Quick Post

I weighed in at 180.5 today, hooray! Still holding on. That's all for now.

June = Stable

I'm holding on strong this month. Even though I haven't lost weight I'm managing to stay balanced within a pound or two. On Wednesday I weighed in at 180.7. That's only up one pound since last week. That's okay, things have been crazy... no exercise, ice cream more often, but I have still been keeping an eye on the diet.

I'm thinking that when we get to Hawaii and get settled in our own house I will be able to refocus on an exercise program along with many outdoor activities I want to try to do regularly. Skylar will enjoy being outside, playing at the beach, and I will be happy to chase him! After all, we all know that chasing your kids is awesome exercise.

6/9 Weigh-In

So, I got back down to 179.7 this week! I hope to keep maintaining the steady progress I've had lately through the move. We'll see... Regan has been home a week now, I've been doing well with my diet but have done hardly any exercise. I will try to get back on that train soon. Today I am sick, so that's all for now.

6/3 weigh-in

So I gained this week. Not too bad. I was , afterall, expecting this. I gained 1.2lbs which puts me at 180.7lbs. Still not bad considering where I started in January (196lb). I'm not looking for an overnight miracle. I just want to be healthy. Slowly, but surely I am getting there!

5/26 weigh-in

Just a quick post to say I weighed in at 179.5 last week. I missed work today so I will weigh in tomorrow. I'm sure I will show a gain because of the camping diet I was on this past weekend. What's a camping diet? LOL! It's when you are out camping so you eat everything in sight. YIKES, I know! I'm sure by next week I will have that stuff gone. Well, until tomorrow...

Yeah Baby!

I DID IT!!! I am actually in the 170's... Even though I'm just barely there, I feel great and so proud. I honestly do not remember the last time I weighed under 190 let alone 180! So today I weighed in at 179.7lbs!!! That's a loss of 3.5lbs!!! It's been 4 weeks since my last measurements. So here are the new numbers, they aren't much improved but I am pretty jazzed about the loss in the thigh!

neck- 13.5"
bust- 40"
upper arm- 13"
waist- 34.5"
hips- 43.5"
thigh- 25"
calf- 15"

I am now 5.7lbs away from my first goal!!! Not bad at all, considering I have 6 weeks to work before the move. Look out babe! Look out Hawaii! Look out anyone who may have doubted me (which sadly includes myself)! I feel like a busted through a plateau that was only in my mind. IT'S ON NOW!

weellll...

Things could have been a whole lot worse at weigh in today. I weighed in at 183.2! That's minus .1lb. Isn't that silly? At least it wasn't a gain. I won't be adjusting my ticker since it's not even worth taking the time to do so. LOL! Next week will be better!

I'm 9.2lbs away from my first goal! Man, it seems like so far away!!! I will get there though. Next week, hopefully I will be down 8 or less away.

whoops-a-daisy

The title says it all... I gained 1.1lbs this week. That's okay, I know that gain won't hang around for long. I've been eating better this week, not sure I've been taking in enough calories but still making better choices. Have also been working out the past few days and I have no intention of letting up. Next week I'm going to kick that scales butt!!!

Bottom line: 183.3lbs, 8.8lbs away from goal #1...
FYI: I can still taste the 170's, I still feel they are closer than ever!

Another Week Down

Well I weighed in at 182.2 today! That's minus 1.5lbs! Hopefully 1.5lbs that's gone forever. I had wanted to work out tonight but I am exhausted. My exhaustion is stemming from an extremely long day of work, health center visits, cleaning, and preparing the next few dinners for Skylar and I. On top of that Sky has been strung out for who knows what reason. I want to blog more, but I'm too tired. I will blog after my workout tomorrow. I will be doing the Cardio Sculpt Blaster and wii fit again. It's been very hot out so I'm thinking that jogging may not happen this week. I most definitely want to get out at least on Saturday, even if it's just around the neighborhood, for Sky and I to get some air. For now though, it's bedtime. I hope that this "mini roll" I'm on keeps up.

*crossing my fingers

Not too bad!

I am happy to report that I lost 1.4lbs this week! What a feeling! I am almost half way to my goal weight, and it feels great to know I am slowly but surely making progress. The thing that really gets me is that I notice how much better I feel when I am active and making healthier eating choices, it's like a kick in the head. Why would I want to feel the way I do when I'm not paying attention to what I'm eating? Why wouldn't I want to stay active when it helps me sleep better, and makes me feel more comfortable in my own skin. I guess these questions are a bit rhetorical because the answer is a big "duh." That's what rhetorical means right? I've heard it used, but have never actually used that word before... at least I don't remember if I did.

So, my weight right now is 183.7. At my heaviest I was close to 210! Yikes! That was right around the time I got pregnant with Skylar. So in a few years I've lost about 25lbs. It doesn't seem too impressive now, it's taken a while. I just can't believe I used to be that big! I weighed myself on my scale at home this morning before the weigh in at work and am also happy to report that the difference was less than .5lbs which makes me more comfortable weighing at home and considering it reliable.

I see my GI doctor next week, she knows I'm on a mission for weight loss but doesn't push it (which I really appreciate). I wonder if I can make it to 181 or less by my appointment, I wonder if she will notice my weight loss. I do know, though, that is the least of her worries when I am there for a visit. I actually got a notice in the mail saying it's time for my biannual colonoscopy. I know, it's gross. The thing is that I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2008, not long after Skylar was born. I got sick in the beginning of the pregnancy, and lost 11 pounds within a two week period! Because I was pregnant they chalked it up to hormones. So after Sky was born and I didn't get better the investigation began. I've been doing well since then, only one flare. I am working up the courage to tell her that I haven't taken my meds in like 6 months and am doing great, I just don't' want her to be angry. We'll see how that goes.

I said I would post measurements and weight, the weight you've already seen. Here are my measurements, for those with weak constitutions I urge you to skip this part of the blog...

neck- 13.75"
bust- 40"
upper arm- 13"
waist- 34"
hips- 43.5"
thigh- 26.75"
calf- 15.5"

I hope to improve those numbers. It's been a while since I've done any toning/strength training exercises. I will try to get that going within the next couple of days. I am content right now, happy with the progress I've made since January and I'm hopeful things will continue in that direction.