week 12

We made it - yay us! I wasn't 100% this week like I hoped. Lots of work stress and eating out. But I did my best to gather a few points. Only up .2 pounds which is a small miracle to be honest. Total numbers for the 12 weeks: I am down 7.8 pounds! I'm happy and yet I feel like I could eat a big meal and put that back on in a day. So I really do plan on keeping an eye on my foods. I learned a lot about calories and healthy food options so I hope I make better decisions for having done this - contest or diet or nothing at all. Congrats to you all!! Its been fun, I'll be ready to go at it again in a few weeks!

Hello everyone, this week I feel good about figuring out that calorie count thing lol. So, I have to say I am not a fan of vitamins typically, but through out all our tracking, I have noticed I never really get my daily intake of calcium, Iron and a few other vitamins. So, I decided to start to add a daily vitamin to my diet and we'll see if it helps, along with getting the proper amount of calories while continuing my exercise goals. Good luck everyone!

week 11

Stayed even this week despite feeling pretty blah. I have really been struggling in the office to find good foods. I think I'm ordering something decent but find out later it really was packed with calories. Must keep going though! I got some good swim time in with the kids this weekend which was great. One more week. Then the real challenge begins in many ways :) Hope everyone is doing well !

Mantra

Hello, something silly that I use to always tell myself that helps me stay positive is: "Smile Always cause a bad day can turn out good" I pasted it to my computer desk and placed it on my home refrigerator. Hopefully this keeps me looking up, even on those days my diet and plan doesn't go as planned :-) wanted to share it with everyone.

Hello Ladies, I've been out of the loop, but here's to hoping the next week goes smooth :) I'm slowly starting to get back into exercise and trying each week to focus a little more on my healthy eating habits, like packing my lunch versus eating in the work café (which is expensive anyway). I did pass my test,:-) So, that stressful time is now passed and I am praying my stress related weight I've put on over the last 2 months, starts to come off a little, I'll take it day by day and see how it goes. Hope everyone is doing well!! Good luck in the finial stretch :-)

week 10

I'm down again, 1.4 pounds?! Honestly I don't get it. I went to a party this weekend and felt like a blob in the same old clothes I was wearing last year but am almost 10 pounds less? When do results start hitting the way clothes fit? People who haven't seen me in awhile have complimented me, otherwise those closest have been honest, can't tell yet. I've crossed the # I've been wanting to cross, not by much, but Must Keep Going and not get defeated by this stupid body shape of mine... Oh, I will admit though, Saturday night we went to fireworks and the kids were hungry after. Had McDonalds and french fries. First french fries I've had since this started... they were good, not gonna lie :)

Week 10 Update

Well coming back from a full week vacation in San Diego I did exactly as I thought I would ~ I gained some weight.  5 pounds to be exact.  But I'm not beating myself up over it.  Just focused on correct food (no more homemade sangria and desserts everyday) and got in couple days of real exercise.  Saturday was a great workout ~ thanks Stacey!  

Back on track for the last 2 weeks of this challenge and looking forward to the next challenge.

week 9

Hey all! I'm up .2 pounds between this week and week 7. I took a bit of a break. First, a tree fell in our back yard taking out the electricity for a day, cable for 2 days. Then the next day our basement flooded - not a catastrophe but we lost the carpet we just put in 4 months ago when we moved here and are still trying to figure out where its coming from. Add in a stay-cation (we went to Columbus over night, its just 2 hours away but the kids like hotels) and getting quite sick when I got home (saw it coming a mile away) and well... got into some old habits for a few days I am now trying to break again. Its great I'm only up .2 but this is the post AF week so I know its more then that, my pants give it away. Ah well, onward we go! Just going to start again and see what happens. I'm not real active yet, head cold hanging on so this week just concentrating on getting back to a routine. Hope everyone is doing well - only 3 more weeks?!?

week 7??? is that right?

Hi ladies. This week wasn't to.bad, got in 3 days of activity. I was up in weight slightly, but I'm not stressing it. Have a great week everyone!

Is food addicting?

I've been struggling the past few weeks in a lot of areas, not just my weight loss. Or lack thereof. It's such a cliche, but reaching for food for comfort whenever I am down or angry is a Pavlovian response for me. I did it Saturday, even though I tried SO hard to find a substitute. And when I put that first bit of "comfort" food in my mouth, I swear I could feel my brain light up like a pinball machine. Then I magically felt better - until later when the guilt kicked in. Such a vicious cycle. And you know, I like the food I have been eating, all the healthy things that do manage to find their way inside my body, plus exercising 30 or 45 minutes, but - are these the things that I reach for when I'm down? No. At least, I do at first but these things do not take the edge off my hunger feelings. Then I go for the big guns - usually fat and salt, like chips or fries. Therefore, food is addicting.