Whew, that’s a mouthful!

I also had a LA check in today which is great because I go by their scale since they are keeping track in my file. Since last week I am down 4.6lbs!

Yep, today was no gain but also no loss. Hey, I’m not complaining! Last week’s huge loss was awesome for me and I am still feeling great and staying on track. I’ve been sort of trying variations of foods finally. And I opened the cookbook I bought last week and I am so very happy to have purchased it! There are a lot of recipes that sound good and are not a lot of odd sounding ingredients.  Plus since it is a LA cookbook, it tells me how many servings of whatever it is (ie 1 veggie, 2 fruit, etc.).

I checked in today with the center - typically you are supposed to check in three times a week, but I do not obsess over the scale, plus it is about a half hour away and with gas prices the way they are…, so I only go once a week. Occasionally I will check in twice a week.

I knew I had lost weight because I stepping on my scale last night. But imagine the shock when I find I’ve lost 4.6 pounds! In two days! That is seriously amazing. I know some of it was water weight and so I hoped to lose 2 pounds. I’m very happy and this brings my total weight loss back up to 11lbs.

I’ve said it before, but I’ve never really struggled with my weight until the past year or two. I may have gained a pants size after having a baby but wasn’t worried, heck I got back into that same pants size after my second baby! But going up another size a few years later…not cool. Not fun and definitely not a good thing for my closet.

I’m also on day one for take off and so far so good. I’ve had some veggies, take off juice and a la lite bar (I know there is a lot of controversy surrounding the la bars, I’ll have to talk about that later). I’m saving my protein for lunch and dinner and look forward to whatever activity I do today. It’s storming here, a storm is just off the coast and it’s brought rain and win inward to us. So my activity will have to be indoors, maybe it’s time I jump back on that elliptical!

My friend Tishia Lee posted about a May Day Weight Loss Challenge that is going on over at Tales from the Scale. It officially started yesterday but I was gone all day and not online except for a few minutes and that was after midnight!

The challenge is lasting until September 18, which is great because weight loss is a long term thing.

Let’s see, between now and Sept 18 is 19 weeks - it is said to lose 1-2 pounds a week to lose safely and keep the weight off, so between now and then one could lose about 38 pounds. My goal for this challenge will be to lose 30 pounds. My weakness is sticking to eating right - I did buy a new cookbook which I think will definitely help. It is hard to stick to the plan when you have a family to cook for and feed!

I need to also exercise. My goal will be to exercise three to four times a week - be it heavy house cleaning, yard work, walking, or the elliptical machine. I know that just a little activity will help and I also need to actually count my activity, realize that an hour of mowing and weeding the yard is burning calories.

The past couple of weeks have been really hard - I haven’t been able to stick to my diet plan for a full day. I wake up easy morning starting great, eating well, drinking water, but by dinner time the plan is out the window.

So for the first time in two weeks I checked in at LA Weight Loss yesterday - and had a 3.2 (or maybe 3.4) pound gain. I’m not too upset since I’m sure some of it is water weight, but I am a little disappointed. LA has a, I guess you can call it a plan that is called Take Off - it’s a juice you mix with water and then follow a different eating plan for a couple of days. So I started today, it’ll get me back on track I know.

I’ve been struggling for the past week or so with sticking to my goal. Every day I wake up and my goal is to stay on track for the day. Every week my goal is to have lost when I go to check in at my center. I haven’t made any large goals yet. I did get back down a size and got my figure back - I’ve always been curvy, but I’ve also always had a hourglass figure. And just this week I realized it is back.

I’ve only bought one pair of pants in this size, my older ones are baggy on me and that’s okay for now. I don’t seem to be losing as fast as others that I know which is disappointing - but I also am not doing all that I can.

Last weekend was not a good eating weekend. I had chocolate, popcorn and chili. I need to get a cookbook that I can use on this plan as I am still eating the same foods, prepared virtually the same way, every day.

But this week (up until today) has been great. I know I’ve lost weight and I am excited again. I think it is hard to stay excited when you are eating the same foods so I am definitely buying that cookbook.

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I’ve lost 10 lbs so far!

I’m down a size! I am fitting my old jeans and when I bought a new pair last week they fit, even were a tiny bit big. I’m excited. I’m so completely exciting I barely have the words to say it all. This is the old me. This is the me from a year ago, the me from after having two kids, from being comfortable with my body.

I feel great. I have more energy, my body is back on track sleep wise and I just overall am amazed at the change with such a little loss.

I can’t wait to see what happens now. What is next? Will I really be able to lose 10 more pounds in another five or so weeks? I’m sure I can, I know I can.

My Mom is coming to visit toward the end of May, I wonder what size I’ll be in when she arrives?

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Woo hoo I checked in yesterday and was down 2.4lbs! Sweet! That makes it 5 total since I started. I’m so excited. I can see the difference already - in my face most especially. And my pants fit again - rather then being tight. Amazing how such a small loss can be such a big change.

I am doing great and finally starting to each planned meals vs eating a food here or there from the list. I plan on getting a cookbook soon but until then I’ve been eating the same group of foods. I don’t mind chicken though Chris is saying one day I’ll realize that I really don’t like it at all.

I’ve done such a great job staying on track. I’m eating every two to three hours, the kids are eating healthier, we are all full and not snacking after dinner on anything bad (ie we aren’t eating *any* junk food!).

Until tonight. Tonight I had hershey kisses and wheat thins. Reduced fat wheat thins, but wheat thins nonetheless.

I did keep track of the servings (four kisses and six wheat thins) but after entering them into my food diary - wow! Eating that fast snack - that wasn’t that satisfying - I found out that it was more calories then my afternoon snack and dinner put together.

I veered off of my goal. So far my food diary has said I will lose between 1.7 and 2.0 pounds per week - but not today, today it said one pound. It’s very late but I’m going to drink at least a couple of glasses of water before going to sleep and drink more tomorrow AM. I’m checking in around lunch so I’m crossing my fingers that I’ve lost since last time.

I had a check in today - I was up .2 pounds. That stinks - BUT it is not that much and tomorrow is a new day. I created an actual meal plan vs just picking and choosing foods. I know that will help as just eating whatever, without a plan, is not a good idea. I stopped by the grocery store and grabbed a bunch of fruits and veggies as that is what runs out the quickest.

On to tomorrow!!