Well as of this morning I have OFFICIALLY LOST 30 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so so pumped about this!! Since slacking off in July, I have really been sticking to my goals the past couple of weeks! And it has paid off! Most of July I was stuck at 219 which was 26 pounds down... and I finally kicked the other 4 pounds out, and am at 215! :D Every single night I have been doing an hour on the elliptical [burning 800-1000 calories] and completely watching what I eat during the day. I don't feel like I've deprived myself at all, though. Yesterday for example, we had some homemade pizza and chocolate chip cookies for dinner. LOL.. I firmly believe that if you COMPLETELY deprive yourself, you're going to give up and say, " This isn't worth it!! I can't do this!!!" Everything in moderation. But other than my once a week cheat meal, I am eating very healthy, and small portions. It feels so good to not 'crave' sugar all the time like I once did. I can easily say no when the opportunity to eat some junk food presents itself. I just keep my goal of being in shape, in mind. Like the saying goes, " Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!" I totally believe in that!!! I have lost 30 pounds, yet have such a long way to go before I can refer to myself as skinny... but I'll get there! Even with being where I'm at now, I feel like a million bucks compared to how I used to feel.
I really need to thank my initial inspiration for starting all of this, Marilyn Ziebell. [ Click Here To See Marilyn's Blog!!! ]Following her blog really inspired me, and seeing her weight just falling off was so eye opening.Another person who is am immense inspiration is a girl I am friends with on Facebook, but who I don't completely know.. Jessica Dawn. She has given me some great advice, and is an immense inspiration as to where I'd LOVE to be some day fitness wise. I initially set this blog to private, for my own use. This is the first post I am making after publicizing it. So, if you refer to my prior blog posts, please forgive my grammar or rambling/ not making tons of sense moments. It made sense to me! LOL. Anyways I will be posting publicly from now on,and more frequently than in the past, to keep myself accountable.... and to hopefully inspire other people to jump on the bandwagon. :)
My short-ish term goal, is to drop the other 15 pounds so I can FINALLY be below 200 again. I haven't been below that since I was preg with Deslin, which was shocking for me, because prior to having kids I was typically around 120, with my heaviest EVER being 145. When I was preg with him, I gained 10-15 pounds a month most months... very unsure of how I let that happen, but it did. But now I am determined to get my health back, particularly because I want to be the best mom, have tons of energy, and be a good example for my babies. I KNOW I can do this, so.... I WILL do this. If anyone else can, I sure can. Once I set my mind to something it's on!! :)
Today I had:
2 pieces of whole grain toast, buttered with coconut oil , and some peanut butter.
1 hard boiled egg
1 cup of cantaloupe
4 cups of iced green tea
60+ Ounces of ice water
4 ounces of beef stir fry
1 cup of fresh broccoli/ cauliflower with fat free italian dressing
I have yet to eat dinner, but Joe threw some chicken breasts, potatoes, and italian dressing in the crock pot while I was at work. I'm going to have a little portion of that, with some fresh carrots from the fruit / veggie stand.
Plus, after each meal I take a Biotin vitamin, and Fish Oil. Then once a day, I take a multivitamin after I eat. I aim for drinking 6 of my tall plastic cups full of ice water or more, and 4-6 brewed green teas, which I pour over ice.
Then each day I get in my hour workout on the elliptical, followed by about 30 minutes of weights , and then each week I aim for doing 2+ days of my WII fit routine.
A lady I know is going to give us her Total Gym , so I am really excited to start using that! Ideally I'd love to get a bowflex and a bowflex treadclimber, but they are SO expensive!! The Elliptical and Total Gym will be enough to do what I need for the time being. I do want to invest in some more free weights, though. :)
That's all for now!
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
8/12/13
I don't even know off the top of my head when the last time was that I blogged! :S
Well, July was a challenging month in a sense. On the super hot days I felt so NOT motivated to do anything but hang out at the beach. I still watched what I ate for the most part, but we did have some BBQ's & ice creams. I did keep working out, but there was probably a week in there when I didn't, and the other weeks it was probably 1-3 times a week TOPS. I would say an average was 2 times a week. Thankfully during this time, I did not gain a single pound back. Being at -26 pounds has been a blessing! I feel like I have made some very positive and permanent lifestyle changes which are allowing me to stay at this weight.
For the past week I have been back on track, full force! I have been eating well, not starving but not eating crap. Mostly like chicken breast with veggies, some whole grain noodles with sauce and crushed red pepper, or brown rice with steak and veggies cut up and mixed in. All whole some , real food , low fat meals. I know steak has fat in it & what not, but I firmly believe it's fine in moderation! I even had an ice cream the other day with the kids, but it was a small one. :)
So, with my working out daily again, and watching what I eat, and sticking to my green tea and water, I have lost another 2 pounds!! As of yesterday I was at -28. I am so very excited for when the day comes when I can say that I have officially lost 30 pounds! And I am so determined and confident that it will be soon. I am also determined and confident that I will EASILY lose another 30 in the next 6 months as well. I know I can!! It will feel amazing if by mid February I have lost 60 pounds. I will be ecstatic!! Then of course my goal will be another 40. If I can stick to the pace that I'm at now, and keep motivated, I will SO be shorts ready by spring, and by the end of next summer I will be back to my ol' 20 year old self again!!! :D
Well, July was a challenging month in a sense. On the super hot days I felt so NOT motivated to do anything but hang out at the beach. I still watched what I ate for the most part, but we did have some BBQ's & ice creams. I did keep working out, but there was probably a week in there when I didn't, and the other weeks it was probably 1-3 times a week TOPS. I would say an average was 2 times a week. Thankfully during this time, I did not gain a single pound back. Being at -26 pounds has been a blessing! I feel like I have made some very positive and permanent lifestyle changes which are allowing me to stay at this weight.
For the past week I have been back on track, full force! I have been eating well, not starving but not eating crap. Mostly like chicken breast with veggies, some whole grain noodles with sauce and crushed red pepper, or brown rice with steak and veggies cut up and mixed in. All whole some , real food , low fat meals. I know steak has fat in it & what not, but I firmly believe it's fine in moderation! I even had an ice cream the other day with the kids, but it was a small one. :)
So, with my working out daily again, and watching what I eat, and sticking to my green tea and water, I have lost another 2 pounds!! As of yesterday I was at -28. I am so very excited for when the day comes when I can say that I have officially lost 30 pounds! And I am so determined and confident that it will be soon. I am also determined and confident that I will EASILY lose another 30 in the next 6 months as well. I know I can!! It will feel amazing if by mid February I have lost 60 pounds. I will be ecstatic!! Then of course my goal will be another 40. If I can stick to the pace that I'm at now, and keep motivated, I will SO be shorts ready by spring, and by the end of next summer I will be back to my ol' 20 year old self again!!! :D
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Weeks, Weight, and Holidays!
Hola!
Wow I can't believe it's been almost 3 weeks since I last blogged! Awful!
To make a long story short, I had 8 days in a row off from work, I didn't really work out... maybe like once. :S bad bad bad!!! Lots of laying on the beach, a barbecue or two, the 4th of July, and snuggling with my niece Emberli!!
Then my sisters were over for almost a week, but while they were here, in a matter of 3 days my one sister and I walked 24 miles! I was feeling great! My eating has not been too fantastic the past couple/few weeks though. Last 'regular' weigh in, it said 220... Sweet! That meant 25 pounds down, and I was excited to get back under 220 for the first time in YEARS!!! Well, last week my weight said like 223ish... I figured most was water weight because I was SO bloated.... I wasn't eating horrendously just a bit worse than usual.
Well, now today... exactly ONE week later, the scale says 226/ 227!! EEEEEK! I need to drop this 7-8 pounds FAST and get myself back on track. I know I am super bloated and retaining water right now though, ugh! Once I see 219 on the scale, I will be happy. Actually, it's strange cause one day last week I swear the scale also said 217, unless I was dreaming.. which is possible. But I think I remember telling Joe how excited I was about it. So strange! HOWEVER.. I have not been drinking as much water as usual, and drank a fraction of the tea I ususally do. I also had pizza twice, 2 fudgcicles, a couple swiss rolls, and some pop. Oh, and some chips. AHHH! What was I thinking?! Today I ate much better. But tomorrow will be better yet.
I need to stay focused and keep my ultimate goal in mind! Which is to be a mom who can live a long, healthy, happy life with her family. I want to be active, and be able to enjoy this wonderful life that the Lord has blessed me with!! So much to be thankful for!!
My goal is to be under 220 by the end of July. Time to kick some serious butt!!!!
Wow I can't believe it's been almost 3 weeks since I last blogged! Awful!
To make a long story short, I had 8 days in a row off from work, I didn't really work out... maybe like once. :S bad bad bad!!! Lots of laying on the beach, a barbecue or two, the 4th of July, and snuggling with my niece Emberli!!
Then my sisters were over for almost a week, but while they were here, in a matter of 3 days my one sister and I walked 24 miles! I was feeling great! My eating has not been too fantastic the past couple/few weeks though. Last 'regular' weigh in, it said 220... Sweet! That meant 25 pounds down, and I was excited to get back under 220 for the first time in YEARS!!! Well, last week my weight said like 223ish... I figured most was water weight because I was SO bloated.... I wasn't eating horrendously just a bit worse than usual.
Well, now today... exactly ONE week later, the scale says 226/ 227!! EEEEEK! I need to drop this 7-8 pounds FAST and get myself back on track. I know I am super bloated and retaining water right now though, ugh! Once I see 219 on the scale, I will be happy. Actually, it's strange cause one day last week I swear the scale also said 217, unless I was dreaming.. which is possible. But I think I remember telling Joe how excited I was about it. So strange! HOWEVER.. I have not been drinking as much water as usual, and drank a fraction of the tea I ususally do. I also had pizza twice, 2 fudgcicles, a couple swiss rolls, and some pop. Oh, and some chips. AHHH! What was I thinking?! Today I ate much better. But tomorrow will be better yet.
I need to stay focused and keep my ultimate goal in mind! Which is to be a mom who can live a long, healthy, happy life with her family. I want to be active, and be able to enjoy this wonderful life that the Lord has blessed me with!! So much to be thankful for!!
My goal is to be under 220 by the end of July. Time to kick some serious butt!!!!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
221!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6/26/13
Well, the scale has been consistently saying 221 for a few days now, so I'm going with it!!! The reason I am extra excited about this, is because it means that when I lose 6 more pounds.... I will have officially lost 30 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, I realize it has been just over a month since I've done measurements, so here goes!
This is what my measurements and weight were on 5/19/13::
Current Weight: 226
Waist: 42
Hips: 50
Neck: 15
Forearm [over birthmark]: 11
Upper arm: 13.5
Calf [ an inch or 2 below knee; widest part] : 18.25
Mid thigh: 25.5
Upper Thigh: 28.5
My body fat % is 54.41.... one month ago it was 55.32 according to livestrong.com
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^ That's all last months stuff. Here's what it says today:
Current weight: 221
Waist: 40.75
Hips: 49.75
Neck: 15
Forearm over birthmark: 10.75
Upper Arm: 13.75
Calf, an inch below the knee, widest part: 17.5
mid thigh: 24
Upper thigh: 27
Body fat %: 53.02
Yay!!! Well, I've lost roughly 5 pounds per month so far. I'm SO happy with that! The numbers aren't drastically going down, but they are consistently going down... and that is what makes me happy!!! My body fat percentage has gone down 10% since starting all this! I couldn't be happier with that! It's only been 5 months!!!! If I keep this up, I will be down 50 pounds total in a year. I'm okay with that! And hopefully as the weight falls off, it gets easier and easier to be active. :) Now, all I need is a bowflex!!!!!!!!!!! [ I wish!!]
Also, I realize it has been just over a month since I've done measurements, so here goes!
This is what my measurements and weight were on 5/19/13::
Current Weight: 226
Waist: 42
Hips: 50
Neck: 15
Forearm [over birthmark]: 11
Upper arm: 13.5
Calf [ an inch or 2 below knee; widest part] : 18.25
Mid thigh: 25.5
Upper Thigh: 28.5
My body fat % is 54.41.... one month ago it was 55.32 according to livestrong.com
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^ That's all last months stuff. Here's what it says today:
Current weight: 221
Waist: 40.75
Hips: 49.75
Neck: 15
Forearm over birthmark: 10.75
Upper Arm: 13.75
Calf, an inch below the knee, widest part: 17.5
mid thigh: 24
Upper thigh: 27
Body fat %: 53.02
Yay!!! Well, I've lost roughly 5 pounds per month so far. I'm SO happy with that! The numbers aren't drastically going down, but they are consistently going down... and that is what makes me happy!!! My body fat percentage has gone down 10% since starting all this! I couldn't be happier with that! It's only been 5 months!!!! If I keep this up, I will be down 50 pounds total in a year. I'm okay with that! And hopefully as the weight falls off, it gets easier and easier to be active. :) Now, all I need is a bowflex!!!!!!!!!!! [ I wish!!]
Monday, June 24, 2013
Summer Haze ! :/
Welll, now that summer is here, I've spent a lot of time soaking up the sun, at the beach and the pool. And when I'm not doing that, I've been cleaning. Yesterday I worked out for 30 minutes on the elliptical.. it's just been so hot, so sunny, and way too nice ! Then by the time I get in the house it's like 10, and getting the kids to bed, it's later than that! Then, I've been going to bed early because I've been working alot too! I've been trying to watch what I eat at least, and I've been doing okay, but need to do better starting today. Still drinking tons of water and green tea. My weight is still lingering around 222-225, ,it flip flops day to day. but I'm calling it 222. lol.. when people ask, I tell them I lost 25 pounds. It's only about a week and a half until the 4th , and I'd like to be at 215 by then, if I possibly can. Because one of my goals was to lose 30 pounds by the 4th. I'm very close! I just need to kick it into high gear and stop messin' around! I can enjoy the summer, and still work out too! Please Lord help me, give me the will power and strength of mind to push my body to be healthy, so that I may be the best mother and wife possible, and so I may live a long healthy happy life with my loves!! Thank you!!!!!!!!
Sunday, June 16, 2013
222 lbs!!!!!!!!! 6/16
Welp, lately I've just been doin' my thang! Working out! On days I am super tired, I opt for sleep because I know sleep is also super important! Been consuming protein regularly, supplemented with veggies and whole grains!Feeling great! It's not at all hard anymore, just a way of life! I still get to eat a bit of what I want, whatever it is I want, Since I work out so much. It also helps with my mood. lol.. well for the past month I was intermittent with my working out, and eating a bit more junk than usual but still lost a pound. I was just glad I didn't gain anything. But now that I've been back at it for a week I lost a few more pounds from where I had been. I am so excited to get down to the 220 mark, because that will mean I've lost 25 pounds!!!!!!!! And I will be over halfway, to being below 200 pounds!!!!!! I can SO do this!! Then I'll just have about another 30-60 pounds to go. After that 30 I will feel super happy with where I'm at, but will continue working to be my ideal body weight, which is 140. Then beyond there, we shall see!!!!! <3 Thanks Lord for the strength and will power to do what I need to do! <3
Saturday, June 15, 2013
223!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6/15
I know it's ONLY another pound, but I'm excited!!! I measured in at 224 one day and ran with it, I was so excited!! But it has fluctuated from that to 226 for the past week or so, and I was in a bit of a lull for a while there. Hardly workd out, but I did watch most of what I ate.
SO that is why I'm both excited, and shocked, that I'm 223!!!!!!!!
Only 3 more pounds to go until I have officially lost 25 pounds!!!!!! EEEEEEEEK! :)
Got in a pilates/ arm/ leg/ crunches workout this morning, but then I had some piza and ice cream today. So, I'm going to do my hour on the elliptical yet before I go to bed. Trying to find motivation. But I know once I hop on the elliptical It'll be a breeze. It's just getting on it. LOL. :)
Looking in the mirror has been fantastic, I might add! I wore jeans today that I haven't worn in probably over a year!!!!!!!!
Plus, I can visibly see how I'm getting smaller. My face is looking better. :) Pray for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 Thank you God for being my rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO that is why I'm both excited, and shocked, that I'm 223!!!!!!!!
Only 3 more pounds to go until I have officially lost 25 pounds!!!!!! EEEEEEEEK! :)
Got in a pilates/ arm/ leg/ crunches workout this morning, but then I had some piza and ice cream today. So, I'm going to do my hour on the elliptical yet before I go to bed. Trying to find motivation. But I know once I hop on the elliptical It'll be a breeze. It's just getting on it. LOL. :)
Looking in the mirror has been fantastic, I might add! I wore jeans today that I haven't worn in probably over a year!!!!!!!!
Plus, I can visibly see how I'm getting smaller. My face is looking better. :) Pray for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 Thank you God for being my rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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