Mixed Bag

I'm slow on my weigh-in, but I am here. It was a mixed bag this week: I'm low on water, so I'm up on the scale. However, I did well with my exercise in spite of Andy being out of town all week, and my measuring tape shows it: good looses. So I'm working on my water and hoping that I can get the scale to agree with the tape next week.

Sweet-Tooth Attacks!!

So, as I'm working to make smarter choices with my eating, trying to eat better foods, I find I feel more and more temptation to eat sweet things. What's up with that?

Last week I realized that I'd eaten a dessert or candy pretty much every day. I think that is not a conducive way to maintain my health, or work on trimming my figure for that matter.

So, this week, I decided to avoid eating desserts. Yesterday I actually forgot about it and had a little bag of Reese's Pieces. But today, I'm back to my determination. I even brought fruit for lunch (that frequently satisfies my sweet-tooth). However, it's nearing the sleepy time of day and I totally have the munchies!

So, in hopes that I'm not the only one, I thought I'd open this up for discussion.. What do you guys do to avoid giving in to your sweet-tooth?

Lost Ground:Regained

So, I lost some ground over the 4th, but I'm now back to where I was before the holiday. Water. Water. Water. Water. It makes all the difference. I MUST remember this when we go out to Utah (YAY!), or I will be upset with myself.

Ran across something interesting this week. It's parts one and two of a three part weight loss success story, and she's got an interesting theory of loss. I found it interesting (though I don't know that I buy everything that she says), and thought that you guys might as well. As of right now, she hasn't posted part three yet, but I'll bring the link when she does.

Ah... there it is. She's now posted part three.

Mixed Messages

I keep getting mixed messages from my scale and tape. It seems like one week the tape is down but the scale is up and the next week it's the opposite!

This week, all my measurements were up (by just a 1/4") except my thighs, that one was down a 1/2"... but then the scale said I was down two/three (it kept wobbling between them and couldn't decide on a specific resting point)

I admit, my at-home workouts are a little less intense than the gym workouts, but then they're a little longer, so I think it balances out more or less. And I miss the treadmill.. but I've been switching between the elliptical machine and jump roping each time, so at least there's still a little cross training going on to keep the muscles confused and non-stagnant.

Despite all the differences and apparent lack of great effect, I feel pretty good overall. I feel that, even though I don't seem to be losing any actual weight/inches, I feel like my bulk is redistributing somewhat and I like the new placement better. Plus, I'm certain my calves and arms are looking more shapely.. even if I don't measure those things, that helps make me feel that my early morning torture sessions are not all in vain.

I am going down!!!

I have been really watching what I eat for the last couple of weeks and have added walking with Laura and went on a bike ride with Aubrey. It has had a good result!! The scales are starting down!!!!!! After about 9 month of gradual climbing, this is great!!!

Umm... I only gained 3 lbs. Hooray!!!

So I went to the doctor on Tuesday and since the last appt (a month ago) I've only gained 3 lbs! I feel kinda silly posting that on here, but it is a really big accomplishment. I had to work pretty hard on that. I was actually hoping to only gain 1 or 2, but the doctor said 3 was perfect. So cool! :D And another thing I feel kinda silly posting here, I was laying in bed the other night rubbing my belly and I can feel me getting bigger. I have a baby bump!!! I was so excited and I made Dave feel it too. :) Is that nerdy or what?

Ok. So an actual progress report, I was going crazy at the beginning of the pregnancy. I couldn't go to the gym cuz I was just so incredibly tired all the time and barely had enough energy to get through work. I fell asleep on the way home almost every day... Dave drove. So needless to say, I wasn't going to the gym ever. And then, I decided it would be a really good idea to eat pizza and chips every night for dinner. And hamburgers. And I'm craving brats. So I gained about 5lbs the first month. But my energy is back... mostly. And I'm loving the pool. I even got a new swim suit and goggles. :)

Weigh-in

Not too bad. I always suffer when I don't drink water, and I had several days in a row, what with Independence Day and the Fast Sunday. I fluffed right up with bloating. But all but 1 pound of that is gone now. My measurements were a mixed bag: some loss, some gain. But I'm back on track and getting things going in the right direction. One thing that's helped is that when I write my measurements, I write down the new number, then in parenthesis I'll put the change for the week and the total change. That's pretty wordy. It's just this:

Weight: 203 (+1/-6)
Waist: 36 1/2" (-1/2" / -2 1/4")
Hips: 45 1/4" (+1" / -1 1/4")
R. Thigh: 26 1/4" (+1/4" / -1")

It's a bit of a mess to look at, and the math is sort of obnoxious. But I've decided that it's absolutely worth it: when I had the gains this week, I could see that there is still progress, even though it wasn't a stellar week. And it has helped keep my thoughts in the way they should be so that I'm still feeling successful, still feeling hopeful. And THAT means that I'm not feeling the urge to sabotage myself. It's worth a bit of messy math to me!

Checkin' In

Well, the holiday didn't do me any super major damage.. though, I think I probably could have done better with things.

So, I did my weekly measure and weigh-in today.. the scale wasn't cheerful (up 3), but the measuring tape was very kind. I'm down in nearly all the numbers by at least 1/4 inch. It feels like I say that each week: "Nothing with the scale, but happy for the tape".. I suppose that's ok though.

My coworker (who is way into working out) says that the weightloss can sometimes take a much longer time than one would expect. We were talking and I mentioned that I thought that in 2-3 months, I should see some significant changes on the scale (if i'm steady with the good eating and regular with the working out of course) ... she indicated that often it takes much longer, more like 6 months to see big results. So, I suppose, since I'm really only 2 or 3 months into being regular with my workouts and only moderatly ok with my "good eating" habits, I shouldn't let the scale's not budging bring me too much discouragement.

Headed for the camp ground !!

I weighed this morning and I did pretty good this week. I am down 3 even with the 4th. I can live with that!!!! :)

We are headed for Bancroft to camp. It is turning out that not everyone is staying the whole time. Kind of going in shifts - but we are going!!!

The nice thing about being the Mom is that I get to choose the food that we take!! So I packed a bunch of fruit and veggies. I am hoping that I can manage to not eat all the treats that I got for the boys!!! I just couldn't bring myself to not get stuff for them. I think that they would have be crabby - especially since tomorrow is a birthday!!!

So, I am planning to count the points and do my best!! Hopefully the relaxing weekend will be good for us all!!

Getting Back on Track

As you know, you haven't seen me here for a while. I visit, but have been silent. The last few months have not been good for me as far as watching what I eat and exercising. Therefore the pounds have gradually gone up.

However, I am doing better!!! A and I are working on it together and the scales this morning said that I had lost 5 pounds this first week. (Don't you love 1st weeks!!) I still have several to go before I reach my low spot again, but at least I am going in the right direction!!! :) That is a very happy thing!! Making that turn around has been really difficult for me.

I think a huge factor in my success is getting a little more sleep. That and really watching what I put into my mouth and writing everything down. I keep being surprised at how it adds up by the end of the day. Writing it down as I go really keeps me aware of what I have already eaten.

Glad to see that D and K are doing well and moving in the right direction too!! Glad that the 4th wasn't too hard on you D. How about you K? I actually did really well. I lost 1 lb!! For a holiday weekend, that never happens for me!!! :) I am pleased.

Practically Next Week Already

It's practically next week already; soon we'll be posting how the holiday goodies have affected us. But I'm just now getting around to checking in with the results of my weigh-in last Thursday: a 3 pound loss! I'm beginning to notice a difference in a few of my clothes, which is very encouraging. Now, the trick is to not spoil things with this week's Independence Day goodies!