Weight Loss Journey

I mentioned that I would be counting my calories last week.

Did it make a difference?

Yes!

I lost 1.5lbs., and I’m now down to 214lbs. I was pretty happy when I looked down at the scale this morning. My clothes are feeling just a little bit better, too.

Here’s where I’m at in terms of my goal:

Current Weight: 214 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 44 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 6 lbs.

My husband and I are thinking about doing a real juice fast using fresh fruits and vegetables. (Of course, we’d need to buy a juicer to do this.) I may do the juice for one or two meals in addition to food, because I am breastfeeding. I’m not sure yet.

We were inspired after watching the movie, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (cool movie title, huh?). It’s about a documentary about a man who juices for two-months and literally goes from very unhealthy and on medication to healthy.

Anyway, I’ll blog my way through the fast if we decide to do it.

For now, we are off to catch a train to visit the Sears Tower in Chicago today. Just in case we do move to Georgia, we want to give the kids a chance to experience this before we leave. 🙂

Its been way too long since I’ve updated on my weight loss progress. The truth is, there isn’t much to report. I haven’t lost ANY weight since my last update.

I think after I lost the 30+ lbs. from the pregnancy, my body has decided that for me to lose any more weight, I’m going to have to put up a fight.

Fight, I will.

I weighed in at 215.5 lbs. yesterday morning, so at least I haven’t been packing the pounds back on. I was a little concerned about my weight during our trip to Georgia because of all the eating out that we did. But I managed to eat salad a few times, and I had the veggie omelet every morning during our 3 day hotel stay at the Embassy Suites (they make omelets to order) in Georgia. I also decided to skip the breakfasts at the hotel we stayed at on the way to and from Georgia. The breakfasts there consisted of egg substance, not-so-tasty waffles, and lots of sweet baked goods.

So, all in all, I made it through the trip unscathed! 🙂 I did enjoy lots of McDonald’s coffee, Chick-fil-A, and the Mellow Mushroom (pizza joint in Georgia) cheese sticks.

I do notice that my clothes are fitting better, and I can actually fit and feel good in two pairs of jeans that I hadn’t worn in ages.

I started counting my calories yesterday, and just counting for one day has been eye opening as to how easily the calories add up. I lost weight in the past by counting my calories, so I’m going to give it a whirl again. I am nursing Elisabeth, though, so I’m keeping my calorie intake on the high side at around 1,900 calories.

In all the craziness, I have been failing at keeping up with daily, intentional exercise. I’m going to be more intentional about exercise this week. I have a plan to get on the treadmill at least 4 times this week, and we are going to try to squeeze in a visit to the zoo, which usually results in around 2 hours of walking.

Here are my stats:

Current Weight: 215.5 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 45.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 4.5 lbs.

I promise to be better about updating my progress from now on. 🙂

Time for my weekly weight loss update.

I lost 1.5 lbs. last week. 🙂

So here’s where I’m at in terms of my weight loss goal this year…

Current Weight: 215.5 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 45.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 4.5 lbs. (I’ve actually lost 33 lbs. since I came home from the hospital 7 weeks ago, but I’m only counting the weight I’ve lost since starting this challenge.)

The exciting part is that I’m only 2 lbs. away from my pre-pregnancy weight at just under 8 weeks postpartum! I was 213.5 lbs. when I found out that I was pregnant with Elisabeth, and I’m hoping to get these last 2 pregnancy pounds off in the next two weeks.

I spent a good amount of time on the treadmill last week, and I worked out my arms with the exercise band. We also walked around the zoo for Family Day. We went to Chick-fil-A for their free breakfast entree for our Family Day, so the walk at the zoo helped to burn a lot of those extra calories.

This week, I’m going to continue to focus on getting on the treadmill when I have a chance and working my arms with the exercise band.

How’s your weight loss progress going?

I know this update is a bit late, but here goes. I lost .5 lbs. last week putting me at 217lbs. I would have preferred at least a one pound weight loss, but considering my birthday was last week and that involved birthday cake, ice cream, and other unhealthy foods, I suppose a 1/2 lb. weight loss for the week isn’t surprising.

Unhealthy food will do that to you. It will hinder weight loss. But since it was for my birthday, I’m not too bummed.

At least I lost weight (albeit small) and didn’t gain. That’s something to celebrate. 🙂

I’m hoping for better results next week, though.

Here’s where I stand at the moment:

Current Weight: 217 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 47 lbs.

Are you losing weight this year, too? I’d love to hear how it’s going!