Week 25

So, I am down 1/5 of a pound.  Seriously.  I am down .(point)2.  (I'll take it, thank you very much!!)

I am running a mile every time I go to the gym.  I never once thought I would say that sentence.  Joel has been going to the gym with his work friends.  They are more serious about lifting and they are able to "spot" more pounds than I.  I don't blame Joel for ditching me. LOL.  His friend gave me a little weight lifting schedule... I feel kind of weird doing it by myself.  So, I just run - do a few sit ups and go home.  I don't like working out with people and I guess I don't like working out alone.  Let's face it, I don't like working out... period.

I had better lose 4 pounds this week so I can catch up to Lynette!! ;)  I'll have to lose MORE to beat her!!  I haven't heard from too many others.  We could extend this "Biggest Loser" for another 6 months if we need to?  I know I didn't lose what I thought I would... hoped I would. 

If not, only one more week.  Also, if we don't - I'm chucking the scale out the window!

Finally . . . a little something.

This week I lost one pound.  It's not much to celebrate, especially when you consider I was out of town last week and missed my weigh-in, so this is essentially a two-week total.  But I have been at the same weight for WEEKS and so I am trying to be happy about this little move forward.

One week left.  Finish strong.

Two Weeks Left

And I'm up 1/2 a pound.

If I just count the pounds lost... and not ANY of the pounds I gained... I think I would be down the 40 pounds that was my goal.  I win?  :)  I'm so tired of bouncing up and down!!

I am going to blame this weight gain on stress.  I had to speak in church.  I was a mess.

Congratulations to Tori!!!  You're awesome!


Good luck to all you ladies next week!

Three Weeks Left

I am down one pound, exactly.

Only 3 more weigh-ins.  It's crazy to think about!

I was pretty sure I was going to be able to lose 40 pounds in those 6 months... I was wrong.  So, so wrong.  I'm going to be thrilled if I can lose 25 pounds.  That is something to be happy about.  It is so hard to lose weight.

I think we should have a celebratory barbecue - Monday, July 2.  My house.  I haven't been doing family dinners this year because I didn't want to sabotage your (and my) diet!  I like good food, and really good food usually includes lots of fat.  But now that the weather is better - we could barbecue (that's healthy) and we could take pictures, decide the 'winner' and celebrate these steps to better health.

3 weeks left... amazing!!

Good luck this week!!

AAAAGGHHHHHH!!

Another week with no weight lost.  It's fine.  I sincerely hope things are going much better for everyone else.

Cruise - Shmuise.

So, I weighed myself just before I left on Saturday morning... I had lost the one pound I gained the week before.  Yay.
While I was on the cruise and exploring - I ate anything and everything.  I packed my workout clothes and never once placed them on my body.  They returned home exactly as packed!!  The ship had 15 floors... I climbed them when I felt like it and took the elevator when I didn't feel like it.  We did a lot of walking at the ports.  But I really didn't worry about this "diet" like I thought I would.  Lucky for me the food on the ship was more about "quantity" than "quality" - so I wasn't super excited about any of it.  It's kind of like Chuck-A-Rama.  There is always something to get full on... but it wasn't like the best food on earth.  I don't know if that makes any sense.
My friend has lost around 25 pounds since November - and she watched what she ate, exercised several times - she made the mistake of weighing herself on the ship - she had gained 8 pounds.  That scared the crap out of me... but, I put it out of my head and went out dancing.
When I arrived home late Saturday night I was up around 2 pounds.  I figured a nice bowel movement and Fast Sunday would fix that...  I was right.  This morning for my official weigh-in, I weighed the same as the Saturday we left.  So, for two weeks... I'm actually down a pound.
I still have 4 more to get to 25 pounds.  We only have FOUR weeks to go.  At that point, I'm going to throw out my scale.  I think I'll still continue to go to the gym and watch what I eat... forever, but I can't count on a certain number on the scale to make me happy.  I was happy before we started.  I think I am the type to obsess about it.  So, I will concentrate on being 'healthy'.
I do agree with Lynette - boys lose weight much easier than girls, and sadly, it's so very easy to put it back on. 
Good luck next week ladies!!

I Blame Sheral

So, this post is actually a two-week post.  Last week I was in Hatch  on my weigh-in day.  We spent Memorial Day weekend there.  I weighed myself the day before we left, and I hadn't lost anything yet for the week, but I hadn't gained anything, either.  When we got back, I was a couple days late for my weigh-in, but I did it, and it was TERRIBLE.  I couldn't believe I could gain such a large number in a week.  I blamed Sheral.  After my last post, she commented that I had never gained in a week.  I don't think that's actually true, but it was far from true last week.  I was shocked!  I was depressed!  I was angry!  I did fix good food while we were in Hatch, but I know that Todd and Shelby and her friends ate more than I did.  Todd ate three times what I ate and didn't gain a pound.  I was flabbergasted.  The only thing I can figure, is that I was pretty inactive for a few days.  Shelby and her friends went all over, but I mostly stayed home and read and cooked for them.  The next day, I was pretty sick and I thought at least that would help me lose weight.  Nope.  I was so stingy with my calories and tried to be much more active, and it was still three days before the scale moved.  At all.  I was back to daily weigh-ins and hating myself and withdrawing from everyone around me.

Today was weigh-in day and I am happy to report that I lost what I gained last week.  Therefore, my net weight loss for the past TWO weeks:  Zero.

Which brings me to a couple of points that make me really peeved if I think about them too much.
1)  It's so easy to gain weight and so hard to lose it.
2)  It's so much easier for men to lose weight than it is for women.  With my careful calorie consumption and busy work schedule this week, I really haven't cooked for my family.  They all have busy schedules as well, and being adults, are perfectly capable of feeding themselves.  But Todd lost weight this week.  I didn't fix anything yummy all week, and HE lost the weight.  I'm happy for him, but it's so unfair!!

Well, I'm truly hoping for a better week.  Just a half pound more, and I can claim a 25 pound loss.  That would be a good milestone.  It's pretty obvious I'm not going to lose the 40 pounds I had hoped to lose during this challenge, but I think I'll keep working on it, even after our final weigh-in here.  Maybe 40 pounds is more a year-long goal for me.  Now that I've ranted and raved, I can adopt a more positive outlook and get back to work!