Weight Loss Journey

It’s almost midnight, so I’m going to cut right to the chase. I lost 1.5 lbs. this past week! 😀

I weighed 211.5 lbs. this morning.

As for counting my calories? I think I kept track maybe one day last week. My life is crazy right now.

If only you could see the dry erase board in our kitchen. It’s the place where we write down stuff that needs to get done. Last minute appointments and reminders are scribbled all over it. I do take joy in being able to erase things that I get accomplished. For instance, today I was able to erase eye appointments for Nathan and me. I also got to erase the scheduled webinar I attended virtually at 4pm. I locked myself in the bedroom with the baby, and we learned some advanced CSS. I enjoyed this very much! Geeky, I know.

My dad is visiting right now. I think I mentioned that before, but because he is visiting, I’m cooking more (which I’m sure my husband and kids appreciate), and I’m just not paying attention to how many calories I’m eating. I’m fine with this, but I know I’ll get back to counting my calories once my dad leaves on Saturday, and I don’t feel the need to cook as much. My dad is diabetic, plus he’s a guest, so I’m trying to make sure he’s eating when he needs to and that we don’t spend gobs of money eating out…..which he is fond of doing. My dad is very fond of restaurants, and he loves to eat.

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

Beginning weight: 220 lbs.

Current Weight: 211.5 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 41.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 8.5 lbs.

We officially move to Georgia next week! Aaaahhhh!

This also means that we’ll be traveling from April 18th to April 20th, when we close on the house, which in turn means, we’ll be eating out quite a bit. I’m going to take extra caution to be careful of what foods I consume during this time, especially since we’ll be riding in the car. A lot.

I don’t want to arrive to Georgia bloated and 5 pounds heavier. I’m going to follow my tips for eating healthy away from home and make wise choices.

Oh, and I will try to post an updated picture of myself for next week’s post. 🙂

How are you doing on your weight loss goals?

I lost another .5 lbs. last week! That means my current weight is now 213 lbs.

My clothes continue to feel better, and I’m even wearing a shirt that has been in my closet for ages because it was too tight. It was one of the 5-6 shirts I own that I’m hoping to ‘someday wear again.’ That day has come for at least one of those shirts. 🙂

We did end up purchasing a Breville Juicer! I can’t wait!

But I will have to wait.

We’ve decided not to unpack it until we move to Georgia…..in less than 2.5 weeks!

Time is officially zooming by right now.

When we get our things unpacked, and we feel a little settled in Georgia, we’ll start juicing. I think I may try to do a one day fast to begin, and then just replace one meal a day with all-natural juice instead. I’m not entirely sure yet. I know I can’t do a 7-10 day fast right now while I’m nursing Elisabeth.

I will be blogging through my juice fast and let you guys know how I do, even if it is just a one day fast to begin.

Here’s what my weight loss progress looks like so far:

Current Weight: 213 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 43 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 7 lbs.

I think the hardest part of any juice fast will be giving up my precious coffee. 🙁

Headaches will abound, I’m sure.

But it’s for a good cause, my health, and that’s worth it.

How are you doing with your weight loss goals?

Last week was a pretty good week as far as my eating went.

I lost .5 lbs., overall.

And I’m happy with that.

I’m down to 213.5 lbs., and that means I’ve finally reached my pre-pregnancy weight at 3.5 months post-partum! Not too bad. It’s something to celebrate. Now to get to my pre-firstborn-child weight. That’s a challenge. 🙂

I have been more stressed out lately, which isn’t healthy, but I am working on trying to use my time more wisely and simplify as we organize the move to Georgia.

I do need to continue to work on spending more time on the treadmill. Just getting on the treadmill is a victory right now, so I’m not being hard on myself if I don’t work out for 30 minutes every time I step on the treadmill. My biggest challenge with the treadmill right now is that usually someone needs something within the first 5 minutes of me getting on, which results in me getting off of the treadmill.

The calorie counting is going so well that I can hardly believe I’m still doing it. I want to make it a habit though, so I’m keeping it up.

We are headed to take the kids to Chuck e Cheese today. David wants to use some of his birthday money there. It’s his favorite place right now. We almost always go early on a weekday, so the place is nearly empty and the kids have free reign to play. I do like that we can get lunch, plenty of tokens, and prizes for 4 kids for less than $25, because we can use multiple coupons there.

Back on track, though, here’s how I’m doing in terms of my weight loss goal:

Current Weight: 213.5 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 43.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 6.5 lbs.

Have a great week!