3/28 Weigh In Week 30

Loss for the week: 3.6 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:159.0lbs.
Total loss to date: 49.4 lbs.

Now that's what I'm talkin' about!!! I'm obviously very happy with my number this week. I wasn't sure what it was going to be actually because I didn't do all that well eating wise. My husband was home all week and it was his birthday too so we ended up eating out a lot and there were a few days where I didn't get as much or even any exercise in. I feel refreshed and ready to take on another week. I have less than 20 lbs. to go to reach my goal. Sweet!!!

3/21 Weigh In Week 29

Loss for the week: .8 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:162.6 lbs.
Total loss to date: 45.8 lbs.

GRRR! I'm very frustrated with this number. I did over 2 hours more of exercise this week than last week and managed to lose less! I'm now done nursing so we'll see if that hurts or helps me in this process. I'll be cutting down to 1400 calories per day now that I don't need those extra calories for milk production. I'll have to test and see how this amount works for me. There isn't too much else to say except that I'm going to keep chugging along and hopefully I'll start seeing bigger results.

3/14 Weigh In Week 28

Loss for the week: 1.2 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:163.4 lbs.
Total loss to date: 45 lbs.

Well I'm a little disappointed with my number but I am glad to see a loss at all. I was weighing my self just about every day and I wasn't seeing a drop at all which was really frustrating. I even slipped up for a day on my diet but I certainly didn't do that much damage. Maybe next week will be a bigger number. I'm just so use to my 2 or 3 lb. a week number and would really like to get back to that. Oh and my knees are starting to hurt again this morning. Maybe I'll take some ibuprofen and hope that helps. I think the running & biking are fine but it's more of the strength workouts that are hurting it like squats and such.

Here were my workouts for the week:
Tues.-nothing(i did a few laps during my swim lessons but it was a day to take a little break after doing the idle ironman)
Wed.-1 hr. step class, 30 min. stretch & strength class
Thurs. 50 min. kickboxing class, 30 min. stretch & strength class, 1 hr. boot camp class
Fri.-30 min. on the elliptical
Sat.-45 min. of zumba (i was 15 min. late to class) 30 min. on the elliptical, 1 hr. circuit training
Sun.-1 hr. body combat class
Mon.-45 min. cycling class, 25 min. on the elliptical, 20 min. on the treadmill

3/7 Weigh In Week 27

Loss for the week: 5.2 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:164.6 lbs.
Total loss to date: 43.8 lbs.

WOHOO!!!! I'm not sure which I'm more excited about: the 5.2 lb. loss or the fact that I finished my Idle Ironman in 1 week. The past 7 days were spent biking 112 miles, swimming 2.4 miles and running 26.2 miles. It took a lot more time than I originally was thinking. I spent ALOT of time at the Y and often at odd times such as this morning I was there at 5 am swimming. I'm so glad to be done with it and have accomplished it. It feels great to know that my body could handle that and the 5.2 lbs. is an awesome reward for all that hard work. It was so exciting watching the numbers drop so fast throughout the week. What a jump start after having a bad week last week. I only have about 24 more pounds to go. I'm so close to my goal!

Feelin' So Good

I'm sitting here at 11:20 at night eating a big bowl of strawberries & grapes. I had quite a day at the gym! Today marks the start of the Idle Ironman that I signed up to do. I want to get it all done as quickly as possible(maybe even all in this first week but we'll see) so I didn't waste a moment. I did a 30 min. spin class followed by another 30 min. class(well it was a 45 min. class but I had to duck out 15 min. early to get ready for swim lessons), then I had swim lessons and did laps afterwards. After, I went on the elliptical to complete my workout. Today's totals are: Swim 600 yards, bike 16 miles, run 3.75 miles. The sprint triathlon I want to do this summer is swim 440 yards, bike 13 miles, run 3 miles so know that I can do that! I'm so proud of myself for doing all that today and setting a high goal for myself that is achievable. This will definitely help the pounds melt away! Hope this is motivating to you all :)

2/28 Weigh In Week 26

Loss for the week: +.6 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:169.8 lbs.
Total loss to date: 38.6 lbs.

Last week was just a BAD week!!! It did start off great with my awesome weigh in on Monday and my usual cycling and running workout. Then it all went downhill from there. My knees started to hurt. My right one was pretty bad and I couldn't move without the pain getting unbearable. I decided I'd try taking a break from exercise until it got better(thinking that would only be a day or two). Tuesday I had my swimming lessons so I did manage to get in a tiny workout of a few laps in the pool. BTW-I am very afraid of the water, mainly putting my face in the water. Every time my face would touch the water the panic would set in. I'm really not sure more practice will every make me feel comfortable in the water. The knee pain was still just as bad if not worse by Wednesday so I didn't work out then either. I also woke up with a sore throat. Thursday was much of the same so again no workout and by now I was off my diet because my husband was out of town and I was now on my own with 4 kids for the next 4 days and not feeling so well. It was a very stressful next few days. Then fever, body aches, watery eyes, running nose, etc. set in. I was a wreck! I'm still nursing so I didn't take anything on Friday because I just figured I couldn't. After a restless night, I headed to my trusty Google to see what things I could take even if they had a low risk. I really needed some relief and was desperate! I took some Benedryl and that helped a lot. I also called in some help to watch the kids while I rested. Finally, I woke up on Sunday morning feeling a lot more like myself. I am so bummed that after having such a great weigh in week, that I had such a bad week. I feel like I'm never going to move past this 170/169 mark. I decided to focus on my measurements to see how much I've improved since the beginning. Here it is:

Waist(I measured my "true" waist which is about where my mom jeans would lay if I wore those)- THEN: 38.5 in. NOW: 32 in.
Stomach(I measured across my belly button)- THEN: 48 in. NOW: 36.5 in.
Hips- THEN: 46 in. NOW: 38 in.
Thighs- THEN: 27 in. NOW: 23 in.
Biceps- THEN: 13 in. NOW: 12 in.
Body fat- THEN- 57% NOW: 36.6%
Muscle- THEN- 30% NOW:36.5%

So I've lost 24.5 inches over all those areas. I didn't bother with my bust measurement since I'm nursing and probably wouldn't lose much in that area yet(plus that isn't an area where I really want to lose it, LOL).

So even though it was a bad week exercise and eating wise, I'm ready to get back to it and start losing some more. I'm getting so close to my goal and I can't give up now.

2/21 Weigh In Week 25

Loss for the week: 4.8 lbs.

Starting weight: 208.4 lbs
Current weight:169.2 lbs.
Total loss to date: 39.2 lbs.

WOHOO! I am back in business. Feels great to be back in the 160s. Not too much else to report. The diet is going well and exercise is great! I'm feeling sore all over but it's a good sore. I was very happy to see the number on the scale today and that should help carry me through this week.