****Sorry I've been MIA since Friday! I've been trying to get our family vacation booked at Disney World (done) and plan Aidan's 3rd birthday party (not done) AND get on the stick and start planning my little sisters baby shower (not even close to being done), not to mention keep this family of 5 washed, fed and watered (never done!!)! Eeek! It's been nuts but I have a minute now so here I go....
Soooooo, the craziest thing happened Saturday:
I woke up Saturday morning and I was all like,
And then leaped from my bed to the scale like,
I hovered above the scale like,
But after I stepped on the scale, I glanced at the mirror and was like,
And then strutted back to my room like,
Outside I heard the sound of victory being all like,
And then I turned to the haters and was like,
Thats right guys! I finally hit my halfway 50lb mark! Woohooooo!! 50.5 to be exact! Hopefully it won't take me a whole year to get the next 50 off! I definitely have NO plans to take the whole summer off, thats fo sho!!!!
*sigh* Yep...you heard me: *siiiiiiiiggghhh* The sigh heard round the world....or round my house...
So, there is good news (well ok news) and bad news. First? The bad news: I still have not hit the @#$%*#&@@#&$%* 50 $%@#%&#% POUND Mark!!!!! It is so beyond ridiculous. Be. Yond. I lost .5 this week. Here's what's going on in my mind right now:
UGH! I've been *almost* at 50lbs since like Feb 4th!! WTH?!?! How can it take so long to lose 4 lbs when you still REALLY have 54 more to lose!!!???
Well, it was your Valentines day date night and there were lots and lots of extremely delicious high fat things consumed by you and you STILL managed to lose a half of a pound! That's pretty awesome, right!?!?
Yeah, but BUT this is just dragging on and on! I wish I never told anyone that I was so close to hitting my halfway mark. I'm so embarrassed and frustrated that its taking so long. : (
But you DID eat your WHOLE box of Dove truffles this week! And if I remember correctly you were planning on just breaking even this week, so if you look at it like that (and you were!) you are a half pound ahead! Good job! *pats self on back*
But...Ok look at exhibit A my weight graph:
You see? It's not just the last weigh in. It's like a little stall out there at the end. And it is SOOO not for a lack of trying!! (FYI- each little star is a little milestone. For instance, the purple ones are 5 lbs I think)
Well, I could go back and forth like this forever but in the end it is what it is. I just have to try harder, I guess. Ya know, if I could lose weight like I did this week knowing what a bad weekend I had, technically without that holiday weekend, I probably would've hit the mark this week. It was worth it. It was. I had a pretty magical time so...I need to just remember that. And I think I'm going to be checking my weight before next Friday because I think I'm almost there. I know one thing. I am way PAST tired of seeing this every time I walk in the kitchen!
Its to the point now that I just roll my eyes every time I look at it. Hell, I'm rolling my eyes just thinking about it! Lol Sooooo, I'm thinking I'm going to break my own rule and weigh in again on Monday....I'm so ready to see that magic number!
Or just chubby girls that can't eat biscuits and gravy or bacon or pancakes.... You get the idea!
4 scrambled egg whites, 1/8 cup of low fat shredded cheddar and ketchup!
Aww, I'm so happy, you guys! I feel like my little blog is official! I just got what they call a favicon! It's the little symbol that pops up in the address window when you come to ISWH (Insert Something Witty Here). I'm not sure if I'll change it since it is hard to see what the little green squiggle is when its sooooo tiny up there! But for now, here it is! :)
Ooooh....aaahhhhh.....Lol Whatevs! It's cute! Do you see it up there in the address window? I hope so!!
G'morning big world! So much has happened since the last time we 'spoke!' Let's see, Thursday I went shopping with ma mere in Knoxville. It was so much fun! Just the two of us! There were no kids interrupting and I didn't have to share her with my siblings either! It was amazing. Being in a mall with just me and another woman was so freeing! Lol The main reason we went to Knoxville (which is about 2.5 hrs away from my hometown) was because they have the only Torrid in the state. Torrid is a plus size store that is really trendy. It's not like Lane Bryant! :/ I wanted a really special outfit for my Valentine's date night with M! I tried on dress after dress and I had to KEEP on getting smaller sizes! I ended up getting this dress:
I started out trying on 18s but they were too big! :D Keep in mind that this is a PLUS sized store and I think they run big as to make you feel good about yourself. So that, coupled with the fact that this dress was only form fitting around the smallest part of my body (top half of my torso) made it possible for me to buy a size 12! I just laugh and shake my head when I type that because I am in no way shape or form a true size 12 right now! But HEY! That IS the number on my dress and I can't help but love it a little (<---a lot)! I felt super cute in this getup! I probably felt much cuter than I looked but who cares!?? I NEVER wear dresses period, much less ones that show leg (GASP!). Of course it helped that my feet were adorned in these babies:
FYI- they were more of the bright orange than the pink. Not sure why they look pink in some of the pics!
I also had to buy a smaller bra size! Woop! Woop! I'm a 40C now. I think my last bra was a 42 or 44C! After bra shopping we treated ourselves to mani-pedis and it was heavenly!
So that was my Thursday. It was great and we will definitely be doing it again. Then on friday, I weighed in and only lost .5. It's a loss, I know, but I really wanted to lose 2lbs and hit my 50lb milestone!!!! :(
Of course, after that was our date night and I ate very very bad things on Saturday and Sunday! Here's a bit of a recap of my life in food on Saturday:
So that is what I'm working off this week! It was so good though, you guys! SO. Good. Oh, I also may or may not have eaten a whole box of Dove truffles. Hee hee. It was worth it though. I had a great awesome weekend! I got back on track yesterday with a 2 mile run/walk and my calves are feeling it today! Oh! I almost forgot to tell you! M got me my aaaahhhmazing calorie counter/heart rate monitor for Valentines day!!! I've been wanting one ever since I started Zumba last March and I can NOT wait to wear it tonight!!
And since you haven't been bombarded with enough pictures, here's one last collage of my night out on the town! I hope you all enjoy your 4 day week!
A pound and a half from being able to say I've lost 50lbs! :( :( WTH!?! I'm currently sitting in the waiting room of the worlds slowest eye dr. *More updates to come* I have lots to tell you!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Oh my gosh, you guys! I just found a picture of me from the month I started Zumba and my weight loss journey (March 2011). It's from St, Patricks Day and I swear I freakin' look pregnant!! I should post THIS on my fridge to lose this next 2lbs (to get me to 50!!)! But I don't even want M to see this one! It's so bad....I wish I were at LEAST wearing makeup in it!! But I'm gonna post it...I mean...you have to see it....but it's so bad....eeeek....I'm nervous....okay, here ya go. Don't say I didn't warn you!
OMFRIGGIN'G! 8 months pregnant right? Wrong! This? This is what I needed to see, right here, right now! You can bet your bippy, I won't be missing my run today! I HAVE to keep losing this weight. I mean LOOK at that! I feel like I was pretty good at hiding my weight (as much as you can 'hide' 200+++ lbs!); I guess hiding it isn't the word. I should say, I was good at dressing in the most flattering way possible and obvs ^THIS^ day, I was just being comfy and lettin' it all hang loose! :/ I *wish* I had a side view of me right now (ok, thats a tiny lie, I have one that I took the other day in my sports bra but that is a Ho Novah Levah (Mad tv? Anyone? Anyone?) that you are NOT ready for, I promise) but I will just post my most recent body pic which fortunately is very much covered in clothes!
So, yeah, it's not the best 'comparison' so to speak BUT....is it just me or does this look like 2 different people!?!? Thank you LORD!
Well, today's the day! Happy Valentines Day you guys! :) I know a lot of people don't like Valentines Day and say that its a commercial holiday and blah blah blah, but I've had the same Valentine for almost 16 years and it never gets old for me! To us, Valentine's Day is a day to treat each other a little extra special and most importantly now that we have THREE babies, it's an excuse to get out alone and have time just for us. There's no way I can hate a day that gives us that! <3 If you are still waiting on that special Valentine in your life, just know they are out there waiting for you too and one day (believe it or not) you will love this day of love. You will spend all week counting down the days between car pooling and dr appts and wiping heinys and cooking meals and reading bedtime stories, until you can go out for a few hours with your most favorite person in the whole wide world and just be together. You'll see. :)
Now, back to your regularly scheduled weight loss blog subjects....
So, as you may (or may not) remember today is the deadline I had given myself to lose 50lbs. Weeeeeell, yeah, its a no. :/ I got a little weak this past weekend and ate some very delicious things in the form of, Olive Garden bread, cheese dip, STUFFED chicken Marsala and *cough cheese cake cough* to name a few. So, I must admit, it was no surprise when I stepped on the scale this morning and it was the same as Friday. Shoot, as bad as I ate, I'm glad it didn't go UP! So, plan B! I'm still hoping to get to the 50lb mark by Saturday morning, b/c that is M and my Valentines Day! I am going shopping on Thursday for an amazing outfit just for this occasion so I plan to be as small as possible for that excursion! :)
Oh, and my 1st win for today already? I made these for my family for breakfast:
They're (supposed to be) heart shaped cinnamon rolls and they smelled heavenly! After I gave one to each girl and one to M, there were 2 staring at me from the cookie tray. The girls were putting on their coats to go and I was panicking at the thought of being home with these all day! I said, "Hey! You guys wanna take a heart shaped cinnamon roll to your teachers?!?!" They were like, "YEEAHH!!" Whew! That was a close one!
Pretty sure I gained 2 lbs at Olive Garden tonight. Regret is a mean bitch. :( G'night.
Friday, February 10, 2012
So I did my c25k today. I'm glad I did it earlier bc this is the situation I'm in right now! So freakin tired! I swear it's been the most tiring week! I am so warm and cozy right now. You should be jealous.
Soooooo, yeah there's no way I can drag this out! I'm too excited! I did it! I'm down 2 more lbs this week! Whew! That was a close one!!! I really wasn't sure if I'd do it since I cheated and weighed a couple times during the week had a gut feeling that it wasn't going so well. But I really stuck to it and tried to have no splurge day or splurge meal this week and thus...I am 2lbs of fat less right now than I was 7 days ago! BAM! :) I gave myself the deadline of 50lbs off by Valentines Day. I'm down a total of 48lbs so I need to loose 2 lbs in the next 4 days....hmmm....that's gonna be hard, but I'm going to try my absolute hardest! I really want to meet that goal just because I set it, ya know?! My backup, should I fail at this mission, is to have it off by our date night on the 18th because that's really our V-day anyway. Well that's next Saturday, so either way by this time next week I will have hit the big 5-0!! I can NOT wait! K, I'm off to the eye dr (I'm blind you guys!! I'm typing in brail right now!), have brunch with my favorite Gram and go run my c25k for the day! Fun fun stuff! Lol Catch ya on the flip side!
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I've always loved shopping. I don't know what it is about it. I love new pretty things....I'm just girly like that, I guess. Once I became overweight, I liked it a lot less. Especially in the days when my weight was new and surprised me! Wha???? "I'm still wearing these huge tent-like clothes?!? But I'm not pregnant anymore!" But ya know, once I knew to go to the store that has the biggest sizes and not even waste my hopes time going into my old favorite stores (like Gap, Ralph Lauren, most of Old Navy, Buckle, American Eagle, Rue 21, I could go on and on) I kind of got used to it. Don't get me wrong- it sucked. But year after year, I'd remain overweight and I'd get more used to it and before I knew it, I was so used to going to the same couple of plus sized stores, I barely even missed my old favorites. Hmmm, or maybe I missed them but just got used to that little pang in my heart as I drove by or walked by. Well finally, after trying and losing weight for months and months (Almost a year!) it is starting to pay off at the stores, you guys!!!
Monday night I went shopping with my sister, my cousin and a (skinny) friend. Anyway, we went to a makeup place, an accessories place and then ended up in a store I don't think I have walked in in 10 yrs. American Eagle. I was a bit embarrassed and uncomfortable right away because A) They were going to close in like 15 or 20 minutes and were being real assholes to us and B) I'm fat. And I feel like, they feel like, whats her fat ass even doing in here!? So, I pretty much just walked around waiting for the others to shop. I was surprised that they even had XL but they did. Turns out- I wear XL in tops now. Not XXL like I used to! I knew this for a few weeks now because I bought a couple XLs at Old Navy a couple weeks ago. But I have this mental block. I keep thinking, I got lucky, it must've been a big XL at O.N. So, when my sister was trying on an XL in A.E. and told me I should to, I was hesitant. I finally gave in, grabbed the sweatshirt and ran to the back to try it on (all the while dodging dirty looks from the asshole employees!). The craziest thing happened: it fit. Perfectly. Not tight at all. Almost loose. I was so excited! Me? Buy and WEAR something from A.E. in THIS decade!!?!? Yes ma'am! I did! It was awesome and I floated in the door that night to tell M what I had bought! It was amazing.
BUT that's not the end of my shopping victories for the week! Last night I went to Old Navy because I had a $10 off $20 coupon that was going to expire. I figured I'd grab some sort of top. Throughout my overweight years, I could fit into their XXLs about 70% of the time. If it was a material that had no give it would usually be too tight. Bottoms? Forget it! The only bottoms I could fit in were the pj XXLs because they would stretch! I actually special ordered my Zumba workout pants from Old Navy.com because they didn't have my size in store. SO, back to last night. I went in and grabbed a green tami (half tank half cami) and a long sleeve shirt to go over it, a zumba shirt, and a XXL brown trench coat. Then as I was passing a rack of jeans, just on a whim, I grabbed the biggest size they had: 18. I knew they wouldn't fit but wanted to see how far I was from fitting into them. This was to date THE best trying on of clothes I've experienced in years! It went as follows:
Tami top: size XL : TOO BIG! Whaaaa????? Like WAY too big! I know this was some kind of fluke but I do not care! I can't freakin' believe it!! I had to send M to get me a large!
Long sleeve top: size XL: Big and boring
Brown Trench coat: Size XXL: WAY TOO BIG! Whaaaa? Again- shock!
Jeans: Size 18: Fit. Zipped. Loose. O.M.Geeeeee. There are no words. I just stood there and covered my mouth with my hands to keep from squealing!!! Unfortunately, I didn't even really look at the jeans (again, really didn't think they'd fit) before I grabbed them so I didn't buy them. I DID however snap a couple photos just for you, lovelies! :)
So, I floated out of the dressing room put it all back and walked straight to the bright kelly green trench coat I had been eyeing but didn't pick up because they didn't have one in XXL. I grabbed the XL and headed for the dressing room. Put it on..................beautiful. Gorgeous. Girly. Normal. *sigh* It. Totally. Fit. I bought it. It was one of the happiest nights I've had in a very long time. It's so worth it, you guys. Food....is not as yummy as that coat is beautiful or as good as it feels being the new me. <3
I couldn't wait to share this with you guys but it has taken me forever to get it on here! Anyway, here goes:
As you know, before I had my first baby I was not overweight. I wore a size 8 or 9. About a year after I had my first daughter, I was so tired of waiting for the weight to come off and never being able to find any clothes in my favorite stores. I remember, for my birthday, I asked my mom for a gift card for Gap so I could go online and special order some Gap jeans that would actually fit! About that time I was wearing a size (gulp) 20. How quickly things change, huh? Doubled in size in like a year and a half *shaking my head.* Anyway, I was so excited to get my gift card and order my size 20 Gap jeans! I remember they were $50! When they finally arrived I tore open the box and put them on....er, TRIED to put them on! They wouldn't even come up past my hips!! To this day, I really don't know what the deal was bc I really was wearing a 20 then. All I know is, I cried, folded them and put them (with the tags still on) away in my closet. It was so sad.
Fast forward 9 years. When I started losing weight, I found an old pair of jeans that didn't fit and I left them out for me to see everyday. About once a week or so, I would try them on, until one day they fit! :) Then one day I was digging in my closet, and I saw them. The sad jeans, still stiff and tags hanging from them. "Do I dare to try them on," I wondered. I had lost about 25 or 30 lbs when I took them out of my closet. "Yes. I think I'll give it a try," I thought. Again, not even passed my hips! I swear something is wrong with these jeans!! I've tried to put them on once or twice in the last few months always with the same result- no go. THEN, Saturday morning I woke up lazily in bed and laid there and it just popped into my head: "Haven't tried those jeans on in awhile...I wonder...." I jumped up, ran over and put them on and zipped them up!!!! AGH!!! I could NOT believe it! They actually closed!! They weren't even cutting me in half or anything! I ran downstairs to show M! I was like look! These are THEE Gap jeans!!! He was like "Wow!! Awesome!!" I just wanted to cry I was so happy. It was one of the most tangible weight loss successes I have had to date. There's just something about that feeling, when you are 100% sure: your body is TRULY shrinking. It boggles my mind that this is it. After alllllllll these years and tears, I am doing it. That's that. She believed she could, so she did. Just. Like. That.
Unfortunately, I can't actually wear the jeans now because #1- They are flare....like big flare, which is pretty much out of style now. And #2- for some reason, that I do NOT remember, I ordered 'long.' I have a feeling that must've been the only size 20 they had bc I normally would NOT wear a 'long.' I'm 5'6". So they are at least literally about 6 or 7 inches too long. Here they are: (Sorry about the pajama shirt! :) )
I realize these pictures aren't very sexified but I also realize: I don't care!!! This is a huge milestone for me! :)
As usual, I don't know where to start with the things I want to tell you about the past weekend. Well, I guess I'll start with the number one thing one my mind: I had a no splurge, binge-free weekend! Woop woop!!! Every weekend, I give myself 1 or 2 splurge/cheat meals, but after the last few weigh ins being less than stellar, I decided to really try not to do that this weekend and just see if it reflects on the scale on Friday. Of course, the weekend I try to do this is J's 7th bday weekend! Eeek! Well, I am more than proud to report: success!!! We had 2 parties. One at our house for family/grown ups and one at a pottery painting place for kids and friends. The one at my house was pretty easy because I was in charge and I made this amazing cake which was 99% fat free!! It was a real hit and no one even knew it was semi-healthy until I told them!
I could go on and on about how cool this cake is but I won't put you through that, just know: It was awesome! And for dinner that night I made a lowfat chicken chili and ate a VERY small bowl! I did great. Usually these are the exact things I let my self splurge on! Then, on Sunday, we went to the Pottery Place which was very cool. They did everything including supply the cake:
I can't lie. When they took the lid off of this suger cube shaped as a cake, I could smell it from 4 feet away. I think I may have gained a lb just from the scent of the chocolate and sugar! BUT I did not have any. Not a small piece. Not a bite of my baby boys. None. Instead, I took myself down to the other end of the table and painted with M!>
You would THINK I was out of the woods, yes? NO! It just so happens it was also Super Bowl Sunday, which I don't know about where you're from but right here in the good ole U.S.of A., Super Bowl Sunday = Beer and food and food and beer! After the bday party at the pottery place we came home and had the bffs over. They brought pizza and some kind of delicious smelling/looking blondie cookie bar thingies! I on the other hand stood in the kitchen for what felt like forever making my low fat taco dip. I ate one helping of that dip with some Baked! tortilla chips and one SMALL bowl of the left over chicken chili. No Pizza. No cookie bar thingies. No left over damn Hello kitty bday cake. When the kids went to bed and everything was quite, I did enjoy a cup of skim milk and a reasonable sized (ie not a quarter of the cake) piece of my fat free rainbow cake! :) That. was. It. I can't believe I made it through all of those land mines!!! I just pray it shows and the scale Friday, because I really deserve some props for that!
A decent loss on the scale this morning! Down 2lbs making my total loss 46lbs!! Wow! That's a lotta lard! I am so excited to hit the 50lb halfway mark, I can't even tell you!! I think we're due for some new pics so I'll try to take some soon! I'm noticing new things about my new self every day, A few off the top of my head:
My hands and wrists. My wedding rings are falling off all day long! And when I'm driving I can't stop staring at my wrists. There are bones there now! It is mesmerizing to me! (Uh, rereading this, I realize it sounds dangerous and it is.)
My arms! All of a sudden they are...different. They've divided into 2 sections. Like the top is starting to get some definition and the bottom eeew, the bottom is getting very hangy. I pray I can tone that and don't have to have it surgically removed!! I really don't want scars but if I lift weights and all and its still there, I don't see how I'll have a choice. :( But I mean this #2 on this list as a happy thing! My arms have looked the same blobby way for years!! Now...things are achangin!
Slowly. Ever. so. slllloowly. I am seeing my collar bones. Oh how I have missed them! They are like a long lost friend that I ignored and took for granted and now I can't wait to see them again and give them the attention they deserve for being so very beautimous! Dear collar bones, please show yourselves clearer soon. I promise I'll be very good to you and adorne you with beautiful (fake) jewels everyday! Love, a
This one I'm iffy on, I can't tell if it's in my head or not but I think maybe just maybe my God forsaken mammoth calves are starting to go down a little. If they are, I have to give the running the credit. My calves are so gross, you guys!! It's unnatural! I can't wait til they go down like for real but I think they just may start!
My face, I'm finally getting to the point that I have to sometimes do a double take when I look in the mirror. It's like "Oh! Hey you! I remember you! I've missed you so!"
And of course the a fore mentioned hip bones. Truth be told everytime I
get in bed, now I feel them just to make sure they haven't gone back into
hiding again.
That's all I can think of for now. There are more tiny things everyday and these are the things that make me say nah, I don't really need anything too yummy today. I just need enough to fuel my bod! :) So, next on the agenda:
MUST HIT MY SHORT TERM GOAL OF 50LBS BY THE 14TH!
So doable, guys. I'm on it! :D And when I DO hit that 50lb mark, I will be hitting the stores for some serious shoppage! AGH! I can't wait! First on the list: A new outfit for date night with M! Hmmm, I wonder what size I am now? I am tres tres curious! I know last time I went to Old Navy I bought 2 sweaters that were XL (as opposed to my XXL size a few months ago!). But now I'm really curious about my size in jeans. I'll let you know....probably. Lol
I meant to tell you this morning. I was laying in bed last night and I rolled over and my hand fell right on a lump...it was big...and hard...and it was my hip bone! BAM! Where'd that come from! Felt aaahhhmazing!
What? Whaaaat?!!! Ohh, were you worried? Sorry! ;)
Edited to add: I just realized I haven't posted my food intake so here is Thursdays and Fridays:
Thursday:
Breakfast: Coffee :/ With sugar and ffree half and half- 28 cals
Lunch: Light New England Clam Chowder- 200 cals
Snacks: banana- 90 cals Special K Fruit Crisp: 100 cals
Dinner: 6 in chicken teriyaki sub: 380 cals
Dessert: Jello and fat fee whip cream: 170 cals
TOTAL Cals: 968 :)
Friday:
Breakfast: Coffee (I can't believe I skipped bfast twice in a row! I know better! Naughty!!!) 28 cals
Hey there you sexy biotch of a blog! Ah, where to start? Hmmm, Oh! I know! We can start with me kicking ass on my run yesterday! Micheal and I went to the gym and ran on their indoor track. Originally I had told M that I didn't want him running with me because in the past I always feel like I'm trying to keep up with him and he's always in better shape than me. But since this was my 5th day on the C25K (go me!) and he seemed a little sad that I didn't let him come with me yet, I decided to give it a try. Guess what? I really enjoyed it! He stayed a half step behind me the whole time and it was really nice having a partner. It's really ridiculous how good he is to me! <3 So yeah, our total miles covered: 2.11! Woo hoo! Everytime I run, I go a tiny bit further! I'm actually really looking forward to my runs now. I can NOT believe I just said that, but it's true! Of course my favorite part is the very beginning and then when I've accomplished it! The middle sucketh, but it's worth it! My calves have been sore for 3 days and this makes me SO SO happy because as much weight as I've lost, I don't think they've lost any in or cm!! And they are HUGE! I want them to thin out at least a little! <------lie. I want them to thin out a lot and look like this:
Oh how I love everything about this picture! The skinny calves obvs, but I love that she is wearing those gorgeous heels and I love that he's lifting her with 1 arm. Yeah, I really heart this pic.
On another note, I realize that I have not done that well about posting my food everyday, but I have been logging it on Myfitnesspal app and the last 2 days I have had less than 1000 calories.
Tuesday:
Breakfast: oatmeal with a table spoon of brown sugar: 190 cal Coffee with sugar and ffree half and half: 28 cal
Lunch: Light Progresso soup: 120 cal
Snack: Special K fruit Crisps: 100 cal
Dinner: Lemon Pepper Grilled Chick breast: 240 cal Roasted Asparagus: 132 cal (I don't think it was this many cals but I'm erring on the side of caustion here)
Dessert: Jello with ffree whip cream: 90 cal
Total Cal: 894!! WOOHOO!!
Wednesday:
Breakfast: Coffee with sugar and ffree ahlf and half: 28 cal
Cinnamon raisin thin bagel with 1 wedge of light laughing cow cheese spread: 145 cal
Lunch: skipped on accident
Snack: 1/2 a pb power bar:120 cal (this was SO gross! I dont' know how M eats them!) Small apple: 80 cal
Dinner: 6" Sweet onion chick teriyaki sub: 380 cal
Dessert: Jello with ffree whip cream: 170 cal (cause I had a good sized portion)
Total Cals: 923! Woop! Woop!
So there you have it. I've done pretty awesome. Tomorrow is WIF (Weigh In Friday) and I really am hoping for at LEAST a 2lb loss. I have worked out every day since Monday!! Thats so awesome for me guys! It's like, unheard of in these parts! But I'm really trying to kick it up a notch. I've got to get these lbs rolling off again! February is going to be much more awesome (scalewise) then January!!
Bonjour, mon amies! I am feeling rather chipper this morning! I had a great day of eating and sweating yesterday and have high hopes for this coming weigh in (Friday). Last night we seriously brought it at Z! I don't have one of those cool calorie counting watch thingys, BUT my friend that does, burned....wait for it... 844 calories!! WHAA?!? I know, right? So even if I am not at her exact number...I burned a ton of calories either way! Today I'll be running again. I can't believe I'm turning into a person that does some form of exercise almost every single day! It's amazing! I just hope:
a) I keep it up. I am known as the type of person that jumps head first into an activity or hobby then slowly but surely my interest wanes and I end up with a closet full of scrap booking stuff that I can NOT get rid of because a minute piece of my heart still loves it! I will say that my 1 year Zanniversary (<---see what I did there? Totes made up a new word! For those of you who have not had your coffee yet, that would be my Zumba anniversary :P) is fast approaching and THAT is something to be proud of as well as gives me some faith in me that I can stick with something!!
b) And this is a biggie: It shows on that evil bitch of a scale!!!!
I've been thinking about January and how fast its flown by...uh, flew, as today is Feb 1...that's nuts! Anywho, I feel like I made a lot of healthy changes in January b/c I started running and all but, I don't feel like I've lost as much as I would like to in any given month. BRB, gonna go look it up and see how much I lost for the month...
Ok, I'm back. That was fast right? Heehee. So I looked up my weight loss since I stared back on my blog andaaaa, it's not good folks. It says I've lost 1 FREAKING lb since Jan. 4th!!! *breathe...just breathe* My mind=blown. Seriously. I've been really doing good or so I thought. Obvs not. Obvs. I don't even understand it...I had that 7 lb drop, but then it came back, but then I thought I got it back off...Hmmm, I'm confused. All I know is on my fancy Weight Watchers weight graph, it says 1 lb less then on Jan 4th. That's redic!!!!
Ok, well, I gotta make some changes. Shake it up. Ya know, I've read that your body can get used to the way you eat. Here's what I'm thinking...and this is just off the top of my head at 8 in the morning with only half a cupa coffee in me, but...I'm thinking, I wait and see what the scale says Friday. If it's not at least 2 lbs down...I'm going to really makes some changes...not sure exactly what, but I know 1 thing: I feel like as far as the scale is concerned, Jan was a total waste!! :( :(
I had plenty of NSVs (Non scale victories)! I started running and added in an extra Zumba day one week. Plus all the delicious food (Pizza, ice cream 2! birthday cakes ect. ) that I turned down! That's why I really can't believe the scale right now. UGHHH!!
Alright, enough debbie downer!! Today is Day 5 of my C25K running and it looks like I am going to be headed to the gym because it's raining like a mofo out there! I am totally fine with that because ya know what? There are no hills on the indoor track! :D My neighborhood is tres hilly and I know that's good for me but thought of an level running surface sounds great right now!
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