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Step cardio workout!  AWESOME!!!  I was able to actually keep up with the dvd for almost all of the workout.  It felt good and although my knee did start to bother me about 20 minutes in, I felt good having finished it.

Today on the other hand...BLAH!  I woke up in the middle of the night (thanks to my peanut) and had a horrible migraine.  It took me a long time to get back to sleep because I was so sick to my stomach and my head hurt to even lay it on the pillow.  It took a long time to get going this morning and as a result my day got thrown off.  I did not eat breakfast until later.  Lunch time came and nothing sounded good which resulted in eating stuff I shouldn't have.  Dinner was okay except that I ate too big of portions.  No workout today either.  Today was just one of those days.  Despite how I was feeling and the not so great eating, it could have been alot worse.

I have a plan going into tomorrow though.  My baby normally takes an afternoon nap but due to another commitment, she will take a morning nap while my peanut is at preschool.  Which means I will have time to get in a good workout and still have time to get ready.  I am gonna do a 5K on the treadmill and then a short weights workout.  Today is over, tomorrow is a new day and I am gonna make it count!!!

Hello 180s!!!

Good news all...I hit the 180s on Friday!!!  189.2 which means a 1.7 pound loss for the week.  I was happy!!!

This week I really want to kick up the exercise though.  Obviously the watching calories is helping me to lose but I wanted to get fit as well.  I am trying to decide whether to hit the treadmill tonight or attempt a dvd...I'll let you know.

Hoping for a 2 - 3 pound loss this week.  I am gonna weigh in twice...wednesday (which is my normal weigh in) and Friday (since that is one week from when I hit 180s).

Wish me luck!!!

Awareness

Truth: My husband is currently in his 3rd year of dental school.

Truth: We have been married over 7 years and he has been a full-time student the whole time.

Truth: He (we) applied to dental school 4 times before being accepted.

Truth: The process of applying and being rejected is very stressful and expensive.

Truth: Stress makes me want to eat and eat and eat (especially oreos with milk).

Truth: We are coming up on another application cycle to get into a residency program.

Truth: I will not allow stress to allow me to eat!!!

I am hoping that being AWARE that food will not help the stress to go away will allow be to make better choices.  I am trusting myself to make good choices and find other ways (such as exercise) to relive the stress of applying.

Wish me luck!!!

March Review and April Goals

This month has been really good.  I am excited with my results and am very encouraged to keep going.  March's goal review:

1. Drink 48 ounces of water each day.  

Completed all but 3 days.  Most days I actually drank more...I am really starting to thrive on water.

2.  Run a mile without walking or stopping.

I would love to say that I can do this but running was hurting my knees.  I need to lose some weight so it is not as hard on my joints.  I did find that I LOVE walking at an incline and it is a challenge yet does not make my knee ache.

3. Get my weight into the 180s.
SO SO SO close...190.9 
I am giving myself a little slack since I had two weekends full of family and food.  Despite the bridal shower and wedding, I feel like I made the best food choices available to me and really watch my portions.  



4.  Look into (and hopefully join) the local gym.
I posted about this earlier this month and decided for now, I am NOT going to join the gym.  The only one within my budget did not offer what I was looking for.



5.  Look at different food/exercise journals and find one that will work for me.
I have started using SparkPeople and LOVE it.  It works perfectly for me right now.  I have tracked everyday and it has been great to feel accountable and also be able to make decisions based on how many calories I have to use.

I am really excited to see what I am able to accomplish during April.  
My goals for April are:

1. Track and stay within my calorie range EVERYDAY.

2. Lose 6 pounds.  I figure this is easily attainable since I lost 7.1 pounds during March.

3. Earn at least 20 workout stars.  (I get a star on my calendar for every 30 minutes of exercise I do)

Advantage?!

Losing weight can be tricking.  It is definently something that takes a lot of physical work.  But it also can be a lot of mental work too.  Alot of people who have lost weight, have a hard time "seeing" their new self.  They still have their large body image in their head and forget that they can fit into smaller clothes and can physically do things they couldn't in their larger body.  They have to do alot of mental work to accept their new body and their abilities.

I have a different problem.  I don't "see" my fat body.  I still see my 135-pound self.  It is always a hard reality check when I see pictures of myself or when I have to go clothes shopping and nothing is flattering or fits right.  Once I have lost weight, I will finally have the body that I see in my head. 

This could be an advantage but it could also be a disadvantage.  The problem that I forsee is that without an accurate picture of what I currently am, will I realize how far I have come to become fit and thin again?  I decided to help this not be as big a problem that I need to have a very visual reminder of where I started.  This way, once I am my smaller body, I will remember that I did have a LARGER body that I CANNOT forget about. 

Here are my visual reminders of my starting point in my healthiness journey!  ENJOY!!! :)

 

Staying Strong

Weekends are definently where I struggle.  I do really well during the week because I have the same schedule everyday.  On the weekends, events take place and we tend to eat out more.  This weekend will be especially hard because I will be at my parent's house all weekend and will be spending most of Saturday with family at my brother-in-laws wedding. 

I plan to have several small snacks in my purse.  Since it is a family wedding, I do know what food will be served so I am planning out my calories accordingly.  We will get back Sunday night and I will be hitting the exercise VERY hard monday-thursday for my 1st of the month weigh-in.

I am still focused on my 2.5 pound loss that I need in order to reach my goal.  I plan to try and get a workout in tomorrow morning and will be doing a workout this morning once my daughter is in preschool.

I need to cut a few more calories too.  My range is 1250-1550 but lately I have been really close to 1550 most days which is resulting in less weight loss.  The week that I was close to 1250, I lost 3.5 pounds with only one day of exercise.  Time to make smarter choices, and eat smaller portions.

Hope your weekend goes well and that you are able to stay on track.  I'll be back Monday with pics from the weekend and a report of how well I did with my goals.

Another Loss

I am happy to report that I lost another 1.6 pounds this week!!! 
I am excited but in order to meet my weight loss goal for the month, I still need to lose AT LEAST 2.5 pounds.
Which means, I need to kick it up a notch this week.
Especially considering that I will be out of town this weekend at a family wedding.
So I had to come up with a plan.

My Plan:
*Eat within caloric range EVERYDAY. 
*Workout FIVE times before next weigh-in. 
*Eat breakfast everyday within ONE hour of waking up.

I am hoping this results in a bigger loss on the scale next week.