Big Weigh-In

     164.4 (lowest in over 10 years!)

So this is one of the weeks where I actually want to do a Weigh-In post! Yay! That means I lost weight, obviously...

The challenges of blogging (staying accountable) when I am not losing? Hard to write an upbeat, cheery, encouraging post when you feel like crap. Hard to tell other people I messed up. Hard to face the fact that I am working to lose weight and I, in fact, have not. Those are the challenges.

But there are benefits. Posting when things aren't rosey (even if it's not a post complete with bathroom photo) reminds me that life is not always upbeat, cheery or encouraging, nor does it need to be. Telling other people that I have messed up keeps me grounded, reminds me that I am not the rock star I sometimes make myself out to be in my head. =] It lets other people know that they are not abnormal or alone. It represents the fact that even when I have not lost weight I am still, in fact, working at it. I have not given up.

I will never give up.

Weigh In: Maintenance

Well, I could have predicted this. Don't get me wrong--I am perfectly happy with maintaining the lowest weight I can remember in about 7 years. I am just a little upset with myself because I can't tell you that I don't know how this happened. Or that TOM had come to visit. Or that I have been stressed. Or that I haven't been able to work out.

None of those apply. What I will tell you is that I made a choice this week. I chose to not lose weight. When I began to consume things that I had not planned on and had no intentions of recording, that's when I decided I would not lose weight this week. Even though I didn't say it outloud deep down I knew that's what I was doing.

So, I begin this new week with a great outlook. I am prepared to make the choices that have gotten me to where I am thus far in the journey!

Oh, I almost forgot. Here are the answers from the Pop Quiz:

1.tea
2. no
3. salmon
4. no

There was only one person who {absolutely, positively} got it right! ;)

Weigh In: 2.5 lb Loss

192.5 lb

Two years ago I lost quite a bit of weight. I weighed 193.8 at my lowest. After several successful months on WW, I found out I was pregnant. Ironically I didn't gain much weight at all during the pregnancy. In fact, I was back down around 195 lbs. a month after giving birth. But I could not get back into "diet mode" and unfortunately gained back all of the weight I had lost over the next few months.

Since beginning my current journey, I have eagerly anticipated the day I would break through that lowest number (193.8). Today is the today! I am sailing into uncharted waters and it feels amazing. I really imagine this is what an early explorer would have felt like. The beauty and wonderment of discovery; self-discovery for me. There really is nothing like it!

Weigh In: 4.5 lb. Loss

195 lbs.



Holy Cow! I can't believe I lost 4.5 pounds this week! I am super excited. The only thing I can think of that I did differently was change up my workouts. I mentioned the other day that I did 10 min. intervals of cardio and strength for 40 minutes. Normally I run for a mile or two and then go to strength. I guess keeping the HR up for 40 minutes straight made the difference.

The other thing I was thinking is that the two weeks before this one I only had 1.5 lb losses. In the past that would have discouraged me and I would have resorted to the most illogical practice of eating everything in sight since I wasn't seeing results. Well look what kind of results I see when I persist! Dang it, what a fool I've been!


Updated Progress Pictures:




These pics are what keep me going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NSVs

• Fit into a (wrongly) sized 12 pair of pants. Nevertheless they were 12s and they zipped up. I have not been able to wear them in 2 years.
• Wore true athletic shorts for the first time in I don't KNOW how long.
• People (who aren't family or reading this blog) are beginning to notice :)
  

This week is going to be huge. HUGE! I found my old Weight Watcher weigh in card from the last time I was doing it, right before I got pregnant with my Glory, and the lowest number on there is 193.8. I am bound to break that this week. As proud as I am of what I have accomplished so far, once I get to this milestone I will feel like the real journey can finally begin! So far I have been playing catch up, you know?

However, the exercise, which I have never done to this extent or commitment level, is really making my 195 body today look much different than my 195 body two years ago. It is truly remarkable. I hate exercise but I love what it does for my body.

Okay, enough jabbering from me today. Later.

Weigh In: 1.5 lb. Loss

202 lbs.

Not much to say today. I'm happy with the loss!

Weigh In: 1.5 lb. Loss

Tonight I weighed in at 203.5 for a total loss of 25.5 lbs. YES! I was a bit of a slacker this week as I had a cold and didn't feel like giving it my all at the gym. And then there was the Doritos incident...but next week is a different story. I have big plans for next week.

My internet is not cooperating, or I would show you a picture of how my muffin is morphing! I'm still not ready to wear the size 16 jeans out in public, but if I had to I don't think I would qualify as one of the People of Wal Mart anymore. Now if that ain't a NSV, I don't know what is.

Other NSVs

• rediscovered my legs


• walk/jogged 3 miles in 45 minutes


• met goal of 1.5 miles @ 4.7 pace on treadmill 3 x's


• fat roll on lower abdomen no longer wraps around my body--just sits in front, thus making the front view sillhouette much more tolerable

If you'll excuse me, I need go pack for this week's trip now. Got a one-way ticket to Onederland, baby!

Weigh In: 3.5 lb. Loss

205 lbs.


NSVs

• Enjoyed shopping for clothes
• Wore a shirt I bought a couple years ago but had never been able to fit into
• Went to my mom's to run on the tread mill during a true "snow day"
• I am over 25% of the way to my goal. Can I get a Hollaaa!?
• And best of all--I can see the difference in my photos!
  

Golly gee whiz. We're making progress. Hallelujah!

Weigh In: 2.5 lb. Loss

208.5 lbs.




NSVs (Non Scale Victories)

• Met goal of running 1.2 miles each time I went to the gym
• Fit into two pairs of jeans that I hadn't been able to wear for a LONG time
• Went an entire week without going off food plan
• Rolls are shrinking
• Hit my first goal of 209 lbs. and get to buy new workout clothes

Hollaaaaaa!

Weigh In: 3 lb. Loss

211 lbs.

Getting better at the picture taking, no?

Note to self: Clean bathroom mirror.