WAHM Weight Loss

I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t had much time to write.  I’ve been sticking to Weight Watchers online program since my last post and I tell you it’s been a struggle!!! My low thyroid is making it almost impossible to take any weight off. I’ve lost 3 pounds in a month in a half!!! Ugh! Every week I stay under my weekly points…this past week was the first week I used all of them.

I know I HAVE to exercise, which I have not been doing. But, it’s soooo difficult to get motivated!!! And I know I have to get better at taking my thyroid supplements regularly. I forget to take them all the time.

I’m not going to sit here and make excuses. I know what I need to do, I just have to determine to do it!!! Any suggestions?

So I made the decision today to re-join Weight Watchers online program again! I think I’m going to like the new Points Plus program. I get 31 points a day and 49 plus points (or whatever they’re called…LOL). Anyway, I’m excited about it, yet I need motivation!!! My good friend Angel joined today too, so hopefully we can keep help hold each other accountable.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know I’m back at it and to ask for any words of encouragement you may have to offer

I don’t have my USB cord, so I can’t upload my weigh in photo…if I have time, I will upload it tomorrow at work where my USB cord is…

Anyway, I feel pretty good about this week’s weigh in. It’s down so I won’t complain So without any further ado, here it is:

208.6

So that’s down 1.2 pounds! Yay!!!

How’d you all do this week?

I notice that since I’m doing this weekly posting, that I am more conscious of what and how much I eat, so that’s good.

I still haven’t started exercising My only excuse is I’m sooo busy getting ready for the Chosen Conference right now, I barely have time to think straight…but it’s only an excuse…I could be exercising right now!!! Ha. Perhaps, perhaps.

After this weekend, there will be a little break from doing Chosen stuff, so  I will really put forth some effort into getting back into an exercise routine

Have a great week everyone if I don’t get a chance to get on here to see your comments. I do hope you leave some anyway, because they really do encourage me

Stats Update:

Starting weight: 211.6

Last Week’s weight: 209.8

This Week’s weight: 208.6

Amount Lost this week: 1.2 lbs.

Total Weight Lost for this challenge: 3 lbs.

Last week’s weigh in must have been a fluke. I’m not surprised though. The only thing I can chock it up to is the fact that I drank a TON of liquid due to being sick and of course this week I have not. Not only that, but I haven’t worked out any this week either, so I’m really not too surprised at what the scale said this week.

I’m really not looking to win this contest, I do it mostly for accountability. I know I struggle greatly with the whole weight loss thing because of my thyroid, and to be honest, I’m working at it like I should. Okay, I’m really not working at it at all. Not really. I’m not counting calories, doing weight watchers or anything. Ugh. And the fact that I now know we can’t afford to join the gym right now. Ugh.

But, like I said in my previous post, it will have to be me and Jillian. I just gotta find the time. Okay, make the time. I know this time of year is always difficult because I’m SUPER busy getting ready for the Chosen Conference. Not to mention I am working part time as the church secretary for our new church. It’s pretty much like working a full time job and 2 part time jobs (my work at home business is my other job). So, not only am I going into the office 4 or 5 days a week, I then come home and work on my online business and catch up what I need to there. I know once Chosen is over, this will all settle down and I will have more time for other things like working out with Jillian. Right now it just seems almost impossible to find the extra time to do so.

I hate this week’s weigh in. Even though I had a feeling last week’s was a fluke of some sort, although I REALLY liked what the scale said…I figured it was probably too good to be true…even though I weighed myself twice last time just to make sure the scale wasn’t being goofy.

I won’t keep you any longer….

209.8 UP 4.6 pounds from last week. Ugh!

So there you have it. UP 4.6 pounds from last week. Ugh.

Do you all have any suggestions or thoughts on why one week I would lose 6 pounds and the next gain 4.6 back??? I know I didn’t eat any more than normal…so it’s not like I went on a binge and ate a ton or ate a bunch of bad stuff. I didn’t eat any highly salty things so I’m not retaining water. Last week I WAS on my period…as of today it is done. I didn’t work out this week, but last week I did 2 days. Maybe that IS it?! I don’t know. What are your thoughts and opinions? Is it a thyroid thing since I have low thyroid??? Perhaps.

I’m sad to report that my hubby and I won’t be joining the gym after all. We just don’t have the extra money in our budget at this time. Every penny goes to bills, paying down debt and living expenses. So, that means it’s gonna be me and Jillian again. I really do love her. And now that I’ve come to this reality (that we can’t afford the gym right now) I’m kind of excited about getting my Jillian workout DVD’s out again. I currently have two of them that I will use to alternate workouts with. They’re on my sidebar if you want to know which ones I use.

That’s all for now. Just wanted to update you all. Have a great night!

Mary

I was soooo surprised when I stepped on the scale today!!!! Surprised for two reasons: 1. I didn’t weigh myself until after 3:00pm today and 2. I really haven’t worked super hard at eating right. Well, I won’t make you wait any longer…here are the results this week.

205.2!!!!

Starting weight: 211.6

Last weeks weight: 211.2

This week’s weight: 205.2

Weight loss this week: 6.o pounds

Total weight loss: 6.6 pounds

THAT’S 6 POUNDS!!!! SIX POUNDS!!!! I’m so excited! I can hardly contain myself! Not to mention I’m sick and Aunt Flo is here (TMI, I know, sorry).

I have to chock it up to working out! Even though I was only able to make it to the gym a couple of times last week, it’s the only thing that makes sense. And even though I didn’t really watch what I was eating, I did manage to keep my portions under control for the most part.

I’m definitely excited about joining the gym officially this week! I know I won’t get these kinds of results all the time, but hopefully working out will make a big difference for me.

How’d you all do this week?

Ugh! I didn’t have time to post my weigh in yesterday. It’s been super crazy with the Chosen Conferences and everything. Anyway, I’m not thrilled with my weigh in, but I suppose it could be worse!

It says 211.2

As you can see (hopefully…it’s a little dark) I lost 0.4 lbs. Ugh. Not a great loss, but it’s a loss! I’ll take it!

I don’t have time to write it right now, but I do want to fill you all in on how working out at the gym is going. I’ll try to do that tonight or tomorrow….

How’d you all do?

I think I’ve talked about it here before, how quite a few of my friends are members of the Snap Fitness Gym. Well, I never joined because I live about 30 minutes away from the town where all my friends live (it’s the same town where we go to church and where my husband works). Anyway, I just couldn’t see myself making an extra trip into town to go to the gym, plus we don’t have enough vehicles for that…not to mention the budget. So, I never joined and never thought I would until we move back there (which we are planning on once our house sells and our daughter finishes cosmetology school…which will be next summer).

Well, as fate or destiny would have it (aka God’s plan for my life) I have sorta kinda been hired as the church secretary for our new church. I say sorta kinda because….well never mind…I don’t need to go into all of that here, but suffice it to say I am now working part time as the church secretary…in the same town as mentioned above. So, needless to say, I realized that I can join the gym because I am in said town usually about 4 days a week! It’s like the light bulb went on! LOL.

So, yesterday my beautiful friends Angel Williams and Tishia Lee and I went to the gym. Angel showed me the ropes and explained some of the machines. Can you believe I had never been on a treadmill before?!? Me either! But, it’s true!!! No less an elliptical machine! I didn’t even know what one was until recently! LMBO!!!

So, we started out on the elliptical. It took some getting used to….the motion. It was a little jerky at first. I think we did 15 minutes on there. I started out at level 1, manual…which means equivalent to flat ground I guess. I got my heart rate up and broke a sweat, that’s for sure! We rode for almost a mile, I think? I can’t remember now! LOL. Then we got on the treadmill for 15 minutes. I went 3.8 mph for almost a mile. It felt great. I did have some pain in my left calf. Actually the pain is more like between my calf muscle and my shin. I think it might be a ligament or a tendon. Not sure. And it certainly isn’t anything new.

After we cooled down a little, Angel showed me the weight machines and explained her workout routine. We worked out our backs on two of the machines which I really need because my neck/shoulder area has been bugging me a lot lately.

Today, we went back to the gym and did the elliptical for 10 minutes and the treadmill for 20 minutes. I did almost 2 miles again between the two machines. I even put the speed up on the treadmill to 4.0mph for 2 minutes. If I didn’t have that stinking pain in my calf I could have kept that pace up for a lot longer.

Anyway, I feel great about hitting the gym. I signed up for the free week trial and as soon as Jeff gets paid, we’re going to join. It’s open 24 hours which will be great for Jeff’s schedule…and mine!

Welp, here it is, October 11, 2010. I just weighed myself for the Plus Size Bloggers tracking contest and while I am not surprised, I am a bit frustrated with myself. Oh I joke about how eating that donut at church is in my diet, but I know better!!! I am happy to report that I am going to Zumba with Tishia Lee tonight, so that will be a step in the right direction. I haven’t been doing anything about my weight lately…well not anything in the right direction that is! I haven’t been exercising or really thinking about what I eat. Oh, I might pretend that eating a McDonald’s snack wrap is healthier than a hamburger, or that a small order of fries is better than a large…but those types of foods are not going to help me get back on track toward my weight loss goals. Why oh why is it so hard for me to get back on track? I really want to be healthy and thin. I want to wear a size 10 in jeans and I really want to have nice arms and shoulders and legs and no muffin top, and I really would like to not have to worry about back fat!!! I really do want that!!! So, why can’t I just do what is required to get in shape and have the kind of body I know my husband would really like?! Why is it so much easier to eat that donut or drive through McDonald’s than it is to eat healthy and stuff I know will help me take off the weight??? I guess that’s just it…it IS EASIER to eat those things than it is to put some effort and thought into eating healthier foods.

And why in the heck is it so difficult to get back into exercising???? The thought of it just seems painful and I think I have a slight fear of getting light headed and not being able to breathe! I went to a wedding over the weekend and had a TON of fun dancing the night away. I danced to like 10 or more fast dances in a row with some friends and got light headed after “Footloose”! Whew! But it was so much fun!!! I joked about how I’d be thin if I danced like that 3 times a week! And I would be!!! I guess I just need to find a fun way to exercise so I’ll be more motivated. Hopefully this Zumba class will be just the ticket! We shall see!

Well, without any further ado…here is my weigh in for the Plus Size Bloggers tracking contest! Ugh!!!!!

I know! I know! It’s been way too long since I’ve updated you all on my weight loss progress. If you read my last post, I asked for some encouragement and motivation. Well, since then, I’ve gotten a new scale and heard a great quote from Dave Ramsey: The only real motivation is self motivation. In other words, you can’t truly get motivation from others. Sure, you can be motivated by what others do and/or say, but the choice is still yours whether you’re going to get off your hiney and do something. Therefore, I’m going to turning to others to motivate me and continue to work at getting off my own hiney and do something about my weight loss.

I’m super excited about my new scale. It’s a Taylor, glass face, with BMI measurement and hydration level. And it’s very accurate!!! I can actually get on it before I get in the shower and then after and it actually says the same thing. With my old one, it would often show a 2 pound difference!

So, I weighed my self last Wednesday, and it read: 207.0. Yesterday, I got on it and it read: 207.0. Ha. No loss, no gain. Was hoping for a little bit of a loss as I have been feeling a little bit thinner, but I haven’t been exercising. Ugh! I really need to get back in the grove there!

My friend Sara has been cheering me on, and vice versa on Facebook. We tell each other what we had the day before and just encourage each other. It’s great for accountability. We’re both shooting to lose 50 pounds by January 1. I need to put that date on my fridge! I kind of forgot about it! Ha!

So, how are you all doing? Anything I can do to help encourage you?