Oh Happy Day!

I've got a 2 pound loss this week! Plus, 2 of my 3 measurements are slightly down. I am a happy girl. The biggest thing I did this week: more water. More water more water more water. Makes a huge difference, because between the heat & both my guys being sick, I didn't really do so hot on the exercise this time around. I'm feeling very encouraged about my lifestyle changes. They seem to be working! It still takes vigilance, but the changes are doing the job and I'm getting closer to that baby!

Making Changes...

So, for the past year, I've been doing my working out in the gym in the building where I worked. However, this past week, we moved buildings and the new place doesn't have a gym.. Theoretically they're planning on having a gym, but it's not currently up and running. The hope is to have it up and running by September or October sometime. That is a loooooooong time away.

However, since I knew this was coming, I've made other arrangements. We've got an exercise machine at home that, previously, I rarely used. (the gym at work was just so much more convenient). While doing my time at the gym, I came to realize that I enjoy working out more when I'm watching something. So, now that I'm doing the workouts at home, I've increased my Netflix and created a queue list that only includes episodes of various shows so that I've still got something to distract my brain while I'm beating up my body.

The hardest part of this transition is the timing.. I do my workouts before work now. That means I'm getting up 45 minutes earlier than I'm used to. Today is day 4.. so far so good.
Though, it helps that I have a hubby who would poke me if I neglected to get up. So far I haven't needed that, but I know he's there and awake enough - should I ever need it, to do it. That proves to be good motivation to get out of bed :)

However, today when I did my weekly weigh-in, the scale wasn't so kind to me. I'm back to where I was before my loss from last week. Bleh. But the measuring tape was kinder. My waist and chest are down, my arms came out a little smaller too, and most of the other numbers stayed the same.. so I know there's some progress being made.

Not There Yet

Well, the lesson this week is that I haven't made enough changes to my lifestyle to let it go on auto-pilot for a week. I still need the vigilance that comes from counting calories, and I'm not exercising enough. I had small gains both on the scale and on the measuring tape, so I'm off to babyfit to put in my breakfast so I can count my calories today.

Thursday Check-in

Woot! Alright.. I actually managed to measure AND weigh this morning, and it's even Thursday!

The scale was very kind to me, I'm down 3 lbs.. my waist is down 3/4 of an inch and my hips are down 1/4 of an inch. Those are very motivating numbers (especially considering the amount of birthday sweets that have been floating around the office this week). But, overall, I think I've been doing significantly better with being careful about being aware of what I'm eating. I wouldn't say I'm doing a super job at not eating whatever I want to eat, but I do think I am improving with the making of wiser choices and that's a start.

Not too Shabby

I like that our "Thursday Check-Ins" are pretty fluid :) I forgot to measure or weigh myself yesterday but I thought I'd check in today all the same.

I measured myself this morning (though I forgot to hop on the scale). While all the other numbers are up, I lost half an inch around my hips. Yay!

I'm not too discouraged about the other numbers not getting better though, I feel like it'll take more than a week to make any real progress. Plus, I was looking in the mirror at the gym yesterday and I think that the chub is moving around (if that makes sense); certain areas are looking noticeably better. While that does mean that the chub has relocated to other areas, I like to think it's only temporarily before it goes away all together.

I've continued to be pretty good about having quality work outs (i'm a little sore today and will be back up there again this afternoon) and I'm being more honest with myself about how much I eat and working on cutting back on the larger quantities and very bad foods. It'll be a process, but I think I'm making good steps in the right direction.

Lovin' the Measuring Tape

Yes, indeed I am! The scale isn't nearly as encouraging as I wanted it to be. But I started taking measurements, and that requires records. I am reminded why it is that we liked records so much when I worked at IDTC: they make little progress real, keep away discouragement, and keep the goal on track! They make progress visible.

So, here is my progress:

Weight: down 3 pounds
Waist: down 1/2 inch
Hips: down 1 3/4 inches!!!
Thigh: down 1 inch.

I'm so excited about these numbers! They are 2 weeks worth of time, and I was feeling rather blah about the weight, as I'm not into new numbers yet, nor am I below 200, and I had hoped to be. However, I AM about 10% of the way to my first goal. And when I make it to that goal I'll have my doctor call in some fertility drugs! Wooooot!! Talk about your non-food rewards!!

Oi Oi!

Alrighty. So, I know it's not Thursday, but today is the day I'm getting back on the wagon. The last few months I've been being better about working out.. however, I've NOT been better about watching what I eat. So, my weight hasn't ballooned, but it's still not anywhere that I'd like it to be nor is it going in the direction that it should. For a while, my measurements were going down (so i didn't mind the scale too much) but now I don't even have that and I know it's time for some changes.

Back last Fall, I was doing pretty well by working out 4 or 5 times a week (for me, it is clear, 2 or 3 times is not going to get me the results I want). So, now I'm going to get back to that sort of routine. Gotta stop with the slacking and get on with the determination!

Sparkpeople here I come!!