Why do I title my post "H2O"? ....because that is one thing I need to get more of! I usually drink water when I'm at work but when I'm at home, for some reason, I don't really get any water. Tonight we filled up our water pitcher to keep in the fridge. So far, it has gotten all of us to drink a lot of water tonight! We just have to remember to keep it filled. Brayden has always been an awesome water drinker. The kid is always drinking something.
So, goal for this week: Drink more water. To be more specific... drink at least 64 oz of water. That is nothing...if I'm at work! I sometimes drink three 32 oz. glasses of water during my shift. However, when I'm at home... I might only drink one 16 oz. glass. When I'm at home, I seem to consume more pop. That's not good, I know. That's why I'm making my "drink more water" goal. The pop issue will have to be addressed at another time. That will be a hard one.
So, wanna hear the good news? ....... I am down another 2 lbs! I'm pretty excited! :) So, that brings me to 332 lbs. ...I realized that I need to start putting the current weight in my post because I change my weight along the side. 332 lbs is pretty exciting to me because the lowest I've been since I started losing weight in January is 327 lbs (and that was on an off scale...my actual weight at that time was 334 ...I'm pretty sure.) Yes, I gained a little weight back...but I'm getting myself back on track. I'm going to say that my May weight gain was due to stress... just thinking about May gave me a little hot flash! ...truly! HA
Tomorrow, I have the day off, so I need to get a little exercise in. The rest of the week is going to be pretty busy, so I need to get it in when I can.
I hope to have good news again next week. I'm getting closer and closer to my short term goals. I like to think that I'm only 7 lbs away from one of my short term goals. I guess it all comes down to who I am. I am a immediate satisfaction kind of girl. Having short little goals gives me something to celebrate more often. Most importantly, it works for me.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
I'm a Loser
Really! I am! LOL! I'm down 4 lbs. from last week. :)
To be honest, I don't feel like I really did much to lose the weight. I ate a little better this week compared to the couple weeks before. That's about it.
I bought a new DVD to try out. It's a Biggest Loser Workout. I have yet to try it out. I want to try that one out this week and I want to use Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD I have. I have done that one before and love it! It's only like a 20 minute workout but you definately feel it! Those are a couple workouts I'd like to try this week.
I also bought Jillian's Hot Bod in a Box. It's a collection of excersice cards. A friend of mine uses them a lot and I thought I'd check them out, too. I should get it in the mail pretty soon.
I need to get out for walks and bike ride, too! All the kids love to go on walks. Tomorrow I'll try to leave early before taking them to daycare and go for a walk.
Goal check: I'm only 9 lbs away from getting some new clothes! I only want a couple things, to start with! New clothes are a pretty good incentive. I think it would be a good incentive for almost any woman! I don't have many clothes and love getting new things. Sometimes I don't like shopping because the way the clothes look on me. I think, I'll just wait to get that. I'll wait till I've lost some weight before I get that. That's probably why my closet looks the way it does. It's full of clothes that are either ugly or too small.... and by full, I don't really mean full. My closet is pretty sad, for a girl... or a boy! It doesn't help that there are only a couple places that have clothes that fit me. It would be nice to at least fit in the size 14-18 range. You can usually find a few things in those sizes.
To be honest, I don't feel like I really did much to lose the weight. I ate a little better this week compared to the couple weeks before. That's about it.
I bought a new DVD to try out. It's a Biggest Loser Workout. I have yet to try it out. I want to try that one out this week and I want to use Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD I have. I have done that one before and love it! It's only like a 20 minute workout but you definately feel it! Those are a couple workouts I'd like to try this week.
I also bought Jillian's Hot Bod in a Box. It's a collection of excersice cards. A friend of mine uses them a lot and I thought I'd check them out, too. I should get it in the mail pretty soon.
I need to get out for walks and bike ride, too! All the kids love to go on walks. Tomorrow I'll try to leave early before taking them to daycare and go for a walk.
Goal check: I'm only 9 lbs away from getting some new clothes! I only want a couple things, to start with! New clothes are a pretty good incentive. I think it would be a good incentive for almost any woman! I don't have many clothes and love getting new things. Sometimes I don't like shopping because the way the clothes look on me. I think, I'll just wait to get that. I'll wait till I've lost some weight before I get that. That's probably why my closet looks the way it does. It's full of clothes that are either ugly or too small.... and by full, I don't really mean full. My closet is pretty sad, for a girl... or a boy! It doesn't help that there are only a couple places that have clothes that fit me. It would be nice to at least fit in the size 14-18 range. You can usually find a few things in those sizes.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Wake Up Call
I've been pretty lazy with my blog lately. Let's be honest...I've been pretty lazy lately period! Even though, it's been so nice out I have failed to get myself out there to workout. We as a family have gone on walks now and then but it's at a slow pace and we usually stop somewhere so the actual time walking doesn't amount to much. I do LOVE that we've started going on walks as a family though. It feels good to get everyone out of the house and exercise.
The wake up call came about 10 minutes ago. I stepped on the scale for the first time in 2 weeks. I have gained weight! I've gained 7 lbs in the last few weeks! GRR! It makes me so upset at myself. I've let myself down. Why? All I know is those few minutes at the scale I spent stepping on and off in disbelief has made me realize that I need to actually work at it if I want to reach my goals.
Speaking of goals... I have gone through my goals a little bit. I changed them and added some. I realize I need to make my goals a little more achievable. Baby steps is key. I do need a few new things like bras, shorts, and jeans. I think I'd like to give myself a little incentive to reach a small goal. How about: Once I've lost 13 lbs (325 lbs) I will get myself a couple new things.
One of my previous goal dates was Sammie's wedding. That was yesterday and I had a blast! I saw so many people that I haven't seen since High School and some that I have seen since then but still love to party with. One new exercise strategy: Bust A Move!! We danced our hearts out last night! I think most of us we dancing the entire time! It would be so easy and fun to just turn up the radio and bust a move! That's one thing Brayden would love! He loves to dance!
This week I am working 3-11's so I think it will be pretty easy to get a workout in. If I really want, it should be no problem for me to workout every day this week. This coming weekend is my cousin's graduation party. It would be nice if I could go to the party feeling good about myself and more confident about my body.
The wake up call came about 10 minutes ago. I stepped on the scale for the first time in 2 weeks. I have gained weight! I've gained 7 lbs in the last few weeks! GRR! It makes me so upset at myself. I've let myself down. Why? All I know is those few minutes at the scale I spent stepping on and off in disbelief has made me realize that I need to actually work at it if I want to reach my goals.
Speaking of goals... I have gone through my goals a little bit. I changed them and added some. I realize I need to make my goals a little more achievable. Baby steps is key. I do need a few new things like bras, shorts, and jeans. I think I'd like to give myself a little incentive to reach a small goal. How about: Once I've lost 13 lbs (325 lbs) I will get myself a couple new things.
One of my previous goal dates was Sammie's wedding. That was yesterday and I had a blast! I saw so many people that I haven't seen since High School and some that I have seen since then but still love to party with. One new exercise strategy: Bust A Move!! We danced our hearts out last night! I think most of us we dancing the entire time! It would be so easy and fun to just turn up the radio and bust a move! That's one thing Brayden would love! He loves to dance!
This week I am working 3-11's so I think it will be pretty easy to get a workout in. If I really want, it should be no problem for me to workout every day this week. This coming weekend is my cousin's graduation party. It would be nice if I could go to the party feeling good about myself and more confident about my body.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Truly Surprised
I got to work today and went back to MRI and weighed myself. I am so surprised and happy that over the last several weeks that I haven't payed much attention to losing weight, I didn't gain all my hard work back. I weighed in at 331 lbs.
Which leads me to my goals. I have been thinking about the goal I set for myself. I think I'm going to make it a little more achievable. I'm going to work for 17.5% That means losing 58 lbs and ending up at 273 lbs. I chose this goal specifically because 274 lbs is what I weighed at my first Dr's appointment when I was pregnant with Brayden. So, if I can achieve my goal... I will have officially lost all the "baby weight."
I have tomorrow off, so I'm going to have to get a really good workout in. Maybe I'll get some ideas from the magazines I brought with me to work, Muscle & Fitness and Runner's World. There's a good article about ab excercises in M&F that I could try out. I'll have to have Jeremy blow up the balance ball I have stashed away.
Which leads me to my goals. I have been thinking about the goal I set for myself. I think I'm going to make it a little more achievable. I'm going to work for 17.5% That means losing 58 lbs and ending up at 273 lbs. I chose this goal specifically because 274 lbs is what I weighed at my first Dr's appointment when I was pregnant with Brayden. So, if I can achieve my goal... I will have officially lost all the "baby weight."
I have tomorrow off, so I'm going to have to get a really good workout in. Maybe I'll get some ideas from the magazines I brought with me to work, Muscle & Fitness and Runner's World. There's a good article about ab excercises in M&F that I could try out. I'll have to have Jeremy blow up the balance ball I have stashed away.
Measuements
To start out the competition I had Jeremy measure me. Mandey wanted measurements on upper arms, chest, waist, hips, thighs, and calves.
Upper Arms: 18 1/4 (R) & 17 1/2 (L)
Chest: 63
Waist: 60
Hips: 51 1/2
Thighs: 31 (R) & 30 3/4 (L)
Calves: 20 (R) & 19 3/4 (L)
I know those are pretty scary measurements but that's what I'm working with and what I'm trying to shrink. So, we'll see what the next week will bring.
Upper Arms: 18 1/4 (R) & 17 1/2 (L)
Chest: 63
Waist: 60
Hips: 51 1/2
Thighs: 31 (R) & 30 3/4 (L)
Calves: 20 (R) & 19 3/4 (L)
I know those are pretty scary measurements but that's what I'm working with and what I'm trying to shrink. So, we'll see what the next week will bring.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Run a mile in MY shoes...I DID!
Today, as I said I would, I went to the track and to my surprise...I RAN A MILE!! I can not believe I ran the whole time! I went a little ways and thought I'd stop to walk after a little bit. Then I got one time around the track...I thought I'd stop and walk then ...but I didn't...I got around a second time then a third! I only had 1 lap left...so, what did I do? I picked up my pace!! On the last lap I had the wind behind me for a bit of it...pushing me along. Then the last 100 meters came...they were the hardest. The wind was in my face, pushing me back...almost like it wanted me to fail. I went faster and pushed harder, keeping the finish line in my mind. Then I crossed! HUGE smile on my face! I don't think I could even run a mile when I was in track in High School... haha! I didn't run it fast by any means...I finished in 14:45. I took Zoey with me to run around (she loved it) and there was once that I had to stop to get her to come through a break in the fence. It only took me like 10-15 seconds though. It also took me a tiny bit of fumbling to get my iPod/stopwatch out of my pocket to stop it after I crossed the line. I'm not to tied up on the 15 or so seconds that might have been added to my time. I'm mostly proud of myself for A: actually going out and doing it and B: for surprising even myself and running the whole time!
Today was the London Marathon. Wouldn't that be awesome to go to!! The winner ran in a little over 2 hours! I can not imagine how fast you'd have to go to run 26 miles in 2 hours! That's like a 4.5 min mile! WOWZERS! Good Job!
Today was the London Marathon. Wouldn't that be awesome to go to!! The winner ran in a little over 2 hours! I can not imagine how fast you'd have to go to run 26 miles in 2 hours! That's like a 4.5 min mile! WOWZERS! Good Job!
$$$ = Motivation!
How about a little cash to motivate me! A group of about 8 or 9 people are entering a little cross-country weight loss competition!
It starts TODAY! Although, I'm going to weigh in tomorrow because I plan on using the scale in MRI at work. I think that scale is the most reliable and I'm always there so I can use it every week. We are going to keep track of our percentage weight lost and also inches lost over our body. We are going to measure our upper arms, chest, waist, hips, thighs, and calves. For every percentage lost you get 10 points and for every overall inch lost you get 10 points. We are putting $30 in a "pot" to start out with and every week, the person with the lowest percentage lost has to put $5 in. Anyone that loses 0 pounds has to put $5 in. It's going to last 12 weeks! The last day will be July 18th. On that day, the person with the most points, WINS!
So, lets talk Goals: I haven't weighed in yet but.... let's say I'm 330lbs now. I think I can lose 20% body weight in 12 weeks... that's 66 lbs! That would mean 5.5 lbs a week to lose and at the end of 12 weeks a weight of 264! That's a weight I haven't seen since well before I got pregnant with Brayden. Actually, it's more like what I was after gaining the Freshman 20. HA!
I have no idea what to expect of myself for inches lost goal. I think that as long as I can fit into some of my old jeans...I'll be happy! Actually...I want to "fit" into my old jeans but I definitely want to get new jeans! That would be a perfect gift to myself. :)
Mandey (our competition coordinator) also suggests taking pictures along the way. I'll have to do that, too!
Today, what I want to do is go to the track in Mapleton and run a mile. I'd like to see how long it takes me to run a mile and after the competition, do it again, and see how much I improve. I like the idea of seeing how far I've come.
It starts TODAY! Although, I'm going to weigh in tomorrow because I plan on using the scale in MRI at work. I think that scale is the most reliable and I'm always there so I can use it every week. We are going to keep track of our percentage weight lost and also inches lost over our body. We are going to measure our upper arms, chest, waist, hips, thighs, and calves. For every percentage lost you get 10 points and for every overall inch lost you get 10 points. We are putting $30 in a "pot" to start out with and every week, the person with the lowest percentage lost has to put $5 in. Anyone that loses 0 pounds has to put $5 in. It's going to last 12 weeks! The last day will be July 18th. On that day, the person with the most points, WINS!
So, lets talk Goals: I haven't weighed in yet but.... let's say I'm 330lbs now. I think I can lose 20% body weight in 12 weeks... that's 66 lbs! That would mean 5.5 lbs a week to lose and at the end of 12 weeks a weight of 264! That's a weight I haven't seen since well before I got pregnant with Brayden. Actually, it's more like what I was after gaining the Freshman 20. HA!
I have no idea what to expect of myself for inches lost goal. I think that as long as I can fit into some of my old jeans...I'll be happy! Actually...I want to "fit" into my old jeans but I definitely want to get new jeans! That would be a perfect gift to myself. :)
Mandey (our competition coordinator) also suggests taking pictures along the way. I'll have to do that, too!
Today, what I want to do is go to the track in Mapleton and run a mile. I'd like to see how long it takes me to run a mile and after the competition, do it again, and see how much I improve. I like the idea of seeing how far I've come.
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