So Week 2 was tougher only in that I got sick and relied FAR TOO MUCH on processed and pre-packaged foods. I don't even want to know the sheer volume of sodium I consumed. Week 1 I meal planned and made A LOT of recipes with fresh vegetables. I had MAYBE 1 tsp of salt A DAY!! I'm not a big salt person so I use the bare minimum, but when you buy pre-made meals they load it with salt. As such, I only lost 1.6 lbs this last week despite having put over 6 miles underneath my feet.
The bright side is that I am down almost 7 lbs that I hope to keep off until I get pregnant again, which shouldn't be for another year or so, hopefully.
The dark side is that I have a 5K coming up soon and I am not doing nearly enough training for it. I am not a morning person, but have no real time to go at night. Here is the dirty little secret, if the wind is blowing, as it often does in the AV, I have no problem strapping on my shoes and hitting the pavement. Cold, really hot, raining . . . doesn't matter. I could be the postal service of running BEFORE I had Fin. Now, unless Chris is home, I have to think about her too and if it is too windy, cold, hot, or raining, she cannot be out there SOOOOOOO I have to get my lazy, non-morning person butt out of bed in the morning and freaking run!! It really is the only time that I have and I know that my body will thank me one day for doing it. So, lofty goal is set (again) for me to get up at 5am tomorrow morning and get 3 miles in. Wish me luck!
As far as the "diet" goes, I have meal planned for the week again. Barring any illness I should be able to consume nothing, but healthy homemade meals from this minute forward. We won't talk about breakfast today or dinner last night, haha. Lets just say that I had the points though. ;)
I had intended to do a 2-day cleanse that consists of breakfast shakes, lean protein, and veggies, but . . . well let's be honest, I just didn't want to do it anymore, haha. It was only 2 days and I still couldn't get it to stick, but I really blame the fact that I just love food too much. I didn't stray too far though. And I didn't go overboard or off points. I just indulged in my cravings. Besides the cleanse had me below my target points by 11. I keep meaning to do my measurements, but I don't want to do it in the middle of a week so hopefully I will find the time to get it done Friday before the day gets away from me.
For those of you who still read this, I leave you with the following:
What are stumbling blocks and defeat before you, can be stepping stones to victory if you remain determined.
March 24, 2013
March 15, 2013
Back in the Saddle . . .
Ok, so the blog title isn't original or alliterative, BUT it is a title which means . . . I'mmmmmmmm baaaaaack!! :D
I do believe that the last post I made was 3 months BEFORE my wedding. Now I am married (2 years in 2 months) and have the most ADORABLE little baby girl.
I mean seriously! Look at that face!! Try and tell me that isn't adorable. You can't because she totally is.
So I was doing pretty good at the whole weight loss thing. For those of you still hanging onto the edge of your seats . . . I DID fit into the wedding dress perfectly with no alterations needed. Thank you weight watchers! Then Chris and I went on our Honeymoon to a Sandal's Resort in Jamaica, all inclusive, and I am pretty sure that was the catalyst to the downfall of my dieting.
We had decided that we would go back to eating healthy when we got back, but remember when I was first blogging and I admitted that I was an emotional eater? Well enter emotion, and A LOT of it. When we returned from our honeymoon there was a lot of insane stuff that happened in a short amount of time and suddenly I was 195lbs out of nowhere. I wasn't happy with the way I looked, but really I wasn't happy with the way that I felt. Chris and I decided to take up running and we both signed up for a half marathon to be ran in September of 2012.
At the time it was Dec 2011 so plenty of time to train for a half marathon. Well of course life had other plans and on February 13, 2012 we found out we were expecting our little, totally unplanned, bundle of joy. At that time I had actually lost 15lbs, but I still wasn't anywhere near the goal I had wanted to be when I got pregnant.
I made the decision then to not "eat for two," but ultimately I ended up topping the scales at 212. A lot of that turned out to be water weight, but I didn't figure that out until I was home from the hospital, 1 week postpartum, and I hoped on the scale to find I was 186. No joke. I had lost 26 pounds in 1 week between my 7lb baby and all the stupid water my body was holding onto. It was a great high and I even managed to get myself down to 175 at one point, but the next FIVE months I bounced back and forth between 175 and 185. It wasn't great.
I had tried using those silly free apps that are just like weight watchers, but 100% free, but there is something about paying monthly for a service that makes me more accountable and I am happy to say that I am back on the Weight Watchers and have successfully lost 5lbs my first week. Before you congratulate me too much, I must confess that I feel that some of that is also water weight brought on by PMS. I expect to lose about 2lbs a week. This time I am meal planning, trying to eat different foods everyday instead of finding a set of food that is 27-28 pts and eating those exact meals EVERY DAY. Chris is on board and is doing weight watchers by proxy. I cook the food, he eats it, therefore he is also eating healthy. So far he has liked everything that I have made, even the omelet that had zucchini in it. Hopefully next week will be just as good, if not better, because I have a 5K in 3 weeks that I am expected to participate in. I have GOT to get my little (figuratively) booty moving!!
See you in a week!
I do believe that the last post I made was 3 months BEFORE my wedding. Now I am married (2 years in 2 months) and have the most ADORABLE little baby girl.
I mean seriously! Look at that face!! Try and tell me that isn't adorable. You can't because she totally is.
So I was doing pretty good at the whole weight loss thing. For those of you still hanging onto the edge of your seats . . . I DID fit into the wedding dress perfectly with no alterations needed. Thank you weight watchers! Then Chris and I went on our Honeymoon to a Sandal's Resort in Jamaica, all inclusive, and I am pretty sure that was the catalyst to the downfall of my dieting.
We had decided that we would go back to eating healthy when we got back, but remember when I was first blogging and I admitted that I was an emotional eater? Well enter emotion, and A LOT of it. When we returned from our honeymoon there was a lot of insane stuff that happened in a short amount of time and suddenly I was 195lbs out of nowhere. I wasn't happy with the way I looked, but really I wasn't happy with the way that I felt. Chris and I decided to take up running and we both signed up for a half marathon to be ran in September of 2012.
At the time it was Dec 2011 so plenty of time to train for a half marathon. Well of course life had other plans and on February 13, 2012 we found out we were expecting our little, totally unplanned, bundle of joy. At that time I had actually lost 15lbs, but I still wasn't anywhere near the goal I had wanted to be when I got pregnant.
I made the decision then to not "eat for two," but ultimately I ended up topping the scales at 212. A lot of that turned out to be water weight, but I didn't figure that out until I was home from the hospital, 1 week postpartum, and I hoped on the scale to find I was 186. No joke. I had lost 26 pounds in 1 week between my 7lb baby and all the stupid water my body was holding onto. It was a great high and I even managed to get myself down to 175 at one point, but the next FIVE months I bounced back and forth between 175 and 185. It wasn't great.
I had tried using those silly free apps that are just like weight watchers, but 100% free, but there is something about paying monthly for a service that makes me more accountable and I am happy to say that I am back on the Weight Watchers and have successfully lost 5lbs my first week. Before you congratulate me too much, I must confess that I feel that some of that is also water weight brought on by PMS. I expect to lose about 2lbs a week. This time I am meal planning, trying to eat different foods everyday instead of finding a set of food that is 27-28 pts and eating those exact meals EVERY DAY. Chris is on board and is doing weight watchers by proxy. I cook the food, he eats it, therefore he is also eating healthy. So far he has liked everything that I have made, even the omelet that had zucchini in it. Hopefully next week will be just as good, if not better, because I have a 5K in 3 weeks that I am expected to participate in. I have GOT to get my little (figuratively) booty moving!!
See you in a week!
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