I lost another pound. It just left on its own, no real help from me. I did everything I could to keep it around. I ate fast food, cookies, real soda, mexican food and even donuts. But still, gone. I guess it was just its time to go. Bye- bye little pound. I hope you're happy where you are going because frankly, I'm not making room for you to come back. That's right. I will flush you out with water so fast it will make your head spin. So, sionara 16 ounces!
While there is no change in my weight this week. (well, there was - it went up and then back down again), I am in a new place where my eating is concerned. Inspired by this post from Study in Brown, I have given up any chocolate that is not fair trade, thus greatly reducing, or eliminating my intake. I don't miss it. It has been replaced by some of the best fruit I've ever tasted. I never liked fruit. How, I don't know. It's amazing stuff. Especially, my newest Farmer's Market discovery, the Mariposa plum. FIND AND EAT. 
SOOOO sweet and delicious!
I haven't craved any junk foods anyway. A pregnancy perk? Still no confirmation...I'm testing again tomorrow. Obviously that would take me out of the challenge, but if that's the case, I'll still be rooting for you all while I "eat for two". Good luck this week, y'all!
It's the pound I'd already lost and gained back last week but at least
its gone (again)! Too many restaurants this week, I'm afraid. But I feel good
about the pace I've established. I've lost six pounds in a month. If I
do that every month, I'll be back to my old weight by August!
Ah, Tuesdays. I love them for the accountability to the folks at Tales from the Scales. I don't like them today for the same reason because I have to admit to being up a pound from last week. I wish I could just point to Memorial Day and cast the blame on the party yesterday, but that wouldn't tell the whole truth. I started blowing it a couple days ago when I made my favorite chocolate chip cookies for dinner at a friend's house and I only brought half the recipe over. Sunday brought a craving for ice cream and Oreos (never mind that they were lowfat when you eat a whole row), and yesterday...Mexican food, barbecue, wine, the rest of the cookies and more ice cream. I'm surprised, actually that I am only up by a pound!
But today is a new day. A day for forgiveness and renewal...and lots of water.
Gotta make this quick, I've a cake to bake for an American Idol party tonight (as ambivalent as I am feeling about AI since Melinda's astonishing departure - augh!).
Well, I've lost less than I hoped to but considering I still didn't exercise much, I think a pound is a respectable loss. I'm pleased that I didn't gain any weight. My period is back for the first time in fifteen months so I'm also feeling a little proud that I didn't blow it on a chocolate binge (not that I've ever done such a thing!)
It's time to post my nonplan plan around my house because, aside from the caloric intake and the chocolate cookies, I've really slacked off. Why is it so hard to remember to take a vitamin? And why is it so difficult to drink water?
I found a copy of Body Clutter, from the Flylady folks, at the thrift store today. It looks good so far, and as much as I hate to admit needing a book like this, I do.
Best of luck to all y'all on the challenge!
I'm keeping this short because it is my anniversary and I really ought to cuddle with my husband.
I lost four pounds in four days and then held steady because I didn't exercise. I did pretty well otherwise with my plan but just as I suspected, it was harder for me to keep up the exercise. As noted in my plan, though, the chocolate cookies were KEY.
So, this week, I have a firm resolve to move that scale by burning calories with more exercise.
Now, if you'll excuse me....
I must really be feeling better about myself...I actually just plucked my eyebrows FOR NO REASON.
I've never liked too much structure or discipline. From the roads I drive to the foods I eat, I like to choose spontaneously. So I shudder when I hear from the Challenge gurus that I should have a plan to achieve my weight loss goal. But...it's true. And yet, too many rules and I rebel. So here's my "plan" which gives me lots of wiggle room to make my own choices.
1) 1500 calories a day. I'm still nursing so I need the extra 300 calories (thanks, baby!)
2) basic calisthenics every day = 30 pushups, 100 situps (the girly kind), 30 leg lifts each, and 30 squats. I find this to be surprisingly easy to incorporate when I make a game of it with my baby girl. She sits on my belly as I do situps and lies beneath me as I do pushups and she squeals and giggles every time my face gets close. I end up doing more than my goal because it is so rewarding to make her laugh.
3) a workout video 3 times a week. So far I've tried the New York City Ballet workout which I love and a couple Denise Austin videos. I feel like a cornball saying this but she is so encouraging, it really keeps me going when I want to quit. Still looking for a really good dance video.
4) a 45 minute walk 3 times a week. We have a treadmill (taking up space and looking really ugly in my living room) but I can't do more than 20 minutes before I am bored bored bored. So I have to take my walks outside. Pumpkin Girl goes with me and she loves it, too.
5) 6-8 glasses of water. I think this is one reason I feel so much better than I did just a few days ago. (okay, exercise and good nutrition, too) I kept forgetting to drink water which left me tired. I've found that drinking it through a straw keeps me drinking more.
6) daily multi-vitamin Why is this so hard for me to remember?? I have had to leave the bottle at the table next to my place setting to remind me.
7) A morning get -ready routine. I learned this from Flylady, (If you've never been to her site and you have any resistance at all to cleaning your house, do yourself a favor and visit. You CAN change and she is extremely helpful.) Anyway, my basic morning get-ready routine includes washing my face, brushing my teeth, combing my hair and getting dressed, including shoes. The shoes are important to make me feel like I'm ready to be productive. Some of you wouldn't think that these would need to be goals. Some of you find these things to be common sense and automatic. Some of you didn't just have a baby.
So there. Nah.
8) 3 servings each of fruits and veggies. Using my electric steamer in the morning has given me the option of snacking on veggies throughout the day. I never thought I would buy prepackaged already-washed-and-cut-for-you vegetables but I do and I judge myself for it, but I eat more veggies and that's the point.
9) Healthy protein at every meal I know I'm going to sound like the gadget queen, but I love my George Foreman grill for ease and lowfat cooking.
10) Chocolate every day You think I'm kidding? I keep processed food out of my diet all day long and at the end of the day, the last thing in my mouth after I put the baby to bed are two generic storebrand lowfat devils food cookies...I literally groan with relief and pleasure.
So there it is, in a nutshell, as they say. Mmm...nuts. Oh dear, time for some steamed carrots.
Whew! It's the first day of the May Day weight loss challenge by the gals at Tales from the Scales . My internet service has been down all day but at last I can finally post about my goals and struggles...
A little about me..I am 36, with a 6 month old daughter and 10, 15, 24 pounds of baby weight still hanging on. I gained about 60 pounds when I was preggers because although I knew I shouldn't eat whatever my greedy little mouth desired, I LOVED having the excuse of pregnancy and took full advantage of it. I never really got back to a sensible way of eating because I still felt covered by the excuse of just having a baby. Well, time's up! My husband and I both are a little sickened by our eating habits. I have to admit, my addiction to chocolate and sweets has been downright sinful.
I've had issues of eating disorders as long as I can remember. I was bulimic and then anorexic in high school and then took to compulsively overeating in my late teens. A professional acting career and then oriental medicine school kept me at a fairly consistent weight over the last 15 years, although emotional eating has continued to be a problem for me. Anorexia, no. Unfortunately, I have not since ever "forgotten" to eat or lost my appetite for any reason other than illness, and even then, that was all too rare.
My prepregnancy weight was a reasonable weight (still keeping it to myself!) and depending on my fitness level, I would vascillate within five pounds of it either way. I won't know until I'm closer to my goal wether or not I'd like to lose more than the 24 pounds.
I'm not terribly worried about sticking to a sensible eating lifestyle. Will I regret saying that? Even now, I'm wondering if that's true or should be true. I'm not following anybody's specific plan. I've done weight watchers and read a good number of diet books. I understand what good nutrition is and I'm going to put it into practice: a variety of fruits and veggies, lots of water, good proteins, calcium foods, whole grains and very limited amounts of refined sugar. God gave us a wonderful variety of healthy foods. I'm really quite ashamed when I think of how he designed for us to eat that I have chosen to ingest the junk that I have been. I have eaten very well yesterday and today and already I feel a world of difference.
The real challenge for me now is to exercise. HELP! I've forgotten how and I find any number of reasons to put it off, not the least of which is my little bundle sleeping in the next room. But my body has become...well...squishy, and I'd like to change that.
I also don't drink nearly enough water and I'm going to need to plant Post- its around the house to remind me to do that.
Best of luck to all who are accepting this challenge. We CAN do this!
