Weight Loss Journey

I weighed myself this morning, and I’m down to 196.5 pounds. That means I’ve lost another 1.5 pounds since my last update!

Overall, I’m feeling good. My energy level is great, and I’m not feeling completely exhausted at times when I should have plenty of energy to make it through the day. Just a few months ago, I would regularly feel wiped out early in the day. At first, I thought it was just trying to keep up with 5 kids (3 of those kids being 5 yrs. old and under), but I think it also had something to do with my diet. Since we’ve switched to a more whole foods plant-based diet, I’m not experiencing the exhaustion on a near daily basis anymore.

The one big thing I’ve not been doing so much that I want to change is exercise. I’ve been skipping trips to the local zoos with Ruben and the kids in order to get some quiet time to work on projects. I’ve also not been getting on the treadmill like I’ve wanted.

I’m seriously going to work on exercising regularly. I must, especially since my work-at-home job requires so much time sitting in front of a computer.

Anyway, here’s what my progress looks like this week:

Beginning weight: 220 lbs.

Current Weight: 196.5 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012: 50lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 26.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 23.5 lbs.

Next week, I’m going to share an updated picture of myself.

How is your weight loss progress coming along this week?

I weighed myself this morning, and my weight was 198 lbs. That means I’ve lost 2 lbs. since my last update, and I’m under 200 pounds!

Nathan is now 12 years old, so its been a long time since I’ve seen a ONE as the first number on the scale.

But I’m glad the day has finally come!

Here’s what my progress looks like overall:

Beginning weight: 220 lbs.

Current Weight: 198 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012: 50lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 28 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 22 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost since giving birth 7.5 months ago: 50.5 lbs. (I weighed 248.5 lbs. when I came home from the hospital with Elisabeth)

And finally, I was thinking today about what I’d like my final goal weight to be. The weight I’d like to arrive at and feel healthy.

I think that weight for me is 138 lbs.

I realize this means I have 60 lbs. to lose before I get to my goal weight, and that’s okay. Lord willing, I will get there.

How is your weight loss progress coming along this week?

 

Since I last updated, I’ve lost .5 lbs. Not a lot, I know, but better than nothing. I currently weigh 200 lbs. exactly.

My diet hasn’t been the best in the last 10 days or so. We had Chick-fil-A twice, and we had birthday cake for my husband’s birthday. We also had a big birthday dinner at home. We’ve started a tradition of allowing the birthday boy or girl to pick dinner, and it’s usually something delicious and indulgent. But we’re celebrating a birthday, so I don’t mind. 🙂

And while all the food was delicious, it didn’t help my weight loss efforts.

I’ve also not been getting on the treadmill like I’d hoped, and I’ve been spending a lot of time sitting for work, so I haven’t been exercising much, either.

Again, not good if you are trying to lose weight or be healthy.

But it’s a new week! Progress will be made by God’s grace.

Here’s what my progress looks like so far:

Beginning weight: 220 lbs.

Current Weight: 200 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012: 50lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 30 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 20 lbs.

Some highlights: I’ve lost 20 lbs. since I started blogging my weight loss journey, and I’ve lost a total of 48.5 lbs. since I gave birth to Elisabeth 7 months ago.

How’s your weight loss journey going?

 

Another week has gone by, and I’ve lost another pound. That’s right, I’m down to 200.5 lbs.

That’s so close to 200 pounds, which means I’m THIS >< CLOSE to being UNDER 200 pounds.

I haven’t been under 200 pounds in 12 years.

Twelve years.

The last time I remember being in the 190ish range for my weight was after I gave birth to Nathan, our 12 yr. old son. I gained the most weight of any of my pregnancies with Nathan – 100 pounds. But then I lost over 50 lbs. after I gave birth and remember getting down to around 192 lbs. at my lowest weight postpartum.

Then I started to gain weight.

Then I started Weight Watchers.

Then I quit Weight Watchers, and it’s pretty much been an uphill battle with my weight until the Lord opened our eyes to how we could lose weight and be healthy without drastically cutting calories and having to constantly worry if we are exercising enough.

All of those changes started around 1.5 yrs ago, and we continue to make even more changes by juicing and cutting out or reducing our consumption of most animal products.

Side note: We will be dressing like cows tomorrow and getting our free meal at Chick-fil-a. *cough* So by most animal products, I don’t mean all or all the time. 🙂

On that happy note…here’s what my weight loss progress looks like:

Beginning weight: 220 lbs.

Current Weight: 200.5 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012: 50lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 30.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 19.5 lbs.

How’s your weight loss journey going?

P.S. I did make it on the treadmill 1 day last week. It’s the second time I’ve been on the treadmill since we’ve moved to Georgia, but I’m working on getting back on track with my goals and going to make treadmill time more of a priority.