Week 14 Weigh-in

I know, I know this was suppose to be done on Friday. Not having a working computer at home really sucks. I’m hoping to have that fixed in the next couple weeks. So I’m at work so I have to make this short. I had a lack luster week as far as working out. Which means I only worked out twice. I was feeling really lazy and I let it get in the way of working out. PMS just sends me off the wagon as far as eating and exercise. My cravings kick into high gear and I feel so tired all the time. I know working out would help, but no I didn’t do anything. My goals for this month are pretty hefty to. I just really want to get it kick started in hopes that it will get me going and to the point where I want to be by next May.

This weeks weight is 250 pounds, for a total loss of 18 pounds. Same as last week! Well at least I didn’t gain.
With at total percentage loss of 6.7%

Well now I have no excuses the rest of the month. 3 and a half weeks to drop 20 pounds. I totally think I can do it. I just need to focus and disciplined.

Fat girl going Skinny!

Core Belief

My body is changing a little at a time, but at least it’s changing. I can feel the core of my body underneath what I like to call my fat suit. It’s kind of weird but I can tell looking in the mirror where my body will be once the fat is gone. Now I just need to get the fat to melt away. I feel like I’m plateauing. I’m going to have to figure a way to change things up. I want my spare tire gone. And my goal for this month is to lose 20 pounds by the beginning of October. I know it can be done it’s just going to take focus and hard work. I thing I’m going to have to give up most of the carbs I eat like bread and pasta and see if that helps. Not completely but pick better options like the low carb buns and pitas instead of regular bread and tortillas. Or even using lettuce to make wraps instead of a flour based product. Plus I really need to drink as much water as possible. Anyone got any ideas for changing up a workout? I’ve added interval training when I’m doing my cardio. Which has helped me shorten my mile time, but I’m also getting bored doing the same old thing. I try to change up what muscle groups I work when I do my lifting. Maybe I need to through some yoga into the mix or something. That definitely increases core strength too. I will have more time once school starts for my youngin but for the next week I’m going to have to stick to my current program of going to the gym in the evening. I did do a workout at home yesterday using the bands I just bought and using the ottoman as a step/bench to work out the legs a bit, but it wasn’t quite as good a workout as going to the gym. I just wasn’t able to go to the gym last night so I thought better then nothing. So please if you have any other ideas on a fun work out please let me know. Thanks!

Fat girl going Skinny!

Week 13 Weigh in and new stats

Ok, I know this was suppose to be done last Friday, but I’ve been having computer problems. Hopefully it will be fixed soon or I’m going to have to get a new one. Ugh! So now I’m writing while I’m at work…ssssshhhhhh! don’t tell. Last week went pretty good I got 4 workouts in and some time in the pool on Sunday. I also got my mile down to 10:30. That was a 45 second drop from my previous time of 11:15.

My New Measurements
Neck 15.75 inches -.25 from week 11 -1.25 from week 2
Bust 47 inches -.5 from week 11 -3 from week 2
Chest 38 inches -.5 from week 11 -2.5 from week 2
Waist 38 inches -.5 from week 11 -5.5 from week 2
Abs/Hips 46.75 inches -1.25 from week 11 -6.75 from week 2
Arms 15.5 inches -.25 from week 11 -2 from week 2
Thighs 25.5 inches -.5 from week 11 -3 from week 2
for a total of -3.75 inches from week 11 and a grand total of -24 inches.

Today’s weight is 250 for a total of 18 pound.
With at total percentage loss of 6.7%

Well here’s to another week. I will try to write more once my computer is back up and running.

Fat girl going Skinny!

Week 12 Weigh-In

Well I’m 3 months in and not as far as I had hoped to be. I’m still plugging away of course, and I know I haven’t been totally whole hearted some weeks but that is going to change. I really want to get this weight off. This week so far I have done 3 workouts but I will be headed to the gym as soon as I’m off today which is very soon. (yes I’m writing at work…sssssshhhhh). And I will be going tomorrow also right after work no matter what. So for the week I will have done 5 work outs. Next week my plan is for 6 workouts. I have also adjusted my meals a little bit more. So I’m trying to eat 4-5 small meals. The hardest meal for me to get in is breakfast. I never really feel that hungry in the morning so I do my chores or hang out with my daughter. Then before I know it it’s lunch time. Hopefully getting back into the school schedule will be some help. Just 2 more weeks to go. My daughters going to kindergarten. I’m so excited for her, and me. I will again have a little bit of me time instead of having to stay up till all hours of the night to get a little quiet time. Anyway here’s how I did this week.

This weeks weight is 252 pounds, for a total loss of 16 pounds.
With at total percentage loss of 6.0%… can’t wait until it’s double digits!!!

Just 2 more pounds to lose in the next 11 days to reach this months goal! Yeah! Well I will have to aim higher to get a start on next months goal. That gives me 41 days to lose 22 pounds. I really think I can do it as long as I stay focused and really just see my self in that tiny little swimming suit that I want to wear next year to Hawaii. It’s totally do able. And I’m going to make it happen!

Fat girl going Skinny!

Just a little off…but I’m turning it around!

Sorry I haven’t written anything in a while. My computer was down Monday and Tuesday. And yesterday and today I’ve been feeling a little wonky. I think it’s the full moon. Not really but who knows, it could be that my vitamin D levels have gone down again. Anyway I’m finally starting to be in a better mood. I have been working out this week, not every day but by Sunday I will have at least 4 work outs for the week. I have started adding a protein shake in the evening to my meals. So instead of having some sort of dessert or cereal or whatever I’m craving, I make a chocolate protein shake with a banana or peanut butter or tonight I had one with strawberries and bananas. It was yummy. It totally fills me up and curbs my cravings. Plus I have been able to get more water in my system too. Hopefully this will all lead to a little bit faster weight loss. I’m down to 9 months on my goal and barely 20 pounds gone. I still need to lose 100 pounds. So here is the new set of goals. As of last weigh in I was at 255, I will use that as a base.

Goal weights by month ends.
By August 31 – 250
By September 30 – 230
By October 31 – 215
By November 30 – 200
By December 31 – 190
By January 31 – 180
By February 28 – 170
By March 31 – 160
By April 30 – 150
By May 31 – 140 goal

Now I just need to really focus and know that I can reach these goals. I have started shopping better too. So everyone is going to be eating better whether they like it or not. I’m not going to let meals be decided for me. If the men in my house want to eat fast food or pizza. I will just fix myself something else. I can’t let everyone else govern my health anymore. I’m taking control back and not going to cave. I know I’m expecting a lot of myself, but no one else is going to and I want to be healthy. I know if I can prove to myself that I can accomplish this, I will be able to accomplish anything. Now is time for focus and hard work. Watch out world here I come.

Fat girl going Skinny!

Week 11 Weigh In and New Stats

I had a crazy busy week, so I didn’t write at all this week. Monday I shaved another 30 seconds off my mile down to 11:15. I also did a stroller strides workout. My best friend owns a stroller stride franchise and I tagged along. I put my 5 year old daughter in the stroller and away we went. It kicked my butt, in a good way of course. I also learned some things I can do at home if I don’t have time or don’t want to go all the way to the gym for a work out. In case you don’t know what Stroller Strides is it’s an exercise program for mom’s. You bring your child in a stroller, some bands and a mat, well for my friends class anyway. It’s a circuit training class, so you walk or jog then do some training using the bands or your body for resistance. It was a really cool class. I did that class on Wednesday, but I’m still a little sore in my legs. But it helped and it was something different. Here is how I did the last 2 weeks.

My New Measurements
Neck 16 inches -.25 from week 9 -1 from week 2
Bust 47.5 inches -1 from week 9 -2.5 from week 2
Chest 38.5 inches -.5 from week 9 -2 from week 2
Waist 38.5 inches -.5 from week 9 -5 from week 2
Abs/Hips 47.5 inches -1.5 from week 9 -5.5 from week 2
Arms 15.75 inches -.25 from week 9 -1.75 from week 2
Thighs 26 inches 0 from week 9 -2.5 from week 2
for a total of -4 inches from week 9 and a grand total of -20.25 inches.

Today’s weight is 255 for a total of 13 pound.
With at total percentage loss of 4.9%

I’m definitely starting to see changes in the way my clothes are fitting and just looking in the mirror. I totally understand the “spare tire” reference now. I can see the core of my body shrinking, however I still have a big old gut and it looks like a spare tire attached to the front of my body. I’m starting to see exactly were my body should be to be a normal healthy size. Now if I could only just lift the tire off and be were I want to be. As you can see I’m slowly shrinking, I would like it to kick in a little faster but strong and steady wins the race so I will just keep plowing forward. It’s hard for me to eat in the morning when I get up, but I need to make it a ritual to eat breakfast with in that hour that your suppose to eat after I wake up. It will get better when I have to get my daughter up for school, get her and I some breakfast then begin the day. It will be nice to have a routine again. Summer has messed up our sleep patterns but I will have them back in check in the next month. So today I’m going to try a workout at home because I don’t think I will have time to go to the gym today after work, tomorrow how ever I will be going as soon as I finish up with work. Here’s to the beginning of a new week. I’m going to rock the workouts this week. I’m going to get at least 5 in if not more. I will tell you all about them

Fat girl going Skinny!

Week 10 Weigh-in

Well another week has past, and it’s time for another weigh-in. I’ve gone to the gym 3 times this week so far. I’ve been eating ok. There were a couple days this week where I was having lots of cravings, (stupid PMS). I go from wanting sugar to salt and back again. I did try to choose better choices, but I still had some ice cream. Just a little, a lot smaller serving then I would have taken before but still. For salt I had some crackers, again smaller servings but nuts would have been a better choice. I really need to get better at shopping for healthier choices for the cravings. Instead of ice cream I usually have a yogurt, but we were out. I’m so glad this isn’t a measuring week to because I feel all bloated and out of whack, as per the same reasons for cravings. Lets see what the damage is…
Today’s weight is 255, yeah I lost 2 pounds. For a totally loss of 13 pounds and 4.9%. I can only give credit to the water. I actually drank more water this week. I tried to make sure I got in the 8 glasses a day which is way better then the 3-4 I was getting before. I did notice to that I was in a better mood this month then last month, and I had more energy most of the week. Monday was a little sucky, but I was in need of sleep from my 2 work shifts over the weekend and crappy nights of sleep. But the rest of the week I was out doing stuff and going swimming every day. Here’s to a new week and more weight loss.

Fat girl going Skinny!

“Each Day I’m a Little Stronger”

“Each Day I’m a Little Stronger” is a quote that is posted up at the gym I go to. I really love this quote because I think about that every time I go into the gym. Each and every time I go work out I am making myself stronger, both physically and mentally. The physical is obvious. For me though it is mental strength that gets me there. I have to make the decision to go, and not let anything get in the way of that. And sometimes it’s harder then it seems. Just getting out the door is hard sometimes. But I have too if I want to reach my goals. As of now I have to go in the evenings and that is the hardest part for me. Going after dinner sucks, its the time that I want to relax and spend time with my family. I want to talk myself out of going a lot of the time. If it wasn’t for my husband asking when I’m going every night, I would probably just decide to be lazy and stay at home on the couch and chill. The problem is that’s what I’ve been doing to get me in the situation to begin with. Even tonight I’ve been teetering on whether or not to go, because it’s getting late and we are eating dinner late, blah, blah, blah. I guess it just means I will be going in later. It is a constant internal struggle for me to make the time for myself. And that’s what it really is deciding no matter what I’ve got to take care of me. Even if the only time I can go is 10pm at night. If I don’t take care of myself, no one else is going to do it for me. It also makes me a good role model for my daughter. I don’t want her to be a woman who always puts everybody else needs ahead of her own, especially when it comes to her health. So now that I’ve discussed it I have to go tonight or I’ll be a total cop out and I’m not going to do that. So off to the gym I go to be stronger!

Fat girl going Skinny!

Week 9 Weigh In and New Stats

I know my measurements are off a week. I realized it when I was doing the math. Oh well, I will do better to track all this. It helps to see the numbers change for me and helps see the progress. It’s kind of freeing it is to post all this info about my weigh. I’m thinking most people would find it difficult. Let me tell you the very first time I did it I held my breath and pushed publish, then thought who is going to really see it any way. Well then I added it to my Facebook page and everyone I knew could see it. But my thought was well they can see me with there eyes, so whats the difference in seeing my numbers too? Well here are my numbers for this week.

My New Measurements
Neck 16.25 inches -.25 from week 6 -.75 from week 2
Bust 48.5 inches -.5 from week 6 -1.5 from week 2
Chest 39 inches -.25 from week 6 -1.5 from week 2
Waist 39 inches -.5 from week 6 -4.5 from week 2
Abs/Hips 49 inches -1 from week 6 -4 from week 2
Arms 16 inches -.5 from week 6 -1.5 from week 2
Thighs 26 inches -.75 from week 6 -2.5 from week 2
for a total of -3.75 inches from week 6 and a grand total of -16.25 inches.

Today’s weight is 257 for a total of 11 pound.
With at total percentage loss of 4.1%

I just keep chipping away at the fat suit. I need to do some more fine tuning of my diet and exercise program to get the fat to melt away. It’s been good this week but it’s obvious I have been slacking over the past month. Only 11 pounds in 2 months is frustrating to me. I have 9 months until it’s time for Hawaii and I have to lose at least a 100 pounds, but preferable I would like to be at around 140 so that means 117 pounds to go. They can do it on the biggest loser in like 4 months and I know I don’t have a trainer and I’m living in the real world but I should be able to do better than I am. I’m not trying to beat myself up, it’s still going down. I’m just venting a little bit. I just need to stay on track!!! Can I get an Amen!

Fat girl going Skinny!

Broke the 12 minute mile!!!

I did it! 2 cardio workouts in a row I made it a mile in less then 12 minutes. I’m finally under the 12 minute mile! It might not seem like it’s fast, but it’s an accomplishment for me. One was 11:40 and the other was 11:45. Now the goal is to get it to 11 minutes. Then after that I can work it down to 10:30. My end goal is to get it down to an 8 minute mile. In my workouts I also incorporated intervals (speeding up/sprinting). I do 3-4 intervals of 30-45 seconds. It really gets the heart pumping and I will find out if it’s helping soon enough. I’ve been doing them for only the last 2 workouts. That’s partly why I think I’m making the less then 12 minute mile now. My goal here is to do more like 5-6 and to make them last from 60-90 seconds with a minute recovery in the middle. I can definitely feel it in my legs tonight, I did both the cardio and legs/abs workout today. Tomorrow I plan to swim for my exercise. No gym workout. It’s sort of my day of rest even though I plan to swim. Then I will get back on the routine Saturday after work. I think I will make Fridays my rest days. I don’t have time to get a workout in after Aaron comes home from work because I have to get to bed early and be to work by 4am on Saturday morning. Total brutal hours, but I’m done by 10:30am if not sooner. I do the same Sunday too. But then I have the rest of the week off to play with my daughter, at least until school starts. Yeah, she’s going to be a kindergartner and going full day everyday. Finally time for a mommy break. Then I will be able to go to the gym early, after I drop her off at school. I am so looking forward to that. Well it’s getting late. Time for bed.

Fat girl going Skinny!