Weigh in

Hope your vacation was fun. We have been busy with the garage sale and family in town. Needless to say, we haven't worked out at all but did set a date to begin (Tuesday, this week). I did still lose 3lbs though, must just be from being so busy. So, I am now at 146. My goal now feels more attainable and I am feeling much healthier. I hope I keep doing well. I'll weigh in next week.

I do still check it.

I do still check this blog. I usually glance at it once or twice a week. I didn't post anything further because I didn't know if you were still checking it. So glad to hear WW is working for you. I finally made it into the 140's...well 149, but that motivated me. Summer is always a bit easier for me to lose weight. Fruits and veggies are less expensive and we are outside a lot. I am just going to keep eating healthy and watching calories. After our garage sale in June (if you guys want to put anything in, feel free and we can keep track of your items sold, June 25,26,27, we are going to have lots of extra room in our basement for our workout equiptment. We are going to have a bow flex, two treadmills, a weight machine, stair stepper, and free weights and a ball. 3-4 nights a week, we are going to work out with our neighbors in our basement. Our kids go to bed at 7pm, so we will all work out together after that. I think that will keep us all committed to it. Chad wants and needs to lose about 15lbs, I want to get to about 130-135, and our neighbors actually want to gain weight and muscle. Wish I was in their situation. I am glad you posted. I will post again next week when I weigh in.

June 3rd

I am not sure if you are still checking this but I thought I would write a quick post. I have been doing weight watchers pretty well for 8 weeks not. As of today I am at 162.8. That actually is almost 10 pounds done from when we started in January. I am pretty happy about that. We are going to the house boat on June 15th and my goal is to be the 150's...I feel today this may actually be possible.

Weigh in

I am sorry. I didn't realize you had posted. I am glad to hear that you found something that is working. I have had a similar experience. I went through a few different diet plans and gave up after a couple of days. I have finally found one that works for me. It's just eating healthy, watching calories, (125--1350 a day), watching sugar, eating whole grains, etc. It did take a couple of weeks to slowly transition to eating more fruits, more veg, more lean meat and only whole grains (pasta, breads, etc). In that two weeks, I lost 4 lbs. I wasn't even trying to. It was just a result of the adjustment to my diet. I lost another 3 lbs last week. I was so excited. I have been only exercising lightly. I have been too busy, but am going to try to kick it up a notch this week and walk or do some sort of exercise atleast 4 times this week. I also had to put my scale away. I did sneak in and peak twice, but was glad to see that my changes were working. I had Chad hide it and I can only weigh in once every 2 weeks now. I have set up a reward system for each 2 straight weeks I stay on it without cheating. Well, I can cheat one day a week, but not super bad. I can just have a couple hundred extra calories. So, even though I stuck to it for M-F, I didn't on Sat or Sun. So, I am counting myself as 4 days and I have to go another 10 before I can buy a new pair of sunglasses ($20 max, so nothing great...but, I do need a new pair). I will try to update once a week.

weight

It wouldn't let me just leave a comment...My weight is at 163.8 so it is finally going down :)

Wednesday April 28th

It has been a long time since I posted....
Anyway 3 weeks ago I started following the weight watchers plan again. In those 3 weeks I have lost 4.4. Thats more than I lost Jan-March. I decided well actually promised myself that I would really stick to it for 6 weeks. It is a little difficult on the weekends but during the week it's super easy. I didn't excercise for month cause of the heart sugery but am bacl on that this week too. I have walked 2 miles twice on the treadmill this week and went to an hour yoga class yesterday. I am so sore from the yoga I can barely move :) So I think I am finally onthe right track...although if I weigh in next week and haven't lost any I'll probably think differently. :)

Always an excuse

Well, it seems like I always have an excuse....one week I am sick, the next the kids are sick. I haven't worked out at all for two weeks because Cort has had bronchiolitis and has been up about 10-12 times a night. When they all lay down for naps, and I could work out, I go to sleep. I guess that is more important right now. Things are looking up though. I did weigh in at 153, so down a lb. I am getting discouraged also. Not because I don't have the motivation, but I don't have the time sometimes and when I do, I don't have the energy. Stinks. I think my best bet is to focus more on my eating. I am going to lower my calories to 1250-1300 and eat 80% healthy food (fruits, veg, lean meats, ) and the other 20% can be empty starches, sugars, salad dressings, etc. I am hoping I can get Cort back onto his normal sleeping schedule this weekend, since he is feeling much better now. I am going to try to make it a priority to work out 15 min. a day. If I can do more, I will. But, if not, at least I did some. Hope this plan works and I see some change. I am so tired of talking about it and not doing it.

Thursday 3/11

Well I have been following the points with weight watchers since Monday...thus I am on my 4th day. It hasn't been too hard as we have stayed in all week. But I feel huge and am worried that it is not going to have done anything. I plan on weighing in tomorrow although that won't be a full week, but we have big plans for both Friday and Saturday and so I don't think if I weighed in on Monday it would be accurate to show me if eatting better is making a difference. I have riden my bike twice this week for 30 minutes and done wights twice this week for 15 minutes each time and I walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes changing the incline every 5 minutes. I am about to ride my bike again today and then walk on the treadmill tomorrow. Overall I am sick of excercising and thinking about my weght so much...but what can you do :)

SOOOOOOO TIRED!

Well, I did weigh in and was 153 which is down a couple lbs from last week. I can't really attribute this to anything besides being so busy this past week. I have been feeling so motivated to work out and the weather is so beautiful that I want to go for bike rides and walks, but I am so exhausted. Cort has been sick for about a week with a cough and hasn't been sleeping well at all. I am only getting a couple hours of very interrupted sleep per night and am starting to feel sick as a result. I haven't had the energy to workout at all, although I have really wanted to. Chad is taking Cort to the Dr. today, so hopefully we can get some medicine to take care of his cough and he can go back to sleeping at night. I am feeling really motivated, just wish I had the energy to follow through. I am hoping that by the end of the week both Cort and I will be doing better. In the mean time, I am just going to stick to eating healthy.

Sunday 3/7/10

Well I was pretty bummed on Friday when I weighed in as again nothing has changed with the wieght. But I ordered some new jeans and just tried them on and they are slightly too big. They are my bigger size but I think this must mean I am beginning to be more lean and that is a positive. I also tried on the 2 dresses I need to decide on for Green Tie and lokk fantastic in both. Last week I even had a friend tell I was starting to look thineer. Thus I am going to keep up the excercise. I add weights last week to my workout. Just twice a week but I think this will help. I am going to try to eat really good Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The weekends are always so fun that I am not going to worry for sure about Friday and Saturday. I will try next week to get on track on Sunday night but tonight we are going to an Oscars party so I am not going to worry about it. Anyway I guess I am only medium annoyed about the weight loss quest today :)

Tuesday March 2nd

Well I weighed in last Friday and of course was basically the same. I have been between 165-168 since January. I was frustrated last week when this was the weigh in. However, after really thinking over things I am actually semi okay with this. Meaning I have not done a thing to improve my diet. I only eat 2 meals aday which will actually slow this process down. I had fast food last week...although delicious not gpoing to help with my weightloss. Thus this week I have actually decided to focus a little bit on the eating also. Of course we went out many times last week to friends houses and so the alcohol amount is not helping the weightloss either :) Thus I am taking off a few days of drinking too. Who knows maybe I'll lose 5 punds this week...I am not holding my breath on that one :)
Anyway I am now 6 months out from my 20 pound weight loss goal...something better happen soon or I may give up :)

MOnday Feb 20th

I haven't log into here for almost 2 weeks. I have been a little annoyed with the weight loss situation. I also have not weighed or measured for 2 weeks. Some of my clothes are feeling more comfortable but I am not getting my hopes up. I have been excercising 3- 35 minutes a day 5-6 days a week. I really feel great. I just want to actually lose some wieght too.

I just did 30 minutes on the bike and am going to do some crunches and leg lifts.

I guess for now I am going to just keep moving forward...I will weigh in this Friday :) Even if it depresses me :)

Kindra

I didn't weigh in last Friday. I am on my period, so I know I am retaining a couple lbs. of water. I will wait until after to weigh in. I did the p90x stretching today and it felt SO good. Suprisingly, I could do all of the most advanced stretches. I guess despite my weight gain I am still very flexible. It felt really nice. The workouts are pretty intense. I am not going to put any pressure on myself to complete the full hour or do the number of reps etc. as they do. I am beginning and any bit of exercise I do get is still more than nothing. I would guess my weight is still around 155. I haven't done much this past week or two to really lose any weight.

Tuesday

I am not as motivated this week...the normal attitude of "I don't wanto to excercise" But I will work through it. :)

P90X

Well, I weighed in today on my wii fit and it said i was down to 154 also and that my BMI had gone down .45%...that's good. I did some strength training with the wii fit and the thing I didn't like about it was that it was not aerobic at all. I did each one then it took time to go back and select the next one and it was very slow paced. Chad's cousin did the P90X workout-not the diet, just the workout- and he had awesome results. I have included his pics from day 1, day 30, day 60, and day 90. It's pretty remarkable. Anyone I have talked to has said it works the best and that it's a tough workout, but so worth it and you see results so fast. It's pretty expensive, I think about $140.00. I bought it off of e-bay for $50.00 and it comes with the 13 dvd's and all the nutrition guides, recipes, calender, etc. It's geared toward men mostly, to really add muscle. You can use lighter weights and more reps to get a toned, lean look. I am excited for it. I work out best when I don't have to do any of the controls. I can just do it. On the wii, I had to constantly push buttons. I should get it in about a week. The pics I posted go from bottom to top, the first one is day 1, the next one is day 30 (which I think is already quiet a big transformation), the next one is day 60, and finally day 90.

Weigh in

I weighed in today at 154...not much of a loss. I haven't done much at all this week with this darn cold. Today, I am starting again though and I am serious. The holidays are past, my cold is past, now I am getting down to business. We cancelled our trip to the Bahamas in May, so that is no longer a motivation. That stinks, but I will come up with something else to motivate me. I guess feeling good, looking good, and being healthy should be enough of a motivator. I am anxious for next weeks weigh in. I think I will lose a couple lbs this week...I really want to get into the 140's within the next 3 weeks. I think that is reasonable.

Friday 1/22/10

Okay I weighed...although now that I am thinking about it I forgot to do my measurements. Oh well next week I'll do both. I did weigh in at 165.5. That's a loss od 3.3 pounds. I feeling pretty good about that :)
So I guess I will just keep doing what I have been doing. Although I have to admit I did a little less this week than last. I am not certain what that means. :)

1/19/10

Sorry I didn't post on Friday...We went out of town for the weekend and I just didn't get to it before we left. Anyway my weight and measurements were all exactly the same as the week before. Slightly discouraging but I guess better than gaining. We did walk miles this weekend so I am hoping all of the food and liquor I took in at least was burned off and I am still the same. I guess I'll find out on Friday. I have cleaned the house...sweeping, mopping, vacuuming and am now going to go walk on my treadmill.

Blah.....

I feel like it's been "one step foward, two steps back". I was on a roll until the holidays. Once I got back in the groove after the holidays I came down with this awful cold. I have been in bed or on the couch since Tuesday. I have been drinking hot chocolate, tea, and gatorade. All I have been eating is carbs because after I chug a bottle of dayquil, my stomach is a little upset. I weighed myself today and was up 1lb. I am not sure if it's because of all the carbs I have been eating, maybe it's just extra water. I just want to be able to be able to stay on my diet and exercise routine for more than a few days at a time. I can tell my cold has about run it's course. Tomorrow, I am going to make an effort to start again even if I am not feeling 100%. I might just take a walk around the neighborhood.

Sunny and Sixty in Denver all week!

Denver is the greatest city to live in, I am convinced. Summers are mild here, with no humidity. Spring is in the 70's, sunny, and beautiful. Fall is in the 70's and is my absolute favorite season here. About October, trees start to change to beautiful shades of yellow, red, and oranges. It's really breathtaking. Winter is so great. Snow comes and melts the next day, temperatures are mild. This week it's been in the high 50's and even low 60's. In an hour drive we can go skiing, white water rafting, or hike to a waterfall. We get to golf in the foothills and see elk on the golf course. The mountains are so beautiful in every season and make for a truly spectacular sunset. I am so, so, so blessed to live here. Here are some pics, unrelated to this post, but some new ones of the kids.

Tried out the Wii fit....

Well, I finally got out the wii fit today. I went thru the start up process. It said I weighed 156, which I knew. It said I had a BMI of 27, which was sad. I am feeling a bit depressed. I am used to being in shape and having a weight of 120 and a BMI of 21-the Wii said I was overweight. I knew this, of course, but it's hurtful to hear it...even if it's just the Wii. I like the chart it has to graph the weightloss. I am going to do it daily and am looking foward to tracking the results. Okay-30lbs, 4 months! That is my goal!!!

1/12/09

I have not been good about posting lately...Sorry!!
Anyway. On Friday I weighed and had lost 2.2 pounds so I am 168.6. I am pretty happy about that as I had only started the new program on Monday. So I lost that in 4 days. That is 10 sticks of butter! My measurements were 34 for waist, 39 for bust and 42.5 for hips. I am looking forward to this Friday's weigh in. I feel like it should be good. The Biggest loser Wii has really been keeping me motivated. It's great!

Busy weekend, but I weighed in today

Our weekend was so busy, so I finally got a chance to weigh in today. I was down to 155lbs. I pretty much gained back the 7lbs I lost when I went back to Omaha for Christmas. I am back on track now.

THursday 1/7/10

I just finished 45 minutes of cardio and 15 of toning. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill changing the incline every 5 mins and 15 minutes on the eliptical. Then I did 15 minutes of toning on the Wii fit. Yesterday I was too busy to get a real work out in but did vacuum and mop for 30 minutes so that should count for something. I am looking forward to the weigh in tomorrow as I feel I have worked really hard this week.

January...I am back :)

Okay the Holiday break was really tough on my dieting! I did work out 7 out of the 10 days we were in Hawaii. But I also ate and drank a ton. I have decided to take the 8 week Biggest Loser challenge my new Wii game has. I started yesterday. It of course said I weighed 171 :( So depressing! Anyway I am going to officially weigh in again on Friday as I want that to be my official weigh in day. I will also do my measurements this Friday as I really want to know all that I am accomplishing.

oh, the holidays....

I did not stick to a healthy eating plan over my trip to Omaha. I am convinced that Chads mom is one of the unhealthiest cooks ever...and, to make matters worse, we were snowed in and I couldn't make it to the store to pick up some healthy alternatives. O'well. I am back in action today. I am not weighing myself this week because I am sure all the sugars and starches have made me regain some of the weight, weather in true mass or just water retention. Either way, I am giving myself a week to get it together again. No more traveling for atleast 3 months, so I will have plenty of time to stick to my plan of working out and eating healthy. I was on a roll, until the holidays hit.