Friday already???

Where does the time go?? The weeks seem to fly by. Jason asked me to write a testimonial for him and print out my before and after pictures. I decided to try on the bridesmaid dress again, in a week it's been 2 months and I've lost 23 more pounds since then. The dress has got bigger on me, it is loose around the chest and waist. I took some pictures but I don't know if I'm going to post them or wait another month??



This week I lost 2 lbs. I got kind of scared the first of the month, the first 2 weeks I only lost 1.6 lbs. But I made up for and the end. I'm only 21lbs until I reach my next goal.



Totals:

71 lbs since heaviest
53 lbs with trainer
11 lbs this month

It's a good FRIDAY

Well I think I might be back on track?! This week I lost 4.6 lbs. I was afraid I wasn't going to make my 8 lb. weight lost goal for the month, I'm almost there and I still have one more week.

I've had a pair of pants that have been in My closet for about a year that didn't fit me, I couldn't even get them past my butt. Well I decided to try them on.......And they FIT.

Finally

These past couple of weeks have been really discouraging. I've been working my ass off at the gym and not getting any results to be proud of. I go to the gym Monday through Friday and I'm there for about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes. Well I was just about to curl in a ball and cry, I lost 3 lbs. this week!!! Jason said I was probably worrying about it too much, so he told me to stop counting my calories. I was losing weight before and not counting calories, so why try to fix something that's not broke? So I watched what I ate but I didn't stress over it. It's hard for me because the exercise is not my challenge, it's the nutrition that's my battle. I make sure I don't eat fattening food or junk food and I watch my portions. I just feel like I'm eating the same things all the time, because of my pickiness. I'm trying not to be I really am, it's just so hard for me.


Totals:
46.4 lbs with trainer
64.4 lbs since heaviest

weigh in

This week I lost 1.6 lbs. at first I was a little upset, but I'm okay with it now. It better than no loss or a gain. I just need to stay positive and focused!!

The Bet!/ Friday weigh in.

Brandy was needing some motivation, so she mad a bet with me. Whoever loses the most weight in October, the loser has to pay November's Gym membership.

Well, I hope this didn't jinks me!!! I didn't lose any weight this week. I have been really upset over this. I hope I'm not hitting a plateau.

Friday, Friday

This week I lost 4 lbs. I thought I was going to have a bad week. Last night I wasn't feeling to good, and I had an appointment at the gym with Jason so I made myself go. When I got there I sucked, I was so weak. We worked on legs, I had a hard time doing them..... So 4lbs is good.



Totals:
42lbs with trainer
60lbs since heaviest

Friday Weigh In

This week I lost 2.4lbs. I reached my first goal, fitting into the brides maid dress. So I've set another goal for myself. By Christmas I want to lose 37 lbs. That is 14 weeks away, I have to average 2.6 lbs a week.

Totals
38lbs with trainer
56lbs since heaviest

Pictures at the Fair

Every year we go to the fair and we get our pictures and the picture button stand. The first one is in September 2007, and the second was yesterday.

2007

2008

It's Friday!

It was my calorie intake that slowed my weight down last week. Because of Angie's wedding, this week I only went to the gym 3 times. I made sure I was eating more.
So I went to the gym less and ate more....... I lost 5.4lbs. :)

TOTALS:
35.6- with Trainer
53.6- since Heaviest

Before and After

After all the hard work, the dress for Angie's wedding fit!!! Angie took a picture of me when we were trying on the dresses in April. It was a size 26, the dress I'm in at the wedding is a 22. The Before picture is about a month before I got a trainer.

Friday weigh in

Well this week I only lost 1lb. I went to gym everyday, but I was only eating 700 to 900 calories. I was having a hard time eating, nothing sounded good to me. I'm trying to eat more but it's hard.

Grape fruit

I have been trying to eat fruit, It has been very hard. I can't find anything that I don't gag on. Last week I tried cantaloupe, I didn't like the taste. I tried green grapes, I think it was mostly the taste and the texture. Well this morning I tried grape fruit. It was OK. I only ate 1/2, and I could only chew it for a second and then have to swallow it (again the texture issue). I just have to keep eating them and I know I will learn to like fruit.

Lately I've been feeling my husband don't give me enough support about my weight loss. I know he's a person that has a hard time showing and expressing his feelings. But it would mean a lot to me if he could tell me that I'm doing good, or looking good. Maybe I'm being dumb about it, but I like to hear when I'm doing good. It gives me more motivation.

All the hard work paid off!

I worked really hard this week. I went to the gym every day, on Sunday it is closed so Brandy and I went to her clubhouse gym. I can officially say that I'm addicted to the gym!!! I'm glad that I got a trainer, because I know I would have gave up along time ago. He helps to keep me motivated.

We went out to eat on Saturday at Texas Roadhouse. I usually get the Country Fried Chicken, but I knew if I got it afterwards I would feel really guilty. So I got the rotisserie chicken. I'm also doing better at eating slower so I know when I am full so I don't over eat.



So on with the weight loss................... I lost 6.2lbs this week:)


My totals 13.7lbs this month
29.4lbs with trainer
47.4lbs since heaviest

My Knee at the gym

I had an appointment today at the gym. We did back and bi. Jason asked if I felt I could do any abs. I told him maybe leg raises and sit ups on the ball. He had me do leg raises with a ball held between my legs and sit ups on the ball. After we were done I wanted to do some cardio, I knew I couldn't do bicycle I would bend my knee to much. So I walked/ jogged on the treadmill. I felt just fine I think the doctor was just trying to scare me.

The camping after math

So Like I said we went camping for five days. On Monday morning I woke up at 7:30am, I woke Brandy and April up. We went walking/jogging down to the lake, which is about 2 miles. We came back and did a some weight's. We felt really good Brandy had me try some fruit, because I'm so picky. I tried a plum, was able to swallow it down but really didn't like it. Then I tried a banana, I gagged on it and had to spit it out. I'm going to try freezing fruit it might give it a different texture?

In the afternoon we went down to the lake we took the kids out tubing, came back and took a little break. We were getting ready to take the kids skiing. I was climbing on the front of the boat to get in and I slipped and fell on my knee and landed on the gas cap. I sat there for a second thinking that kinda hurt. I turned over a looked, I had a hole in my knee. I covered it with a towel because I couldn't look at it. Richard and April came over and looked, and said " ya your going to need stitches." It went so deep there was fat tissue on the boat.

To make a long story short we had to drive about 45 miles into Roosevelt and get stitches. The doctor told me no soaking in water or no lower body exercise for 2 weeks.

Well there went my morning walking. I had to just watch what I ate.

We got home last night. When I woke up this morning I was scared to get on the scale. After all that, I still lost 1 lb.

Totals: 23.7 with trainer, 41.7 heaviest.

4lbs!!!

Last night at the gym I was talking to Jason, I am getting a little discouraged because I fell I am working really hard and I should be losing more weight. He told me I am going to hit a mental plateau before I hit a physical one.

This morning I got on the scale not expecting much. I lost 4lbs. I'm really happy about that.

I'm a little scared for next week we are going camping for 5 days, and camping food isn't the healthiest. I plan on getting up every morning and going walking. Jason said he hates hearing people are going on vacation. I told him I was scared, he told me not to think that I'm going to gain weight and to think positive. SO I'M THINKING POSITIVE!!!!

Friday

This week I lost 1 lb. A little disappointed but it's better than nothing.

But on the bright side: My sister is getting married and I bought my bridesmaid dress four sizes smaller. About a month ago I tried it on and I couldn't get it to zip up I had about 2 inches to go. The wedding is four weeks away and I was getting a little scared. Well last night I tried it on again and it zipped up!!! I couldn't breath, but it zipped up!! By the time of the wedding it should fit well.

Friday weigh in!!!!

It's Friday time for my weigh in...
I got on the scale today and I lost 2lbs. I was hoping for more, but I need to be happy with the 2lbs it's better than nothing. I could be doing better, I know it's my nutrition I am a very picky eater. My biggest problem is eating every 3 hours it is so hard! I always forget to eat I need to set an alarm, or do something. any suggestions?

My totals are: 17.7lbs since getting a trainer & 35.7lbs from heaviest weight

What the heck!

Friday's are my weigh in days, this morning I got on the scale and I lost NOTHING! I'm supposed to lose 2lbs. a week. Last week I lost 4.5 lbs. I don't know if that's why I didn't lose any this week. I even fill I worked out more and harder, I don't Know!!!

Blue

I was getting ready to go watch the fireworks at Liberty Park. I was getting ready to put in one of my black shirts. I seen a blue one, not only blue but a light blue. I put it on and decided to wear it. My 5 year old son came in the room a stared at me. He said "what are you wearing?" I said what? He said your shirt, it's not black" I thought it was funny that my 5 year old noticed that I only wear black.

Only BLACK!!

If you can tell I only wear BLACK shirts, I have about 20 of them. I fell it doesn't show my fat rolls and it's slimming (it probably doesn't really matter???). The other day Brandy had mentioned that people that view my Family blog are going to think I never wash my clothes because I'm always in BLACK. So When I lose 40lbs. I'm going to step out of my comfort zone and buy two shirts that are not BLACK. (Two I know that's pushing it!!!)

My Weight

So after going through some of my pictures of me one to two years ago I decided to start blogging my weight loss progress.


I have always been on the heavier side, I was never skinny growing up. The smallest I have ever been was in 10th grade in 1995-96. I lost 30lbs on phen-phen, I got down to 135 and that was the smallest I ever was. Then that year I got pregnant and gained a LOT of weight. After each child I had I gained more and more, and never lost any of it.

Here is me in 10th grade.



This is April 10th 2007
About a year ago I was at my heaviest weight. I tried the alli diet and I lost 20lbs. That diet blocks 25% of your fat intake, but it also doesn't allow all the vitamins to be absorbed either. I became really tired while taking this, probably because I don't eat healthy as it is, I am a VERY picky eater. So I stopped and gained back 5lbs. After that I got a membership to the gym and I was determined I was going to go every day! That didn't happen I went maybe once a week.







7/10
2007








My mom started to go to see a nutritionist at md weight loss. She wanted me to go and do the program with her. But one: as I said I am a very picky eater, and all you eat there is protein, green veggies, and a fruit in the morning. And two: I didn't want to do one of those quick fix diets because I always gain it back and then some when I stop.

So I got myself a personal trainer. At first I didn't know about it, one of my first appointments I puked. I wasn't seeing the results I could have been seeing because I wasn't going 5 days a week. I started to go to the gym more and I started to see results, now go between 4 to 5 times a week.

I have now lost 15.7 lbs. since getting a trainer, and 33.7 lbs since my heaviest weight.

This is one of my most currant pictures.