Weigh In Wednesday ~ December 3, 2014

OK, so long time, no blog!  It's been 2.5 months since I've posted anything on here.  I've continued to gain and lose the same 3 pounds and it's getting ridiculous!  Let's start with the weigh in and get this over with.

Weigh In Wednesday

Starting Weight: 198.9

Previous Weight: 181.8

Current  Weight: 182.9

Weekly Change: +1.1

Total Change: -16.0

So, I joined another DietBet 10 that runs from November - May.  I'm not even close to winning the first round, so my goal for the next month is to aim for 8 pounds in December.  That will get me close to the goal for Round 2.  I bought Les Mills Pump during Beachbody's sale last week and got an awesome deal on it.  I am going to start that this weekend and try to do it at least 3 days a week.  

My focus for the rest of this week is to get back to tracking food regularly and focus on drinking at least 64 ounces of water each day.  I'm going to get the ingredients to make my hamburger pie this weekend for my lunches next week.  I'm going to stock up on fruits and veggies to have for breakfast, snacks and lunches.  

Since I have an office job, and it is difficult for me to hit 5,000 steps each day, I am going to aim for 7,000 steps per day.  Anything over that will be a bonus.

I'm linking up with Heather at Pretty Strong Medicine for Weigh In Wednesday.  

Weigh In Wednesday - September 10, 2014

Well, I weighed in yesterday, but forgot to update on here.  Life has been a bit crazy this week.  I am shocked that I lost any weight at all.  My younger daughter was diagnosed with croup on Monday, so we've been dealing with that and trying to keep our older daughter illness free.  

Here's my weigh in information for today.  Sorry I don't have a picture this week!

Weigh In Wednesday

Starting Weight: 198.9

Previous Weight: 182.8

Current  Weight: 181.8

Weekly Change: -1.0

Total Change: -17.1

My goal for this coming week is to see 179.9 or below!  I am a fan of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books by J. R. Ward (if you haven't tried these, I highly recommend them!) and decided to treat myself to one book for every 5 pounds lost.  I am so close to that 20 pound loss, I can taste it!  I would love to lose 2.9 pounds this week, but I'm not sure that is completely feasible.  I am back to checking in with my DietBet group every day and trying to get back on track there so I can potentially win the whole thing.  I have to lose 9.7 pounds in 22 days to win this round, so that's probably out.  I know I can do it in two months though...

I'm linking up with Heather, Ash, & Erin for Weigh in Wednesday.  Come join us!!  

Weigh In Wednesday ~ September 3, 2014

I'm back after 2 weeks away.  I didn't weigh in last week because I was up again.  I just can't seem to get over this stupid hump and break into the 170s.  :(  My focus was completely off over the past two weeks.  I keep saying I am going to start working out again, but can't seem to get myself motivated to get off my ass and do something about it.  I am focusing on my meals and portion sizes again and trying to get my water in each day.  I'm linking up with Heather for this week's Weigh in Wednesday. Here's the horrible weigh in:

Weigh In Wednesday

Starting Weight: 198.9

Previous Weight: 181.2

Current  Weight: 182.8

Weekly Change: +1.6

Total Change: -16.1

I am going to go back to tracking everything online and on paper.  No more playing around.  I'm ready to break into the 170s and keep going!  I want to hit my goal weight by 12/31 and if I keep messing around, that definitely won't be happening.  I need to set up our Wii again so I can do my Just Dance workouts and try the Zumba too.  

Here are my goals for the next month:

• Drink at least 6-8 glasses of water every day
• Load up on fruits and veggies at every meal
• Exercise 3-5 times a week
• Start back on T25
• Lose 5 pounds in September

Here goes nothing!!  I'm tired of gaining and losing the same 3 pounds.  Time to get it gone!!  

Weigh In Wendesday ~ August 20, 2014

Hey there everyone!

I'm sorry I missed Weigh In Wednesday last week.  I was home with my youngest daughter and it's not the easiest to write a blog post when she is banging on the keyboard.  ;) 

Thursday was my older daughter's 7th birthday and she has been asking to have her ears pierced for the past 2 years.  My husband and I decided she was old enough now to properly take care of them, so we got her some earrings for her birthday and told her we would take her on Saturday to get her ears pierced.  She was SO excited.  She did great and didn't even cry!

So, the last time I weighed in, I was at 182.4.  Last Wednesday, I saw this:

And then life happened.  My older daughter's birthday party was on Saturday, and I had way too many cupcakes and chips.  Then, on Sunday, we had a wedding shower to go to where I wound up eating 2 pieces of cake.  I also had 2 cupcakes over the course of the day.  It was no wonder that on Monday morning when I weighed myself, I saw 183.9.  NOT COOL.

So, I buckled down and focused on my eating and getting my water in.  This morning, I saw this:

Not quite where I was last week, but considering I've dropped 2.7 pounds in 2 days, I'll take it!  My goal for next week is to be below 180.   That will be the first time that has happened since before my oldest daughter was born in 2007. 

Here are my stats for the week:

Weigh In Wednesday

Starting Weight: 198.9

Previous Weight: 182.4

Current  Weight: 181.2

Weekly Change: -1.2

Total Change: -17.7

 

I'm linking up with Heather, Ash, & Erin for Weigh in Wednesday.

Weigh In Wednesday ~ August 6, 2014

Hey everyone! 

I'm back at it.  I've started tracking everything on MFP again and my next focus is getting back to the work outs.  I'm pretty busy this week, so I'll make this short and sweet. 

Weigh In Wednesday

Starting Weight: 198.9

Previous Weight: 183.6

Current Weight: 182.4

Weekly Change: -1.2

Total Change: -16.5

 

Be sure to link up with Heather, Ash, & Erin!

Weigh In Wednesday ~ July 30, 2014

Well, today's post is not fun to write.  I'm not happy, but I'm facing the music and will definitely be working much harder to get this weight off and keep going.  My weigh in this week didn't even deserve a picture.  I weighed in at 183.6 this morning, up 1.4 pounds from last week. 

Weigh In Wednesday

Starting Weight: 198.9

Previous Weight: 182.2

Current Weight: 183.6

Weekly Change: +1.4

Total Change: -15.3

Three weeks ago, I was at 181.4 and was sure I was going to fly by my Diet Bet goal for this month.  The weigh-out for Round 2 is Sunday and Monday.  I need to be 177.8 or below in order to win this round.  I'm going to focus on lots of water, fruits and veggies and cutting back on sodium and watching my sugar and carb intake for the next 5 days.  I know it is next to impossible to lose 5.8 pounds, but my goal is to be closer to the 177.8 than I am to the 183.6 now. 

My older daughter's birthday is on August 14.  I would like to be at 180 or below by then.  That gives me 15 days to lose 3.6 pounds.  I know I can do it.  I'm going to have to plan my meals better next week and really get my focus back.  I have the Power 90 and T25 DVDs to use.  I have time at night after my husband and daughters go to bed.  I have no real excuses why I can't do the exercise. 

I am going to track everything that goes into my mouth on MyFitnessPal and get at least 30 minutes of exercise 5 days this week.  The weather has been fantastic and unseasonably cool this week.  I really need to take advantage of it and take a walk after dinner.  Maybe we could all walk together as a family.  Or, better yet, we can get Abby's bike out and she can ride that while I push Audrey in her stroller. 

I'm linking up with Heather, Ash & Erin for Weigh-in Wednesday.

Weigh In Wednesday ~ July 23, 2014

Hey everyone!

So last week I had a gain and decided that instead of keeping myself accountable and posting here, I'd go ahead and enjoy my birthday week and gain even more.  When I weighed in on Monday, I was at 184.3, almost 3 pounds higher than my lowest weight and 1.6 pounds higher than my last WIW post.  At that weight, I would have to lose 0.5 pounds PER DAY to meet my Diet Bet goal for this month.  I got back on the wagon.  I started guzzling water, eating TONS of fresh fruit, especially cantaloupe and watermelon, and got my focus back.  In 3 days, I am down 2.1 pounds.  Now, I have to lose 0.36 pounds per day to meet my goal.  I'm not sure I will make it, but I am definitely going to try!

Here's my weight for today:

I am 0.5 pounds less than I was two weeks ago, which I guess is pretty good considering it was MUCH worse a few days ago!  I'm mad at myself for the backslide, but very happy that I was able to get myself back on track so quickly.  My next obstacle is a trip to Nashville this weekend for my niece's 1st birthday party.  We will be meeting up with some friends on Friday night for dinner and then meeting some other friends for lunch on Saturday, not to mention the cake at the party.  I plan on eating LOTS of grilled chicken salads this weekend!  I have a big Tervis tumbler that I keep filled with ice water that makes it easier to get my water in. 

I bought Tony Horton's Power 90 through a deal on Groupon and it showed up this week.  I plan to start it next Sunday night and work my way through that one.  I would like to do T-25 again since I never finished it, so I think I'll do that after I finish Power 90 in October.  That would get me through to Christmas and I'm going to ask for some other workout DVDs for Christmas to add to my collection.  Who knows?  Maybe by Christmas I'll have psyched myself up to do Insanity!

I am starting to get some pricing information for some of the gyms in the area, too.  There are 3 major ones around here, so I'm hoping I can get a good deal somewhere.  I would love to rejoin the gym I belonged to until last year.  They had some amazing classes and I befriended several of the instructors, so I would love to get back to some of those classes.

I am linking up with Heather, Ash & Erin for Weigh In Wednesday.