Friday, April 27, 2012

At the end of week 3 I'm down another 3 pounds. 

I'm happy with that because although I did stick with the smoothie plan, we only went on one short bike ride this week. 

This weekend I will be at soccer coach training all day on Saturday, so that will be some activity and then we will work out a plan for more biking next week.  Shooting to do some biking Mon & Friday, and the playing Wed by ear depending on what we have planned with our homeschooling group.  Tue and Thurs are busy with gym and swim, so I hate to tax my littlest one out too much with a long bike, but we'll see. 

The weekend food plan is burritos tomorrow night and spaghetti squash on Sunday.  With any luck, I'll stick with it and be back to Monday. 


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wow, not doing so well tonight with the tacos in the house. 

Well, in reality I had 3 bites of meat, 4 pinches of cheese and a saltine cracker. 

I think it was more that I could feel the self control slipping away and the want to rally eat until it was ALL gone creeping in.  That really sucked. 
It's one of my fears of going back to full time food, I will fall back into habits and just eat to eat. 

I know my triggers though: candy, soda, sugar coffees. 

I also know that I don't have to eat in the evenings while watching tv, it's a bored habit, not a hungry habit. 


This whole losing weight and being fat really sucks.  These habits are so hard to break. 
I'm having a frustrated day.  I really don't want to go to 10+ hours of soccer training this weekend.  I'm really tired of my kids and their attitudes.  I really need to cut fabric so I can finish my quilt.  I REALLY wanted to eat those chips and salsa last night, but I didn't. 
Mostly pretty trivial stuff. 

The scale has slowed down, which I knew it would, but it's a little hard to take.  I've lost 1.4 lbs or so this week so far.  I know this means I need to start exercising.  Oh boy! 

It's also started to rain, so that means my grand plans of biking will probably be shot down because that's kinda cruel to do to them.  I wouldn't mind riding in the rain, but I'll have to think it over for them. 

So there, my bitches are out of my head. 

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Another weekend gone and good!  I did eat three times this weekend, but did my smoothies between.  I made portabello pizza on Saturday that was quite yummy, giving me what I needed for a pizza craving.  Sunday brunch was light eating a fruit bowl and 1/2 of an egg white omelet with ham, mushrooms and light Swiss cheese.  Sunday dinner was out at Dos Coyotes, having one chicken taco with cilantro and onions on a double corn shell and some chips and salsa. 

I did finish off the hand full of Nerd jelly beans from the drawer, but I've moved passed it and am fine.  I'm not going to rush over the store to find another fix like the sugar addict in me wants to do. 

I maintained over the weekend and am on the slight downward scale slide towards Friday. 

Gardening of bike rides are on the agenda for the week.

Friday, April 20, 2012

This week has gone by pretty well.  I'm down another almost 4 lbs.  The smoothies are going well, and still tasting fine.  I was able to get out and go for a couple of exercise walks as well. 

The weekend will bring a bit of eating, but I'm prepared to limit.  I'm making enchiladas Saturday night, ready to have 2 corn tortillas and be done.  On Sunday I'm headed out with the girls and will have brunch, then some kind of BBQ dinner that evening. 

It's more than I want to be eating over the weekend, but maybe we'll head out for a bike ride tomorrow to start burning some of it off. 

Keep on, keepin' on!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Measurements:
All from the right side
Mid Upper Arm: 15 3/4"
Neck 16"
Hip 44 1/2"
Belly Button 44 1/2"
Mid Butt 47 1/2"
Mid Thigh 26 1/2"
Mid Calf 18"

These were taken a few weeks ago, between fluctuations and before smoothie diet started, so a decent "before."

Monday, April 16, 2012

I survived the weekend!  What's even better?  When I weighed myself this morning I was the same as what I was Saturday morning.  So no, I didn't lose any weight over the weekend, but eating two dinners didn't blow anything. 

Saturday night I ate two lettuce wraps, a healthy handful of chips with salsa and one tequito.  I drank a ton of water which I think really helped matters.  I ate 3 bites of a cupcake as well, because they were awesome and not having any was unrealistic and stupid. 
Sunday's dinner was a chicken bake and I had roasted/grilled sweet potatoes on the side.  It was great and I did stuff myself.  No dessert, but didn't need it either. 

Today is Monday and I'm back to smoothies.  It's been a good day, although I've been a bit hungry a couple of times before schedule.  Tomorrow will be better there. 

To avoid the nacho yumminess the family was munching on I went for a short but brisk walk.  Just shy of 20 minutes, 1.25 miles.  My legs were sore and done or I might have traveled a bit farther.  Also ran a few spots because it felt right.  Averaged in at 16.5 for pace. 

On a depressing note, I have the 2nd highest BMI in my Biggest Loser group.  Dammit. 
It's changing though, I was already able to drop down a category in the last week. 

Keep on keepin' on!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

So I won't lie, I'm a bit scared for the weekend. 

I'm very hopeful that this is what I need to get healthy, as of today he scale is reading exactly 9 lbs lighter than it did on Monday.  I am realistic in the fact that this will not continue, as in the an almost 10lb loss every week.  If I can continue to shed 2lbs per week, I'll be ecstatic. 

I'm going to have that 9lbs rolling around in my head all weekend as I'm going through and if doubt creeps in. 

Lettuce wraps have been bought so that I can have tacos without guilt tonight, and I will have a few chips with salsa.  I do not plan on drinking, but will have a bit of those awesome cupcakes, cause a girls gotta taste her own masterpiece! 

This is worth it, being fat isn't. 

Friday, April 13, 2012

I've survived the first five days of juicy/smoothie diet. 

I'm down 7.8 lbs for this week. 

It really hasn't been all that bad.  Cooking dinner for the family was a bit difficult, but I made it through just fine. 

My plan now is to get through the weekend without going nuts.  I will smoothie for breakfast and lunch, and then eat dinner Sat and Sun.  My intentions are to keep my portions small and try more healthy foods. 

Next week it will be back to smoothies until the weekend again. 

Goals for next week
1. Drink more water, one bottle in the morning and one in the afternoon plus 1/2 a bottle in the evening.  This will put me at 60oz at the end of the day, not counting tea. 
2. Find some exercise.  I plan to start my morning with some abs and push-ups, then the goal is to fit in some kind of walking or biking after breakfast.  We have a busy week with school things and starting swim, so 3 times is my goal, aiming to do a little something every day.


Today also marks the start of Biggest Loser X on my Mommy board, I plan to make a real run of it this time around, there's not reason to fail. 

Monday, April 9, 2012

Note to self...

Hello self,

You are too big for you britches.  The scale screams when you step on, 220 is way too much weight to carry on your 5'3" frame, seriously. 

Today is the day after Easter, you feel like crap because you've binged on candy and crap for the last 3 weeks.  Remember this morning, you woke up feeling like you had a mild case of strep, but it's not strep, it's that half a bag of jelly beans you ate before bed. 
Quit being gross and stupid with food.
As per a favorite Pinterest quote, "quit rewarding yourself with food, you're not a dog." 
It's time to get a little crazy with your diet (or that's what others might say and think), be that fanatic. 

4-5 smoothies a day
Water and tea until you float away
Eating only raw fruits or vegetables. 

Do this for a month, and then do it for another month, and then be reasonable when you start adding food back in. 

Yes, those candies and that bottle of soda taste pretty damn good in the moment, remember it's only a moment before they make you feel like shit.  It's not worth feeling like shit.  Knock it off. 

Become fit.  You don't have to run marathons, or half marathons, or even 10k's to be fit.  It's okay to have 3 miles be your event and your 3-4 times a week goal. 
Go ride your bike, Belle is extremely bored hanging on the wall. 
Take the boys on adventure walks by the river, it's easy and they love it. 

Stop being lazy. 

This will not fun, but it will be worth it to not feel like shit everyday.  Be comfortable with a swim suit and able to take the boys on a nice long ride without it being a stress is worth the bit of pain until your body catches up with your mind. 

With love,
~Andrea