Shaklee 180

This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation blogger program. I have received free products, online support, and incentives for participating in the Shaklee Corporation blogger program. My opinions are my own. People following the weight-loss portion of the Shaklee 180™ Program can expect to lose 1-2 pounds per week.

I mentioned in my goals post that I went to the Savvy Blogging Summit last week, so my brain is overloaded with tips and ideas for my business that I want to implement in the days, weeks, and months ahead.

It was a great conference — well organized, chock full of great speakers and sessions, fabulous for networking, just a terrific first-class blog conference all the way around. If you’re serious about turning your blog into a business, go to Savvy. You won’t be disappointed.

My Not-So-Healthy Food Choices
But…if you’re trying to lose weight, it may be hard to do that while attending the Savvy Blogging Summit. 😉

For me, it was impossible. All the meals are included with your conference registration, and I knew that ahead of time. Not only that, but there’s coffee available pretty much all the time — iced or hot, it’s at-the-ready.

And snacks, we can’t forget about those. Aldi sponsored snack breaks, and while they provided fruit, I went for the chocolates and snack-y type foods. I couldn’t resist.

Oh, and I suppose that I should mention the ice cream on the way home. Graeter’s generously provided us with coupons for free pints of ice cream, and because some of my blogging friends don’t have a Graeter’s where they live and were going to flying out the next day…they gave me their coupons and my family of seven ended up with FOUR free pints of ice cream that we enjoyed on our car ride home.

That was probably my biggest downfall.

Weight Gain
Overall, I don’t felt like I overate a whole lot, but I did eat a lot of foods that weren’t necessarily healthy. I made the choice not to bring any of my Shaklee 180 products with me, because I knew that all meals, snacks, and coffee were going to be provided for me. I love that the Savvy conference provides all of that, but next time I’m going to request the vegetarian option ahead of time. 😉

All that to say, I gained 3.5 pounds this month. That’s right. I started the month at 182 lbs., and I stepped on the scale today and weighed 185.5 lbs.

Another Challenging Month Ahead
For most of the month, I was on track to lose weight. However, I shattered all of my progress with our out of town trip to Ohio to attend the conference. And I have another busy month ahead of me. I’ll be attending BlogHer in July in addition to several blog-related events, and there’s going to be food.

My Plan to Lose Weight in July
In order to be able to enjoy the conference and the foods there, I’m going to be posting what I’m eating here on my blog as added accountability. I plan on, of course, being on the Shaklee 180 program (you’ll get a chance to see what that looks like for me), juicing more than usual, and drinking fruit and veggie smoothies whenever my husband makes those for us. 😉

After two months of not losing any weight, I need to work hard at turning things around, if I want to come close to my goal of losing 40 lbs. this  year.

I’d love to know how you are doing on your weight loss journey. Are you seeing results? How do you handle the challenge of eating well when you are away from home?

It’s nearly midnight, and it’s the last day of May.

I’ve been putting off writing this post for the past week or so, because I haven’t lost any weight. I’ve been getting on the scale each morning hoping to see the numbers go down, but they’re not.

I have absolutely no weight loss to report for the month of May, which is disappointing, but I haven’t actually been doing a great job this past month with my eating and exercising, either.

Reasons it was difficult for me to lose weight during the month of May

Reason #1: I went out-of-town twice this month. And while I did a fairly decent job of choosing mostly good foods, it’s always a challenge for me to eat healthy when I’m away from home. I’ll be going out-of-town twice in June, too, so I need to try to have a better strategy for next month.

Reason #2: My dad came to stay with us for nearly three weeks, which was great! But while indoctrinating helping him to make changes in his diet and coming alongside him to monitor his food intake, food choices, doctor’s office visits, etc… I was very sporadic on the Shaklee 180 weight loss program. I had a shake here and there and the snack bars were great for a quick pick-me-up, but I wasn’t consistent with the program all month long.

I spent a lot of time talking to my dad about food and how it affects our bodies. I also spent a bunch of time in the kitchen, cooking meals and soups that were healthy and satisfying. I made vegetable soup, potato leek soup, and a really fantastic black bean soup. Somehow though, I managed not to lose any weight over the past 3 weeks, even though I was focused on trying to eat healthy when I could. 😉

Reason #3: I may have hit a plateau? I’m not sure, but after working on losing weight for over a year now, I think I may have hit a bit of a plateau. I feel like it’s getting more difficult to lose weight. I weighed 248.5 lbs. in December 2011, and I’m down to 182 lbs. My body used to let go of around 4 pounds a month by simply making wise food choices. Now, it seems like that’s not the case.

The positive side
Sure, I didn’t lose any weight, but I didn’t gain weight for the month, either. I’m at 182 lbs., and there’s a brand new month ahead of me. I’m going to work hard this next week to get back on the track with the Shaklee 180 program and continue on with eating healthy. The treadmill is calling my name, too…

May Results

Here’s what my weight loss progress (or lack thereof) looks like for May:

Beginning weight: 192.5 lbs.

Current Weight: 182 lbs.

Goal Weight for 2013: 152.5 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2013: 40 lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 29.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 10.5 lbs.

I’d love to know how you are doing on your weight loss journey. Did you lose any weight during the month of May? If you’ve ever plateaued while trying to lose weight, what helped you kick the weight loss back into gear?

P.S. On Saturday, I’ll be sharing a video update. I’m going to talk about one thing I like about my body and encourage you to think about one thing you like about your body. Stay tuned for that!

This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation blogger program. I have received free products, online support, and incentives for participating in the Shaklee Corporation blogger program. My opinions are my own. People following the weight-loss portion of the Shaklee 180™ Program can expect to lose 1-2 pounds per week.