26 weeks and gaining

I don't remember feeling like such a whale at this point in my pregnancy with Hannah but maybe it's because I wasn't chasing anybody around all day and feeling "the waddle". I have been sick since Wednesday and it's been quite the uneventful week; laying around, reading books (children one's, of course) and not getting any housework done. Perfect, NOT! So, I decided today that although I am not 100%, I am done being sick! I need to get back on the band wagon and workout and eat right (and clean my house!) or I really will be a whale when the baby is born! I weighed myself this afternoon (I usually weigh myself in the morning)and I weighed a whoppin' 159! Good grief. I decided to weigh myself in the morning tomorrow just for comparison sake because I can't believe I've gained 10 lbs in the last 10 weeks! At this rate I will be gaining a lot before I actually give birth so I need to remember to keep my healthy foods close and my not so healthy foods a walk away! Total weight gain so far this pregnancy is 12.5 lbs according to when I first found out...Ok...That doesn't sound as bad. And I'm more than half-way there so phew!

16 1/2 weeks!

So far so good! I have been keeping up my activity level, which is easy to do when you have 3 kids you are taking care of most of the day. I weighed myself this morning and was 149 so another gain, but not too much so that's good. I want to gain weight, just not tons. I need to keep telling myself that! It's hard to change my mindset about the scale but then I look in the mirror and see that my baby is growing (and so is my belly!) and it's easy again. I know I need to keep eating healthy foods and exercising and getting good sleep and it will all be good. So there's the ol' update : )

Kumquat

I have been staying at 146.5 for the last few weeks but I have a feeling it's not going to last too much longer. I'm pregnant!! Of course, the two readers out there that have read my blog in the past already know but for document purposes and for fun I must post about it! I have been sick and tired and no energy after chasing my crazy toddler all day. I have still been trying to walk every day but it's more like every other day. I have a goal of staying really on top of my exercise while the weather is still nice because the last couple months of pregnancy will be filled with cold and snow.

When I was 145 lbs I had finally made my goal of a healthy BMI! I didn't even post about it darn it! Now, I am a little over healthy range for BMI (146.5) but I think I will still maintain a goal of a 25 lb weight gain.

It's hard to think I will now be gaining weight again after all this losing I've been trying to do...I would like to maintain my weight until the 2nd trimester and then start gaining. I'm not going to try and lose by any means, just eat healthier regular portions.

Oh and baby future is the size of a kumquat, cute little thing!

Tuesday

I weighed myself today and I was 145! An all time low since the birth of my babe. I have been concentrating on eating healthy foods, listening to my body, and exercising. I want to be healthy!

Hungry!

I don't know why, but I have been soo hungry today! I don't know if it's because I'm just giving in to cravings or what but today has not been a good day. And I also think, now that I'm remembering, that when I weighed myself today I was 148, even after 40 minutes on the elliptical last night. That is probably why I am not so motivated today. I told my hubs that I don't know if I can just do calorie counting. So I think I'm going to do a 3 day cleanse, starting tomorrow. I want to keep losing weight and if I can lose more that would make me very happy. I think I need to start exercising every day too. So here's to tomorrow.

p.s. no more eating for tonight either! : )

Weigh-in (Post Cabin)

I went up to my family's cabin this weekend and it was a lot of fun. It snowed a lot too! While there on Friday I stuck to my 1300 calories. Saturday was a different matter. I had 3 brownies! and ate Way too much! So now, luckily, it was Fast Sunday. I was able to refocus and get back on track. I think cheat days here and there are okay but I don't want to get crazy or anything!

I weighed myself this morning thinking I was going to be heavier and freaking out about it BUT...

147.5! Yipee!

I'm glad I didn't gain anything from my crazy Saturday. Also, bummer that I didn't lose but that's okay. I am still on the ball with losing it!

Day after Cleanse

I am kind of afraid to gain back the weight but now it's easier to feel hungry and not eat, which I think is what I need to be feeling in order to lose weight. If I eat every time I feel hungry then I wont lose any weight....

Yesterday's weight:
starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 149.5
lbs lost so far: 5

Still five pounds, but still five pounds! And here's the menu from yesterday. I took a class from 5-9 and so I didn't really eat any dinner, hence the bad dinner foods. Also, I didn't get very many fruits and used a lot of my calories on one of my snacks...Food choices people! The less calories=the more you can eat!

Breakfast:
2 eggs: 160
1 c swiss chard: 7
1 piece white bread toasted: 100
1 tsp butter: 34

Snack:
7 cheeseballs: 10 (I know...I know...)

Lunch:
2 pieces wheat bread: 280
1 tbs peanut butter: 100
1 tbs jam: 40
vegetable soup: 100 (Just guessing)

Snack:
1/2 c mint chocolate chip ice cream: 160!

Dinner:
1 Larabar: 150
Apple sauce: 50
Rock Candy: 50

Snack:

5 wheat thins: 50

Total: 1291

Not too bad. I would like to stay around 1300-1400 calories while incorporating better food choices of course. Also, if you see any discrepancies in my calories just let me know!

Final weigh-in for cleanse

So, yesterday was my last day of The Cleanse. It went pretty well. I still have tons of soup left and I only used one can of diced tomatoes. So I guess I will finish the soup off for the next few days.

now for the weights:
starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 149.5
lbs lost so far: 5

Not too bad, and I'm still under 150, which I never want to see again!

Things I've learned after/during this cleanse:
-I eat too much food
-I eat too much unhealthy food
-I am an emotional eater ( I already knew that but it helped it surface again)
-I am a snacker and need to stop!
-I didn't mind terribly all the vegetables I had to eat!


Overall, this was a good cleanse. I think if I wouldn't have cheated at all I would'v lost more weight but that's ok. It was a good jump start. Also, when I only have 5 more lbs to lose I think I will do the cleanse again to get them off fast!

So what's the plan now? I think I'll just keep counting calories, for everything, and posting it here. It seems to keep me on track with life. Until next time!

weigh-in

Well, I guess I knew what was coming for me!

starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 149.5
lbs lost so far: 5.0

So, no loss, a small gain but I really can't really be mad because I brought it on myself. So today I'm sticking to the plan of a soup. Here are the recipe details:

2-3 Large Onions Chopped

1 Head of Cabbage Chopped

1 Green Pepper Chopped

5-6 Celery Stalks Chopped

2 Lg. Cans Diced Tomatoes (I like those with basil, oregano,

garlic)

2 Pkgs. Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix

Put the chopped vegetables in pan and pour in tomatoes that

have been slightly blended in the blender. Then put in about

4-6 cups water to barely cover the vegetables. Cook for about

10 minutes then add the Beefy Onion Soup Mix and cook until

all the vegetables are tender.

Hopefully I can lose that 1/2 pound again and maybe even another 1/2 pound!

weigh-in

Well, I guess it doesn't pay off to cheat....

starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 149.0
lbs lost so far: 5.5

Oh well. With only 2 day's left, including today I don't really think I will lose the 10-17 lbs promised by the weight loss menu. But these 5.5 and hopefully more in the next couple days has really given me a good jump start.

Today's plan is 10-12 oz turkey/chicken and veggies. I'm sticking to it this time. I want to lose more!

weigh-in

Starting weight: 154.5
Current weight: 149.0
lbs lost so far: 5.5

I am happy with today's results! I can't believe I'm in the 140s again! woohoo! I vow to not be in the 150s again, unless I'm pregnant. I'm so excited and I'll just have to remember my weight loss goals as I go through today.

Day 5: I can have 10-12 oz chicken/turkey and as many as 6 tomatoes. Ugh...I'm not a tomato lover anyway so we'll see how today goes...wish me luck!!

weigh-in

Starting weight: 154.5
Current weight: 150.0
lbs lost so far: 4.5

Okay okay, that's great! I can't help but be a little dissapointed about not being under 150 but that's okay. For sure, I will be tomorrow. Also, today on a side note, it snowed SO much! Yesterday was so nice and we were outside without our shoes. My, how a day can change things, or as my sis-in-law said, we have bi-polar weather here!

Today I can have as many as 8 bananas and as many as 8 glasses of milk. Let's see how creative I can be :)

The Cleanse -Day 1

Well, Day 1 was pretty good. I didn't feel hungry for most of the day and then towards the end of the day around 9ish I was feeling hungry for snacky foods; chips, crackers, cereal. This is when I would usually eat those. I didn't feel like eating more fruit AT ALL. I didn't give in and was good the whole day! Yay! Here's a break-down:

Breakfast: Apple, peaches
Snack: Strawberries
Lunch: Mixed fruit
Dinner: Cantelope and grapes. I also ate 2 beans from a bean pod without thinking but I don't think that will effect me in any way.

Now, one of the reasons I wanted to do this cleanse was to give my body a fresh start and "cleanse" it if you will of all the bad things I've been eating like chocolate cake donuts, oreos, and cookies. The other reason is for weight loss. I don't want to be pregnant and weigh so much! I just can't fathom the fact. So until I do become pregnant I am on the serious track to healthy weight loss. Now on to weights:

starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 151
lbs lost so far: 3.5

Not too bad right?! I know a lot of it is water weight but I don't need that extra water weighing me down anyway. And those numbers are great motivators for me to keep going! Just the thought of being that close to being in the 140's again makes me really excited.

Day 2 is eat only vegetables, including 1 potato with butter! Also, to try and avoid peas, corn, and dry beans (for their calories). We'll see how I can handle it!

Wii fit

The Hubs and I recently bought a Wii with the Wii fit and a bunch of other fitness games. I did my first trial run today and thought it was pretty fun. I wasn't very motivated though. Tomorrow I want to try something a little more upbeat.

Also, I did a weight check today: 151

I also did a measurement check and I am up 1/2 inch overall.

So what that means is that I am not gaining weight but I'm getting fluffy! Time to step up the workouts!

30 day shred-day 7

Wow! What a difference missing a few days makes! Day 6 was Monday and Day 7 was Saturday. I felt so sore today and yesterday when I was working out it was really tough. Day 6 I was finally feeling good while exercising. Luckily I've been feeling better and I don't know what I had, probably just the flu. I still walked most days (not on Thursday).

I did do a weight check and I'm now 149.5 lbs which means I've lost 1.5 lbs in the last 3 weeks. My weight loss is SO slow it's a little discouraging but as long as I keep going down (with weight and inches) is all that matters. One of my goals this year has been to weigh less than I did last year. So far so good. (Of course I had a 6 week old at this point last year so...)

Weight check

Ok, so I got on the scale this morning excited because I've been working out all week. And I've gained a pound. I was quite dissapointed at first but then realized it could be muscle since I've been doing weights all week. Plus, at the beginning of this week I didn't eat very well, terrible to be honest. I love my husband but I think I'll have to tell him to not buy me any more oreos, at least not the normal sized package. It was gone in like 3 days. I know, I'm terrible.

I haven't done my shred yet today but I will do it no matter what. I am excited to hopefully see results soon, you know, in the next 30 days anyway. Also, I took some before pictures so if I look any different at the end of the 30 days I'll post them :)

Camping

Camping went well. I actually didn't have too hard of a time controlling myself. I did have three s'mores but I didn't eat tons of chocolate or sweets/unhealthy treats so I feel pretty good. Also, I weighed myself yesterday and I lost another pound! yay! One more down! I'm feeling really upbeat about my new healthy lifestyle and losing these pounds so I feel better about my body image!