Rewards Don't Make Results

Rewards Don't Make Results!

I kept telling myself that I was going to "reward" myself with something yummy if I had a good weigh-in. There are banana moon pies, cosmic brownies, Hershey's miniatures and so many other yummy things in our pantry that I have been staying far away from. Since I had such a great first week I don't even want to reward myself. 

Seriously!? Who am I now!?

I want to stay focused and work even harder this week so the scale will reflect my dedication on Sunday! Just so everyone knows I don't weigh myself through the week...only once on Sunday morning. And trust me I want to constantly weigh myself but I know the number will be bigger if I only do it once a week. I'm sure eventually I will reward myself for all of this hard work...but not yet!

A friend suggested that I should measure myself that way in the end I will be able to hold the measuring tape up and REALLY see how my body has changed. So once my hubby gets home this evening from work I'm going to have him help me and next blog the numbers will be up.

Heartburn...during both pregnancies I had REALLY BAD heartburn but as soon as I gave birth to my beautiful babies it went away. After Cooper it never came back but with Peyton it came back about 3 weeks after she was born. I didn't know why it came back either. I have been taking Zantac twice daily since then (almost 6 months) but once I started this whole lifestyle change I haven't taken a single heartburn pill! 

(Again...its amazing what eating healthy and working out can do for your body!)

Now time to address a group of people I'm not to fond of....

TO MY HATERS: 

Go screw yourself. I know there are a few of you out there...there always are. 

Praying I lose focus. 

Hoping that I give up. 

Wishing that I fail. 

You are only following my blog to make fun of my pictures and my journey...the joke is on you. Like I said previously, I know I HAD a problem and now I am on my way to fixing it. You should probably spend your time more wisely...

I won't lose focus. 

I won't give up. 

I will not fail.

ONE LAST THOUGHT

If you keep saying you will start eating healthy and working out tomorrow its probably never going to happen. Start today! What’s the worst that could happen!? You will only better yourself! It will be tough in the beginning but I promise it will be worth it!

  

On my way to losing it...

Missy

Weigh-in #1

So today is weigh-in day!!

My first weigh-in since I've started this! I've been eating healthy and have only worked out twice for the past week. I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve last night because I've been so anxious to weigh myself and find out how much weighed I have lost. 

Last night my husband and went for a run so I could finally complete week 1 day 2 of the C25K app! We went after dark and I think that's the best time to go even though it was super muggy (North Carolina weather..yuck)!! 

"WORKOUT COMPLETE"

I love when I hear the lady on the app say this! It makes me feel so proud of myself! I will be continuing to complete the C25K app as well as starting T25 today! I am really hoping to have some great results with T25 because everyone has talked so highly of the program. Plus, I can hopefully get T25 done each day when Peyton is napping or if I get lucky when both kids are down for a nap since it only takes 25 minutes! 

Oh..and just so everyone knows I am not taking any diet pills, shakes or anything "magic weight loss stuff" since I am still breastfeeding Peyton. I am losing this weight with a strict and healthy meal plan as well as exercise! 

HERE WE GO...

Last week I weighed 240.6...today I weighed...

Yes! 

You read it right!! 

231.8!!

My first week I've lost 8.8lbs!!! 

I was shocked when this number was on the scale!!! It really just shows you what healthy eating and mild working out can do for you! I have had so many people comment, message me and text me just to let me know that they are so proud of what I am doing. I just want to say thank you to every single one of you reading this right now! All of the support really motivates me more and pushes me even harder! 

This is so true. I am not seeing any changes when I look in the mirror...but this morning the scale showed me that all of the work I am putting into this is really working! I know my body will start to change soon!

I will never give up.

I'm about to lose more!

Missy

"BEFORE"

Hey guys...I'm back. 

I've been nervous about posting my weight and my before picture but if I don't do it I'm afraid I will lose some motivation to get to my "AFTER" picture! Soooo....

HERE WE GO!

My "BEFORE" picture!

When I weighed in on Sunday I was 240.6lbs. HOLY CRAP! I honestly cannot believe that I have let myself get this big. I was not only eating extremely unhealthy but I was drinking a 2 liter (sometimes more) of diet mountain dew A DAY! I have had the same 20oz diet mountain dew in my refrigerator since Monday and still haven't drank it all! So I'm pretty proud to say that my lifestyle is totally changing! When I was in the Marines my weight was between 165lbs-175lbs...so my goal is to get back to 170lbs! That means I have 70.6lbs to lose!!!

Things I hate MOST about being FAT:

-Not being able to wear my wedding rings...I haven't been able to wear them since right before I gave birth to Peyton.

-Not being able to wrap my towel around my body without it busting open.

-NONE OF MY CLOTHES FIT! I used to wear a medium size shirt with no issues but now I'm wearing XL!

-Only wearing yoga pants because I hate the cellulite on my legs so I refuse to wear shorts...and I have no jeans that fit me.

-I hate the stretch marks that I have on my body that aren't from having my babies! I had really bad stretch marks from both babies but never anywhere except my belly and my sides...now they are popping up everywhere!!

These are just some of the reasons I'm about to lose it!!

Last night was the first time I have "worked out" in I don't know how long! My sister recommended an app called "C25K"  (I think it stands for couch to 5k) which helps you train to run a 5k...so I figured I would give it a go. 

Once my hubby was able to watch the kiddos I grabbed my headphones and hit the pavement. It only takes 30 minutes to complete each day and only 3 days a week! 5 minutes of warmup walking, then jogging and walking for 20 minutes and finally cool down walking. It doesn't sound hard to most people probably but for me it wasn't easy! As soon as I started my first portion of jogging my foot instantly started hurting, everything was jiggling and I just felt FAT! 

I pushed through and never gave up!! When I got back to my house I felt a sense of pride...I was finally pushing myself to be a better version of me! 

I don't know what I would do without the support of my husband! He's eating healthy with me and trying to lose some weight as well. The other night while I was talking to him about all of this weight loss stuff he said, "You know...I'm really proud of you for doing this!" It made me feel so awesome knowing that he was proud of me and I think its helped me push even harder! 

ONE LAST THOUGHT

Next time you are at the gym or driving down the road and see a fat person running or working out...don't make fun of them. They obviously have realized there's a problem and are trying to fix it! 

Missy

My Story...

So...I'm Missy. 

I am 24 years old and grew up in Ohio with an amazing family! I decided when I was 18 (after a breakup and college not working out for me) that I wanted to do something else with my life. So I said "What the heck..." and joined the United States Marine Corps. Ha...didn't know what I was getting myself into with that decision! 

Bootcamp Family Day before graduation

During my 4 years I met a lot of amazing people! I also got married and had a beautiful baby boy, Cooper...

...then found out my husband was cheating on me while away at school in Florida...that's where that chapter closes. 

While we were separated and going through the divorce process I met the MAN OF MY DREAMS, Aaron!! Seriously...he accepted me for me as well as treating Cooper as his own! Long story short once I was finally divorced, Aaron and I got married!  

Once we were married we decided we wanted to "not prevent but not try" to have a baby! A few months later we found out we were EXPECTING!! 9 months later...Peyton, our little princess made her arrival!

Now that you know my background and a little more about me than you did before, I'll tell you why I started this blog. 

This is where my new journey begins. I began gaining weight once I got out of the USMC, which is understandable. I went from working everyday and maintaining my weight to staying home with my little boy. That was a huge change...plus I started cooking and baking new and unhealthy foods! Well the pounds started piling on slowly at first and once I was pregnant with Peyton I ate EVERYTHING IN SIGHT! 

Once I gave birth my weight was still high but I was looking better day by day. Then my weight started to rise and my body was changing...in a bad way. I kept making up excuses and reasons why I couldn't work out yet and kept putting it off. 

TIME FOR THAT SHIT TO STOP!! 

Sunday I made a weight loss chart and "weighed in". Yesterday I started eating right with a strict meal plan and started using my new FitBit One. I will be exercising daily. I still need to take my "before" picture but I will get to that later today and post next time. I will be weighing myself every Sunday. I will blog about what I am doing, how I am doing and everything in-between. 

It's time for me to take control of my life again. I know I can do it! I've done it before! I want to be sexy again and feel sexy again! I want to love not only the person I see when I look in the mirror but the body that I see. I want to be able to run around the yard and the playground with my son instead of just sitting on the bench watching from the distance. It's time for a change!

I'm about to lose it!

Missy