Weight Loss Update

Since the last time I posted, I am down to 157.0!!  Whoooo Hoooo!  Granted, my official weigh-in on Monday was 158.4, but over the last few days it has been steadily declining.  I am only about 1.6 lb. away from being down 10 lbs!  I can tell that my pants and shirts are beginning to fit differently, and think my stomach looks a little smaller too.  I am hoping to fit back into my old size 12 jeans soon, which would mean I had lost a whole pant size!  I decided that it would probably be a good idea for me to measure myself as well, that way I can check my measurements the weeks that my weight loss slows, like it did a week ago.  So, I was 35 1/2 inches at the very smallest part of my waist, and 40 inches right around my bellybutton.  I know that those are pretty bad numbers, but at least I am on the right track to getting healthy and seeing them go down.

Only 18 days until Nick and I fly out for St. Petersburg, Florida, and my goal is to be at 153-154 by that time (allowing myself a little less weight loss as "woman issues" will fall somewhere between now and them :P ).  I guess it would be a good idea for me to publicly post my ultimate goal, although I'm not sure who is interested in hearing about it other than my family!  So, the goal is to get down to 133 pounds by Emma's birthday in August.  I think that is ample time, but don't want to be overly ambitious only to be discouraged.  Here's to staying on track!

On The Road To a New Me

It's no secret, especially to those who know me...I have a sweet tooth and am a late night snacker.  I guess I could blame it on genetics, but that's not entirely fair or accurate :)  The fact is, I am overweight and I need to do something about it. if not for me, than for my girls.  I am 29 years old, 5 feet and 1 inch tall, and my starting weight three weeks ago was 165.4 lbs.  Yikes.  That is right about how much I weighed when I gave birth to Olivia almost two years ago!  No, I didn't just not lose the weight....on the contrary...I lost almost every bit of the 20 pounds I had gained within about 2 months, however, that can't be expected to continue especially when the weight loss was at such a high rate.

Over the next year and a half, my weight steadily began to creep upwards.  When I hit 159, I told myself that I would NOT let it go any higher, and yet, it did... Candy bars, pop, and just overeating pushed me up and over the top to my highest weight to date, 165.4.  I tried dieting pills (yes, I know they aren't good for you, but I was curious), but couldn't stick with them.  I looked into "fad" diets...not for me.  Then, I remembered seeing an ad for Slim Fast.  Meal replacement intrigued me because it made it so much easier to know what I was going to take for breakfast and lunch to work, that I didn't even give myself the chance to try and decide on the spur of the moment.  So, three weeks ago I committed myself to getting healthier and began reducing my calories, and using my rowing machine at least 5 days a week.

I typically do my "official" weigh in on Monday morning, but like to weigh each morning just to make sure I am still on track, especially if I cheated the day before.  Some might say that weighing daily is unhealthy, but I just see it as a way to monitor myself and stay motivated.  As of this morning, I was down to 159.4, which is down 6 pounds in 3 weeks.  I hope to continue to progress until I hit my goal weight of 133, but until then, every pound, every pant size, is a victory!