Slow and steady

190.2 :) Wowza, it is a very slow decline but for just a blink, the scale sat at 189 so any second and I will get there.
We took a 90 min walk and most of it was up hill.  I pushed the stroller, my legs burned and I feel fabulous now.
Not rushing it, not stressing about it at all, just moving downwards.

Just keep swimming...

190.4 is what blinked up at me this morning.  I am in shock! Getting into the 180's is my big goal for this summer. Nice and achievable.  In fact, I have lost 4 lbs in the last month which is a huge success for me. Absolutely huge. I'm not sure what has done it, probably the strength training I am trying to fit in to every day.  That and the fact that I am starting the day with breakfast.

Not sure where I will end up by the time we are in Penticton but my hope is to see 188...

Finally, a goal

Mattie is getting married.  August 31, 2013 is D-day for him and D-day for me. All those family pictures that I have to look at forever.  Rather than regret, and not look at them, like I did with Amanda's wedding photos, I want to have a cute dress on and be proud of how I look. 

So today the scale said 191 which is better than the 194 it said last week.  Better food, keep moving - and I'm really doing well on that front - and see where I end up.  Every 5 lbs I get a little present for myself, like a piece of jewellery. OK, so at 186, the mall here I come.

This post was all over the place, wasn't it :P

2 lbs. down and stalling

I've lost focus. Not even a week in, I had cheated and fallen hard. It's the coffee! I can't kick the habit. So for this week, swimming is on Monday night which should really help with my mood and getting back into the swing of things. After six months of not going, my butt is going to hurt!

The other plan for this week is to add in an Omega 3 / Vitamin D liquid to my diet every morning. My hair is dry, my skin is dull and my mood is crummy so this should really help.

Last goal - to bring the yerba mate tea that Heather gave me to work so that I can still get the caffeine jolt I need without the cream and sugar that I add to coffee.

OK so three new goals for the week and I am down 2 lbs so that is encouraging...

Dismal results

So usually by the end of day 2 of any diet I start, the scale shows a 3 lb. loss. And yes, I know most of this is water weight but it really keeps me motivated to slog through the headaches, cravings and general crabbiness of the first week.

Take a look at my ticker and you will see a gigantic 0.8lb. loss. What the heck?! Where is all the water weight? What kind of weightloss is that? I really really needed a motivator this morning - so so so frustrated!!!

The first day is the hardest

and man is it hard! I have a headache and I'm super grumpy - I mean rage at everyone grumpy! Hopefully this will not last long though.

For breakfast I had cheerios with skim milk. Lunch was a spinach salad with goat cheese, pecans and tomatoes and a couple whole grain lavash. I also had a pear and an applesauce cup.

We had Crave mini cupcakes at work so I caved and had one - and was it ever good! Now I am off to eat my yogurt and dream of dinner...

Thoughts on shrinking...

January 4th will be a new day for me! Well, not really. I'll be back at work like normal and my house will still be messy and I will still be wishing I had a personal chef but my mindset will be new.

My goals for shrinking are pretty small, actually. I just want to be back to pre-baby weight by June which is very, very doable. 23 lbs, in fact. There is room to lose more, but it is too unrealistic for me so I am going to make a small, attainable goal and move on from there.

I don't plan on working very hard for this goal, I have too many other things going on in my life to devote too much energy on this one thing. So the easy steps are: remove all white stuff from my diet. Sugar is crack to me. I am a serious sugar-a-holic and not afraid to admit it. I can't do moderation so out it goes.

Other than that, I am going to deep water aerobics on Monday nights because it feeds my soul. Seriously, I am such a happy person after that class. Jillian Michaels will kick my butt twice a week with 30 Day Shred and that is really all I plan on doing. My schedule doesn't have room for anything else so I am not going to sweat it and just do what I can do.

Don't expect miracles, people, I don't. All I want is to fit back into the wardrobe I had before Sethie came into my life and have the energy to chase him around.

23 measly pounds. I can do it!