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I know this is something that everyone already knows but OMG…. I just don’t understand why you can be going strong one minute and falling apart the next.

****I should have posted this on Fri/ Sat so everything I am talking about would be from last week****

I lost 3 pounds this week and I felt like things were falling back into place after Thanksgiving. I was back on plan and I got all my exercise in. I pushed myself a few times and jogged longer than normal just to see if I could do it and it was awesome! I was so excited and proud of myself and I even told a friend of mine that I would jog a 5K with her.

Even though things in my life are not all that great right now… the one thing that I could be happy and proud about was my weight loss and how much my body has changed in the past few months. It just seems like if it’s not one thing, it’s another.

I weighed in at 182 on Friday and I realize that if I can lose 3 more pounds I would be in the 170’s this Friday… 179 but hey, it’s all good. I worked out all 5 days this week and on Friday it seemed like everything was just going wrong…..

I woke up and got dressed in my workout clothes all prepared to do 4.5 mile walk/jog like I normally do. I grabbed my keys and what I thought was the key to my front door and I headed out to drop my son off at school. When I got back home I tried to go inside when I realized I had the pool key and not the house key…. UGH I sat there sulking for like an hour but I knew that I would have to spend the whole day locked out or drive an hour each way to get the key from my husband. So I figured I would go ahead and get my workout in while I was still motivated.

3 miles into my workout and my knee starts hurting… no clue what’s up with that but it just got worse as I tried to push on. It was so bad that I had to walk the last mile…. I just feel so defeated. I felt like I was on fire and now I am hurt and I don’t want to rest… I know I need to exercise to lose this weigh and this timing just sucks with the holiday’s and parties still in full swing.

So now I have to find some other forms of exercise to do and see if giving my nee a rest will help…. this sucks but I am gonna try to make the best of it.

So first things first….. I have to get this off my chest!

*** Confession***

I talked a good game about my plans to make sure I kept losing through the Thanksgiving holiday. I had plans to exercise and still eat on the healthier side. Well… that didn’t work out very well. I had been feeling crappy and stopped exercising the Monday before TG. Then I started my TOM on Wed and it seemed to just be a lost cause after that. I tried to keep my food intake in check for the most part (I think that’s the only thing that saved me) but the holiday drinks were uncontrollable. This is the first weigh in that I didn’t lose at all…I felt really bad on Sunday and I thought I was coming down with something and it took most of the day before I realized what was wrong with me. I can’t think of the last time I had some water (more than a week of drinking no more than 16 ounces per day if that) … I was seriously dehydrated. I was cold and shaky and ached all over and was just miserable. The reason that I figured it out is because I ended up in the hospital for this a long time ago with the exact same symptoms. I am better now though and ready to get serious again.
It sucks but I am so happy that I didn’t gain.

****** Now to move on and put it all past me*****

Yesterday I started back on my plan and my regular exercise routine. It felt good to get back out there. I have been drinking plenty of water and getting lots of rest. I did 4.5 miles walking and jogging in the early afternoon and then got back out there and jogged almost 2 miles without stopping or walking. I was so proud of myself….

I wish I felt as good emotionally. I feel like my mind is just going down hill and I don’t know how to stay positive about anything anymore. I have a 13 year old son who will be expecting it to look like Christmas around the house and I just don’t want to deal with any of it. I am just not into it this year and all I really want to do is stay in bed and be left alone. I usually love Christmas and decorating… I know I will just have to suck it up and get it done.

I hope all of you are doing well and remembering what is most important.

This week was much better than last week. I stayed on plan and ate most of my food and got in all my exercise so far with a bonus. I weighed in today with a 4 pound loss for this week. I am now a total of 58 pounds lighter and my size 14’s are getting loose. Not enough to fit into a smaller size just yet but give me a few more weeks and I think I will be able to swing it.

I didn’t do much this week…. I guess you can say that I was just trying to get through the week and stay focused and see if it paid off….. AND IT DID!!!! I went to a food and wine pairing class today and had a great time. I didn’t eat on plan at all but I stayed mindful of what I was eating and just had a great time. Tonight my husband and I are meeting some friends for dinner…. I plan to just go and eat what I want and keep my portions in check. I am giving myself a pass today only because I feel like it. I worked out today and now I am just gonna hang out with my friends and do what I want within reason. Tomorrow it’s back to it! Back to my regular diet and exercise routine…… gotta make sure I am ready to fight that Thanksgiving day gain. LOL
We are going to see the new Harry Potter at the IMAX tomorrow…. I am so excited… but no popcorn for me. Then we are going to go walking around the swap-meet and see where the rest of the day leads us.

I hit my second Mini goal and will need to think of a new one. I am thinking 173 might be a good one but 170 might be better…. decisions… decisions… I don’t want to hit my next mini goal too soon but I feel like I need to keep the goals within close reach too.

Any suggestions???

I hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend so far…..

I would certainly say that my week is already heading into a positive direction. I dusted myself off on Friday and did my workout and enjoyed a relaxing day off on Saturday. I figured Sunday was the true beginning of a new week so I would rest and relax and get back to my normal routine.

So today I more than made up for my lack of exercise last week. I went for my regular walk/jog for 3.5 miles with my husband. It was great and I made sure I pushed myself a little harder. Then after getting home and cleaned up I met my BFF for our hike and we went for 6.43 miles. That’s a tiny bit over 10 miles in one day…. and it feels fantastic!!!!!!

My eating has been back on track. I made up a bunch of food for this week and I am going food shopping tomorrow to make sure I am all set. I love this feeling of accomplishment, whatever was wrong last week I am gonna make sure it doesn’t get in the way this week. I don’t care if I only lose another 2 pounds but I know I have to eat right and get in all my workouts in order to make sure that I have done my very best.

Last week I was on a natural high…. I lost five pounds 2 weeks in a row and I was doing great with my diet and exercise. I am not exactly sure how I let it happen but this week has been a total mess.

I have not gotten 5 to 6 days of exercise in. I went through the whole weekend last week without doing my walk/jog for the most part. I may have gotten in 2.5 days of exercise total. My eating habits were not totally in check either. I didn’t eat bad for the regular dieter but I wasn’t following the 6WBM which is the plan that I am on which has helped me lose so much weight. I wasn’t watching my salt intake as much and I did have some bread. So like I said… I wasn’t totally bad… just not on my plan. I also skipped a lot of meals due to not being prepared and being out and about. One good thing I can say about my week is that I passed up on cake three different times at three different events.

**** Okay, so what’s done is done and I am putting it all behind me and moving on****

Yesterday was the end of my 12th week doing the 6 week body makeover. I have lost another 2 pounds this week (YEAH!!!) and a total of 54 pounds since August 20, 2010. I am very happy with my progress so far and I am going to stick with the program for another 6 weeks and stay on plan. I have 30 pounds to go to reach my goal and I am in the 180’s now!!!!!! Talk about exciting… all I can do is keep going and do my best.

I don’t have much going on this week, I plan to spend some time with my family today but I am not exactly sure what we are going to do. I know that I am going hiking tomorrow with my BFF and we usually make it an all morning event with lunch to follow. Then once the work week starts it’s just full speed ahead taking in everything as it comes.

Have a great week buddies…

Yep…. another 5 pound loss for this week. Not only did I reach my 50 pound mark but I passed it and have now lost a total of 52 pounds. I guess I won’t even bother getting comfortable in the 190’s because I plan to be in the 180’s next Friday. I just got rid of another pair of pants….. now if i can just get my arms to follow the lead I will be good to go. I have so many cute tees in my closet that I am dying to wear but I have to lose a little more weight first.

I went to see my Doctor on Monday and she was shocked with my results. She says that she has never seen this kind of success in one of her patients before. I have not been in her office since July and back then I had gotten some bloodwork done and let me tell you…. everything was high and in danger zones. So it was great to walk back in that office 3 months later and have my bloodwork come back normal. She said her jaw dropped when she compared my labs. She says she is going to use me as an example and let people know that it can be done.

I have still been working out and staying on my plan. I thought about doing something different after I get finished with my 12th week on the 6WBM but how can I even consider it when it’s working so well. So I guess after next week I will be starting my 3rd set of 6 weeks. It’s crazy how the time just seems to be flying by with this. My husband actually gave my a compliment last night and told me that I am looking really good. **Blushing**

I still have not gotten around to doing a Zumba class yet…. Hopefully I will be able to check that out soon, maybe this Sunday. I have a lot going on this weekend and two days in a row of food temptations. I have to take my son to Teen night tonight and tomorrow I have a baby shower to go to. I am not a fan of baby showers and usually the food is the most exciting part…. hopefully I can get through it without a set back. ***Fingers crossed**** wish me luck.

This week was fantastic as far as diet and exercise goes and it has paid off 150%. I couldn’t be happier with myself right now. I set my mini goal for 199 and I weighed in at 196 this morning and a 5 pound loss for this week! I am more than half way to my ultimate goal. Today is the end of my 10th week doing the 6 week body makeover. I have lost a total of FORTY SEVEN POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (((((47 whole pounds))))) I am going for 50 next Friday….

I worked my tail off for every single one of my pounds lost… but this week I pushed myself even harder. I jogged more than I walked and I tried to push myself to go faster and longer. I didn’t give in to any of the excuses that are easy to use when things get tough. It has been raining a lot here and it’s so cold and I still make sure I get my workout done…. inside or outside but either way it has to happen. It so crazy when I think about the fact that I weighed 243 just 10 weeks ago. I know people say this all the time…. but if I can do this…. really commit to changing my life and taking charge of my health, so can all of you buddies!

I am going to a costume party tonight and I am so excited to get all dressed up and just have a good time. I know there will be food temptations but I am not even worried about it. I plan to eat dinner before I go and bring myself a snack just incase I feel the need to have something. I am even going to bring my own drink (diet friendly ofcourse) and I have a special halloween cup to drink it out of…. It’s gonna be a good night. I have my doctors appt on Monday… so that is more motivation to stay away from snacking this weekend and stay strict and focused.

Wish me luck….

I have lost 4 more pounds this week… any loss is great IMO but I am happy to see a bigger loss again. I was hoping to lose two pounds so that I can finally say that I lost forty pounds but I amazed myself and now I can say that I have lost a total of 42 pounds….. in 9 weeks!!!!!!!!! I’m on FIRE!!!!!!

I had a great week…. no real food temptations to deal with which is always a plus. I stayed prepared making sure I made and kept pre-cooked foods handy in the fridge. I have gotten all of my workouts in… no real time for rest but I plan to get some at some point. LOL

I am fitting nicely in my size 14’s…. I just bought a new pair of jeans to wear out tomorrow night. It feels so great to be moving down in sizes so quickly. I was wearing a size 20 when I first got started (on Aug. 20th) and even those were tight fitting at times. I had to take off my wedding ring on Monday after it flew off my finger and landed across the room. I knew it was getting way too big but I didn’t want to take it off but now I really don’t want to lose it either. So I went fake ring shopping and the ring I bought is 2 sizes smaller than my wedding ring! Talk about a shock……. 2 sizes SMALLER. I am not going to get my ring resized just yet…. I have made it to my halfway point but I still have at least 42 more pounds to go. I am going to make it this time though! I am doing this for me and I am the most important person right now… I know that I am the only person who can stop me and I feel too fantastic to let that happen.

So being only 2 pounds away from my mini goal I am sure to make it by next Friday….. I can’t wait until that day, what a milestone. I am going to call and schedule an appointment with my doctor for the PE that I have been putting off. Hopefully I will be able to be seen in the next couple of weeks….. I will keep you posted.

I don’t have much going on this weekend. I was hoping to go to dinner and a movie with my husband tonight but that doesn’t look like it will happen…. we are going to do lunch instead. Then tomorrow night I am going to my Spouses Club’s ladies night out event, I am really looking forward to that. Then Sunday my husband leaves very early in the morning  for work and I will have to find something to do to entertain myself…. maybe a hike or something.

Here’s to hoping that next week is an equally great week and if yours wasn’t then I hope it gets better!

 I have been doing great this week for the most part. I am happy to report a 3 pound loss and a grand total of 38 pounds lighter!!!!!!

I have been getting my exercise in walking/jogging for an hour atleast 5 days a week. I started back with strength training because I took a little break from it due to sore muscles and laziness. (LOL) It’s been feeling great and it’s amazing when I shave time off my MPM or total time. I am hoping to be able to jog longer than I walk but I am trying not to push myself too much. I did a spin class for the first time last week. I went with my husband and I somehow managed to stay on that bike for the whole hour. My butt hurt so bad and I was in so much pain I didn’t know what to do or think other than about how much it hurt. I didn’t stop going though and I went for 20 miles. Can I just say that spin class is NOT for me. LOL

I feel like I have been on such an emotional roller coaster lately but I am happy tyo report that it seems to only be making me stronger. Normally I would head right for all my favorite foods but I have been going strong and staying on plan. I know what the big picture is and I am not stopping until I get my life back and can feel good about myself again.

I am only 6 pounds away from my mini goal and I am so ready for it. I have been avoiding going in for my physical with my Dr. because I want to be under 200 pounds when I go in. I have not seen her since I started losing weight and I know she is going to be shocked. I really don’t think she thought I could do this…. so I can’t wait to hear what she has to say when I finally do go in.

I had a goal date set for reaching 199.9 9 and that was December 3rd. I am happy to say that I am certain that I will reach that goal ahead of time and have a new one set to reach by then. I am so proud of myself….  Things would be perfect if I could just get the rest of my life to fall in place along with my weight loss.

I have lost another 2 pounds this week for a grand total of 35 pounds!!!!! Those pounds are GONE GONE GONE…. Forever! I started my cycle on Monday and I was so bloated and the scale went up and I went into panic mode. I ate perfectly on plan and I got my exercise in on Wed, Thurs and today. I did a double workout yesterday to try and make up for the fact that I took Monday and Tuesday off. LOL

I am planning to go check out my first spin class tomorrow. I have always had an excuse for not giving it a try and my husband has tried to talk me in to it several thimes before so I am going to give it a try. I hope I can make it through it….. I guess I should say that I WILL make it through it even if I have to go at a turtle speed.

So my clothes are so ill fitting right now, it feels great but I look busted. I am trying my hardest not to buy anything new. I just don’t want to waste any more money on clothes I won’t be able to fit. I am telling you….. I am going all the way to my goal this time. Nothing is going to stand in my way of a new and healthier me!