This morning, like I do every morning, I stepped on my scale. And every morning I look at the number, and how close I am to losing 30 pounds (since January...), and every morning I get discouraged because that number, while so close, was not getting closer.
Yesterday morning, I woke up and weighed myself. I looked at the number, so very, very close to 30 pounds, but not there. I weighed myself a gazillion times yesterday, as I always do. And yesterday, I also went to the gym and walked over two and a half miles, and burned over 300 calories. And I weighed myself before I went to bed, just like I always do (that way I know how much I lost while I was asleep. Trust me...sleeping is a HUGE weight burner!!).
This morning, I woke up and stepped on the scale. Knowing that my weight was LESS before I went to bed than it was when I woke up yesterday, I wasn't expecting anything big. Maybe a couple of ounces. But no, I lost over a pound, and I finally hit my 30 pound weight loss!!! It has taken me a month of being "so close" (I'm sure my friends were all tired of hearing how close I was every time they asked me how much I have lost...) to finally be HERE!!! And I'm going to put on my reward this morning, and wear it with pride!
Showing posts with label That Mama is not the Biggest Loser. Show all posts
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
People are starting to notice...
Today at church, not one, but TWO people said they could see that I've lost weight. FINALLY! It's been 6 months and I've lost about 25 pounds.
Using My Fitness Pal has been a great help. It keeps me accountable for my calorie intake! I love being able to input my food, and knowing that it keeps track of my calories eaten and burned is great, too. Any calories I burn off are put back into my bank for the day. I don't have to use them, but if I do it's OK, too. I'm making friends on the My Fitness Pal website, and having support from online pals always makes everything better! I love my online pals!! :) :) :)
Using My Fitness Pal has been a great help. It keeps me accountable for my calorie intake! I love being able to input my food, and knowing that it keeps track of my calories eaten and burned is great, too. Any calories I burn off are put back into my bank for the day. I don't have to use them, but if I do it's OK, too. I'm making friends on the My Fitness Pal website, and having support from online pals always makes everything better! I love my online pals!! :) :) :)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
It's been five months
Five months ago, I woke up. I bought a scale, and I stepped on that scale, and I wasn't impressed with the number on that scale. I knew I was getting heavier, but I didn't know I was THAT heavy. I don't even want to mention the number I saw...but I will say it was closer to 300 pounds than 200 pounds. And there were people on The Biggest Loser starting out at a weight lower than the number I was seeing. I used to base my weight on people around me. I would see heavier people and say, "I'm fat, but I'm not THAT fat!" and I realized that I probably WAS that fat. I might not have seen it myself, but other people could.
I was going to save this post for my 20 pound weight loss...but I'm very discouraged and need to encourage myself...so this is what I have accomplished in the last 5, almost 6 months.
1. I have lost 18 pounds, officially. One day last week I woke up and was 19 pounds lighter, but I found one pound and it hasn't left again yet. I am almost down past my pre-pregnancy weight from That Kid...but the funny thing is, I only gained 4 pounds when I was pregnant. I gained 19 pounds after he was born. I'm not going to ask how it happened, I know how it happened. I didn't want to waste food, so I'd eat my lunch plus whatever was left over from his. When I would go to a fast food restaurant, I would get two smaller sandwiches.
2. I went almost the entire month of April with not one soda. I started on April 3, and I did it. I allow myself 2 sodas a day now...which is much better than the 4-5 I was drinking a day. I justified it by saying it was diet soda, but really...diet soda, while it has little to no calories, still isn't the best option. Sparkling water with no calories, sugar, and caffeine make me feel just as happy. :)
3. I do SOMETHING almost every day. I either go to the gym and workout for an hour to an hour and a half, or I use the Wii Fit, or I do a Biggest Loser DVD.
4. I HAVE LOST 18 POUNDS!!!!!! I need to be proud of that. I can't let myself thing that I've only lost 18 pounds in 5 months, and I still have a long way to go to get to where I want to be, but I need to be proud of my 18 pound loss.
I was going to save this post for my 20 pound weight loss...but I'm very discouraged and need to encourage myself...so this is what I have accomplished in the last 5, almost 6 months.
1. I have lost 18 pounds, officially. One day last week I woke up and was 19 pounds lighter, but I found one pound and it hasn't left again yet. I am almost down past my pre-pregnancy weight from That Kid...but the funny thing is, I only gained 4 pounds when I was pregnant. I gained 19 pounds after he was born. I'm not going to ask how it happened, I know how it happened. I didn't want to waste food, so I'd eat my lunch plus whatever was left over from his. When I would go to a fast food restaurant, I would get two smaller sandwiches.
2. I went almost the entire month of April with not one soda. I started on April 3, and I did it. I allow myself 2 sodas a day now...which is much better than the 4-5 I was drinking a day. I justified it by saying it was diet soda, but really...diet soda, while it has little to no calories, still isn't the best option. Sparkling water with no calories, sugar, and caffeine make me feel just as happy. :)
3. I do SOMETHING almost every day. I either go to the gym and workout for an hour to an hour and a half, or I use the Wii Fit, or I do a Biggest Loser DVD.
4. I HAVE LOST 18 POUNDS!!!!!! I need to be proud of that. I can't let myself thing that I've only lost 18 pounds in 5 months, and I still have a long way to go to get to where I want to be, but I need to be proud of my 18 pound loss.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
More gym talk...
Last night, I went to the gym. Crunchy Mama and I were going to start this 5k training, but honestly I'm not training for a 5k. I don't want to participate in a 5k, so I don't want to train for one, either. So, while Crunchy Mama does her 5k training, I do my own thing. And last night, I started something I call 30 30 30. Maybe those will be my measurements when I'm cute and skinny. 30 30 30 would certainly be better than what I'm at now...even if it's not curvy!
So, my 30 30 30 thing...it's 30 minutes on the treadmill, 30 minutes on the elliptical, and 30 minutes on the bike, not using the same machines in the same order each time. I've done it two days in a row now. The first 30 minutes I used the elliptical tonight. Fairly easy to make it through. The second 30 minutes, I rode the bike. Even easier to get through, because I was reading while riding and that makes things go faster. ;) The last 30?!? I didn't want to do it. But, I kept telling myself that I *could* do it, and if I did do it, That Dad would be thrilled with me. So, I got on that treadmill.
Tuesday night on The Biggest Loser, they were running the treadmill at an inclination of 10, and speed of 3. I just wanted to see what an inclination of 10 would feel like. I think I managed 2 minutes before going back to an inclination of 1.5 (then eventually zero...). I had about 10 minutes left tonight, and I just wanted to stop. But then...inspiration came from my Mp3 player. The King, singing A Little Less Conversation. And I was pumped. I listened to it once, got to the end and pushed repeat. Listened to it again and even sped the treadmill up, and my time was over!!! I had done it!
Friday night, my inspiration to keep going was I'm Fabulous, from the Phineas and Ferb soundtrack. Maybe I should just put those two songs on repeat, and I'll be the most motivated girl in the gym!!
Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Can I handle 30 30 30 for THREE days in a row? Or will it be 20 20 20? I'll be back tomorrow with the answer. ;)
So, my 30 30 30 thing...it's 30 minutes on the treadmill, 30 minutes on the elliptical, and 30 minutes on the bike, not using the same machines in the same order each time. I've done it two days in a row now. The first 30 minutes I used the elliptical tonight. Fairly easy to make it through. The second 30 minutes, I rode the bike. Even easier to get through, because I was reading while riding and that makes things go faster. ;) The last 30?!? I didn't want to do it. But, I kept telling myself that I *could* do it, and if I did do it, That Dad would be thrilled with me. So, I got on that treadmill.
Tuesday night on The Biggest Loser, they were running the treadmill at an inclination of 10, and speed of 3. I just wanted to see what an inclination of 10 would feel like. I think I managed 2 minutes before going back to an inclination of 1.5 (then eventually zero...). I had about 10 minutes left tonight, and I just wanted to stop. But then...inspiration came from my Mp3 player. The King, singing A Little Less Conversation. And I was pumped. I listened to it once, got to the end and pushed repeat. Listened to it again and even sped the treadmill up, and my time was over!!! I had done it!
Friday night, my inspiration to keep going was I'm Fabulous, from the Phineas and Ferb soundtrack. Maybe I should just put those two songs on repeat, and I'll be the most motivated girl in the gym!!
Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Can I handle 30 30 30 for THREE days in a row? Or will it be 20 20 20? I'll be back tomorrow with the answer. ;)
Thursday, January 14, 2010
I managed to break myself
Last night, I finished up watching The Biggest Loser from Tuesday night. While I was watching, I started feeling guilty about the cheeseburger I had eaten earlier in the day, so I started doing push ups (because I'm a NINJA!). Real push ups, not sissy girl ones. I managed to do 6 before That Kid ran my hand over with his bike. Slapped him around a bit, then did 5 more. Then I went to brag on myself to That Dad, who was sufficiently impressed, but wondered if I did sissy girl push ups. I told him, "Heck no, I don't do sissy girl push ups! Watch this!" And then the following...
I got into awesome push up position. I pushed down. And I dropped to the floor in agony. I have pulled something in my stomach, and it feels like my c-section incision (that is over 3 years old, mind you) has ripped open. OK...fine, I'm over exaggerating. But it hurts like nothing I've ever felt before (except recovering from my c-section). The extra 31.6 pounds from That Kid jumping on my back when I started my push up (half a push up?) probably had much to do with it.
On a happier note, I think General Larry Platt is probably the most awesome thing to have ever come from American Idol. Don't know who he is? Go to You Tube and enter his name, watch the video, and prepare to be amazed. Then Google him. He's pretty cool.
I got into awesome push up position. I pushed down. And I dropped to the floor in agony. I have pulled something in my stomach, and it feels like my c-section incision (that is over 3 years old, mind you) has ripped open. OK...fine, I'm over exaggerating. But it hurts like nothing I've ever felt before (except recovering from my c-section). The extra 31.6 pounds from That Kid jumping on my back when I started my push up (half a push up?) probably had much to do with it.
On a happier note, I think General Larry Platt is probably the most awesome thing to have ever come from American Idol. Don't know who he is? Go to You Tube and enter his name, watch the video, and prepare to be amazed. Then Google him. He's pretty cool.
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