The Sensible Mom

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.

I know I’m late in getting pictures posted, but I finally got a few updated pictures of myself on the 4th of July where my hair wasn’t all frizzy. I haven’t been straightening my hair much lately, and by the end of the day….it doesn’t alway look the best.

I’m 201.5 lbs. Yay! I’ve lost another 1.5 lbs. since my last update.

My clothes are fitting me looser, especially around the hips. I seem to be losing the weight around the hip/thigh area. The tummy area is going to be the hardest to lose, I think.

I know it looks like we’re on vacation in these pictures, but we’re actually at a park on the 4th of July. The town where we live hosts a parade and picnic to celebrate Independence Day. The kids had fun scrambling for the treats and stuff that those in the parade were throwing out to those of us watching. The kids don’t get candy often, and they were thrilled to be snatching up suckers, gum, and jelly beans.

Afterward, we even got in a bit of exercise walking around the park and letting the kids burn off some energy by letting them run in the nearby tennis court.

We had a fun and memorable first 4th of July here in Georgia. We topped it off with watching the fireworks just a couple of minutes from our house.

But anyway, let’s get back to the point of this post. 🙂

Here’s how my weight loss progress currently looks:

Beginning weight: 220 lbs.

Current Weight: 201.5 lbs.

Goal Weight: 170 lbs.

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

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 31.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date: 18.5 lbs.

How’s your weight loss progress going?

P.S. Thank you to everyone asking about how Elisabeth was doing and wishing her well. Thank you! Elisabeth is much better now. Her fever lasted 5 days, and thankfully it’s gone now and no one else got sick. Praise the Lord!