Week 12

Well, I survived week 12...just barely! I didn't track at all last week. But I made it my goal and so far this week, I'm doing pretty good tracking! This will be short and sweet this week, as I don't have anything significant to report. I hit my 10% this week...FINALLY! Now I have 9.8 pounds to lose by Pauly's birthday! I think I can make it and then I will have hit my original goal, which has become my mini-goal! By my birthday I want to weigh 145 or less! I think I can make it, I need to keep setting mini-goals.

Current Weight: 159.8

Total loss: 18 pounds! Woo hoo!

Goal for the week: Continue tracking. Drink lots of water and eat healthy!

week 11 recap

Well, I survived week eleven...barely! I did get my exercise in, one way or another, however I did very poor on my "tracking", which is a way I keep track of my food points each day. Weight Watchers online has a place online where I can record the food I ate and keep a daily tally so I know if I'm within my points range or not! This is going to be short and sweet. Unfortunately I didn't hit my 10% this week. I only lost .8#, which still leaves me .2# to lose to hit 10%, I'll definitely have it next week!

Current Weight: 160.4 #

Weight to lose to hit 10%: .2 #

Total weight lost: 17.4#

Goal for the week: TRACK, TRACK, TRACK!

I'm going to re-weigh myself in the morning to re-check my weight. When I weighed in this morning the weight was different every time---I weigh myself 3 times to see if it is all the same or what the average is and that's how I get my weight. Well today it was really fluctuating, 160.4 was the most consistant weight, so I want to re-weigh in the morning and see if I get a different number. Also, I was very thirsty today at work, I don't know if I had a lot of salt in my body or what, but I drank 120 oz of water...no joke! I felt like I was always at the water cooler today! And I've been super thirsty tonight too!

I bought myself a new swimsuit for Vegas...at TWO PIECE BIKINI! YIKES! It's not even a tankini, it's a true two piece. And I bought a super cute swim cover up as well. Hopefully it'll fit when we go, but the bummer thing I found out is, there is a possibility the pools will be closed in November already...crossing my fingers they will be open. Our hotel has a shark tank and water slide in the middle of the pool!

Look for a possible update tomorrow night to see if I had a great weight change from this morning!

week 11 here I come...

Picture above: taken today. Weight: 161.2

Well, I can hardly believe it, but I'm starting week number 11 already. Where has the time gone? I actually got more exercise last week than I thought I did. The kids keep me mighty busy and I don't even realize that I'm getting exercise while chasing after them! I've been really cautious about the food I eat and the portions size. Also, like I stated last week, I've really cut down snacking in between meals. If I do snack, I try to grab something healthy, a piece of fruit or veggies. Another good snack is sugar free jello cups. Love them and they are zero points! For my chocolate cravings, I love the Quaker Mini Bites chocolate drizzle ones...yummy and only 90 calories per pack! Also I've discovered, I think they are Nabisco 100 calorie packs of grasshopper cookies. Very good also!

I had another great week as far as my weigh-in went. Here are my numbers:

Current Weight: 161.2#

Mini-Goal (by Paul's birthday): 150#

Need to lose for mini-goal: 11.2 pounds

Total weight loss: 16.6 pounds.

I've almost hit my 10% weight loss, it's so close I can smell it! I only have 1.2# to go to hit it. My goal for the week is to hit my 10% next Tuesday. I know I can do it. I did fairly well today, ate all my servings of water in, had my fruits/veggies, stayed within my points range and went for a half hour bike ride with Kevin and the kids.

Another fabulous thing, we went shopping Friday night and I was able to buy a pair of capris in a size 11. It's been a long time since I bought a size 11...pre-kids! So it's almost been 3 years since I found out I was pregnant with Amelia. It felt so good buying a smaller size. And tonight I put on a pair of capris I purchased 3 days before Amelia was born and tonight was the first time they've felt this good when I put them on, I didn't feel like I had to suck in to get them on. I believe they are a size 12! WOO HOO! I'm pumped!

Onto week 11...

week 10.

I've now started week number 10 as of today. I can't believe I've been doing this for 10 weeks already, seems like I just started it. I had a good week last week, I limited my snacking between meals, which was almost obsolete last week, which I consider a great feat. As that doesn't happen very often. I've started to become more conscious of what I'm eating and really trying to limit snacking. I have the hardest time on weekends with watching what I'm eating and not snacking. Also, I never get as much water on the weekends. Per advice from my MIL Mary and my friend Jodi, I've started drinking more Crystal Light, which helps get in the water and has a little flavor. My favorites are the Fruit Punch and the Raspberry Ice. Also for the last two days I've but lemon juice and lime juice in my water, which gives it a little flavor as well.

My biggest struggle right now is the leftover DQ Ice cream cake sitting in my freezer from my Dad's birthday. Not that it's really a struggle. It's just temping me! Last night I had a tiny sliver and I think it's okay to reward myself if I had a good day of eating. I don't think a tiny piece is going to kill me! Plus, the cake isn't going to last forever!

For my numbers:

163.6# @ weigh-in this morning

1.2# lost since last Tuesday morning

14.2 pounds lost total in almost 10 weeks.

3.6# until I hit 10%

13.6 pounds until I hit my goal of 150#

My goal for the week is to exercise more. I need to do more physical activity than I have in the past couple weeks. Believe it or not, housework counts as an Activity Point. Which is great! Also my second goal is to eat more veggies. I do well some weeks, and not so well others. But I'm working on it and that's why it's a goal of mine. Wish me luck as I head into week number 10!

I've also become a frequent visitor on a message board on Weightwatchers.com it's called "Baby's First Birthday Challenge" and it's a bunch of other moms who are struggling to lose those post pregnancy pounds. It's great for me. Kelly introduced it to me and it's nice to have other women in the same boat as me. They have great tips and advice, some are nursing moms, others aren't. It's just nice to have another place to go for support! :)

Happy Fourth of July everyone! :)