This week's weigh in doesn't exactly set me off with a bang if I'm going to get rid of 10 pounds by my September 5 weigh in. But, looking positively, it is a loss!
I'm down .4 pounds this week. Pretty typical for me, actually. I was hoping for a little more, but I guess I'll just have to work harder. And not make brownies the day before a weigh in. ::facepalm::
This past week I did make a point to move more, and more consistently.
I walked a total of 4 miles outside and 7.5 miles on the treadmill.
I boogied to the Just Dance game on the Wii.
I held plank.
I used my resistance bands.
I jumped on the mini-trampoline.
I moved.
This week: I will continue to look for reasons and opportunities to burn calories. Plain and simple.
Onward and downward, my peeps!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Weighin in
Today is the first day of summer, and I've set a goal. I want to get rid of 10 pounds this summer. Last summer I set a much loftier goal. That goal wasn't met, but I worked at it. Really worked. And I lost ... I can't remember ... somewhere around 15 pounds, I think. But considering that I'm a little smaller this year -- and I intend to actually meet the goal -- 10 pounds ought to do.
So here goes ....
Weighing in today, I had higher hopes than the scale reflected. I lost .6 pounds in the past week, and I weighed in at 179 even. But that does give me a nice whole number to begin my summer challenge. :)
I'm finding that I've dropped a lot of the habits that helped me get this far, like logging my exercise. For a while, I was using the Cardio Trainer app, and that really DID work, but it isn't quite enough any more. At the moment, I'll go back to my very first method of writing it on my calendar.
Many people who are on the weight loss journey discuss logging their food, but not the exercise. The food honestly isn't a problem for me at this point. Please do not mistake that for was never a problem. It was. Dreadfully so. But now .... Not only have my habits changed, but my tastes have changed as well. Yes, I can sit and eat an entire bowl of cantaloupe or pineapple. To eat that same size bowl of ice cream makes me feel bloated and nauseated, so I am rarely even tempted.
This week: Exercise, and do it consistently. Period.
Onward and downward!
So here goes ....
Weighing in today, I had higher hopes than the scale reflected. I lost .6 pounds in the past week, and I weighed in at 179 even. But that does give me a nice whole number to begin my summer challenge. :)
I'm finding that I've dropped a lot of the habits that helped me get this far, like logging my exercise. For a while, I was using the Cardio Trainer app, and that really DID work, but it isn't quite enough any more. At the moment, I'll go back to my very first method of writing it on my calendar.
Many people who are on the weight loss journey discuss logging their food, but not the exercise. The food honestly isn't a problem for me at this point. Please do not mistake that for was never a problem. It was. Dreadfully so. But now .... Not only have my habits changed, but my tastes have changed as well. Yes, I can sit and eat an entire bowl of cantaloupe or pineapple. To eat that same size bowl of ice cream makes me feel bloated and nauseated, so I am rarely even tempted.
This week: Exercise, and do it consistently. Period.
Onward and downward!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Change
"Change is an easy thing to decide and a difficult thing to do. It is the day-to-day struggle of it that defeats people. Do not despair if old ways look good to you. Despair only if you fall into them too often."
Karleen Koen, Through a Glass Darkly
Karleen Koen, Through a Glass Darkly
Saturday, June 16, 2012
My favorite thing
... right now, regarding my weight loss.
I can wear normal shirts. Size XL is a little too big. Size L fits, but they are just a little too tight for me to be comfortable.
We travel quite a lot, and I've always wanted to buy those cute t-shirts in gifts shops. I couldn't. Even when I could find a 3X, they didn't look good. We just got back from a trip to New Orleans, and I bought three shirts for myself. :)
I can wear normal shirts. Size XL is a little too big. Size L fits, but they are just a little too tight for me to be comfortable.
We travel quite a lot, and I've always wanted to buy those cute t-shirts in gifts shops. I couldn't. Even when I could find a 3X, they didn't look good. We just got back from a trip to New Orleans, and I bought three shirts for myself. :)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Weighing in
I have been struggling lately. I fully admit that. I own it.
Last week -- when I didn't post a weigh-in -- I gained 2.4 pounds. Yup. But as I said, I own that I have been struggling. Still, I honestly could not see that I had done enough damage to gain that much.
Still thinking about last week, we ate out way too much:
Friday lunch
Saturday lunch
Saturday dinner
Saturday big snack (at the bowling alley, celebrating a birthday)
Sunday lunch
Monday dinner
And the result? Gained 2.4 pounds. Although to be completely honest, I was as careful as usual at every meal. They just normally don't come all together like that, so I think it was a combination of both extra calories in meals that I didn't prepare AND the extra sodium.
This week was much, much better.
We ate out one time, which is normal.
I joined the YMCA, although I have only used it once so far. Today will be Day 2.
Today at weigh-in time, I saw a loss of 2.6 pounds. Take THAT, flab!
Onward and downward!
Last week -- when I didn't post a weigh-in -- I gained 2.4 pounds. Yup. But as I said, I own that I have been struggling. Still, I honestly could not see that I had done enough damage to gain that much.
Still thinking about last week, we ate out way too much:
Friday lunch
Saturday lunch
Saturday dinner
Saturday big snack (at the bowling alley, celebrating a birthday)
Sunday lunch
Monday dinner
And the result? Gained 2.4 pounds. Although to be completely honest, I was as careful as usual at every meal. They just normally don't come all together like that, so I think it was a combination of both extra calories in meals that I didn't prepare AND the extra sodium.
This week was much, much better.
We ate out one time, which is normal.
I joined the YMCA, although I have only used it once so far. Today will be Day 2.
Today at weigh-in time, I saw a loss of 2.6 pounds. Take THAT, flab!
Onward and downward!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Weighing in
I've had troubles lately. It feels like -- and the scale has reflected! -- that I've been maintaining rather than continuing to lose. I have many more pounds to go, so that isn't acceptable to me. And I know that it's ME, not my eating plan or my exercise routine. It's ME. I haven't been diligent.
All of that changed this week, and despite a few challenges (church luncheon, unexpected eating out ...), I dropped 1.6 pounds this week! That actually puts me at an all-time low!
I've been paying a lot more attention to my water intake specifically. I have never measured out how much water I drink, but it's a pretty decent amount. Lately though, I had started drinking more of other beverages instead. Also, I haven't been as diligent in making sure I walk every.single.day I like I had been. And ... I have been snacking. Not much, and definitely not in the same manner that "before" me would have, but I have. All of that = stalling.
I'm not ready for that yet.
So, this week:
There you have it. The plan. I am considering going back to measuring and recording everything, depending on how I do this week. It's a pain, but it certainly does set everything out in black and white.
Onward and downward!
All of that changed this week, and despite a few challenges (church luncheon, unexpected eating out ...), I dropped 1.6 pounds this week! That actually puts me at an all-time low!
I've been paying a lot more attention to my water intake specifically. I have never measured out how much water I drink, but it's a pretty decent amount. Lately though, I had started drinking more of other beverages instead. Also, I haven't been as diligent in making sure I walk every.single.day I like I had been. And ... I have been snacking. Not much, and definitely not in the same manner that "before" me would have, but I have. All of that = stalling.
I'm not ready for that yet.
So, this week:
- I will make a point to walk every day. Even if it's just for 30 minutes.
- I will make better choices when I DO need a snack.
- I will make better choices during meals.
There you have it. The plan. I am considering going back to measuring and recording everything, depending on how I do this week. It's a pain, but it certainly does set everything out in black and white.
Onward and downward!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Happy (belated) birthday to MEEEEE!
Birthdays are a big deal in our family. Not gift-wise, but we make it a celebration. The birthday person chooses how to spend the day, in pretty much all aspects. As a homeschooling family we have the freedom to take a vacation day, so we do.
The day started with my daughter serving breakfast -- coconut pie. :) And yes, I actually did eat it. With a big glass of milk because that much sugar, that early in the day is not good for me.
Since this was MY birthday, I chose to visit a lighthouse museum, one that I'd been intending to visit for quite a while. This actually had the added bonus of qualifying for a history field trip (hehehe ~ sneaky!).
Afterward, on the way home, we had a few extra minutes, so I stopped on a whim at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. And I decided to climb Mt. Baldy, which is really just a huge sand dune. It is amusing and amazing to me that this -- climbing a sand dune -- was one of my chosen activities. That is so different from the person I used to be.
I like this me.
The day started with my daughter serving breakfast -- coconut pie. :) And yes, I actually did eat it. With a big glass of milk because that much sugar, that early in the day is not good for me.
Since this was MY birthday, I chose to visit a lighthouse museum, one that I'd been intending to visit for quite a while. This actually had the added bonus of qualifying for a history field trip (hehehe ~ sneaky!).
Afterward, on the way home, we had a few extra minutes, so I stopped on a whim at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. And I decided to climb Mt. Baldy, which is really just a huge sand dune. It is amusing and amazing to me that this -- climbing a sand dune -- was one of my chosen activities. That is so different from the person I used to be.
I like this me.
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