Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Focus, Strength, Determination

Weight - 235.4

About 3 lbs of that is a scale adjustment.  (I finally got smart and put the scale back on the tile floor.)

The rest is just me being lazy.

Last night at yoga, I made it the focus of my practice to refocus, stay strong, and stay determined.  In that spirit, I packed a huge salad for lunch.  :)

As a reminder to myself, here are my rules:
1. One simple carb per day.
2. Fruit is good, but not your best friend.
3. Veggies, veggies and more veggies
4. One protein based snack a day
5. No caffeine
6. No calcium rich foods before noon

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

June 30, 2015

Weight - 229.6

PMS is catching up with me.  :)

I do think it is time for more pictures and measurements.  I feel good.  I feel strong.  I feel leaner.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

June 23, 2105

Weight - 229.4

Or something like that.  I know I need to move the scale onto a hard surface, but I don't have a good place right now.

I ate HORRIBLE this week.  Maybe I needed a break.  Maybe I just need to get myself back under control.  Who knows.

I do know that I opted to not have the ice cream after yoga last night.

Small Victories.

I'll take them.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

It has been a while...

I got VERY  busy with work and I just haven't had time to commit to this.  I don't mind, things are trucking along (other than that one week, but they happen) and I am down 15 lbs!  I went shopping this weekend and was down a pants size.  Woot!

I will probably continue to post sporadically until I feel like I need additional support or motivation. Right now, I am feeling great, moving forward and in a good place. 

I am sure I will be back.  :D

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Week Number 8

May 19, 2015
Weight - 233.0

I honestly thought this was a mistake.  I have been traveling a ton, meaning I haven't been eating the best and I haven't been exercising.  I guess those couple of days aren't really impacting me and I should take more credit for the days I spent most of my day walking around.  :)

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Seventh Week

May 12, 2105
Weight - 235.8

Or something close to that.  I had an odd weigh in this morning.  My scale is a little wonky so I take a few measurements and usually pick an average or the one that shows up the most.  This time I took a measurement, saw it was a 2 lb gain, and reweighed before I remembered that I mistyped my weight in my calorie tracking program last week. 

Still about another pound down this week.  I will especially take this one since I was on vacation and it is right before my cycle.  I guess really watching it is helping.  :)

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

The Sixth Week

May 5, 2015
Weight - 236.8

That's another pound down. I like it.  Almost 10 lbs down now.  Everything fits better and I just plain feel better.

I am at 95% of normal for the back. I am working hard to keep up my strength and the flexibility is slowly returning.  All good news.

I recently read Better Than Before, which was recommended by a friend.  It wasn't the easiest read in the world, but it had some good insights.  I took away some good self-discovery moments (I am an Obliger - even if I don't want to be one, an Over-Buyer, a Finisher, and a Mostly Abstainer) and some good tips and tools to make things long term, healthy habits.  If you want to read it, I would highly recommend grabbing it from the library.  :)