Weigh In: Week 12

I was out of town last week, so to be down a pound when I returned was a good thing.  Until next week...

Weigh In: Week 11

I'm going back to Thursday as my weigh in day.  Thursday's worked for me for many years and I switched to Monday simply because that is the day I started the Advocare 24 day challenge.  Now that the 24 day challenge is over, I'd like to go back to Thursday's.  Plus I FINALLY have a loss to celebrate and I don't want to wait until Monday :)

Weigh In: Week 10

I weighed in this morning without any change since last week.  I am very discouraged, but I refuse to give up.  Does anyone have any encouraging words or tips for me?

Weigh In: Week 9

Well, this is just plain discouraging!  I had several things going on this week including traveling for work, my 30th birthday and a couple of birthday celebrations.  But through all of that, I thought I did pretty good and stayed on track, but obviously not.  I think I may have hit the "weight loss plateau" :(

Weigh In: Week 8

This week I love the scale :)  I did some things different this week and I'll explain more in a seperate post, but it has to do with the way I journal my food.

Also, I have been continuing to run and I ended up starting the Bridge to 10K (B210K) program.  The first day, Saturday, was pretty hard, but not as hard as my first day of C25K.  The second day, this morning, was about as hard as any workout I've had so far. 

I did it on an empty stomach and my pace was really fast (didn't realize I was going so fast).  I don't know exactly what my pace was, but I can tell you that when I arrived back home, I still had 5 minutes of running left (if I had done my normal pace, I would have arrived back home at exactly the end of the 5 minute cool down - so that is 10 minutes ahead of schedule).

Weigh In: Week 7

I HATE THE SCALE!  That's all.

Weigh In: Week 6

Sorry, I know I am really, really late in posting this weeks results.  I was down 1 pound on Monday morning but I was so busy this week that I just wasn't able to find the time to blog about it.

I know I said I was going to publish my food journal and I had every intention of doing so, but it just didn't happen.  Hopefully next week will not be as busy and I will be able to do it then.  Stay tuned...

Weigh In: Week 5

Well, I clearly didn't meet my 7 pound goal for April :(

It's okay though, I'm focused on May now and my two goals: lose 5 pounds and complete C25K.  I'll be posting my food journal each night this week starting tonight.  Stay tuned...

Weigh In: Week 4

I'm down one pound this morning. Happy :)
I'm thinking about posting my food journal on the blog everyday this week to see 1) if it helps me to make good food choices and 2) if I can get some feedback on what I could do better. What do you think? Would anyone be willing to give me some feedback?

AdvoCare Weigh In: Week 3

I am SOOOOO frustrated!  I have been watching what I eat and working out and here I am up TWO WHOLE POUNDS!

Lance and I stopped taking our Advocare MNS on Thursday simply because we ran out of product.  I'll explain in a minute why we didn't order any more.  But, we've still been taking Spark, Meal Replacement Shakes and Catalyst.  My weight was already up before Thursday, so I don't think not taking the MNS has anything to do with the weight gain. 

I still think it is directly related to working out.  After each workout last week, I was up about 1 pound on the scale.  These were pretty hard workouts!  My clothes fit better and I feel better, but the stupid scale hates me....or I hate it....or its a mutual hate! 

I'm trying not to be discouraged and am just going to "keep on going on".  Hopefully the scale will start going in the other direction soon.

Now, regarding the MNS product.  On Thursday, we realized that we were out of MNS and didn't have any more in stock.  We could have easily ordered more and it would have gotten here by Friday, but this is a special month for us.  Why?  Because at the end of the month, we are writing our very last check for my Student Loan and then we will be DEBT FREE!  We will still have our mortgage, but we don't consider that debt - even though I know it technicallly is.  We follow Dave Ramsey and he doesn't consider it debt - so neither do we :)

Anyway, in order to write that last check (its bigger than our normal debt snowball), we have to live very modestly this month and save all non-discretionary spending.  The only non-necessity we have spent money on this month is Easter outfits for the kids.  So, at the end of the day, becoming debt-free was more important to us than getting more Advocare MNS product.  We'll get back on it next month.

AdvoCare Weigh In: Week 2

Well, I am neutral this week.  I am still happy, that is still 6 pounds in 2 weeks!  I started back up running on Friday (after a 3 week break) and I know there isn't a really good explanation for this but EVERY time I start working out, I gain about 1 or 2 pounds and it takes me about a week and a half to get it back off.  Anyway, my point is that before Friday, I was down a little bit from last week.  But after my workout and the next day saw the scale - I knew exactly what had happened.

I know everyone says "muscle weighs more than fat".  Okay, but do I really gain that much muscle in one workout?  I don't know the answer, but it is really frustrating!  Oh well, 6 pounds in 2 weeks - that is what I keep reminding myself.

AdvoCare Weigh In: Week 1

Exactly one week ago today I started the AdvoCare 24 day challenge.  I got on the scale this morning and was down 6 POUNDS!  Out of all the years I've been dieting, that is the most I've ever lost in one week - yay!  Now I just have to keep going strong for the rest of the 24 days. 

Today began Day 8 and we only have 3 more days of the cleanse left and then we get to start on the MNS phase.  For those who aren't familiar with the program, the cleanse phase has a purpose, but it is actually isn't to lose weight.  The purpose of the cleanse is to rid the body of all toxins which allows your body to better absorb all the great nutrition and supplements that come in the next phase, the MNS phase. 

So, the MNS phase is really where the weight loss picks up.  I'm excited that I've been able to lose 6 pounds in the non-weight loss phase and I'm even more excited to see what happens next :)

AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge: Start Weight

Lance and I started the AdvoCare 24 day challenge on March 28, 2011.  My starting weight was 2.0 pounds higher than my last official Weight Watchers weigh in.

Last official WW weigh in

My last official weigh in with Weight Watchers was on February 24, 2011 and it was down 1.4 pounds since the last time I logged on here.  That  puts me at a total of 25 pounds lost since beginning Weight Watchers.  I still haven't met my goal, but I decided to drop out of Weight Watchers since I was paying $40/month and actually made it to weigh in once every month or so.  I was just wasting money.  Hopefully I can get back to my goal weight and start weighing in at Weight Watchers for free again (I am a lifetime member, but am just above my goal weight).

Week 20: Weigh In Results

Well, I missed weigh-in again last Thursday.  I will confess though, that I've probably put on about 1.8 pounds since my last weigh in.  :(

Now that Lance has started football, it is very hard for me to get up to Weight Watchers with both kids.  I'm either going to have stop going to the meetings and just do it on my own at home - OR - I'm going to have to just go weigh in and not stay for the meeting.  I really like going to the weight watcher meetings, I like having an offical weigh in for the week and I like hearing the meeting topic, other people's perspectives and mingle a little.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, but I'll keep you posted.

Now for some good news - I started running again today.  You might remember that I started a while back, but quickly began having some pain in my feet that brought my running program to a screeching halt!  Well, I figured out that I have plantar fasciitis.

For the last 2 months, I have been doing heel and calf stretches and wearing my fancy new running shoes all day long (no more going all day bare foot).  My feet still hurt, but it has improved alot.  Today, I again did Week 1 Day 1 of the Couch to 5K program.  It was pretty tough, but I'm proud to report that 1) I did it and 2) my feet didn't hurt that bad. 

That's about it for me today.  I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready for the new week!

Week 19: Weigh In Results

I missed weigh in this week since I didn't have any childcare.  I could have taken them with me, but it has been such a long and exhausting week (both kids sick), that I couldn't find the energy to go.

I haven't been doing good on my diet at all lately and it is due to lack of planning.  More on this in my next post!

Week 18: Weigh In Results

Down again this week - but still not close to 2 pounds (my weekly weight loss goal).  I guess I can still  celebrate that it has now been 18 weeks and not one single gain!

Week 17: Weigh In Results

Well, I lost 0.6 this week.  I am so disappointed in this.  This was for 2 weeks (I was out of town last week for my grandpa's funeral) and so I should have lost about 4 pounds - if I would have met my goal of 2 pounds per week.

I have GOT to get back on track!  I haven't been journaling my food for a few weeks now - and that changs today!!!  I have also got to find the time to get some activity in.  That is what is going to make all the difference - I just know it. 

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can make time for exercise and stick with it?

Week 16: Weigh In

I missed last week's weigh in due to my grandpa's funeral.  I'll be resuming weigh in's tomorrow, but I am not looking forward to it.

Week 15: Weigh In Results

There is good news and bad news this week.  The good news is, I actually lost a little bit - 0.4 pounds to be exact, and I was almost certain I was going to gain this week.  The bad news is, that is no where close to my goal of 2 pounds per week.

Honestly, I had a very emotional and stressful weekend.  I had family in town visiting who I haven't seen in a very long time.  I cooked some major meals for them, with the intention of filling up on salad and only having a taste of the good stuff.  But, once it was time to sit down and actually eat, my willpower went out the window and I ate everything I shouldn't have - including dessert.

So, here I am at week 15 and I've lost a total of 15 pounds.  I'm proud that I have lost 15 pounds, but then I think about the fact that it could be 30 pounds if I would have achieved my goal of 2 pounds per week. 

My husband and I have a bet going (that started last night) as to who could loose 20 pounds first.  He is out of his mind and says he is going to do it in 3 weeks - he hasn't a clue!  I told him it was my goal to do it in 6 weeks - that's over 3 pounds per week folks!!  I'm starting to think I haven't a clue either :)

I'll post more about our friendly little bet in another post later.