nah nah nah hey hey hey ( Week 4)

GOOD BYE!!!!! to the 250's that is. I was so excited to see a big change in the scale for once. It is amazing what the numbers do when you actually follow the goals that you have set for yourself :) This new weight has me down 3.2 lbs for this week :)

I wasn't able to get as much exercise in this week as I would have liked, but I got some. But I think the BIG thing was watching my diet as closely as I have been. I have been staying firmly within my points allowance even with the indulgences of a few beers/drinks etc.
Here are my goals and a recap of whether I did them or not from last week:

• follow my diet. This means reporting EVERY SINGLE THING that goes into my mouth. 
• stay within point range, and not use any "activity" points that I earn
• drink my water
• at least 30 minutes of cardio 3 times this week - didn't get it in :(
• Try to attend Muscle work class at the Y at least once this coming week. - this either
• get 5 servings of fruits/vegetables
• Drink my water
• take some time to reflect on my life and try to stay positive
• Did I mention drinking my water?

not bad if I do say so myself. I could have done better but honestly with the way my 'emotions' have been lately I could have done a whole hell of a lot worse too, but I am trying to stay positive about it.

This week my goals are similar as to what they were last week, in fact my weight loss/health goals are the same, but I am adding the goal of focusing more on school and less on 'social'. So here are my goals for this coming week:

Here are my goals for the week:

• drink my water
• follow my diet. This means reporting EVERY SINGLE THING that goes into my mouth. 
• stay within point range, and not use any "activity" points that I earn
• drink my water
• at least 30 minutes of cardio 3 times this week
• Try to attend Muscle work class at the Y at least once this coming week.
• get 5 servings of fruits/vegetables
• Drink my water
• take some time to reflect on my life and try to stay positive
• Did I mention drinking my water?
• focus more on school and less on 'social'.  

Good luck everyone!!!

well that sucks

is exactly what I thought when I saw this on my scale today... two weeks ago when I blogged I was so close to saying good bye to the 250s... and because of my poor choices and lack of working out I am back in them. Its frustrating... but I need this kick in the pants to remotivate myself.

I was getting excited that spring was coming... I was looking forward to getting to go for my walks outside and enjoying that 'me' time that I only can fully get in the spring/summer. Its easy to convince my family to 'let' me go do these walks because I take the dogs with me and just walk, jog, run... whatever I want to do at the moment.

Not to make excuses, but I had a feeling that the scale wasn't going to show the 'best' numbers this week strictly because of the amount of salt I have been craving (and indulging in) and the number of zits on my face strictly could almost promise a small gain. Hopefully since part of the gain is strictly because I am a girl it will come off easy this week with some refocusing and real determination.

Here are my goals for the week:

• drink my water
• follow my diet. This means reporting EVERY SINGLE THING that goes into my mouth. 
• stay within point range, and not use any "activity" points that I earn
• drink my water
• at least 30 minutes of cardio 3 times this week
• Try to attend Muscle work class at the Y at least once this coming week.
• get 5 servings of fruits/vegetables
• Drink my water
• take some time to reflect on my life and try to stay positive
• Did I mention drinking my water?

Here is to a better week for everyone participating in this current challenge

SUCCESS...

This is what I saw when I looked down on the scale this morning... this number puts me at a 2.2 lbs loss for the week. I wish I could say that I 'rocked' this week.. because I didn't. Wednesday I did ok on my eating... although I did have 2 pieces of taco pizza at darts (DAMN YOU SHAWN!!!!) and more beer than I should have, but Thursday I did really good.. and then came Friday... again not to so good choices... Indian Tacos (DAMN YOU MAE) and more beer... but come Saturday I knew I needed to kick it up... I could FEEL tha I gained weight which lead me to stepping on the scale Sunday morning... it actually read 257.2. I flipped out. How does someone gain 5 lbs in 4 days.... hmm let me think, salt, salt, salt. So while I was drinking my water (150 ozs/day) I am fairly certainly I was holding onto pretty much all of it... So I got my head out of my butt and into the game and I ended up with a 2.2 lb loss for the week... I'll take it.

I do with I had this scale reading today rather than yesterday thought...you see Tuesdays is weigh in day for my Biggest Loser challenge... and on that challenge I had to report a gain still... yesterday my weight was 254.2, which was a 2 lb gain... But I'm not gonna beat myself anymore about it. I will just show a 'bigger' loss next week.

This week's goals are the same:
Follow diet, VEGGIES BABY
Drink my water
Stay out of the "poor mes'... I'm beginning to believe that it's OTHER people who suck at life and not me.
Exercise
and one for added fun (more of a mental challenge).... try to be positive.

Good luck everyone!!!
Kristin

We GOT THIS!!!

When I found out about the newest challenge at Shrinking Jeans, I knew I wanted to find a partner who was local. This by no means that I didn't love my challenges that had my paired with folks who were across the country... but I KNEW I needed someone who saw me on a frequent basis and who saw the shit I put in my mouth and who knew that my ass wasn't going to the gym or exercising.

I'm not a stranger to shrinking jeans, but like my partner in crime I am going to give a little background on myself. I am a 30 year old *** EEEEEEKKKKK*** stay at home mom to four amazing kiddos. My battle with my weight began far before I had children. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with leukemia... and while I was 'chubby' before I started my treatment it was probably a good thing as I dropped 70 pounds *I was 205* in a little over 2 months... NOT the best diet plan. My body couldn't take any nutrients if it tried... long story short KICKED CANCER'S ASS, and then got back to life. Well when I got back to life I quickly shot up to over 200 lbs because my body didn't know what to do with food after months of being on liquid iv nurients. Fast forward to struggling with infertility, multiple miscarriages, and 4 kids later (I'm not as awesome as Mae... I only have one set of twins)... here I am. I have had a fairly emotional last few years and I am very much an emotional eater ... and that needs to stop.

So for today's weigh in my weight is 252 lbs. I know that with my own determination and that help of my amazing partner we are going to do some serious 'damage' to the fat cells that have attached themselves to our... ummm lives.

My goals for this week are:
DRINK LOTS OF WATER
follow my Weight Watcher PointsPlus Plan... and remember that veggies are FREE BABY!!!
Exercise
get my head out of the 'poor mes' and start telling myself that I do not suck at life... Happy is Healthy right?

Good luck to all my fellow challengers...