I just realized that it has been 2 weeks since I blogged (I notice that Barb hasn’t either…oops, whose motivating who here?!?!). I have not been to any Weight Watcher meetings and since this is my last week on it I dare say I won’t be to anymore. I am going back to using LiveStrong now that my WW membership is up; back to tracking calories instead of points. I’m going to stick with the idea of fruit and veggies being “free.” I think that’s an ingenious idea to get people to eat smarter and healthier.
I stepped on the scale and it read 199. I have been gaining and losing the same 3 - 4 pounds for 4 weeks now. I’m really not surprised by this – I have not been tracking or “exercising” and I’ve pretty much been eating whatever I felt like, and as a result I am no further ahead than I was a few weeks ago.
Stew’s wedding is 6 weeks away. If I stick with it and log my food and walk every day I should be able to lose 10 pounds in that time. I need to get out of the house to be successful – I am fully aware of this! I’m a terrible snacker when I’m just sitting around the house. When the weather turns nice we will probably do 2 walks a day plus trips to the park. It will only get easier as Denver gets bigger (I can’t believe it’s been 10 weeks already!).
I started “running” last week. I met my goal and got 2 runs in and then Chris left again. I can’t run while Chris is gone until Denver is big/old enough to go into the jogging stroller. My first “run” was on an outdoor trail and I alternated 2 minutes of running with 1 minute of walking; I thought that my lungs were going to burst open, but I did it for 15 minutes. I was so proud of myself. My second “run” was on a treadmill at the base gym (it was raining); again I alternated 2 minutes of running and 1 minute of walking but I did it for 30 minutes (double the time). I don’t like running on treadmills, but there is something about working out in a gym that just motivates you. I want to do the C25K (couch to 5K) program, but again I can’t do this until I either 1) join a gym that has childcare or 2) Denver is big enough to go into the jogging stroller.
So, not much has changed in the past 2 weeks: still weigh the same, still not tracking, still feeling huge, and still beating myself up about it. I don’t remember it being this difficult last time. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that Katelynn was almost a year old and I only had one baby; having two can be so taxing. Or maybe it was that the whole process was new to me so I was super excited about it; I kind of have this whole been there done that feeling. I pulled out all my summer clothes and packed up all my pregnancy clothes the other day. I should’ve just kept the summer clothes in the box because they are not going to fit. Barb and I went to Kohl’s 2 weekends ago and I got 2 pair of jeans and 2 pair of capri’s (I can’t remember the last time I attempted to wear shorts). My fat girl jeans (a size 16 Levi’s) that I have are too tight, so I figured I should go and get something that fits (thinking maybe it would help boost my confidence wearing something other than yoga pants). I hate the fact that I had to shop in plus sizes and that I was trying on 18. I grabbed some 16’s too (I was feeling optimistic), well guess what?! Those 16’s fit!! I did not have to buy 18’s. I know it’s still not the size 12 and 14’s I have in the drawer upstairs, but it’s something. I got a couple cute tops too. I think I looked pretty good on my Anniversary date with the hubby!
Oh wait, did I just attach the pic of me eating chocolate?! And is that bowl empty?? Can I say that Chris ate most of it?! But, no worries, there WAS a strawberry UNDER all that chocolate!
Goals:
My goal for this upcoming week is to track my food in Livestrong and then to blog about my "success" next week!
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