. If I buckle down this week I think I can get back to where I started, and maybe a little closer to my goal.
Do you struggle with changing bad habits on the weekends?
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Weight Loss Wednesday errr Thursday
Just want to do a real quick Weight Loss Wednesday (Thursday) post before I have to finish getting ready for work. Side note - I am LOVING not starting until 10am. I can sleep until 7 and still have 2 hours to get ready and not feel rushed. This lets me pack food and do my hair and stuff, something I used to not have enough time for because I would stay in bed long after I should have gotten up. Anyways, back to WLW.
Start Date: 12/13/12
Today's Date: 12/13/12 - Day 1 of my 28 Day Challenge with Lex
Weight Lost: 0
Week Successes: I'm going to just focus on Monday through today (Thursday). I have been successful in getting up when my alarm goes off and not using the snooze button. This is something I definitely want to continue with, especially once I go full time and all I'm doing is work. I don't want to be late ever, unless it's for some reason other than over sleeping that isn't really in my control.
Week Struggles: Right now I would say my struggle is not knowing how to handle lunch at my new job yet. This is the second day now that I am packing snacks rather than an actual meal for lunch. I'm definitely going to ask about how they do lunch today so I can plan ahead for next week.
Lessons Learned: Well what I've learned isn't really something new but I'll share it anyways because it is important. Weight loss doesn't happen on its own! I can't sit back and expect the pounds to come off while I'm not exercising or watching what I'm eating. So, starting today that's changing!
Goals for Next Week: My goal for today through Wednesday (12/19/12) is to drink at least 8 glasses of water every day, even weekends (my weakness). I would also like to see at least half a pound lost. My first week back in the weight loss game so I'm setting a reasonable goal. Ultimately my goal for every week will be to lose one pound.
Have a great Thursday peeps! I'm off to finish getting ready for work and then heading in for my second day!
Start Date: 12/13/12
Today's Date: 12/13/12 - Day 1 of my 28 Day Challenge with Lex
Weight Lost: 0
Week Successes: I'm going to just focus on Monday through today (Thursday). I have been successful in getting up when my alarm goes off and not using the snooze button. This is something I definitely want to continue with, especially once I go full time and all I'm doing is work. I don't want to be late ever, unless it's for some reason other than over sleeping that isn't really in my control.
Week Struggles: Right now I would say my struggle is not knowing how to handle lunch at my new job yet. This is the second day now that I am packing snacks rather than an actual meal for lunch. I'm definitely going to ask about how they do lunch today so I can plan ahead for next week.
Lessons Learned: Well what I've learned isn't really something new but I'll share it anyways because it is important. Weight loss doesn't happen on its own! I can't sit back and expect the pounds to come off while I'm not exercising or watching what I'm eating. So, starting today that's changing!
Goals for Next Week: My goal for today through Wednesday (12/19/12) is to drink at least 8 glasses of water every day, even weekends (my weakness). I would also like to see at least half a pound lost. My first week back in the weight loss game so I'm setting a reasonable goal. Ultimately my goal for every week will be to lose one pound.
Have a great Thursday peeps! I'm off to finish getting ready for work and then heading in for my second day!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Weight Loss Wednesday: 28 Day Challenge
Remember when I posted about Holding for the Holidays? Well, obviously since I left my job I won't be completing the Hold for the Holidays challenge. Doesn't mean I won't still be working towards my weight loss goal and at least holding for the holidays.
My good friend Lex (who blogs at LifebyLex, check her out!) is trying out this new (I think) thing called Diet Bet where you pay in a set amount of money "betting" that you'll lose 4% of your body weight in 28 days. She blogged about how she joined a Diet Bet challenge that starts the day after Christmas (read about it here). I had left a comment wishing her luck and saying I just couldn't justify spending $25 (which is the entry "fee" for that particular challenge) when I've been spending my money a little crazily lately.
Tonight Lex emailed me about a Diet Bet challenge that starts tomorrow for only $10/entry. A much more reasonable price for me with my out of control spending. But when I really thought about it I decided Diet Bet just isn't for me right now. Mentally I'm not ready to put money down and have to lose 4% of my body weight in just 28 days. It's a pretty lofty goal, like 2 pounds per week for me. Granted, I'm at the start of my weight loss (again, ugh!) so maybe the pounds would fall off pretty quickly if I stuck to eating better and working out but there's just something mentally stopping me.
Luckily Lex is awesome and understands and offered me an alternative. I'm just going to follow along with the challenge (while she really does it) and try my best to lose that 4% of my body weight in 28 days, starting tomorrow. So, essentially Lex and I are in our own little game.
Since Chelsea moved to Maryland I've lost my workout buddy so I've been struggling to go to the gym. Actually, I'll be honest. I've been struggling for months, even before Chelsea moved. Which means I've been paying for months of Y membership that I haven't been using. This needs to stop! Wasn't I just talking about how I'm out of control with my spending and here I am wasting a monthly membership fee by not even using it?! Horrible I know.
Tomorrow begins my 28 day challenge with Lex. Weigh-in tomorrow morning before work. Healthy food and water to take to work and Friday I'm hitting the Y to get a work out in.
I'm also going to bring back the Weight Loss Wednesday weekly post that I failed at earlier this fall. Here's the format I'll be following. If I get the chance tomorrow I'll do an actual post on WLW (even though it will be Thursday).
Start Date:
Today's Date:
Weight Lost:
Week Successes:
Week Struggles:
Lessons Learned:
Goals for Next Week:
Support and encouragement are definitely welcome!
My good friend Lex (who blogs at LifebyLex, check her out!) is trying out this new (I think) thing called Diet Bet where you pay in a set amount of money "betting" that you'll lose 4% of your body weight in 28 days. She blogged about how she joined a Diet Bet challenge that starts the day after Christmas (read about it here). I had left a comment wishing her luck and saying I just couldn't justify spending $25 (which is the entry "fee" for that particular challenge) when I've been spending my money a little crazily lately.
Tonight Lex emailed me about a Diet Bet challenge that starts tomorrow for only $10/entry. A much more reasonable price for me with my out of control spending. But when I really thought about it I decided Diet Bet just isn't for me right now. Mentally I'm not ready to put money down and have to lose 4% of my body weight in just 28 days. It's a pretty lofty goal, like 2 pounds per week for me. Granted, I'm at the start of my weight loss (again, ugh!) so maybe the pounds would fall off pretty quickly if I stuck to eating better and working out but there's just something mentally stopping me.
Luckily Lex is awesome and understands and offered me an alternative. I'm just going to follow along with the challenge (while she really does it) and try my best to lose that 4% of my body weight in 28 days, starting tomorrow. So, essentially Lex and I are in our own little game.
Since Chelsea moved to Maryland I've lost my workout buddy so I've been struggling to go to the gym. Actually, I'll be honest. I've been struggling for months, even before Chelsea moved. Which means I've been paying for months of Y membership that I haven't been using. This needs to stop! Wasn't I just talking about how I'm out of control with my spending and here I am wasting a monthly membership fee by not even using it?! Horrible I know.
Tomorrow begins my 28 day challenge with Lex. Weigh-in tomorrow morning before work. Healthy food and water to take to work and Friday I'm hitting the Y to get a work out in.
I'm also going to bring back the Weight Loss Wednesday weekly post that I failed at earlier this fall. Here's the format I'll be following. If I get the chance tomorrow I'll do an actual post on WLW (even though it will be Thursday).
Start Date:
Today's Date:
Weight Lost:
Week Successes:
Week Struggles:
Lessons Learned:
Goals for Next Week:
Support and encouragement are definitely welcome!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Weight Loss Wednesday
My friend Alexis who is the author of Life by Lexis started a weekly themed blog post Weight Loss Wednesday. I'm sure her intention wasn't for bloggers to jump on the wagon and link up their own Weight Loss Wednesday posts to her blog but that's exactly what I am going to do!
Like Lex, I have a wedding coming up on September 30th which I was asked to stand up as a bridesmaid for my best friend Chelsea. I joined my local YMCA in January to try and slim down for the wedding. I was working out regularly until summer hit and I started making excuses for why I couldn't go to the gym. I didn't make up for not going to the gym by being active at home. Little to no activity coupled with reverting back to my old eating habits (whatever I want, whenever I want, and however much I want) led me to more than likely putting the few (5) pounds I had lost back on. I say more than likely because I haven't been on the scale for a few weeks now because I was afraid of the number I would see.
It saddens me to think that had I stuck with the workouts and eating better since January I could be at or very close to my goal weight and feeling much more confident about myself and my body. But I can't change the past so I am just going to focus on what I can do from here on out. It's a new month and a new day so I am going to start TODAY!
Lex and I actually "met" online through the weight loss community Sparkpeople.com which is an awesome place for support, and tools to help you succeed with weight loss. I'll post more about this awesome website another time but if you're a member of the site already or join and want to be friends my user name is COUNTRYSTRONG21.
Starting today, Wednesday August 1st, I am going to commit myself to posting a weekly Weight Loss Wednesday post for the next eight weeks, maybe nine as Chelsea's wedding is on the Sunday following what will be the eighth post.
I am going to follow the same format Lex is using which looks like this...
Be sure to check out Lex's Weight Loss Wednesday post from today!
I promise not all Weight Loss Wednesday posts will be so long but I wanted to give you a little background to why I'm doing this.
Like Lex, I have a wedding coming up on September 30th which I was asked to stand up as a bridesmaid for my best friend Chelsea. I joined my local YMCA in January to try and slim down for the wedding. I was working out regularly until summer hit and I started making excuses for why I couldn't go to the gym. I didn't make up for not going to the gym by being active at home. Little to no activity coupled with reverting back to my old eating habits (whatever I want, whenever I want, and however much I want) led me to more than likely putting the few (5) pounds I had lost back on. I say more than likely because I haven't been on the scale for a few weeks now because I was afraid of the number I would see.
It saddens me to think that had I stuck with the workouts and eating better since January I could be at or very close to my goal weight and feeling much more confident about myself and my body. But I can't change the past so I am just going to focus on what I can do from here on out. It's a new month and a new day so I am going to start TODAY!
Lex and I actually "met" online through the weight loss community Sparkpeople.com which is an awesome place for support, and tools to help you succeed with weight loss. I'll post more about this awesome website another time but if you're a member of the site already or join and want to be friends my user name is COUNTRYSTRONG21.
Starting today, Wednesday August 1st, I am going to commit myself to posting a weekly Weight Loss Wednesday post for the next eight weeks, maybe nine as Chelsea's wedding is on the Sunday following what will be the eighth post.
I am going to follow the same format Lex is using which looks like this...
Start Date: 8/1/2012
Today’s Date: 8/1/2012
Weight lost: 0 lbs
Week Successes: Coming to the realization that I need to let my brain catch up to my stomach instead of shoveling more food than I really need into my mouth.
Week Struggles: Fair food! The Wisconsin Valley Fair is going on July 31st through August 5th and you know that means lots of deep fried goodness food.
Lessons Learned: Slow down when eating!
Goals for Next Week: Track everything I eat and do for activity using Spark.
Be sure to check out Lex's Weight Loss Wednesday post from today!
I promise not all Weight Loss Wednesday posts will be so long but I wanted to give you a little background to why I'm doing this.
Weight Loss Wednesday
My friend Alexis who is the author of Life by Lexis started a weekly themed blog post Weight Loss Wednesday. I'm sure her intention wasn't for bloggers to jump on the wagon and link up their own Weight Loss Wednesday posts to her blog but that's exactly what I am going to do!
Like Lex, I have a wedding coming up on September 30th which I was asked to stand up as a bridesmaid for my best friend Chelsea. I joined my local YMCA in January to try and slim down for the wedding. I was working out regularly until summer hit and I started making excuses for why I couldn't go to the gym. I didn't make up for not going to the gym by being active at home. Little to no activity coupled with reverting back to my old eating habits (whatever I want, whenever I want, and however much I want) led me to more than likely putting the few (5) pounds I had lost back on. I say more than likely because I haven't been on the scale for a few weeks now because I was afraid of the number I would see.
It saddens me to think that had I stuck with the workouts and eating better since January I could be at or very close to my goal weight and feeling much more confident about myself and my body. But I can't change the past so I am just going to focus on what I can do from here on out. It's a new month and a new day so I am going to start TODAY!
Lex and I actually "met" online through the weight loss community Sparkpeople.com which is an awesome place for support, and tools to help you succeed with weight loss. I'll post more about this awesome website another time but if you're a member of the site already or join and want to be friends my user name is COUNTRYSTRONG21.
Starting today, Wednesday August 1st, I am going to commit myself to posting a weekly Weight Loss Wednesday post for the next eight weeks, maybe nine as Chelsea's wedding is on the Sunday following what will be the eighth post.
I am going to follow the same format Lex is using which looks like this...
Be sure to check out Lex's Weight Loss Wednesday post from today!
I promise not all Weight Loss Wednesday posts will be so long but I wanted to give you a little background to why I'm doing this.
Like Lex, I have a wedding coming up on September 30th which I was asked to stand up as a bridesmaid for my best friend Chelsea. I joined my local YMCA in January to try and slim down for the wedding. I was working out regularly until summer hit and I started making excuses for why I couldn't go to the gym. I didn't make up for not going to the gym by being active at home. Little to no activity coupled with reverting back to my old eating habits (whatever I want, whenever I want, and however much I want) led me to more than likely putting the few (5) pounds I had lost back on. I say more than likely because I haven't been on the scale for a few weeks now because I was afraid of the number I would see.
It saddens me to think that had I stuck with the workouts and eating better since January I could be at or very close to my goal weight and feeling much more confident about myself and my body. But I can't change the past so I am just going to focus on what I can do from here on out. It's a new month and a new day so I am going to start TODAY!
Lex and I actually "met" online through the weight loss community Sparkpeople.com which is an awesome place for support, and tools to help you succeed with weight loss. I'll post more about this awesome website another time but if you're a member of the site already or join and want to be friends my user name is COUNTRYSTRONG21.
Starting today, Wednesday August 1st, I am going to commit myself to posting a weekly Weight Loss Wednesday post for the next eight weeks, maybe nine as Chelsea's wedding is on the Sunday following what will be the eighth post.
I am going to follow the same format Lex is using which looks like this...
Start Date: 8/1/2012
Today’s Date: 8/1/2012
Weight lost: 0 lbs
Week Successes: Coming to the realization that I need to let my brain catch up to my stomach instead of shoveling more food than I really need into my mouth.
Week Struggles: Fair food! The Wisconsin Valley Fair is going on July 31st through August 5th and you know that means lots of deep fried goodness food.
Lessons Learned: Slow down when eating!
Goals for Next Week: Track everything I eat and do for activity using Spark.
Be sure to check out Lex's Weight Loss Wednesday post from today!
I promise not all Weight Loss Wednesday posts will be so long but I wanted to give you a little background to why I'm doing this.
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