Week 53

Last Week-  153.0
This Week-  151.6
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Total Loss-       1.4

Yep, I was pretty darn happy with that! Today I ran 12 miles too,  my very first ever half marathon is in 9 days, I am excited!

Week 50

Last week- 152.8
This week- 151.8 or 153.4 or 152.8....those weights were all within 3 minutes ....I am going to say I maintained.

Maintaining is good, especially on this the most special week of the month, when I would have bathed in chocolate if I had had a tub full of it....well no, I would have just eaten the chocolate in the tub. I did eat an entire medium size bag of peanut M&M's as well as a regular size bag of regular M&M's and any other chocolate I could get my hands on. SO- Maintaining this week is really a triumph.

I also ran 10 miles this week. It felt good. 4 weeks until my first 1/2 Marathon. My sister- who has run several Marathons, told me yesterday that If I keep the pace I had on my 10 mile, I will beat her on the 1/2 Marathon. Hmmmm, I just might try that.

Week 49

Last Week-    154.8
This Week-    152.8
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Total Lost-       -2.0

It is with great pleasure that I announce that I lost 2 pounds this week! Yep, I did.

Week 48

Last Week- 155.8
This Week- 154.8
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Total Lost-      1 pound

I am quite pleased with this. I did run a 10k on Monday, it was really hard. The previous day I had fasted most of the day....I am pretty sure I want to avoid that in the future- fasting before a long run. I actually ran 8 miles on Monday, the 6.2 of the 10k and an extra 1.8 to get me up to 8- because 8 was on my training schedule for that day. I need to do some research and start carbo loading before my long runs/races. Live and Learn, right?

Maintenance Week 4

Last week- 158.2
This week- 157.8
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Total lost-      0.4

Well, Maintenance is over, though I may wait until Monday to lower my calories again. I am thinking of telling Livestrong that I only want to lose 1 pound per week.

Maintenance- Week 1

Last Week- 159.8
This Week- 158.4
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Total Lost-      1.4

Wow- What's up with that!?! I have been eating up to 2080 calories per day and I still lost 1.4 pounds- that is the same amount I lost last week and I was on a 1350 diet (net 1200 on work out days). I guess I don't really mind so much, but if it continues this way for the next 3 weeks I might have a hard time going back onto the restricted calorie diet.

Week 40

Last Week 163.0

This Week 160.8

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Total Loss- 2.2

Happy! Maybe next week I will be in the 150's~that just feels weird.

39 Weeks

Last Week- 163.0

This Week- 163.0

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Total Change- 0 pounds

SO, no change, other than the fact that I am currently wearing smaller pants. hehehehe. Last week was an interesting week, food wise. I spent 2 days on the campus of Brigham Young University, I was away from my calorie counter AND my kitchen. I ate at a Buffet Style Cafeteria. It cost $10 and I very much felt the need to get my moneys worth, and I did- I ate 5 deserts that night. I also ran a 10k and on the day of the day of the 10k I did track my calories all 2500 of them (WHAT? 2500? Yes running 6 miles burns a lot of calories and I kind of ate 2 breakfasts, and a lunch and a dinner and some snacks. I was very hungry)

But anyway, I will take no change, especially since I figured I was going to gain a little, how do you eat 5 desserts and not gain weight? Run 6 miles!

So I am going to try to get back into the habit of counting weeks, and as of today it has been 39 weeks since I had my baby. I think I am doing very well on my quest for better health. I am pleased. I am starting a new training schedule. My 1/2 marathon is in September, I believe I have plenty of time to get ready, the 1/2 marathon training program I have picked is only 12 weeks long, so I am starting with an 8 week "Intermediate" 10k program, it focuses on increasing speed and endurance. Maybe by September I will be running a 10 minute mile rather than a 10:45 minute mile.

That's it for today.

The Wonders of Wednesday

Last Week- 164.6

This Week- 163.0

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Total Loss- 1.6 pounds

I am going to be pretty busy tomorrow morning, so I decided to see what the scale had to say today. I have to tell you, I am pretty happy with what it said. Did you know that I ate WAY TOO MUCH CANDY this week? Yep. But I kept pretty good track of that candy (except for Sunday, I decided to keep Sunday's calorie count a secret from myself, for my own joy and happiness) and when you follow the rules associated with weight-loss, mainly calories in vs. calories out, you lose weight, and I did!

This weekend I am running my first official 10k, I am quite excited about it. I feel prepared, I feel a personal best coming on! YEAH!

The Most Wonderful Time....

Last Week- 164.0

This Week- 164.6

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Gained- 0.6

I can handle around half a pound, that is basically maintaining. I can handle maintaining on a week where I have had my period (and the cravings it seems to bring...hello cookies and chocolate and fruit smoothies!) I have also had a little added stress this week in anticipation of a surgery my Baby was having. Now that those things are over/soon to be over I am hoping for a great weight loss next week.

Vacations Over

Previous Weight- 167.4

Current Weight- 164.0

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Total Loss- 3.4!

That is over 2 weeks- and one of those weeks was a vacation! YEAH! I feel very good about today's weigh in.

Happy, Happy Weigh-in!

Last week- 173.2

This week- 170.0

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Total Lost- 3.2 Pounds!

WHAT? I am a little uneasy about losing more than 2 pounds per week, BUT I ate more this week so I know that starvation wasn't the reason for such a big loss. I have been trying to keep my net calories around 1200. Some days this meant that I had to eat an extra 350 calories, those days had me worried, I didn't understand how it could work but I was hoping that my thoughts and the advice I had gotten were right. What were my thoughts? That if I feed my body sufficiently while I am working out, my body will say "Wow, she is trying her best to take care of me, maybe I should reward her!" I had worried that if I was only eating 1400 calories and burning 600 that my body would start to protect itself and it would hold onto the fat stores. I still don't know if my thoughts are right, but I do know I ate more this week and lost TWICE as much weight. I will continue with my experiment....Hopefully this weight loss is enough to help me achieve my goal of weighing less than Ken by my birthday.

Not to Shabby

Last Week- 174.2

This Week- 173.2

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Total Lost- 1 pound

I'll take it! I have 2 weeks left to meet my goal of passing my husband and finally weighing LESS than him and I am pretty sure I can do it, especially if he doesn't lose anymore weight(.....pssst, Ken, don't lose anymore weight over the next two weeks Okay......maybe I should go find some girl scout cookies and leave them laying randomly around the house......)

I am going to be starting my experiment this week. I am going to watch my net calories and try to keep them around 1200. On days that I don't exercise I will eat my normal 1400, on days that I exercise and burn more than 200 calories I will eat some more (good foods) to bring my net calories up to 1200. My hope is that my body will say "Thank You" and more easily get rid of the fat. Wouldn't that be nice.

I finished my 5k training and even got to run outside! It was beautiful, I ran my personal 5k on Saturday in under 35 minutes and it was easy, I loved it! I started my 10k training which includes strength training, I have been enjoying that. Today I am taking the boys along on my 2.5 mile run. I asked my oldest if he wanted to run by the river or just in our neighborhood, he choose the river- which is what I wanted too.

My clothes are fitting differently, they are loose but not loose enough that I need new clothes. I did have to pull my jeans up several times yesterday, that made me happy. All in all, I think I am doing pretty good.

Patience

I gave the scale an hour long time out this morning. It was lying to me, I told the little piece of plastic and electronics that if it didn't start telling the truth it was going to be in big trouble! After it's time out it told the truth.

Last week- 175.8

This week- 174.2

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Total Lost- 1.6 pounds!!!!

Wooowhooo! I don't understand the scale/my body. I woke up, got out of bed, spent some time in the bathroom and then weighed myself and it told me I had gained 1/2 a pound, I figured the scale was wrong, I tried again and again it told me that I gained. 1/2 pound. Not horrible but I tried HARD this week to be good, I tracked my food, I worked out and pushed myself. I should have lost. So I said, give it an hour, it will take more than an hour to get the boys up and fed, right before breakfast (which I still ate at the normal time) I weighed myself again. 3 times. Just to make sure. 174.2 !!!!!! YEAH!!!!! I will take it! So why does that happen, I didn't lose 2 pounds in an hour, that is not possible, so why did the scale tell me that?

Wonder of Wonders!

Last Week- 177.6

This Week- 175.8

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Total Lost- -1.8

Wonder of Wonder, Miracle of Miracles! Why you ask, am I so excited about 1.8 pounds lost? Well you see I went to the 4th annual Wang Family Chinese New Year party on Saturday and I kind of ate enough food to feed my family for a couple of days. So I was a little worried, but I also knew that I intended to continue my workouts and eat just a little bit better (I had anti cancer soup for lunch for a few days) and look what happened! I am SO HAPPY with this! We are getting close to 170, maybe by my birthday I will have smashed that wall down too.

Hooray!

Last week- 180.2

This week- 178.6

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Total Lost- 1.6 pounds

That is right, 180+ is a thing of the past. I may visit it for brief periods of time during future pregnancies, but it will not be a constant companion on my scale. I am pretty darn happy about that. Next goal- discover what the 160's feel like! I bet they feel good.

The Wall

Last Week- 181.6

This Week- 180.2

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Total Lost- 1.4 Pounds!

I am pretty pleased with this, I must admit that several times over this past week I ate small handfuls of chocolate chips.......sometimes several times a day......and I ate a dozen cookies. It was one of those weeks that reminds you that you are a woman, and you need chocolate. I was afraid to weigh in, because of all the chocolate, but I bit the bullet this morning and to my surprise I lost weight. YEAH! I may have tried to kill myself with chocolate but I also followed my training schedule and did a good amount of both running and walking.

NOW- to The Wall. It has been years since I have been below 180. I want to see something below that on my scale so badly. I get close, so close, but I never seem to break through that wall. I am predicting that next week- that wall will be gone! Hopefully that goal, that prediction, will keep my hand out of the chocolate chip bag.

Week 5

Previous Weight- 187.4

Todays Weight- 186.4

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Total Lost- 1 Pound

So that is half a pound a week, nice consistent weight loss. I am secretly hoping that I can lose 2 pounds before my 6 week postpartum Doctors appointment, but I don't think that is going to happen. Why? Well it is hard to lose 2 pounds in one week when the only exercise you are approved to do is Walk. I am sure I will get the Okay to Jog or Run at that visit next week, and so I can deal with not being at my pre-pregnancy weight for a week or two, I am sure it won't take too long to get rid of that extra 2 pounds once I can jog.

A New Baby, A New Body....

Last Week- 210.8

This Week- 196.6

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Total Lost- 12.2

Well, last Tuesday night my water broke, 4 1/2 hours later there was a sweet new baby in my arms, he weighted 6# 10 oz. So that half of the weight was pretty easy to lose, painful but easier than diet and exercise. The other weight I am sure came from somewhere but I won't dwell on that, I will just say, I have had the best week of weight loss you will ever see on this blog.

Next week I am going to start walking 1 mile per day, My doctor gave me permission! She also told me I could do sit-ups if I used my yoga ball, I am not so sure about the sit-ups, never really having been a fan of sit-ups and all, but I guess it would tone the large squishy area that I have in the middle of my body right now. I will think about it some more before I decide if the sit-ups are in or out.

It has been just over a year since I started this blog, and I weigh just about the same now as I did back in July of 2009, so I am feeling pretty good about my chances of continued weight loss and more importantly, better health. I just so happened to post a weekly weight last August 11th. On that day I weighed 193 pounds. So 196. is just under 4 more pounds. I kind of think that is cool, I mean it could have been much much worse.

One other change from last year to this year is that I have 2 followers. One of you I know quite well, and I was glad to see you following my progress. The other follower, I don't know at all, but I assume you have found something in this blog worth hearing about. So to both of you I say thank you! Don't feel that you need to stay silent, if you want to cheer me on, give me some verbal support, tell me I really shouldn't have eaten those brownies, FEEL FREE!

See you next week!

29 Weeks

27th week - 207.6

26th week- 206.4

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Gained- 1.2

not bad for one week.

Current Weight- 211.2

Previous Weight-207.6

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Total Gained- 3.4

So we went on Vacation for a week. Vacations are hard when it comes to weight, that is what I have discovered over the past 2 years. If you are trying to Maintain, Lose or even gain slowly, Vacations will help you pack on the weight because you are 1- not cooking for yourself and 2- at least for me, snacking way more than usual. But I am pretty happy with my weight gain so far. If my memory serves me correctly I have gained about 28 pounds over the last 29 weeks, which is right on target for NOT gaining 60 pounds, in fact if I can, I don't know if it truly is possible during the last trimester, but if I can gain a pound a week I will only gain 40 pounds this pregnancy, and that will make me happy.