Loss of 2.2 lbs - Been Awhile!

Well it has certainly been awhile since I have blogged about my weight loss journey.  I actually gained 10 lbs while Shawn was here on R&R.  He left on January 10th and it took me about 2 weeks to "get back on track" and in the same mind frame I was before he got here.  This is such a hard road for me.  But I have stopped WW again and started counting calories one more time.  I am using my free service through FitBit to track my food and count my calories, plus it calculates my activity each day.  It is a great little gadget.  This past week I lost 2.2 lbs, so I am on the downward spiral (good downward spiral) once again.  It feels great, just got to keep it up and stay accountable!  Until next week my friends...

Gain of .8 lbs - last 2 weeks

Well I didn't weigh or blog last Wednesday, because we were in Disney World!  We had such a great time and walked quite a bit.  We averaged about 6 miles per day according to my FitBit.  I ate, and enjoyed myself.  I find myself nowadays eating less, because I'm allowing myself to reach the satisfied level before getting full/stuffed.  I don't feel bad if I don't eat the whole meal.  Usually, I would tell myself, well you just spent "x" number of dollars on this meal, you might as well get your money's worth.  That saying is not worth it to me anymore.  I eat until I'm satisfied and that's the end of it.  So I gained a little over the last two weeks, not quite a lb though, only 0.8 and I am OKAY with that.  I had fun and now it's time to get back on track to my weight loss journey.  Still a little tired today, so not sure if I will make it to Zumba this morning.  We are also headed to Christmas Town at Busch Gardens later this afternoon, so more walking!!!  =)   Until next week my friends, have a safe and Happy Holidays no matter what you choose to celebrate this weekend.

Loss of 4 lbs this week!

So this past week, I lost 4 lbs which put me at my 30 lb milestone (well 30.6 lbs lost so far).  I am uber excited! Of course, it tells me that I'm losing weight too fast and I should aim for no more than 2 lbs per week, but trust me, this girl is not starving herself!  I only ate out once this week, I had Chinese (my weakness); however, the Chinese restaurant is no longer on speed dial on my new phone.  I actually looked at the menu and decided how hungry I was before I ordered.  Although with Chinese, their meals are always for 2 or more people anyways, so you can't exactly order individual portions.  I only had one serving and threw the rest out, because no one else was here to eat with me.  I only had one regular soda this week and split it up between two days, the rest of the days I drank water and a diet soda here and there.  I needed some caffeine!  I exercised at Zumba only two days this past week.  Last Wed and last night.  On three other days though, I did a Power 90 dvd and a walking/tonining dvd since I couldn't get to the gym for some other reason.  I'm really proud of myself this week and I only hope to see the scale continuing to go down for the long haul!  :)

Loss of 5.4 lbs - BIG WEEK!

Hey everyone,

This week was a huge week for me!  I lost 5.4 lbs.  I ate within my Weight Watchers points all week and indulged in a few of my extra weekly points.  I earned 18 points of activity, but didn't have to use them.  I exercised 3 times this past week, 2 times at Zumba and 1 time just walking around Mount Trashmore for 45 minutes.  So I did add something different, but I didn't over work it this week and wow just look at the results.  It's probably been over 3 years since I've lost that much in one week.  I know this won't happen every week that's for sure, but I will celebrate it anyways!  On cloud 9!!!  =)

Loss of 2.6 lbs this week! I need some insight health gurus!!!

Okay, I'm not sure what's going on honestly!  lol  I haven't stepped foot in the gym in 2 weeks, but yet I'm still losing weight.  I spent that entire YEAR in the gym multiple times a week, and didn't lose the weight that I wanted.  I now wonder if I was exercising too much or if it had something to do with not drinking enough water to replenish the water I was losing sweating it out to all that Zumba.  It really frustrates me.  I didn't eat incredibly great this week, but I still did pretty good.  I only ate out twice, McDonald's and Chinese.  I didn't get my normal meal at Chinese either, I cut back a great deal and didn't even finish it.  I also spread it out to two meals yesterday.  Yes, yesterday, I consumed a great deal of sodium - yet the scale still went down dramatically.  Crazy, huh?!?!  ;)

Loss of 0.6!

Hey everyone,

I lost 0.6 lbs this past week, which actually surprises me since I had a 4 day weekend getaway with loads of eating out, but there wasn't much snacking involved, so I wonder if that had anything to do with it.  I was supposed to put a sign in my car that said "Think About It" last week, but I never did it, but I am going to make it and put it on my dashboard today!  It is supposed to stop me from just grabbing fast food while I'm out...and I wonder where my son gets his lack of impulse control from, hmm...  =)

Loss of 2.2 lbs this past week!

So I went to log in my weight on Weight Watchers and this was the message I got (well after the Congratulations of course):

Please note:You’re probably excited to be losing weight, but you’re losing faster than is recommended. Although it’s normal to lose over 2 lbs in one week, if you lose more than an average of 2 lbs per week over a 4-week period, this could pose health risks, such as heart irregularities, anemia or loss of muscle mass. Please slow your weight loss; your doctor can help you do this if you’re not sure how.

LOL - trust me, I have so much weight to lose, that if I do everything right, I'm going to lose fast in the beginning.  I am sure I will plateau in good time, but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts right now!

Hubby flies in late tomorrow night and we are headed up to Williamsburg for the weekend on Friday.  I know I am going to be tempted w/ lots of fast food and restaurants, especially since Shawn has been in Iraq for a year - he has some cravings!  lol  I might just share my plate w/ Heidi.  I'll still get to enjoy the food, but won't be tempted to eat all of it.  And it saves some money!  See you all next week, hopefully with another loss.