I can't believe it has been 10 weeks already! Wow!
Goal: Lose baby weight + 30 lbs
Achieved so far: Baby weight is gone!
Pre-pregnancy weight: 221.0
Weight last week: 209.8
Current weight: 211.2
Weight loss/gain since last week: +1.4
TOTAL WEIGHT LOST (not including baby weight): -10.4
Well, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sick of the yo-yoing that has been going on.
One one hand, I feel like if I don't start losing more not only will I start getting sick of myself, you all will too. On the other hand, I feel like my struggles prove that I am normal and in a weird way it also proves I am doing this the right way. Does that make any sense?
I am still averaging a pound a week. That part is good. It means if I keep this up I'll be at my goal long before the end of the year.
All that aside, I think I did really, really well this weekend.
Our room was on the third floor. I rode the elevator one time, on the initial ride up with all our our children, suitcases, and baby gear. After that I used the stairs every time. Eventually most of the family followed suit which was kind of neat.
*Brag Break*
My girlies were the most well behaved children in all of Indianapolis this weekend. Even though Ori wasn't feeling well she did not get whiny or throw a fit one time. When it was time to get out of the water she listened to her mommy and daddy and was a complete angel in the restaurants.
I don't think Jocie cried once this weekend. She slept well and had fun checking out her new surroundings. Octavio and I are so lucky!
*back to me*
I packed some healthy snacks to get through the weekend. I brought some bananas and apples from home. When we got their I went to Walmart and picked up some baby carrots and Pria bars.
We went out to eat three times this weekend. That was pretty tough.
We went to Buca Di Beppo's on Friday night and I did pretty well. Pasta always seems to stick to me though and I did feel a little sluggish because of it.
Saturday was kind of rough. We went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. I ate a pretty big meal but I don't feel bad about it because breakfast is the most important meal of the day :) We had huge, flaky, croissants with salami and cheese for lunch. I did feel guilty about it. And dinner was Famous Dave's BBQ where we ordered too much and ate too much!
We brought the leftovers from FD's home with us and I ate too much again for lunch yesterday. Also, for Bible study last night a friend brought some way too yummy queso and bean dip and I overindulged some more. To be honest, I know that last nights overeating is what is stuck in my belly right now.
I did not exercise on Friday like I planned to. I am thankful that I did get some time in on Thursday, even though it was an off day, and I feel like that keeps it even. Yesterday was a work out day and even though I was tired and feeling a little yucky I still did 40 minutes on the treadmill at 5.0 mph.
I am coming down with some kind of upper respiratory thing. Ori had it this weekend and my turn is here. This morning when I went to pick up Baby J, my chest felt like it was going to collapse. It really, really hurt. I am thankful today is an off day AND that I got my exercise in yesterday even though I really didn't feel like it.
I am already thinking about next weeks weigh in and I wish I wasn't. We are going to my parents house. They are working on eating right and living healthy so that does help take some pressure off. I am hoping there is a 5k to run since there is a festival happening this weekend. I am also hoping that I behave when we check out the festival :)
I'll be honest (as promised), I had a hard time telling the truth this morning, hence the late morning post. I wanted to just put last weeks weight and tell you all that I maintained instead of gained. But I must remain honest with all of you who have remained faithful in keeping up with my progress. I appreciate all of you keeping me in line!
Challenge:
Play ball!
Dribble a basketball, throw a baseball, kick a soccer ball, or toss around the ol' pigskin for a few minutes. These are fun easy ways to get your heart rate up.
At work? Wad up a piece of paper or two and toss it around (or at) with a friend :)
P.S. I am not sure why the spaces seem to screw up when I add a pictured but it drives me nuts!!
5 comments:
You are so crazy, 1 pound is NOTHING!! I'm glad you guys had a great time this weekend, I'd love to trade kids for the weekend! Some well behaved ones would be excellent right now :) (I've got a jabber jaws at home)
I'm glad you were honest with us, just goes to show what an absolutely wonderful human being you are!
Keep up with the good work!
1 Pound gone not 1 Pound added...after all you said you did this weekend, you still managed to drop a pound I'd be ecstatic! Your doing great. Congratulations on the well behaved children. I'm with Cheri, you wanna trade? I too have a jabber jaws here at home.
I'm sorry- I didn't mean what I said as bad- and now I re-read it and it sounded bad. What I meant by that was- 1 pound could have been your clothes or if your anything like me, you took a sip of coffee and gained a pound :) I did my challange, well, the work one. It was a little interesting since our "cube farm" has 9 foot walls. There are only 4 of us on my side, so 3 of us played :) Thanks Michelle!
PS. I walked 2 miles at lunch and only ate 6 inches of a shared footlong!
I've been off-site at one of our plants all day with MIOSHA and I couldn't wait to go back to the office to 1. eat lunch, and 2. read your blog!
I think you're doing great. The picture of you in the bathing suit vs the picture you posted within the last couple of weeks (you in the pink) show a dramatic difference. Overall, you're getting closer to your goal. One week ain't got anything on you! LOL.
Loved the pics! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the encouragement guys!
Cheri - what you said didn't sound bad at all...
Heather - I gained a pound, not lost a pound :( but the encouragement still helps :)
Leigh - Glad you hurried back to read me!
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