Should've known better....

This week's weigh-in : 179 lbs.

So I finally dropped that .4 that's been hanging around. I was happy about that! Turbo Jam 20 minute workout is AWESOME!

I was SO tired yesterday. I woke up, got TONS of things done around the house, bathed Lucy and all that, and made some cookies to take with us on vacation. Lucy decided to take a nap so I layed down with her. I couldn't rest at all...don't you hate in when you lay down and your mind starts racing and your body feels totally uncomfortable laying down? So, I got up and you know those cookies I said I had made....well, I ate them. About 6 in 30 seconds. I wish I were kidding. I don't know what it was... I just wasn't thinking and then once I did think about it I couldn't stop myself. I do have to say that the were chocolate cookies with chocolate chunks and they were delicious but still! I was disgusted afterwards. And my tummy hurts this morning. I tend to make bad food decisions when I'm tired.
And, I told myself not to make cookies! It starts with, "I'm just going to test one to see how they are" then it's, "Well that one looks kind of weird"....then you "accidentally" break one just so you can eat it and it goes on and on and on. Note to self: Make cakes. You can't dig into them until you get where you are going and they are other people around to help eat it.

Good thing I weighed in before that! I'm going to try and squeeze in an extra workout today to help control my cookie extravaganza. Plus, I'll be busy packing all day. Hopefully I'll just stay busy on vacation and not think about food too much.

I got a feeling (woo hoo) that this week's gonna be a hard week
that this week's gonna be a hard hard week

Weight Wise that is....

staying the same...

179.4 LBS

Stayed the same this past Friday. The week was a crazy mess and I was surprised I didn't gain! Thom got very sick and we stayed at his parents house most of the week. I didn't have to cook at all (Yay!) but I also didn't get to pick what I ate. So, Yay for maintaining!

I'm back to exercising this week. Still LOVING Turbo Jam! The 20 minute workout is awesome! It goes by so fast and I feel like I get a great workout in for just 20 minutes. I wake up and do it first thing, before the rest of the day can get to me. I have to say I'm loving this habit and hope I keep it up.

Next week is our vacation with the in-laws. We plan on spending a lot of time at the pool and shopping on the strip so hopefully this will keep this pounds from creeping up. But, I'll be honest ya'll...I'm not going to be watching it too much. It IS vacation.

I'm also looking forward to some of my momma's cooking next week! It's going to take a lot of will power to not eat everything in sight. My goal is just to continue exercising...because who can so "no" to some hot fudge sauce??

Happy Losing!

Breakin' it down!

I broke the 180's! I LOVE to say goodbye to a "group". I feel so accomplished and then vow to not step back to that number group again. It feels sooooo good.

This Friday's weigh-in - 179.4
the scale actually said 178.2 a couple times...but I'll go ahead and take the high road. Don't you hate it when your scale messes with you like that?

Today, I was going through some clothes for the yard sale coming up. I took a glance at jeans that I am now 2 sizes too small for now :) and felt so proud of how far I've come. I've been going at this whole weight loss journey since December. I haven't done anything drastic. I've cut down on portions ( most of the time) and tried to fit in exercise. This is by far the longest I've ever worked at losing weight and I'll just say it - I'm proud of myself!

Yesterday, we stopped in at a Chinese restaurant for some lunch and I just happened to notice a mother and daughter eating close by us. Since I've had Lucy I've been very concerned with being an example for her. Kids learn so much from us and I think it also a parents responsibility to show their child how to care for their bodies. Not that I was sitting there judging this mother but, it was obvious that both mother and daughter were very overweight. I then noticed that between the both of them they had 4 plates of food and both left anything that resembled a veggie on their plate. This reminded me of why I'm doing this. I don't eat perfect all the time and I don't exercise all the time. However, my goal is to eat right and exercise most of the time so that sometimes we can have sundae parties and pizza for supper. It's nice to look better in my clothes and not feel like a hippo everytime I leave the house. But, it's even better that I have much more energy to play with my little sweetie.

That's all I have for now. I've been keeping up with Turbo Jam and so far- I am loving it. Just the 20 minute workout leaves me soaked! I haven't done all of the workouts yet so, I'll save the review for when I can review all of it.

Toodles!

Up...but not down (Better late than never)

So...I was positive I had already posted this. I guess not.

Friday's Weigh in : 180.6 lbs.

So I'm up...but only by .6. I really wasn't too dissapointed about it. It was a week full of memorial day parties and I had way more hot dogs than any one person should pack in during a week. I really should've gained more but, I'm going to thank breastfeeding for that! I'm positive that BF'ding is the key to my success. I think more people would nurse if they realized the calorie burn!

I've worked out some this week so, I'm not dreading the weigh-in this week. Hopefully I'll be down and can break the 180's!