On January 19, 2009, I weighed 198 lbs. Since then, I've had a baby and been on IVF meds that make you gain weight so I was a little scared to see what kind of progress I've made since then. I'm happy to report that I weighed in at 183 this morning and I am just fine with that.

January 19, 2011 is fast approaching so that will be my "goal date" to weigh in and see what 2 years of on again-off again work and being pregnant has done for me. It's also right about when I should be doing a transfer for the surrogacy that I am doing. What a great goal date. It's just over 2 months away. My long-term goal is 15 lbs. I think that isn't overly ambitious and I would be right at the BMI for being overweight instead of being obese!! Who'd have thought I'd be happy about being overweight!?? :)

I've been going to the gym, at a minimum, of 2 times a week but that needs to be upped to 4-5 if I really want to see results. My diet needs a real makeover, if I'm being totally honest here, and fast food really needs to be cut out of the picture. I already have all the tools to make this happen, one of them being e-mealz, and daylight savings time ends this weekend, so it'll be easier to get up in the mornings and go to the gym.

I've been getting some compliments (a good deal come from my husband!!) on how I'm looking good and it really boosts my self-confidence. I enjoy hearing that and it gives me incentive to keep going to the gym. If I could stick to planning healthy meals instead of eating crap fast food, that would be the real icing on the cake (pardon my reference to cake!) and I'd see some major results.

I'll try and check back next week with my progress! :)

One week...7 days....168 hours....

In this time, I have accomplished my goal of a pound. :) Yay. Even despite being on hormones that make you gain weight....even despite my binge fest on Saturday...even despite the fact that I had a burger last night (I skipped the fries and I had only eaten a Lean Cuisine that day and I worked out hard core). That shouldn't be my every day plan, but it was okay for yesterday.

Tonight is Body Pump and tomorrow is my 2nd week of couch to 5k. I will admit that I did not jog like the program said. I walked about 5-6 miles last week, total, though so it's something! :)

11 days until my reunion!!!

Wogging

I wog...I don't know at what speed you are considered to be jogging, but I don't think I've ever reached it. So, I wog-more than a power walk, less than a run...a wog is a jog that is about as fast as walking. It may not be the fastest but you know what? It feels great to do it in the rain. I feel accomplished...like I stuck to it. I'm really proud of myself. That was just day one though. Day 2 is today. I need to push myself more like I do when I'm in Body Pump. I tell myself, "I wonder what would happen if I just keep making my body do this motion even though it's tired" and "Look! We are doing this, okay? So get over it, just keep going, just keeping making the same motion you were before and stop thinking about it!!!" It's amazing because it actually works sometimes. Other times, I succumb and give in, and that's okay. I can feel myself getting stronger.

On to eating....I did okay yesterday but it was my "off" day so that's alright that it wasn't stellar. I had Pizza Hut for lunch and I probably ate too many slices. For dinner, I had Spicy Shrimp and Chicken but no yummy bread. Perfect? No. Better? Absolutely. Normally, I would've indulged and said, "well, I've already screwed up, might as well keep going" but I didn't. Mini-success and back on target today with the passing of the donuts. No, there has been no sugary circular demise, but I did "pass" on the donuts that were brought in this morning. Yay me!

Day 2 of wogging today and back to some healthy meals.

If you give a girl a diet....

If you give a girl a diet....she's not gonna follow it unless she's ready....

I read a nice article online today about the reasons diets fail. It was quite a good read and quick, so I recommend! Everything she said was right on and I'm glad to be combatting most of those things already. Success is a sweet aftertaste in my mouth and I long to devour it again.

I'll quickly go over The Reasons and personally address them:
1. You're not fully committed: I actually am right now. I'm about to get pregnant, again, for another couple and so my weight affects them too. Statisically, obese women have a higher rate of miscarriage with IVF and are more succeptible to pre-term labor. Yikes! This is real!
2. You expect miracles: Usually, yeah. I'm the "let's only eat 500 calories so we can lose 30 lbs. by Friday" kind of gal...and look where it's gotten me. My goal right now. A pound. One single pound. ANYONE can do that! No miracle needed.
3. Your plan isn't sustainable: See above. I'm reformed now. I eat better, I work out...I have a plan and it's pretty damn good.
4. You can't forgive your slip-ups: For me, it was more that once I slipped up, I figured, "to hell with it" and just let the whole day go to waste...and then, why not the whole week? "I'll start on Monday" became my mantra. Why not, "I'll get back on track next meal" instead? If only I'd done that before...if only? But this is about forgiveness, right? I forgive you hungry fat girl. :)

I ate well yesterday, worked out and didn't freak out when I had a small package of Oreos and instead counted my calories. I also have been referred to this wonderful site and I *think* I might actually try it. I will likely never be a runner, but a jogger I can aspire to! :)

Here's to Wednesday!

Feed Me, Seymour!

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Yes, it's me again. Newly delivered and a gym-rat in the making. Hard to believe isn't it? It's true though. Even the most slothful can be reformed.

The goal is to lose a pound this week. A pound...that's it, no less, maybe more, but surely I can lose one lb. 3,500 extra calories burned and there ya have it folks, a lighter me. Of course, this will not miraculously happen on its own. Yes, I might get mono and lose 25 lbs. and be bed ridden for 6 weeks, but it didn't happen in High School (despite many wishes) and I doubt it will happen now (thankfully!) so let's get real and say that I need to do something to make this pound go away.

The plan is to eat better and exercise (Shhhh! It's a weight loss secret!!). I've filled my fridge with good foods and happy thoughts and I brought my lunch today. I had a 1/2 c. of almonds for breakfast...not the heartiest, but good protein. Lunch is a lean cuisine (read: lots of water intake needed!) and a yogurt. I'm going to the gym today, so I'll need some sort of snack before I go. This will likely consist of grapes and mushrooms (not together, of course) with some FF ranch dip. Dinner will be chicken breast with wheat angel hair pasta, zucchinni, squash, mushrooms and some basil pesto. Yummy! We might even have fruit smoothies for dessert if I decide to get fancy!

The exercise plan is Body Pump at 7:00. Feel the burn, baby.

Okay, so there is day 1. :)

Well

I think I did okay yesterday. Oatmeal, some nuts, the other half of my chicken parmigiana and pasta and then I went to Carino's and picked up dinner and ate entirely too much bread, but it was a better day overall.

I need to get more substantial breakfast plans....light lunch and super light dinner!

The good, the bad, and the ugly

The good: I did 20 mins of the 30 day shred workout and, I only ate half my lunch that I brought to work today. (I hope to do the shred workout as many days a week as I can. I'm aiming for 4)

The bad: I skipped breakfast and dinner....dinner, not so bad. Breakfast, not a good choice.

The ugly: I had 2 kiddie scoops of ice cream for dinner instead. Logan didn't eat his. Granted, this was better than the huge cone and ice cream, but not the best. Also, my stomach looks so gross. Like I'm 3 months pregnant. I'm not being harsh or overexaggerating..it really does and I'm disgusted!!! Ick.

Tomorrow's plan: Oatmeal, turkey on a whole wheat pita with fruit & veggies as a side....yogurt and nuts as a snack, probably zatarain's with turkey sausage for dinner.

BIG GOAL: Wake up and "shred" again!! It's only 20 friggin minutes!!!! Seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!!