Quick Weigh-In on My Mini Vacation

My husband has been working out of town for the last couple weeks and will have to continue to do so for a few more.  This week the kids and I decided to go with him since it is our last week before school starts.  I'm calling it our mini vacation.

Since I was not going to be home tomorrow to weigh-in on my normal day I went ahead and weighed this morning.  I was very happy and excited to see a loss of 3.2 more pounds, making my total now 49.2! Oh 50 pounds I can almost grab you...I've been very diligent lately.

My goal for the next several days is to make sure that I continue to eat well even while I'm out of town.  I packed breakfast stuff and snacks, so I'm headed in the right direction.  I'm also going to take time while the hubby is at work to swim and explore with the kids.  I forgot the stoller so I had to stop and buy one of those umbrella ones, but we plan on walking about town.

Now just praying the baby sleeps well while we are gone.

Weigh Day

Just a quick post to check in and let you know how I did last week.  I was down 3.4 pounds, making my total now 28.2.  Now while this number makes me really happy, I haven't felt much like celebrating today.  My son and I both had the flu today!  It didn't really hit until today after I weighed in, so I am pretty confident that my loss is a true number.  I already plan on making sure I do well this week though, just in case.  I also need to focus on my water again this week, because I was busy last week I seemed to lose focus on it.

Weigh Day, Goals, & Hard Work

This is going to be a quick post because man am I tired! I'm also sunburned, sore, and proud of what we've accomplished. The flowerbeds are not done, but they're getting very close. Just a little more brick work and clean up. I'm going to sneak out tomorrow and try to get a good picture to share with you.

I had a clean eating week and of course I worked hard. I also met my goal of getting in my water every day. In fact over the weekend I drank WAY more, but I truly think it helped the headaches I normally get when working in the sun and heat. I got a headache everyday, but they were controllable and went away once I rested a little.

My weight loss for this last week was .6 of a pound and I will take every little bit of it. Especially since I had such a huge loss last week. It also helps to know that I followed my plan all week. Of course we always want more, but it's okay!

As far as a goal for this week, I haven't really come up with one yet. I was thinking about making sure that I get some sort of physical movement in everyday, but I really haven't been struggling with that. I think that maybe I need to come up with something else. Any ideas?

Biggest Loser...Really!!

I have watched The Biggest Loser since season one and I can honestly say that I have almost stopped watching it several times this year. Tonight was definitely NO exception. What a SUPER LUCKY bunch of whiners! Yes I said whiners. Don't get me wrong, I know that they have worked for where they are, but they did it set up with some amazing opportunities. None of them did it on their own before and to bitch (and leave the show) about something they signed up for takes the cake (maybe they should go eat some). I often wonder if they think they look as stupid, when it airs, as the rest of us do. I'll bet Jeremy & Conda don't think it's such a bad idea now!!!

Ok enough of that....but really!

So on a lighter note, I've had two great days and continue to plug along on my journey. The water goal is going good. I have been feeling a lot more satisfied and full...the water maybe? I know, I know that's what they say. It could also be from the delicious homemade BBQ chicken & veggie flat out pizza I made. Super yum!

Sleep Deprived Successful Weigh Day (And Goal)

Want to know how to make 4 hrs of sleep ok? Have a great weigh-in! I was down 4.6 pounds this morning, making my total 23! I feel like I earned every pound this week. For the past several weeks I have been working my butt off and not seeing much change on the scale. This weekend was no exception, I started re-doing my flowerbeds. My soreness has subsided quite a bit and I have been really trying to get more water in.

That brings me to my goal from last week. I succeeded and did not weigh one single time since last Monday! I'm not sure how I feel about it though, the jury is still out. I was very excited & surprised by the number this morning, but was plagued by the desire to have a visit with my scale all week. I even considered weighing while I was at my mom's (it wasn't MY scale), but I was detoured by the jeans I was wearing. I wonder if it is just the idea of being told NO or whether it really is that big of a deal. I am going to set another goal this week and see what sort of feelings I have about it.

This week I am going to try to make sure that I get in at LEAST six 8oz glasses of water a day. This does not include other beverages like coffee or such. In the past this would have been an easy goal, but lately no!

Now if we can just get the silly baby to sleep!

Who Is That?

Every time I go into the bathroom I hear this voice...it's calling my name. Wendie! Wendie, where are you?

No worries, it's just my scale, and it misses me! Two days down, working on the third. I will see you Monday dear frienemy!!

Weekly Weigh-In & The Scale

Let's start with the good! My weigh-in this morning showed a 1.8 pound loss, putting my total at 18.4!! I also have to report, I chose wisely yesterday at the Easter pot luck. Let me tell you there was not much "healthy" to choose from. Luckily my mom, who is also losing weight, brought a veggie tray and I brought quinoa chili.

I realize that there will be times in my life where there is a "celebration" and it will be ok to splurge a little...after all this is REAL life. I told myself at the beginning to keep my journey real, nothing is off limits. It's ALL just about choices. I just wasn't ready yesterday to take that chance. I wasn't positive that I could take that detour and get back on the right road today. The weigh-in this morning made my decision all worth while.

Now the bad, well not so much bad as hard. I am making it a goal this week to NOT weigh myself! My scale and I have a very close relationship, we meet-up every morning. It's not, however, a healthy relationship. It can really dictate the way my mood shapes up for the day and that is just silly. All last week I would get on the scale and think to myself..."oh I wish it were showing a bit more." Then this morning for my actual weigh-in, everything was as it should be. And to think, I could have done without the daily "shouldn't it be more's"!