Weigh In

I had a point four gain this week, buuut.... Tom is here. :/ So I am very happy with this number. I know I should never be happy with a gain. I actually thought it would be more, but with Tom. So..yes I am! Plus it wasn't even half a pound. lol! I know it's just water weight. No worries!

Wow...

It's been two weeks since I last posted. I weighed in last Saturday at a whopping 188 pounds (no pic). I was so disappointed in myself. I feel like every week I have to start over. I have an awesome week and then the next week I blow it. I am the yo-yo dieter at it's finest. I just was so determined to lose it. So, I won't go into any great detail but this last week has been very emotional and hard and blah blah blah, but again I was determined. I went to the gym twice and went to the park once and walked a few miles. Did I mention this was spring break, so I had the week off? Well it was, and with all the stress of life this week I told myself I was not gonna sit on my butt. So I made myself clean, and get out of the house, go shopping, even got a mani and pedi with my Momma, and decided not to sit on my butt. All of it paid off.... I weighed this morning at :

That is a loss of 1.8 pounds this week. I am back to what I was two weeks ago, before I gained what I did last week. I am still struggling with the food part of the diet. I make horrible choices. Hubby and I both talked the other night about how we both need to start eating better. He said that he knows it is his fault. I told him no, I could say no. We both had made bad food choices the last few weeks. If we want something we eat it, no matter what. So, as a family we are changing and I think that is what it is all about. It is hard for one person in a family to diet. It is not easy to sit down and eat grilled chicken if the other family members are eating it fried, etc.. So as a family we are going to become healthier. Yea!

P.S. I just got done walking three very hill-filled miles with my girl Brooke. Whew am I beat! ;)

Weigh In

Up again by 0.4 pounds....

Weigh in and other things...

I weighed in today at 185.8:

That is a loss of 1.6. I am super excited about that. Could have been more, but I cheated and had pasta and ice cream last night. lol! What was I thinking the night before a weigh in?

Tonight is the Mardi Gras Gala. I am so excited. I feel like I am going to prom again. lol! I love getting dressed up for stuff. Still undecided about which dress I am going to wear. I never did buy one but several friends have loaned me dresses. I am so blessed to have such great friends. Now, my only dilemma is deciding which one to wear.

So, I have put the couch to 5k on the back burner. :/ Hubby and I are trying. I know, I know plenty of people run every day and get pregnant. Some woman run all the way up to their due date. I can't imagine doing that. Anyway, since hubby was diagnosed with cancer in November, it is going to be much harder for us to conceive. Praise the Lord he is healed, but still the side affects will affect us conceiving. Anything I can do to help, I am doing. That includes: losing weight, not pushing it to hard in the workout department, taking vitamins, etc.. I am continuing to workout, just focusing on low impact workouts. Still dieting, just making sure I eat plenty of fruits, veggies, and protein.

Weigh in and Shopping

I weighed in this morning and was back up to 187.4 (sorry no pic). First let me just say that is a 2.6 gain from last weeks weigh in, but I am ok with this. Why you may ask? Why are you happy about a gain Heather? Well for two reasons: 1. With a birthday and Valentines celebrations this week I am happy it wasn't more. 2. Last week I had a huge loss because I had the flu, and even though I gained weight back this week I am still less then my weigh in 2 weeks ago, before I got the flu. Wow, hope that makes since. Basically I was 189 three weeks ago. 184 last week cause of flu and then 187 this week. So even though I am up, I am down. I don't know if I am justifying it or if that's a realistic way of looking at it. But I want to stay encouraged, so I am going with it. lol!

I spent the rest of the morning with the Hubby. He had to go into work at 3:00 today and work tonight. =( I hate when he has to work the weekends, but am so thankful he has a job. Him going to work gave me a some time to hang with my sis. We went to the next town over and did some shopping. I was trying to find another dress for the gala. I love the red one I posted about, but everyone I talked to that is going is wearing more like party dresses rather then ball gowns. So I went to several places and was disgusted with myself. Nothing fit. Everything just looked horrible. I was so discouraged. It just made me sick. I can't believe I have let myself get this way. So, now I don't know what I am going to wear. Hopefully I can find something this week. I have 6 days. Oh my! These are the moments that make me remember why I am doing this. I hate feeling this way.

Weigh In...

Drum Roll Please.....

That's a loss of 4.4 this week. Yea!

My goal for this week is just to keep those four point four pounds off. Since I have been sick I know that is a huge reason I lost so much. I would like to at least maintain what I have lost and if I lose some in the process then so be it. If that makes any sense.

Weigh In...

Weigh in was not a disappointment this week. Although I only lost 0.6 I am thrilled with this number considering how sore I am. My eating this past week most definitely could have been better, but I worked out several times and am very sore. I will take my tiny loss and be excited. lol!!! I am hoping that next week I will be below my original start weight of 188 though. So Shooting for at least a two pound loss this week. The soreness should start slowing down this next week.

On a different note: For all my runner friends, What do you know about Goop? A lady at my work, who runs several marathons a year, suggested it to me today. Also Energy blocks? I think she called them. I need something to give me that extra boost for future running events. Any ideas on what could help?

Motivation and Weigh In...

After writing my post last night and reading some of my favorite blogs I got some motivation! Hubby and I headed to the gym and I hopped on the elliptical. And check it....

45 minutes later I had burned 456 calories! Yea!

I woke up this morning and it was weigh in time, ughhh....

I knew it was coming, but still didn't like the number on the scale. That is the most I have ever weighed. I am up 1.4 pounds. So, here we go again. Hoping for some energy and that this funk leaves me soon. I woke up today with a sore throat and a headache, so maybe I have just been trying to get sick, idk? Hopefully it will be gone soon and I will feel like working out more. Hope everyone has a great diet week!!

Weigh In...

That's a gain of 3 pounds from my trip and I will take it. Never excited about a gain, but hey it was way less then I thought it would be. So my goal for this week is to lose those 3 pounds and get back on track.

The First Week of January....

is coming to a close. How have you done? My week has rocked check it:

Drum Roll Please......

I lost 3.6 pounds this week!!! I am super excited, Yea!

P.S. Can you tell it's winter time? I need a pedi. That's my first reward, when I lose ten pounds, so it will have to wait.

Fresh Start..... again!

Well, I have been trying to post on my blog the last few days, but it wouldn't let me. I don't know what was wrong with it but glad it's back. We had an awesome new years. We spent our new years with our closest friends eating, hanging out, and shooting lots of fireworks. A few homemade ones too. It was so much fun!

Well, I woke up on Sunday to a fresh start...

Not a pretty one though. I can't believe the weight I have put on. So my new official Start weight is 188.0 pounds. Still have a goal of 140, so I have 48 pounds to lose.

Every year I make new years resolutions to diet, lose weight, exercise, etc.. And of course while I still have those goals this year. I am going to take my time, and not stress! I will lose the weight, but I am not going to freak out if it's not by certain dates. My ultimate goal for this year is to lose 48 pounds, but I have just decided to set small attainable goals in the process. Some are health related and some are not, but they are as follows:

2011 Goals:

1. Attend church at least 3 Sunday's a month

(Since Kevin has been sick we have not been as much as we should)

2. Put money out of every check in Savings, and do not spend. Also tithe regularly.

3. Go to the gym or work out 3 times a week no matter what.

4. Get to Goal Weight of 140 by the end of the year.

5. Not allow the goals I have set stress me out, but strive to complete them.

Here is to a great 2011!!!