Water Weight

I debated on whether to weigh in or not today, since I just did on Friday. I figured I'd get back into my old schedule. Yesterday I was at 157.6, but I assume it was water weight since I was somewhat dehydrated. I'm a little disappointed that I'm back to 159, but I guess it's only been 3 days.  I'm probably taking the baby for a walk today, maybe even go shopping downtown. Either way I'll be getting some walking in. Gotta take advantage of the sunshine while I can!

Hello 150s, I've missed you

I didn't do my weigh in at the beginning of this week so I thought, better late than never.  Looks like I've lost weight again, not trying.  This concerns me.  Is it water weight?  Or is it just a coincidence?  I do a lot of household work and carrying around the baby.  But I haven't really changed my eating habits.  And I'm not exercising like I know I should be.  Guess I'll just accept it and hope that it stays this way.  I wore a shirt yesterday that I haven't been able to wear in awhile because it was a button up and the buttons wouldn't close!  So I guess I've made some progress!

The weather is beautiful outside today!  I am definitely taking Alex for a walk. Maybe even a jog!  This whole weekend is supposed to be gorgeous.  Let's keep our fingers crossed next week will be too.  I'm definitely more motivated to work out when the sun is out!  Who isn't?  That way, it doesn't feel like work, it feels like fun!

Bad Week to Start

The first three days of last week I had a horrible migraine, which turned into a headache the 4th day.  Then I was cleaning and moving stuff around to prepare for my company.  A friend of mine from Alabama came to visit and stayed for the weekend.  Obviously diet was not a high priority while we were hanging out:)  She left yesterday and I completely forgot to weigh in.  I'll try to remember to weigh in tomorrow.  It's kind of pointless since I didn't really make an effort to lose weight last week, but I suppose it's just for accountability again and to get me on track.

Postpartum

As many of you already know, I got pregnant last year in June right in the middle of my weight loss journey. Obviously, there was no point in tracking my weight for aesthetic purposes any longer. At the end of my pregnancy I spiked at 195. But I never went over 200, so yah me! As soon as the baby was out, the weight started to fall off of me. Below is a graph showing my weight gain/loss. I wasn't very religious about tracking, but you get the idea.



For the past two weeks, I've been stuck between 160 and 161. I must admit I haven't really made any effort to improve my diet or even exercise much for that matter. But the weight is no longer falling off on it's own :( Looks like I actually have to do something again. The only exercise I get right now is going for walks. So, to go back to my old friend accountability, I decided to start up this blog again and post my weight on a weekly basis.



The irony is, last year at this time, I weighed exactly the same. Actually I was one pound more. So, pregnancy wasn't too harsh on my body, even though I did gain about 40 pounds. I also got lucky in the stretch mark department. Come on,you know I gotta brag about that. I only got two small stretch marks on each side of my hips. So if someday I ever do get a flat belly, I can flaunt it like a 20 year old who's never had kids ;)

I love my baby to death and he's great for training my arms. He loves being lifted in the air like he's flying. Right now, he's around 10 pounds or so. So, that's pretty good training for me. But I do need to get back to being healthy, building endurance, strength and toning my muscles. It's even harder this time around because I don't have as much time to dedicate to me. Boy was I spoiled last year! I could do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. Now I have to schedule everything!

Anyways, I need to start getting the house cleaned up and take advantage of baby being calm time. I look forward to any words of encouragement you might have!

Slack/On Track

Now that I've stopped this belly blast, I'm entering a vicious cycle. It's this slack and on track I'm struggling with. One day I'll eat complete trash. The next day I try to compensate. Cheat days are not supposed to be every other day! I had fried chicken for lunch Monday AND Tuesday. So last night I forced myself to work out and today I had a mozzarella and tomato salad. I did have some bread with my salad. But I figure that's still healthier than fried chicken!

Tonight I should work out again. If I can just get myself to exercise more, I know I can continue to accomplish my goals. The scale is showing me to be between 2-3 pounds heavier. I'm between 156-157 now. Change has to happen. Clothes still fit well, but I don't want to take any more chances. Of course, it could be water weight since I gained it so quickly. Or maybe I never truly lost 5 pounds in the first place? Guess I'll just have to keep on trying!

The End of the Belly Blast Challenge

So....I pretty much stopped following the meal plan that was given to me for this challenge. That does not mean that I'm not watching what I'm eating. Just not going by the plan I had. Due to lack of exercise I jumped from 154 to 155 last week. Which of course, motivated me to workout on Saturday again.

I'm trying to stick to mostly salads when I do go eat out. And at home, I just nibble on foods. I incorporate a lot of nuts into my diet. I guess I really don't have that much to stay about what I've been eating lately. I am continuing my celery and peanut butter snack at work, because I truly loved it.

Officially since March I've dropped two pant sizes. Which again, shows me where most of my weight loss has been. Today I'm wearing a pair of pants that were so tight on me that I put them "in the back of the closet." Now they are loose and I could probably go down a size. I would say, overall this journey has been successful thus far. There are still 60 days roughly until I go to Germany. Maybe I can lose another 5 pounds in that time. That would be nice:)

Catch-Up

Wednesday night I went to a Chinese buffet but I ordered Hibachi. So basically it was lots and lots of veggies with some chicken grilled and topped with terayaki sauce. Not the healthiest choice, but not the worst, right? Make better bad choices.

Thursday, according to the calendar was supposed to be a type of "detox" day again and Friday was supposed to be a treat day. Well for some reason, be it hormones, or whatever, I was starved yesterday. I had a green smoothie for breakfast, then tried to eat some celery and carrots. I couldn't. I was so hungry. I decided to make yesterday my treat day. Can't stick to the diet if I'm not happy and if it's not realistic. I went to Red Robin with some co-workers and had the Whiskey River BBQ Chicken Wrap. Normally I skip the fries. But yesterday..man I sinned. I even had the fries. I was SO sick afterwards. My body was NOT happy with me. Here are the stats for the wrap:

Calories 771 Sodium 2087 mg
Total Fat 32 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 20 g Total Carbs 67 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 4 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 9 g
Trans 0 g Protein 49 g

Which isn't the best, isn't the worst, again. For dinner, my husband made burgers. How could I say no to burgers? I was starved again. No fries this time:) And I still stuck to water all day, but didn't drink near enough.

This morning I got on the scale and I was 1.5 pounds heavier! So today I'm flushing everything out with water. I had some cottage cheese and knaeckebrot for breakfast and some celery and peanut butter for a snack.

My biggest failure this week has not been my diet slip ups. It's been my utter lack of exercise. I haven't worked out since Saturday. So I shouldn't expect any miracles. Next week is my last official week of the 21 day belly blast challenge. Although I haven't completely stuck to it, I've been using it as a guideline. And my pants are still loose:)

Wish me luck in refueling my desire to lose weight and starting up with exercise again! No pain, no gain!