We Have Made Progress..

Sorry about the lack of Pinterest posts, but I can't get my pics to come off my phone right now.. I'll fix it and hopefully post tomorrow..

I apologize for being gone for the past 3 days, but I have been having a rough time with A.. BUT we hopefully came to a head today.. After a lot of crying, a lot of talking, and a lot of thinking on both our parts, I think we are on our way to working on our issues..  He is going to find a therapist (hopefully within the next few days), and he even came to the conclusion that he hasn't been helping me with OUR bills.. This made me happy that he realized that by himself bc I've been trying to talk to him about money for a while.. I just hope it sticks..

Now, onto weight stuff!!!  I weighed myself today, and I weighed in at 198.8!!! HOLY CRAP!!  I just hope it stays around that number.. I'd love to show a ONEderland weight to my bariatric team on the 7th..

It's hard to believe that in a little over a week, it will have been a year since my surgery.. And I'm still losing.. Slowly, but it's still coming off.. Which means it's not going back on.. YAY!!  I will also post progress pics prolly Friday.. and of course, my year progress pics on the 8th.. :)

Can you believe it's almost Christmas?!?!?!  Where did this year go???

Well, It's Monday..

It's official.. I HATE MONDAYS!!

I'm not sure why, but something bad always seems to come with them.. This Monday, it's an overdraft fee!  I haven't had one of those for months (which is awesome for me).. and it wasn't even for something I did/spent.. I won't go into details, but seriously, I'm pissed bc I had my bank account down to the $1 (I've been using cash for anything non-bill related).. and now it's fucked up.. grr!!

This sadly means that I will have to cancel my gym membership a week sooner than I'd planned.. :(  Guess I'll just have to workout outside this coming week.. Then on Monday, I'll bring my workout bag with me to Orientation so I can go to the gym at work straight afterwards.. :)

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Weigh in was as bad as I expected.. Hell, I ate 6 pcs of chicken/tomato/green pepper pizza yesterday.. Wonder why I gained over the past two weeks.. HOWEVER, I'm shocked to see I only gained 5.2 lbs.. Yes, that's a lot over the past 2.5 weeks, but for me, it's not really..

Weigh In for 10/03: 248.8 lbs

Difference from last weigh in: +5.2 lbs

So as I sit here, eating my breakfast of Oat Fit Cinnamon Roll 100 calorie pack (won it from Kris Gets Healthy's blog), 1 pc of Healthy Life (carb-friendly) toast with ICBINB spray, and green tea, I am trying to rack my brain how I'm going to lose those 5 lbs and then some.. 

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My goals for this week:

** Lose 1 lb

** Get on the ball with 5k in 100 days running

** Count calories EVERY DAY!

Weigh In's..

Yes, plural.. I weighed in on Friday, like a good girl.. lol.. and was shocked.. I'd been good with my carbs (not counting them exactly, but staying away from bread regardless) and while I did eat 5 pieces of (gross) sushi, I threw away the other 4 pieces..

Weigh In on 9/9: 246.6 lbs
Loss of 2.2 lbs

But that's a gain from when I weighed in during the week..  But I weighed in this morning, and was pleasantly surprised.. :)

Weigh In on 9/12: 243.6 lbs
Loss of 3.0 lbs from 9/9

WOOHOO!!  Now, I gotta keep going down.. I'll be back later with a weekend recap, bc I've learned a few things during this weekend.. :)

Weekend Post.. and a Weigh in..

All right, let's get this out of the way..

Weight on 09/02: 248.8 lbs
Difference from last week: +3.2 lbs

I know that I am expecting this to go down by next Friday, seeing as I gain around 5lbs when it's that TOM.. I hate it.. I was 3 days early this time.. 3 DAYS! No fair! So, what did I do?? I went and bought water pills for next month.. me and my period need to find a way to cooperate during my weight loss.. I also noticed that first week I was eating veggies like crazy.. sometimes having a salad twice a day.. last week, not so much.. so my goal this week is to get some balance with fruits/veggies.. and to get some knowledge on how many cards are in things.. 

I will be updating my September goals tomorrow, as I forgot about them the last two days, and today I'm working all day.. Sadly, I won't be getting the bike because I still don't have a better job.. The company I'm hoping hires me is VERY slow in their hiring process.. ugh! But I'm still applying at other places too.. Off I go to work.. :) Hope you all are having a great 3 day weekend..

Weigh In..

Okay, so I weighed in this morning to make sure that I was making SOME kind of progress.. and I was shocked!!

Last Weeks Weight: 257.0 lbs

This Weeks Weight: 245.6 lbs

Difference: -11.4 lbs

WHAT?!  WOW!!  I seriously was expecting 5 to 7 lbs.. Not 11.4.. This is great though!  Means that I am doing the right thing.. I will give up ALL the cupcakes now to be able to enjoy ONE in the future..  I'm so excited.. My size 18 jeans that I bought less than a week ago are now unflatteringly baggy, so since I've only worn them twice, I'm going to see if I can exchange them for size 16.. If not, then I'll buy the size 16 and sell the size 18's in our yard sale next weekend..

YEAH, there's another point.. we are having our yard sale (FINALLY) next weekend.. WOOHOO!  I'll get to get rid of my junk in my bedroom finally!  and possibly make a little money.. enough to cover my car insurance due in a couple weeks.. :)  Well, I'm off to go see my little niece.. She cut her first tooth a couple days ago, and I can't wait to see her smile now.. Oh, and btw, Kris over at KrisGetsHealthy.com is doing a giveaway because she's lost an amazing 180 lbs.. check it out and enter.. :)

Wow..

I was honestly expecting to see a number around 255.. well, I saw one, but it wasn't on the right side of 255.. I weighed in this morning before my shower at:

257.0 lbs

WOW!!  That's the heaviest I've been in YEARS!!  This shows me how out of control I've let myself get.. I've gotten too lazy.. Today, I got myself out of bed at 5am to shower and then GROCERY SHOP!!  But I can't get my butt out of bed at 7:30 am to go to the gym?!  No more!!  I also miss my group of supporters around me.. Katie and Katelyn, I MISS YOUR MOTIVATION (and friendship, of course)!!  I've got to start working on this.. TODAY!!  

I've got to tell myself that this isn't meant to be easy.. If I want easy, I should just stop now and continue gaining weight (which isn't an option).. I saw a quote somewhere (sorry, I see so many I can't keep track) that said "If you don't fight for yourself, who will??"  I agree!  So here's to taking this fight seriously!!  

Off I go to work..

Disappointed, Enthusiastic and Energized..

Well, my blog title actually is about three different things.. Which I will explain, in detail.. Who woulda guessed, right?! Hehe..

I'm disappointed because:

Out of all of my followers, only 3 people left comments..  So either my giveaway post got lost in the shuffle of Google Readers everywhere (lol) or there are a lot more people that are financially stable than I originally thought..  I'm not even thinking that people just don't read my blog anymore (gasp!).. BUT, after reading the comments and identifying with one comment in particular, I've decided on a winner!  :)  Tori @ A Journey To A New Me.. left the following comment:

I totally want this book please! I've heard great things about the author but have yet to invest in the book (I have it saved on my wish list for nook). I am attempting to become more financially "responsible" (I can be a bit spendy, which I am trying to curb) and want to better plan for the future. I have some financial goals written down but in todays economy I'm easily overwhelmed (which sometimes leads to emotional spending). I would love to have this book to hear his ideas and set some things into motion...and possibly avoid feeling over whelmed when I hear Washington DC folks talk! thanks..

So congratulations Tori.. Check your email and send me your address.. as soon as I get it, I'll have your book to you.. :)

I'm enthusiastic because:

My TOM is over and this morning (after forgetting to weigh in before I ate) I weighed in at 251.6lbs.. That's a 1.2 lb loss!!  WOOHOO!!  I'm not sure if I wrote about it, but I got my Weight Watchers PointsPlus books back from Katie and decided to do WW on my own (until I could afford to do the online part).. So while I'm having some issues (such as night time scavaging), I'm doing things to make it go the right way.. DOWN!!  :)

I'm energized because:

While I didn't get the job that I'd hoped for, I may be in line for one that is more suited for me in the long run.. My mom (who works for the company I was interviewing with) talked with her boss (the one who'd hire me) and said that they thought the older lady was a better fit with the Hospice team.. which makes sense, I guess.. BUT she also said that they were going to be hiring for a Part Time Home Health Aide and that I'd more than likely be hired straight away for this position.. :)  So this means I might actually work with my mom!  I'm excited to see if this pans out, because I'm really sick of driving 35 miles/day for a 4 hour shift.. 

So I'm off to go watch the Princess Bride and get ready for my weekend of 12 hour shifts.. Hope you all have a great weekend!  :)

My Personal 30 Day Challenge

Alright, so I'm putting myself into my own personal challenge.. I will do it for 30 days and then reevaluate at the end to see if I want to continue or not..

I plan to do the following every day for the next 30 days:

** My Shake Weight exercises

** crunches (25 minimum, hoping to work this number up to 100 eventually)

** reverse crunches (again, 25 minimum, hoping to work up to 100)

** do at least 30 minutes of SOME SORT of cardio

I'm still trying to figure out what reward I should get for completing that, but I figure I'll come up with something once I get halfway through.. :)

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So, I got some Yogi tea samples in the mail some time last week.. and I got the Skin Detox and Green Tea Blueberry.. I just tried the blueberry one, it's supposed to help curb hunger cravings, and I LOVE IT!!  The samples came with a $1/2 coupon, so I'm thinking I'm going to start carrying these around with me to drink after lunch.. maybe it'll help me snack less in between lunch and dinner.. Here's hoping.. lol

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Well, my daily weigh in wasn't surprising to me.. Yesterday was a bad day, and thanks to lack of sleep, I succumbed to pizza.. and LOTS of it.. :(   I am also in so much pain thanks to my TOM being around the corner, so I hope it's not all permanent gain..

Todays weight: 244.6 lbs

Daily Weigh In's..

Well, I'm starting to do daily weigh in's.. this way when I see I've gained SOMETHING, I can look back, notice that I ate poorly or just horribly and fix it.. Today it was relief on my part..

Today's weigh in: 240.6 lbs

So I lost 1.8 lbs since yesterday.. which tells me that I ate too much the few days before yesterday.. ugh!  Well, I'm off to go have fun with my BFF.. :)

Weigh In..

So, it's judgment day.. :(  I just weighed in, and I'm close to tears.. I knew to expect another gain, but a part of me hoped I'd maintain.. I was sorely disappointed..

Weight on 7/8/11: 241.2 lbs

Gain of: 3.0 lbs

I was looking at my tracker, and I'm heavier NOW than I was in August of last year!!  NOT COOL!!  Sadly, I know what the issue is.. I don't work out, and I eat like crap!  I miss my gym membership, and bc of money issues that won't be fixed for a while.. and I'm working on the eating part as I write this.. Weirdly enough, I feel skinnier, as I've been doing ab and arm workouts over the past few days..

Last night I got in 25 minutes of Just Dance in and while I ate kinda a lot of food, it was taco salad (without chips!), so I figured I'd eat it since I was making it healthy..  I'm going grocery shopping later, so hopefully I'll get lots of fruits bc I've missed them.. :)

Weigh In

** OOPS, SO I WAS POSTING THIS ON MY PHONE AND I GUESS I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON.. SO HERE'S MY WEIGH IN FROM FRIDAY.. **

So it's Friday.. and while I just weighed in on Monday, I don't like weighing in on Mondays (bc usually I'll eat my "normal meal" over the weekend)..  So I'm weighing in today and will continue to weigh in on Fridays weekly..

I weighed in on Thursday night, and was seriously shocked.. I knew I'd eaten a little more carbs than I anticipated (not including the bran and yogurts daily), but I wasn't expecting to see how much I'd gained.. So I was bracing myself for today's weigh in..  It wasn't too horrible.. but a gain is bad, no if's, and's, or but's about it..

Today's weigh in:  238.2 lbs

+2.4 lbs

I'm hoping this is just bc I have been eating the yogurt and oatmeal/bran muffins.. which I will now take out of my diet.. I eat enough fiber to balance the meat I'm eating, so I'm not really worried about that part of it.. So, I will accept the weight gain this week and make sure I see that gone next week.. Mark my word!  I WILL SEE 235.0 OR BELOW next Friday!! 

It's OVER!! WAHOO!

THE INDUCTION IS OVER!!  Happy Dance!! 

Alright, so I just have to celebrate the fact that while I did slip up a day or two during these two weeks, I didn't go off the deep end when I did and still lost 9.2 lbs!  While it's not the double digits I was hoping for, I'm very proud of myself bc I've lost a significant amount of inches.. Wanna see?  Here ya go..

Week:	6/13	6/27	7/4	7/11	7/18	7/25	8/1	Difference
Neck:	15	15						0
L Bicep:	14	14						0
R Bicep:	14	13.5						-.5
Bust (w/ bra on):	47	44						-3
Waist (@bend pt):	44.5	39.75						-3.75
Hips:	50	45						-5
L Thigh:	29.5	28.5						-1
R Thigh:	28.5	28.5						0
L Calf:	17.5	16.5						-1
R Calf:	18	16.75						-1.25
Body Fat:	36.5%	33.25%						-3.25%
Weight:	245.0	235.8						-9.2

Well, WTH?! lol

Well, huh.. how in the world did I forget to blog for 8 days?!  Oops.. All I can say is that I got so busy that I just forgot.. lol.. story of my life, right?!

Alrighty, so this Induction Phase is almost over.. Monday starts my own plan.. :)  So far, I've lost 9.8 lbs.. and while I'm super happy to have those 9.8 lbs gone, I'm kinda kicking myself for not getting the whole 10 lbs.. bc that'd put me at 1 lb a day loss.. But who knows, maybe by Monday's weigh in I'll see the 14 lbs I want to see.. lol.. I can't be too mad, bc I did "cheat" on Wednesday and have dinner at my bro's house to celebrate Father's Day.. I didn't go overboard, but I had baked beans and a HUGE baked potato, plus chicken and my summer jello my mom makes.. lol.. not too bad, but still it was more carbs than I was supposed to be eating that day..

My plan that will start on Monday is the following:

** 1 Light Yogurt daily

** 1 serving of oats daily (in the form of oatmeal or oatbran muffins)

** no more than 60 additional grams of carbs a day (not including the yogurt or oats)

** 1 meal time of eating whatever I choose per week (such as a birthday party, dinner out, etc.)

Now, on to the TMI part of this post.. Consider yourself warned:

I am really surprised to not have had any issues with constipation this time.. Honestly, I haven't been eating my veggies like I should (we all know cooking is not my fave thing to do), and that's what keeps you regular, from what I understand.. lol.. But this is a GREAT thing.. my belly is happy!!  WOOHOO!! 

Weigh In..

So while I weighed in on Monday to start over, I still plan to keep my weigh in's on Friday..  so I went to the scale HOPING to see a smaller #.. and was shocked to see that I weighed in at 240.0!!  Wth?!  While I realize that there is probably a small difference bc of changing scales (I weighed on Monday on my bff's scale), I weighed myself last night and it said 243.2, so it's somewhat accurate..

I'm still shocked.. and totally happy-dancing right now.. :)   I attribute this loss to two things: drinking lots of water and keeping track of what I put in my mouth.. so i'm starting off good, now just to keep going in this good direction..