Date: 06/06/2011
Starting weight: 184.9
Current weight: 176
Final Goal: 155
Loss since last weigh in: 6.5
Total Loss: 8.9
Pounds left to lose: 21
Well today is the start of week three. This has been a lot easier than I thought it would be. Sure some days are harder than others but I have a goal in mind and I mean buisness! For some reason though I remember it coming off a bit quicker the first time. Maybe it's in my head, but i'm on a mission that's for sure. Two full weeks completed and just shy of nine pounds down.
My first goal is a six week "no cheating" goal. If I continute the way I have been losing, then I might possibly reach my goal weight by then. I really want to let loose and have a good time for Fourth of July, but if i'm not close to where I want to be I will be stricter than ever. My first fitting for my bridesmaid dress will be middle of July. I want to have the dress taken in. Then the first week in Augest is my fitting for my wedding dress for September.
The weekends have proven to be the hardest. Spending a lot of time with my fiance Daniel who is a string bean. At first I was a bit sensitive to his eatting. He has been really supportive and always seems to pause before making some tater tots or something he knows I really would like to indulge in. Luckily, I just don't feel the temptation. I have found that inner voice of strength and determination that I used to have. It feels good to have her back. The most difficult part for me is staying on track with my eatting schedule on the weekends. The mornings when I like to laze in bed and stay in my PJ's a little too long. Now I just need to be prepared and set my alarm and go back to sleep if id like.
This week I am starting my "slow" starting work out routine. I don't want to get in over my head and make commitments that I can't stick to. So I am going to do my Abs DVD at least three times a week and walk three laps around my neighborhood three times a week. Every two weeks I am going to add a lap onto my walk routine.
Wish me luck and thanks for staying tuned! Until next time!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Here we go again..
Date: 5/25/2011
Starting Weight: 184.9
Current Weight: 182.5
Final Goal Weight: 155
Loss since Last Weigh in: 2.4
Total Weight Loss: 2.4
Pounds left to lose: 27.5
Well this blog is a bit embarrassing. End of story. I'm dissappointed in myself and it shows on the outside and inside. I have gained quite a bit of weight back since my last blog post. I am starting my Medifast journey and transformation all over again from square one. Sure i'm not starting out at 220 and far from my heaviest weight at 265 but I might as welll be. I feel that way.
Back story/ Playing catch up:
While I have always tried to be transparent to my blog followers, at this time I'm not comfortable with full disclosure. but, I will try my hardest to explain how I got to where I am today.
I have had a tremendous amount of stress in my life. I have gotten engaged, bought a house, struggled with intense back pain, and probably the most trying of all.. had some female problems. For the last 5 months especially, I have been going to frequent doctors appointments that are very emotionally draining. I have been on hormone pills that seem to make me gain weight like it's going out of style. I also have been emotionally eatting. My medical issues slowly took away all the self confidence I had built up while getting in shape. So, I went back to the old stand by: I feel like a failure, I eat and forgetabout everything else that used to matter to me personally. I have let my personal problems be the center of my focus and energy. Until one morning I looked in the mirror and hated what I saw. I had to go buy a bigger pants size and none of my clothes seem to fit. I started crying frequently about my apperance and honestly I've been embarassed for people to see me. Don't get me wrong. I am not making excuses. Life has been rough, but I made the big mistake of forgetting how great it felt to be thing and healthy.
A new start:
My wedding is less than four months away, September 3rd. I am also a bridesmaid in a wedding in early August. I hate the idea that after all that hard work I would be unhappy with my body on our wedding day. So last week I emailed my coach looking for some inspiration. Here are the parts in her respoinse that really inspired me.
"Change, it's a part of life and you need to figure out how to fit all the new things in with the old things that are important to you. Soon you will be a new home owner, then a new wife, then a mother, then a soccer mom, then a mom of a teen ager, then the mother of the bride, and then a Grandma. The importance in this scenario is that you want to feel good about yourself regardless of things changing in your life."
So I put my Medifast order in right away. I started on Monday and have commited myself to getting back on track. I want to lose enough to be back at my old weight before I felt like I had lost control. Looking back at those older pictures I am just fawning over how beautiful my figure was and how great I looked. Thinking back, I never REALLY felt beautiful. It was always "I need to lose ten more pounds." Don't you have looking back to pictures of your past and thinking "Man, I was crazy not to know how gorgeous I was?" Well I am making a goal right now to never underestimate my accomplishments and let myself be happy and feel beautiful. I guess from what happened it shows, I don't have it all together. Even though I thought I did. So, here I go starting from square one. One day at a time, one pound at a time. Take it from me. You do not want to let yourself slip and fall and have to start all over again. Enjoy your weight loss success and make sure when you lose a pound say goodbye to it forever.
Thanks for the support and cheers to new goals and always striving to be a better you.
Starting Weight: 184.9
Current Weight: 182.5
Final Goal Weight: 155
Loss since Last Weigh in: 2.4
Total Weight Loss: 2.4
Pounds left to lose: 27.5
Well this blog is a bit embarrassing. End of story. I'm dissappointed in myself and it shows on the outside and inside. I have gained quite a bit of weight back since my last blog post. I am starting my Medifast journey and transformation all over again from square one. Sure i'm not starting out at 220 and far from my heaviest weight at 265 but I might as welll be. I feel that way.
Back story/ Playing catch up:
While I have always tried to be transparent to my blog followers, at this time I'm not comfortable with full disclosure. but, I will try my hardest to explain how I got to where I am today.
I have had a tremendous amount of stress in my life. I have gotten engaged, bought a house, struggled with intense back pain, and probably the most trying of all.. had some female problems. For the last 5 months especially, I have been going to frequent doctors appointments that are very emotionally draining. I have been on hormone pills that seem to make me gain weight like it's going out of style. I also have been emotionally eatting. My medical issues slowly took away all the self confidence I had built up while getting in shape. So, I went back to the old stand by: I feel like a failure, I eat and forgetabout everything else that used to matter to me personally. I have let my personal problems be the center of my focus and energy. Until one morning I looked in the mirror and hated what I saw. I had to go buy a bigger pants size and none of my clothes seem to fit. I started crying frequently about my apperance and honestly I've been embarassed for people to see me. Don't get me wrong. I am not making excuses. Life has been rough, but I made the big mistake of forgetting how great it felt to be thing and healthy.
A new start:
My wedding is less than four months away, September 3rd. I am also a bridesmaid in a wedding in early August. I hate the idea that after all that hard work I would be unhappy with my body on our wedding day. So last week I emailed my coach looking for some inspiration. Here are the parts in her respoinse that really inspired me.
"Change, it's a part of life and you need to figure out how to fit all the new things in with the old things that are important to you. Soon you will be a new home owner, then a new wife, then a mother, then a soccer mom, then a mom of a teen ager, then the mother of the bride, and then a Grandma. The importance in this scenario is that you want to feel good about yourself regardless of things changing in your life."
So I put my Medifast order in right away. I started on Monday and have commited myself to getting back on track. I want to lose enough to be back at my old weight before I felt like I had lost control. Looking back at those older pictures I am just fawning over how beautiful my figure was and how great I looked. Thinking back, I never REALLY felt beautiful. It was always "I need to lose ten more pounds." Don't you have looking back to pictures of your past and thinking "Man, I was crazy not to know how gorgeous I was?" Well I am making a goal right now to never underestimate my accomplishments and let myself be happy and feel beautiful. I guess from what happened it shows, I don't have it all together. Even though I thought I did. So, here I go starting from square one. One day at a time, one pound at a time. Take it from me. You do not want to let yourself slip and fall and have to start all over again. Enjoy your weight loss success and make sure when you lose a pound say goodbye to it forever.
Thanks for the support and cheers to new goals and always striving to be a better you.
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