Weigh-in #5

Another week down!! 

I pretty much kicked this week's ass! Well...kind of. 

Monday and Tuesday I completed another two days on the C25K app. 

Wednesday I was a little sore from running two days in a row so I went on a one mile walk with my hubby and kiddos. 

Thursday I did T25 (cooled off after with the ice bucket challenge) and went on a little over a mile walk with my friend Allie. 

Friday Allie and I went for another walk which was a mile and a half. Once we were finished with our walk I went on another run (C25K). 

Yesterday I didn't workout and instead I had a girls night out! We went out to a nice dinner (shared two bottles of wine) and then enjoyed a few more drinks down the road at a little brewery. I can't remember the last time I have been out on the town and I have not had more than 2 drinks since before I was pregnant with Peyton. Lets just say this morning I was paying for my night out. Mommy had a little too much to drink! Thank God I have an amazing husband (it was his idea that I have a night out without the kids)! He not only watched the kids while I went out but this morning when mommy wasn't feeling great he took care of everyone and made breakfast! 

I haven't worked out today and I'm not sure if I will be going for a walk or a run. I'm still trying to hydrate after last nights shenanigans! 

Breastfeeding update again...(for those who care) pretty sure these high intensity workouts are killing my milk supply. I was only taking fenugreek once a day and now I'm taking it twice a day. We started feeding Peyton a bottle from my stash in the freezer (which is going bye bye pretty quick) at night before bed and she seems to sleep longer. I have made it 7 months today and I truly am not ready to stop breastfeeding. My goal is a year and I am going to try everything I can to keep going! 

I have had so many people message me, text me or comment on Facebook about how I am inspiring them to get up and get moving. That is honestly why I am doing this whole blog thing. If you haven't read any of my blogs until now...I am blogging about my weight loss journey so others can see how I am accomplishing my goals. I don't want to be like everyone else who posts before and after pictures once I have lost all of the weight. I appreciate everyone who writes me telling me how great I am doing! It makes me want to work harder! The thing that I love the most is that one of my best friends have cut out soda, started eating healthier and working out also...she sent me her before pictures next to her 3 week mark pictures yesterday. Let me tell you...THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE ALREADY! I am so proud of her and everyone else who is trying to make themselves better. Keep messaging me with your progress! I love hearing about it and if you need any help or advice (remember I'm not an expert or anything) let me know!

I honestly don't have much more to write about today and this blog is taking longer than it usually takes me (thanks to my kiddos) so here we go.

Last week I weighed 227.4 and today I weigh...

224.2lbs!

GO ME!! 

I lost 3.2lbs this week which is the most I have lost since my first weigh-in. Altogether I have now lost 16.4lbs! I have been doing this for 5 weeks now and I only have 54.2lbs to lose! I am seriously starting to love my body and the person I have become in the past 5 weeks. I am gaining more confidence everyday and when I look in the mirror I'm not disgusted at what I see. I walked around my house the other night in a sports bra and yoga pants...umm I haven't felt comfortable enough to do that since before my pregnancy. You would think I would feel comfortable in my own house wearing whatever I wanted but I was always to self-conscious and didn't want my husband looking at my fat or thinking "Eww look at her!".

I think I need a "prize" or some kind of "reward" when I finally get out of the 200's...any suggestions!? Let me know what you think it should be! 

ONE LAST THOUGHT

Keep up the hard work! You are not going to get to your goal weight or get the final results you want overnight. It takes time. It takes hard work and dedication. If you put in the work and change your lifestyle I can promise you...you will start to see results! Slowly but surely! Push yourself to be the best you can be!

Losing it!

Missy

Weigh-in #4/Progress Pictures

IT'S WEIGH-IN DAY!

I have officially made it to my 4 week mark and I am pretty proud with the progress I have made. I am starting to see more changes with my body and I'm gaining more confidence! My hubby even made a comment about my body changing! 

(That made me feel awesome and want even more changes!!)

So here's how this past week went.

To be completely honest (I only want to be honest and not hide anything with this blog and my readers) in the beginning of the week I was lazy and started to "fall off the wagon"...I didn't work out Sunday-Wednesday. I ate my healthy, prepped meals but I also snacked and made a lot of bad and unhealthy choices. I had cravings for sweets and I lost self control. After loading up on sugar I felt like complete crap! My body isn't used to sweets anymore and I felt like I had just poisoned my body.

On Thursday I decided it was time to get back on track. (Time to get my fat ass back into gear!) I continued on schedule with my T25 calendar. It kicked my butt and I felt every bit of the unhealthy choices that I had made the days prior.

Friday I completed T25 again...and I learned to NEVER eat fish before working out AGAIN! I felt like I was going to be sick during and after my workout. 

Saturday I was feeling super motivated! I completed T25 and another day on the C25K app (my running buddy was cheering me on in the stroller like usual)! 

Last week I weighed 229.0lbs. Today I weighed...

227.4lbs! 

I love when the number is lower than the week prior! 

In the past 4 weeks I have lost 13.2lbs. That's pretty dang good in my book! If I lose 13lbs every 4 weeks I will reach and pass my goal by January! I know that the last 15-20lbs are really hard to lose so once I get to that point I will really have to buckle down and work harder than ever!. 

I decided today that I am going to take pictures every 4 weeks (gives me something to work even harder for) and post them to show the progress that I am having. 

Here are my progress pictures!

(Don't mind my messy hair and gross face!)

I can see some changes...and I can promise you in 4 weeks there will be an even bigger change!!

This week my plan is to complete T25, C25K or go on a 1-2 mile walk everyday. I want to make sure that I am up and moving! I will be sticking to my meal plan this week and will not allow myself to cheat. I want a big change on the scale next week so I am going to work hard this week to accomplish that! 

Haha! I love this!!

ONE LAST THOUGHT

When you are on a journey to lose weight it can be really frustrating when you don't get the results that you want or were hoping for. 

DON'T GIVE UP!

It took longer than a day to put on the weight that you are trying to lose! It's going to take longer than that to take it off!! 

Losing it!

Missy

Weigh-in #3

Here we are again...
It's Sunday and that means its time to weigh-in. But first here is a little bit about what went on this week.

I have had no time to blog this past week thanks to my kiddos!! Every time I sat down to try and get one done Cooper wanted juice, Peyton needed to eat or Cooper needed help in the bathroom. (Oh the life of a stay at home mom!) I also had a cheat meal (CHIPOTLE...OH MY GOODNESS I WAS IN HEAVEN) and I feel like maybe that wasn't a good decision and couldn't stop thinking about how it was going to effect my weigh-in. On my "off" day my hubby and I took the kids on a walk around the neighborhood. When we started walking it was sunny and nice out...then all of a sudden it started pouring rain! We were soaked when we finally made it home! Dang North Carolina weather!

I completed T25 Moday, C25K Tuesday, walked a mile on Wednesday, T25 Thursday then took Friday and Saturday off. I didn't want to take both days off but we had other plans that got in the way. I'm a little disappointed in myself because I haven't been completing the weeks on time with the C25K app...but I'm hoping I can get on track and complete it 3 days a week. I really need to purchase a double jogging stroller since I have a single one and can only take one kid with me when I go running. If I did that I wouldn't have to wait for my hubby to get home from work to watch one of the kids.

Milk supply update...(for those who care) I started to take Fenugreek and try to get my supply back to where it was before I cut my calories. Well from what I can tell its working. Peyton seems to be full after nursing and she's eating for longer periods of time now. THANK GOODNESS! My goal is to breastfeed for a year and I'm almost to 7 months!!

Ok time to tell you about the weigh-in...

Last week I weighed 230.0 lbs...today I weighed...

229.0lbs...

When I saw it I tried to just remember that losing weight takes time and the harder I work the more results I will have.  

This is soooooo true!!

 At this rate I'm losing a pound (last week almost two) a week so if I do that every week I will lose 52 pounds by next year at this time! That would be awesome and I would be right around my goal weight. 

I just have to keep reminding myself that this journey I am on is NOT an easy one AT ALL! There are so many temptations whenever I leave my house (so I've been trying to stay home when it's time for me to eat one of my prepped meals) everywhere I go...the gas station, the grocery store, a friend's house and yummy restaurants. There are also many excuses I could use to just quit and give in to those temptations...but I will not quit. I want to lose weight more than I want a candy bar (Reese Cup), a soda (Diet Mountain Dew) or anything thats horrible for me!

If you are serious about losing weight...MEAL PREP! I promise you it will be so much easier to make healthy choices if everything is already prepared and ready to go when you start your day. Chasing two kids around, cleaning the house, doing the laundry, taking care of two dogs, potty training, breastfeeding and everything else I do on a daily basis really doesn't give me much time to think about myself and what I need. Meal prepping on the weekend allows me to eat healthy everyday. All I do is grab a meal and pop it in the microwave for a minute then eat while the kids are eating. 

ONE LAST THOUGHT

Slow progress is better than no progress!! Sometimes during my T25 workouts I have to follow what the chick on the side is doing (the moderate pace workout lady) and I know this is ok because I am trying my hardest. Trying my hardest and pushing myself to do the best that I can will get me to where I need to be. 

Losing it...

Missy

Weigh-in #2

So it's Sunday again...you know what that means!

WEIGH-IN DAY!!

I haven't been as excited to weigh-in today since I know this weeks workouts were not what I had planned them to be. Not only was it a bad week but the weather has not been cooperating at all.

Do you see that!? 

Rain and thunderstorms all freaking week. I guess I'll have to just suck it up and learn to love running in the rain. 

Ok ok ok...I know what you want to see so...

HERE WE GO...

Last week I weighed 231.8lbs...today I weighed...

230.0lbs.

Yeah...I wasn't happy with the number at first but then I started thinking about what the scale was really saying. 

This means:

I lost 1.8lbs. 

I have lost 10.6lbs in two weeks!

I only have 60lbs to go!!!

I AM LOSING IT!!!

I just have to keep reminding myself that its a slow process and that I am making progress!!

Meal prepping is finished for the week so now its time to enjoy my babies before their nap time! Sorry its so short today...just wanted to let you know how the weigh-in went this morning. I'll have more to write about next time.

Losing it one pound at a time...

Missy

Excuses.

Well it's just been "one of those days" all week. 

Not only did I start potty training my almost 3 year old but my 6 month old got her first tooth. 

Ughh. 

Potty training and teething in the same week...let's just say I'm tired and stressed to the max. On top of those one of my best friends moved back to Texas since her hubby just deployed so I've been super bummed about that. We had lunch together before she left and I was super proud of the choices I made. We went to Chick-fil-a (that way Coop could burn some energy on the play set) and as I was driving there my stomach started growling. I just started thinking about the food that I usually order when I go there. Usually I'll order the Chick-fil-a Nuggets (12-count) with a large order of fries, large Diet Coke and a large Cookies n Cream Milkshake. My usual meal (I just looked this up) was 1610 calories. 

HOLY SMOKES! 

No wonder I was gaining weight! I was making awful choices! The meal I chose to order the other day was grilled nuggets (8-count), a fruit cup and a water. This meal was only 190 calories...that's a HUGE difference! I knew I could order whatever I wanted and no one in the restaurant would judge me or even think about all of the calories I was shoveling into my mouth...but I would know. And I would just think about it all the time until I weighed in again...wondering if I worked hard enough to burn that meal off or if it would weigh me down on Sunday. I promise you...you can find something healthy to eat any where you go. It's all about self-control.

Ever since I started eating healthy (almost two weeks now) I have a schedule of what to eat and when. I've done amazing with sticking to it and not falling off track.

I also have a workout plan of when I will do T25 and when I will run (C25K app) but honestly I have not stuck with that the past two days. I started this week doing awesome and sticking to it but my calves didn't agree with what I was doing. But I know my problem...I haven't worked out (or ran) since before I was prego with Peyton (so it's been about a year and a half) and I just jumped right into this crazy hard workout plan when I should have started slow and eased into it. I wasnt letting my body recover. 

With that being said...I am not making excuses and I'm not giving up. 

I'm just being honest. 

I am finding my way and pushing all excuses out the door! 

I know what I want and I know what I need to do to make it happen.

ONE LAST THOUGHT

Don't let your excuses stop you from being the person you want to be. If you want to lose weight...get up and start moving. If you want to start eating healthy...make the change. What's holding you back?

 An excuse right?

Losing it...

Missy