11/29 Weight In Week 13

Loss for the week: +.6 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:180 lbs.
Total loss to date: 28.4 lbs.

Unlucky 13! Well it was Thanksgiving week so I'm not too surprised. I was actually doing pretty good through Thanksgiving day keeping with calories and extra workouts but the day after Thanksgiving I felt terrible. My tummy bug was back again so I didn't get a workout in. The next days after that I also didn't get a workout in so the rest of the week was kinda shot. I was dreading today's weigh in but I guess it could have been a lot worse. I'm not quite sure how next week's weigh in will go. This Sat. I'll be going on an overnight shopping trip with my mom, grandma & aunts. I'll be eating out for all my meals and I'm going to let myself enjoy my time with family. So we'll see... it's a long process so a few weeks of staying still aren't terrible. They probably help my body to adjust to the new weight anyway. LOL, okay yeah I'm just trying to make myself feel better now!

Expanding Wardrobe

Today I decided to try on a bunch of pairs of jeans that I had gotten from a friend. I had done this over a month ago and I could barely button them. Today I could button them all. I was very excited to put these in my closest and take out the last few pairs of maternity jeans I had in there. I'm sure in another month they will be fitting awesome(I still have a bit of the lovely muffin top thing going on at the moment, ugh). Yay!

11/22 Weigh In Week 12

Loss for the week: 3.8 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:179.4 lbs.
Total loss to date: 29 lbs.

It feels great to be in the 170's! This past week I didn't get much exercise in since the stomach bug was floating around our house. It was an odd one where I'd feel crappy one day and then fine the next and then back to sick two days later. I've loving this almost 4 lb per week rate I've been going at! Not sure if it'll keep up any longer but that's okay. This week is Thanksgiving week and hopefully I can still maintain a decent loss. I think I will save a few hundred calories each day to make up for eating my Thanksgiving meal. I'll also try to fit in maybe an extra 20 min. of exercise each day. I'm all for letting myself enjoy the day with family and eat yummy foods but I'll just make sure with a few adjustments that I still lose some weight. Until next week...

11/15 Weigh In Week 11

Loss for the week: 3.8 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:183.2 lbs.
Total loss to date: 25.2 lbs.

It's been a good week! I'm glad to be back into dropping the lbs. It certainly makes those food sacrifices much easier when I know that it's making a difference. Maybe I'll be out of the 180's next week! I was also able to work out at the Y a lot taking classes, running on the treadmill, and elliptical. It was great to switch it up a bit. I'm pretty sure I got the job. I had to do watch a few online tutorials on OSHA, harassment, and child abuse. They'll just be checking my references, running a background check and then I'll hear back about when I can go in for training, etc.

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It's Fun to Stay at the YMCA

So I applied for a job at the Y teaching some preschool classes. I had my interview last week and it went well. They gave me a week pass so that I could observe some of the classes I might teach to get a better idea. I've been taking full advantage of my guest membership. I LOVE THE Y!!! I really hope I get the job because I think I'll quickly fall into a daily routine of dropping the kids off at KidCare and working out. I was able to take one of the workout classes and I really enjoyed it. I have another meeting on Monday so hopefully I'll know more then about the job.

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas...

{this is not my family but i was drawn to this one since it had the H and our last name starts with an H and i love the many black & white photos, it's printed on cardstock}

Okay, maybe not quite yet. It's actually been a nice warm fall week! Looking ahead to the holiday season that is quickly approaching, it's time to start thinking of Christmas cards. Having 4 kids, sending out picture Christmas cards is a great way to provide friends and family members with a cute updated picture of our ever growing kids. This year, I'll be looking to Shutterfly.com to find some cute designs. It's going to be a hard choice deciding which one to go with. I've ordered pictures from them before and also get the calendars made every year for the grandparents. They have great choices and I've been very happy with the quality. If you're looking for some great options this holiday season, check out shutterfly.com. Now the only tricky part is going to be figuring out how to get all 4 kids to look great in one picture! And I'm off to keep losing that weight so I can look good for the picture!

{or this folded greeting card is cute too!}



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11/8 Weight In Week 10

Loss for the week: .2 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:187.0 lbs.
Total loss to date: 21.4 lbs.

So I haven't fully jumped back into things. I wasn't really counting my calories this week and enjoyed a few nights eating out. I enjoyed my freedom and wasn't too concerned about things. I'm glad to see that I lost a tiny bit. I think I'm ready to get back into things and I might consider making this a routine of taking a few weeks break every so often. It would be sort of like a built in plateau. I did keep up with the exercise but I got more creative/flexible with that. Since it's fall and we have two wonderfully huge trees in our backyard I've been spending a lot of time raking leaves. I did that while the kids napped as my exercise on a few days. I just checked out a new Jillian Michaels dvd at the library and I like it. It's a butt kicker as usual! So that is it and hopefully next week I'll be reporting a bigger loss{and since the weather is in the 60's I'll be sure to get in lots of walks this week on top of things}

11/1 Weigh In Week 9

Loss for the week: 0 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:187.2 lbs.
Total loss to date: 21.2 lbs.

Not much to report. We were out of town this weekend on vacation so I took a break from dieting. I enjoyed myself and was dreading today's weigh in. I was pleasantly surprised to see I'm at the same weight as last week{ at least I didn't gain} While at the hotel I swam for the first time in a {LONG} time. I did over 200 yds. and it was tough! I stopped A LOT! Hopefully I'll be able to improve in the months to come. I'm so not a swimmer- I'm mostly afraid of the water.