Weighty Wednesday: Week 8

Yes, for any of you that are paying any sort of attention to anything - I missed last week. My MIL and my 'hopefully, soon-to-be' SIL took me away for my birthday. I was literally gone ALL DAY! But it was fun!!!

Week #8 Photos:

WEEK 8 WEIGHT: 163/166 lbs. (First number sans clothes, second number with)

WEEKS 7-8 EXERCISES:

10.27.11
45 Min. Wii Fit

10.28.11
20 Min. Zumba

10.30.11
45 Min. Wii Fit

11.1.11
20 Min. Zumba
15 Min. Dance Central

11.4.11
40 Min. Wii Fit

11.7.11
20 Min. Zumba
15 Min. Dance Central

11.8.11
30 Min. Dance Game Demos

11.9.11
45 Min. Wii Fit

WEEK 7 THOUGHTS: Glad to see numbers going down again. It's refreshing. Wish they were going down more, but I'll take what I can get.

I'm thinking I have lost inches, however. Things are fitting just a little bit differently (not that I can wear a smaller size yet) and a few people have told me I look skinnier. It makes me feel like something is going right.

WEEK 7 OBSTACLES/EXCUSES: Surprisingly I don't have many excuses. I tried to be good when I knew I wouldn't be able to exercise the next day. I also abstained from eating Halloween candy. I had a small piece here or there, but it was spread out through a couple days and never more than a couple pieces. That was difficult for me, for sure!

What Happens Next...

Weighty Wednesday: Week 6

Time for the weekly check-in...

Week #6 Photos:

WEEK 6 WEIGHT: 164/167 lbs. (First number sans clothes, second number with)

WEEK 6 EXERCISES:

10.25.11
45 Min. Wii Fit

10.26.11
20 Min. Zumba
15 Min. Dance Central

WEEK 6 THOUGHTS: Frustrated with the gain, but honestly kind of expected it...

Still hoping I'm losing inches, but since I haven't been measuring that - who knows?

WEEK 6 OBSTACLES/EXCUSES: Because I was still dealing with a bladder infection the majority of this week, I didn't get to exercising as much as usual. Hopefully, things will continue to stay normal from here on out.....

In related news: Eric and I are headed to our Healthy Utah physicals today. It's a program the state of Utah offers it's employees and their spouses. You get money for signing up and then if you meet their goals you get more money.

My hope is that this will actually help me out and not put more stress on me. I'm kind of worried about that side of it. I'm not sure what they'll do for Eric - the bean pole that he is - but perhaps they'll have a program set up for him to gain some muscle or something.

Either way, let's hope this works out for the better and we'll see whose scale I like better. (My guess is theirs will be more correct, but I may like mine better!)

What Happens Next...

Weighty Wednesday: Week 5

So, I have no pictures for this week.

Why? Because I figured there was really no point.

Thursday and Friday I had busy mornings and if I don't exercise in the morning, it doesn't happen. Then there's always so much going on on the weekends that it doesn't happen. Monday morning I woke up in pain (my back has been bothering me off and on since that 5 mile walk) and because of other things going on, we took a trip to Instacare. Turned out I have a bladder infection and honestly I'm in enough pain most of the time just doing the day to day things. I haven't wanted to attempt exercise on top of that.... And today I really wasn't up to taking pictures of myself.

I'm hoping that since the dr. put me on an antibiotic I will feel more like myself soon and be able to get back to this.

Just for kick though I did weigh myself. Still sticking at 166lbs. Gotta figure out how to make that number go down!

What Happens Next...

Weighty Wednesday: Week 4

It's that time again....


Week #4 Photos:

Again I realize they are a bit off as my pj's aren't as form fitting as the clothes I wore week 1. I'll try to be better at laundry!!!



WEEK 4 WEIGHT: 163/166 lbs. (First number sans clothes, second number with)

WEEK 4 EXERCISES:

10.06.11
20 Minutes Zumba
20 Minutes Just Dance

10.07.11
30 Minutes Wii Fit

10.08.11
5 Mile Making Strides For Breast Cancer Walk

10.11.11
40 Minutes Wii Fit

10.12.11
20 Minutes Zumba
20 Minutes Dance Central

WEEK 4 THOUGHTS: Glad to know I didn't gain anything, but sad to hear I didn't lose anything either. Especially after that stinkin long walk! Oh well, I'm not gonna let it get me too down. I had a friend mention that sometimes you lose inches before pounds. I'm hoping that's what's happening and then I can be happy!

WEEK 4 OBSTACLES/EXCUSES: Did pretty good exercising, except for Monday. I had to sit Monday out. Because I was unprepared for the breast cancer walk being 5 miles (last time I did it - it was only a 5K), I ended up with popped blisters on the back of my feet (which doesn't stop my exercising at home cause I don't wear shoes) and I injured my back. I could barely walk around on Sunday, so even though it felt better on Monday I played it safe and didn't exercise.

Still struggling with eating healthier. I'm not snacking AS MUCH as I used to, but I still snack more than I probably should.

What Happens Next...

Weighty Wednesday: Week 3

Week Numero 3....

You say what? It's not Wednesday. I know. My Wednesday was crazy busy. I did manage to get the pictures taken ON Wednesday though, so it still counts.

Here was my Wednesday...The morning was full of getting kids ready for school and out the door. I then exercised and Eric (who was working from home) invited me to lunch. Of course I said yes! We then came home to drop Eric off so he could continue working and then I went to the grocery store. I got home from the grocery store long enough to run the groceries in the house (had to have Shaylyn put the groceries away) and then I had carpool for Tanis for band. Get home from dropping those kids off and had to run Shaylyn to Activity Days, get home and clean the house. Then it was off to PT conferences and came home for dinner. Then I had to rush out the door for a super, secret meeting. (More on that in a few weeks) After I got home from the meeting I was just too drained to blog, so I went to bed instead.

So anyway, here are week #3's photos...And yes I know I still haven't perfected the angle. I'm not wearing the same clothes (got behind on laundry) and I really need to clean my mirror...UGH!



Week 3 Weight: 163lbs./166 lbs. (Remember, I'm accounting for the weight with and without clothing)



Week 2 Exercises: Here's the log:

Thursday, Sept. 29:
20 Minutes Wii Fit

Friday, Sept. 30:
20 Minutes Zumba
20 Minutes Just Dance

Monday, Oct. 3:
I was too emotionally upset to exercise this day...When the thought of loosing a whole slew of pictures to a virus on the harddrive presented itself, I was less than thrilled.

Tuesday, Oct. 4:
30 Minutes WiiFit

Wednesday, Oct. 5:
20 Minutes Zumba
20 Minutes Just Dance

Week 2 Thoughts: Losing 1 lb. is a start. A slow start, but a start nonetheless. I am hoping it gets better from here on out. Just got to keep at it.

Week 2 Obstacles/Excuses: As stated above, because of a little mishap with the computer, I let that interfere one day. I need to be better at not letting my emotions take a hold of me.

Food wise I still tried to be aware of what I was eating and tried to eat less. I also tried to resist the desire to snack. I didn't always succeed, but I did a pretty good job if I say so myself.

What Happens Next...

Weighty Wednesday: Week 2

I'm here for my weekly check-in....


Here are week 2's photos compared with last weeks. And yes, I'll be the first to say they aren't taken in exactly the same spot/angle - I'll work on it....



Week 2 Weight: 164lbs./167 lbs. (Remember, I weigh 2-3 lbs more with clothes on...)


Week 2 Exercises: I kept a log of my exercising - so now everyone knows what I did.

Friday, Sept. 23:
20 Minutes Wii Fit

Monday, Sept. 26:
20 Minutes Zumba
20 Minutes Dance Central
1 Hour Boot Camp

Tuesday, Sept. 27:
20 Minutes Wii Fit

Wednesday, Sept. 28:
20 Minutes Zumba
20 Minutes Just Dance

Week 2 Thoughts: So, nothing lost - but nothing gained. YAY!!! While it wasn't what I hoped for I'll take it. It's better than gaining, which is what I thought when I weighed myself this morning. I forgot the whole clothing on/off thing. I spent this morning thinking I was at 164 with clothes, and I was freaking at a 3lb. gain. I'm so glad I realized my mistake. :D

Week 2 Obstacles/Excuses: I don't exercise on the weekends because those days get hectic. I probably won't ever get to exercising on Sundays, but I should try to get something in on Saturdays.

Food wise I didn't change much. I tried to be a little more conscientious(sp?) about my food choices, but I didn't stop eating junk. I tried to limit the junk I did eat however, and it wasn't always easy. I was at a bridal shower Saturday afternoon and had way too many goodies. Then I had a shake that night.

I did better at a birthday party on Sunday night and had nothing but a glass of Sprite as my tummy was bothering me. That's some progress...

I am happy that I exercised everyday though. Tuesday's workout was difficult as I really pulled my calf muscles and a few in my arm at bootcamp the night before. I'm still not totally 'healed', but I pushed through the pain and accomplished what I set out to do!!!

What Happens Next...

Weighty Wednesday

I am THE QUEEN of weekly entries gone bad, right? Well, hopefully this time will be different. I am going to start something called WEIGHTY WEDNESDAY!


WEIGHTY WEDNESDAY is going to be the day I 'check-in' with all my 'doctors'. WEIGHTY WEDNESDAY will be my day of accountability. Let me explain more...

I've been unhappy with my weight for a number of years...probably 7 or more, but I'm the type of personality that doesn't do anything about it. Never have. I didn't have to worry about it for a long, long time and was blessed with fairly good genes for a teenage girl. Then I started having kids...and the weight just kept on coming - BECAUSE I never took charge over the weight gain.

I am hoping to change this. I am hoping that by 'answering' to someone other than family, it will give me the motivation to keep on going. I am hoping to lose 35 lbs. total. At first I thought I could accomplish that goal by December 20th. Then I realized how crazy that really is. So, I'll go for dropping 10 - 15 lbs. by December 20th. After that we'll set a new goal.

A lot of motivation to get this going now came from my Grandma's death. She'd been overweight since I could remember. I remember when I was little she joined a Weight Watchers type thing called Tops. She lost quite a bit of weight then but she was still overweight at her passing.

Because she was overweight it caused quite a few of her health issues. She didn't recover from surgeries as quickly and she wasn't very active during her good periods. She also developed Diabetes from being overweight.

I don't want to die an early death because I didn't take care of my body the way I should've.

My biggest obstacles with this are going to be the fact that I love sweets and I tend to be an emotional eater. I wake up tired most mornings and there are days its hard to work-out.

This is how it's going to work -

* Each week I will post 5 pictures....A last week photo from the side and front, a current week photo from the side and front and a picture of the scale, so you know I'm not fudging numbers.
* I will post about what exercises I did or didn't do and for how long.
* I'll let you know how I felt about what I ate during the week.
* I'll then share my thoughts on what the current weeks weight is at.
* Finally I'll post about obstacles/excuses that may have gotten in the way.

Now, I realize that today isn't Wednesday (WHAT?!?!?!), but I wanted to get this started ASAP, so the first round won't be a full week, but we'll deal right?

Here's week 1's photos (right after working out in the morning....they are lovely pictures)....



Week 1 Starting Weight: 164lbs./167 lbs. (Okay, I kinda freaked this morning when I took this picture - the day before I only weighed 164 lbs. I then realized that yesterday I took the picture sans clothes, so when I did it today it was still 164 lbs. Therefore I will be posting both weights every day...)


Week 1 Exercises: Even though I knew I was going to start doing this (Even had Eric buy a scale for this purpose), I didn't really do any form of exercise before today. Today I started strong with 20 minutes of Zumba and 25 minutes of Dance Central.

Week 1 Thoughts: I've been living in some kind of dream world where I don't realize just how 'big' I am. I've slowly come to the realization that I'm not as small as I think I should be. Shopping for clothes is depressing and it's rare I find something I think I look good in. Time to change that now!

Week 1 Obstacles/Excuses: I just didn't want to take time to exercise. Nathaniel takes over the tv most mornings and there are times I just don't want to fight him. He's the meanest of kids when you take things like that away from him.

As for eating, I kind of ate what I wanted because I knew I'd have to change soon - and I'm scared to do so.

What Happens Next...