Weight Loss Journey

I’m sorry I never updated you guys with my week 3 weight loss status, but I’m going to combine week 3 and week 4 in this post.  The last time we spoke on the matter of weight loss, I weighed 222.5 lbs.  Last Sunday, week 3 for me and my weigh-in day, I was 221 lbs. so I lost 1.5 lbs. for week 3. Progress!

Now onto this week’s results.  For this week’s weigh-in, I was 220.5 lbs. Still progress, but I only lost half a pound.  And I only have myself and the excessive frappes that I had last week to blame.

Seriously.

Ruben gave me a homemade frappe maker awhile back, and I normally use it maybe twice a month.  But last week I kept craving them, and I gave into that craving too many times.  I found a recipe for vanilla frappes since the caramel that I used to use for my beloved caramel frappes has artificial flavor in it. The frappes turned out wonderfully, and they were so good!  The ingredients consisted of water, coffee grounds, ice, organic milk, vanilla, and raw sugar.

This week, though, in order to lose at least ONE pound, I’m not going to drink all those frappes, but instead get back to the healthy berry smoothies that I had been drinking. Our diet changes are still going well.  I’ve tried several new recipes out of a raw foods cookbook that I checked out at the library, and they all turned out well.  In fact, I will probably repeat them all again with exception of the cucumber avocado (cold) soup.  It was okaaaayyy, but I know I won’t be making it again. We also made a delicious chocolate syrup that the kids loved! So good, and when you put it in the fridge for a few hours, it comes out with the consistency of fudge and even tastes like fudge.  Add some nuts, and you’ve got a delicious and healthy fudge!  I will definitely be experimenting with this recipe again.

Oh, and I almost forgot….the picture I had promised.  Here I am on week three:

I’m going to post one picture of my progress per month so that you can see the changes. I’m also going to try to share more of our diet changes and even some recipes that have worked for us….as time allows.

In summary, though, I’ve lost 8 pounds in 4 weeks!  Off to a great start!

Well this week’s loss wasn’t as great as last week’s, but still something which is what I’m going for.  My weigh-in day is Sunday morning, and I was 222.5 lbs. so I lost one pound.  Altogether, I’ve lost 6 pounds in two weeks.  That’s a pretty good start.  But I didn’t exercise at all last week! I just haven’t been motivated to get back to the workout video.  Ruben helped me out this morning, though.  He woke up early with me, and we both worked out to the dvd. What a nice guy…

I was planning on working out at school over the weekend, but when we got there on Saturday (water in hand and ready for a workout), it was closed!  I had forgotten that the fitness center closes early on Saturdays.  For sure, though, I’m going to make it there two days this week.  I have to get started so that I don’t fall behind in my visits.  I need to log 30 visits per fitness class that I’m enrolled in to get an “A” for each class.

I’m looking forward to using the time I spend in the fitness center to read the assigned chapters I’ll have each week for my online PHP class (PHP is a programming language). Fun! No really, I want to learn PHP, and I’m thankful to be able to use my workouts as bonus time to be able to read, too.  I’m going to alternate reading my PHP book one day (I should gain muscle simply carrying that book back and forth!  It’s rather thick.) and a book from my Bookin’ It list on the other day.  I plan on working out in the fitness center two days a week for around 1 hour and 40 minutes each time I’m there.

I’ll read while I use the bike or the leg weight machines. I’m not skilled enough be to able to read with using the elliptical machine!

Anyway, I’m hoping with the added exercise that I’ll be able to boost my weight loss to two pounds next week.  We’ll see!

Oh, and I will post a picture next week, too! 🙂

Before I give you the rundown of what I ate yesterday, I have to say, knowing that I will have to write down what I eat throughout the day for you to see is great accountability!  I may have to keep this up past this week.

Anyway, here’s the rundown…

Breakfast: a banana and a blueberry smoothie

Lunch: Annie’s organic mac-n-cheese

Snacks: nuts, goji berries, strawberry banana fruit smoothie, a few bananas, and an orange

Dinner: organic pasta with grass-fed ground beef and a piece of wheat bread

Drinks: water and the smoothies (I’m still having a hard time drinking enough water, and this is an area I really need to discipline myself in.)

I have slowed down in losing weight this week, but that is to be expected.  My goal is to lose 1-2 pounds per week to accomplish my goal of losing 50 pounds this year.  I’m well on my way there for the first time  in a long time!

I had class tonight, but I wanted to get this posted before I go to bed.  I know I probably won’t remember what I ate today if I wait until tomorrow!

Breakfast: piece of whole wheat bread with avocado and tomato (I’m addicted)

Snacks: blueberry smoothie and a banana (I just wanted to mention that we buy bananas on a regular basis.  I would never buy organic until recently, and l can totally tell the difference!  Organic bananas taste like bananas are supposed to taste all the time.  This is not just in my head.  We bought some organic and some non-organic, and the non-organic ones had a little trouble tasting like a good banana.  Definitely not as pleasant as the organic.)

Lunch: we were out so I didn’t really have a sit down lunch–I packed snacks….things like almonds, goji berries, raisins, sunflower kernals, cashews, and other stuff like that

Dinner: Ruben and I made a Mexican dish called picadillo.  It’s kind of like a soup with potatoes, green peppers, onions, and ground beef.  We used an organic green pepper, organic potatoes, and grass fed beef to make it.  This is the first time we’ve had beef in awhile!  I like not eating meat everyday, though.  I don’t miss it a bit, but today was a nice treat for the kids.  We usually eat this dish with tortillas, but we opted for either no tortillas (the kids…hmm the ones in the fridge probably have green fuzzy stuff growing on them by now anyway) or some wheat bread (with avocado for me–I told you, I’m addicted.)

After I got home from school snack: I had a little more of the nut/berry mix I made earlier, and Ruben asked me to make some guacamole.  I obliged, and we shared a bowl of guac (just tomatoes, avocados, and a little sea salt) with blue corn chips.  I hope the scale doesn’t repay me for this in the morning! 🙂

Til tomorrow!

P.S. If you are wondering what we did with those bananas in the picture, I’ll share that soon, too!