8/22 Weigh In Week 51

Loss for the week: 3.8 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:150.0 lbs.
Total loss to date:58.4 lbs.

Getting back down there. I feel like I've just been stuck at this low 150's/ upper 140's for months now and for whatever reason can't seem to get past it. I'm really hoping in a few weeks to break the barrier and get past this slump. 6 more weeks left, I just have to keep telling myself I can keep doing this for just another 6 more weeks. School is starting up soon and life will get crazier. I think I will try to slow things down as best as I can and Mondays will be a day off from going to the Y. I will still try to get in a little workout at home and go for a walk but wanted to give the kids a break for atleast one day a week from having to go anywhere(since the older two are in school 4 days a week and Monday is their off day). Today I got a solid 3 hr. workout in at the Y doing 3 hr. long classes. Phew! The only downside to that is that I'm gone from my family for more than 3 hrs. and I miss them. I love exercising but that is that one thing that gets to me sometimes is being away from them so much. I try to walk with them as much as possible to include them in the workouts and once I'm done trying to lose weight I can take it easy and spend more time with them.

8/15 Weigh In Week 50

Loss for the week: +5 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:153.8 lbs.
Total loss to date:54.6 lbs.

Did you miss me last week? Something came up the week before that didn't allow me to exercise for a few days so I kinda took a break and then since we were having a staycation with family last week I took an extended break. This was kinda bad timing since I had another triathlon at the end of the week and didn't get hardly any workouts and ate out a lot. I was so worried that I'd do terrible and not have the endurance to get through it. I was wrong. It was a great experience(well, aside from the organization of the whole thing but that's another story). Not sure I'll try that approach in the future before races but nice to know that I have it in me to do it despite my training or diet. Today I'm back to reality and starting back up again. I'm sure I've said it before but it is SO hard to stick to a diet during summer when there are parties all the time. I want to be able to enjoy my summer so I hold on loosely to my diet when those things come up. I'll have all winter when I'm stuck indoors and bored to diet and exercise my brains out, I'm going to enjoy the fresh air, company of friends, and of course yummy treats. I've got 8 more weeks left that I've committed to. My schedule is looking pretty crazy in a few weeks once school starts and my new(more hours) work schedule starts. I'm wondering if I might need to re-evaluate once I get to that point. I've been at this for 50 weeks now and I don't want to miss out on life and I want to enjoy rainy days at home with the kids or other things that I would normally press on through to reach my goals.

8/1 Weigh In Week 48

Loss for the week: +1.4 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:148.8 lbs.
Total loss to date:59.6 lbs.

WTH!!!!That about sums it up for me. I started seeing this gain very early on in the week and I was baffled. I had been very diligent with my workouts and I was getting even more workout time in sometimes up to 5 hrs. each day. I was in serious kick butt mode and my body apparently was not having it. I guess you've gotta take the good with the bad but I would have seriously rather had a smaller loss last week and then another smaller loss this week than a big loss and then a small gain. I'm really hoping that next Monday's weigh in will go better. So since I had already seen a gain I kinda leaned into yesterday and went off the diet for the day since there were birthday cupcakes in the house. My last baby turned 1 on Saturday. I believe after leaving the hospital one year ago I weighed 220 pounds. I have come a long way in one year and that alone is enough to be proud of. So this small bump in the road is just a part of the journey and it will make me stronger by enduring the mental struggle and continuing through it. I have 9 more weeks of this diet and I know I can keep doing it.