Caught up with me I guess

Well, all the pigging out finally caught up with me and I only lost .2 lbs this week. With as much eating as I was doing I was very afraid that I would gain weight instead of losing it, so I guess .2 lb loss is better than a gain. It is still a process and a struggle everyday. I am just so glad it is starting to stay daylight longer. I think it will help me improve my mood and get me out of the winter funk. It is time to start exercising again I just have to find the motivation to do so. I think I left it in 2011 though. Ugh! This week I am going to start psyching myself up for working out. Lets hope it works!

Excited!!

So I have been a total pig and not really following the calorie plan or anything. You can imagine my surprise when I jump on the scale tonight and find that I have lost 5 lbs! I am really excited. To be fair I did only lose 1.4 lbs last week. I am very happy.

Just an update

Things have been crazy here. I have been working everyday (mind you I am a sub) and it doesn't look to let up.  I did lose a little weight (1.4 lbs) this week and I am very happy with that. This is especially true since I haven't been watching my calories as much. I have to get back to calorie counting though because I have a special function I am going to with my husband. It is during the first weekend of March. I am trying to lose more weight to look my best there.

Just checking in

Well, I am finally feeling a bit better. I am hoping to be back to 100% in a day or so. Still trying to eat right and eventually add in some exercise which is difficult after working all day. Since costs are so high to eat right I have decided to get back into using coupons in hopes of saving the extra I am spending else where. I have to be more careful though because most of the coupons are for junk food. Here is to living right and frugal. I am finding that as I lose weight and get my eating under control I am wanting to get other things under control as well. I have been slowly going through and getting rid of stuff that has been sitting around and not used. I donate it all because it is easier than trying to sell it. So here is to a year of decluttering my life and waist line!

Weigh in!

So I weighed a little early tonight as I am sick and will be going to bed early. Pretty awesome result as I have lost nearly 4 lbs this week. I am pretty excited about that. Now I just need to get over this nasty cold. Good luck to anyone else on the diet. Even though I am not working out while I am working I seem to be doing well enough. Hopefully as I lose weight I will get more energy and will be able to add a workout in with work. Running around after kids all day will have to do for now.

Not bad!

Official weigh in puts me at 280.6 for a total weight loss of 2.2 lbs this week. That is right where I want to be. I will just have to keep working and keep trying. I hope that I get use to work enough to start adding in some workouts too. Here is to next week.

Little nervous

So weigh in is tonight and I am a little nervous. Since I have gone back to work I haven't been working out and I haven't been following my calories as closely. I am afraid that this will reflect on the scale. I have been running around like crazy at work so maybe that will help. I need to find a balance but I haven't figured it out yet. Brainstorming will occur this weekend for sure! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Whew worked out this morning. I am sore but in a good way. Feels good to workout. Don't know how many calories I burned but really I don't want to know because then I will start trying to figure out how many calories I can eat to make up those burned calories. Afterwards I made notes of my goals forward and how I think I did on the workout. I have to say after the workout my attitude was that of BRING IT ON! I am sore now but look forward to the next time.

My workout plan for the next 4 weeks:
Monday/Thursday/Saturday- Light walk for warm up then workout listed below.
Tuesdays/Friday- 30 to 45 mins Cardio (brisk walking, stationary cycling, eliptical)
Wednesday/Sunday- Rest Day (light walk 15-20 mins)

After 4 weeks I will evaluate and try new exercises.

My workout today:

Walk	12 min 34 sec (3/4 of a mile)
push ups	2 sets of 12 reps
plank	2 sets of 3 reps @ 5 s on 1st 10 secs on 2nd
Bent over row w/ L-Raise	2 sets of 12 reps
Body weight squat	2 sets of 12 reps
Curtsy Lunge	2 sets of 12 reps

Great link!

I get emails from fitness magazine and most of them are trying to get you to subscribe but they also provide good articles to read. This particular article is how to cut calories everyday without even really being on a diet. I thought it was worth sharing. Hope it helps!

The No-Hunger Way to Cut 100s of Calories

Some of my favorite advice from this article:

• Use 1 tablespoon of mayo and 1 tablespoon of low-fat cottage cheese to make tuna salad.
• Toss your salad with 1 tablespoon of dressing until every lettuce leaf is coated. You'll get away with using half the usual serving size. Try this trick at dinner too.
• Making meatballs? Mix half the amount of ground beef the recipe calls for with half as much cooked brown rice.
• Measure out your breakfast cereal; overestimating by just 1/3 cup can add 100 calories
• Make your own salad dressing using low-sodium, fat-free broth in place of 2 tablespoons of oil.
• Having fajitas? Fill up one tortilla rather than three, then eat the rest of your fixings with a fork.
• Skip the small movie-theater popcorn and bring your own 1-ounce bag of Lay's.
• At the mall, curb a craving for a soft pretzel with a 100-calorie pretzel pack.
• Eat fruit before every meal. In a Pennsylvania State University study, people who munched apples 15 minutes before lunch ate about 187 fewer calories.
• When making mac and cheese, resist temptation and prep just half the box. Save the rest in a zip-top bag for next time.
• Use your grandmother's Joy of Cooking and you'll save an average of 506 calories over three meals, according to a recent Cornell University study. The secret: Smaller portion sizes and lower-calorie ingredients were called for back then.

Goal: 100 calories

Burn 50: Get up from your desk and take a 20-minute walk at lunch.
Cut 50: Skip the oyster crackers in your soup.

Goal: 250 calories

Burn 125: Shovel the driveway for 20 minutes.
Cut 125: Hold the cinnamon bun. Eat two slices of cinnamon toast.

Goal: 500 calories

Burn 250: Spend two hours making dinner for the entire week.
Cut 250: Mist a pan with cooking spray instead of pouring in oil.