Losing over the Holidays

Well I really want to hit my 25lb weight loss this week even though it is Thanksgiving week. The one thing in the back of my mind is one person that told me Thanksgiving week is a bad week to lose weight. Well let me prove to you that it does not matter what time of year it is I will lose the pound and a half this week that I need to hit 25 lbs and I will lose 30 lbs by Jan. 1. I am stronger than any temptation you can put in front of me. I am excited to be able to start running again soon. I think that once I am down about 15-20 more pounds my knee will be able to support my body running. There is a half marathon in February and I would love to be able to run it with my friends. I know that is really pushing it but it would be great.

Drink more water.
Track everyday.
Up my activity.

Down 20 lbs

Down 20lbs I want to be down 30 by the end of the year. That is going to take a lot of hard work and dedication. Feeling better about my body gaining more confidence and can not wait to get to my goal. Hard work and deication will pay off and I know I can do anything I set my mind to. Goal never miss a weekly meeting even if I am out of town.

Down 10 lbs

Well it took 12 weeks to lose 10 pounds but the important part I did it. I have recently made some new goals. Wait for it okay I am giving up soda and chocolate. WOW it is going to be rough I am really scared about not being able to have chocolate chip cookies but in the long run I know it will be best to just stay away from it for a year. I really don't have a problem with soda I just usually drink it when I have pizza or drink my husbands when we eat out. So it will be a good way to just cut out extra calories and get t0 my goal faster. Here are my pictures hopefully you can tell a difference. I see it in my face the most and my mid section is slightly smaller. Start Picture 4/2/10
10lbs lost 7/22/10

Feeling Weak

So I am feeling very vulnerabletonight. I am hungry and I just want to eat everything in sight good thing I don't have anything supper yummy in the house or it would be gone. I really want to reach my long term goal of 150 but sometimes it is just so overwhelming to know that I am 69 lbs away from that right now. So I really need to start making weekly goals to keep me going even daily goals for days that I know are going to be challenging.

Weekly Rewards
Lose 1 lb- Can get frozen yogurt once during the next week.
Lose 2 lbs- Get $25 for clothing.
Lose 3 lbs- Get $50 for clothing.

Daily Rewards-
Keep within daily allotment of points and write everything down.
Okay so I at a loss of what to reward myself with for this one but I really need something to keep motivated.

One day at a time I can do anything I put my mind to.

Week 2

I am so happy I lost 3 lbs this week. I had a few bad days but I also had a few really good days. What seemed to help was pre planning all my meals for the day and writing it out and also making dinner. I am really excited to go back to Weight Watcher's soon 2 more weeks until I can actually diet and workout. I was able to walk 5 times this week.

Goal for next week start measuring out my food continue to walk and write down my food each day.

Week 1

So I maintained my weight this week and I am happy with that. I would have loved to have lost weight but with Easter and the candy that comes along with that it was a challenge and I had a couple of not so good eating days along with that. I was able to journal my food most of the time.
Plan for this week is only eating 5 times 3 meals and 2 planned snacks a day and no more grazing. I will be walking my son to school again so that will be 2 miles a day 5 times a week. I was so excited today I actually did a little jogging. I am trying to teach my 5 year old how to ride a bike so hopefully I can do that everyday next week too.

Starting Weight

Okay so my starting weight is 225. I would like to lose 10 lbs with this competition. I am trying to keep things simple since I really shouldn't be dieting or exercising right now since I am only 2 weeks postpartum. The reason I am doing this is I know I could be eating better and if I am not held responsible I will start gaining weight like I did after I had my second child.

I want to wish everyone luck in getting healthy and feeling better about themselves here is to a healthy new me and keeping the weight off.

If these pictures pictures do not motivate me to get off my rump and do something I don't know what will.

Starting Again

So it feels like I am starting all over again after this pregnancy. I did crappy once again with my weight gain a whole 60 lbs to be exact. But my baby is so cute so I am not going to complain but take action and get my body back. I really want to be able to fit into my clothes again and to go shopping for cute smaller sized clothing.

Goals:
To safely lose 10-15 lbs during the competition.
Fit into size 16 and to stop wearing all maternity clothing.

Rules:
No drinking calories
Portion control
Walking 4 days a week