Figure Friday 9.7.12

Back on the horse???  I'm trying!

 

 

Not too shabby, but I'm going to try to stick with it now!

 

The Great Minnesota Get Together is over and I'm happy I was able to keep myself somewhat in check.  My fitness has taken a bit of a dive, but I'm working to get it back.  I have a 10 mile race in two weeks.  I can do it!

XOXO

Figure Friday 7.20.12

Proof that one meal...one salty, delicious meal...can toss an entire week of eating great under the bus.

Damn you Gabe's $2.99 burger for lunch yesterday!!!  CURSES!!!

It is what it is.  I know I shouldn't have eaten it, but it was good and I fully accept that the scale is showing it this morning.  I'm a little bloaty from the sodium, so I know that is probably part of it.

Last night, I made chicken breast rolls and stuffed chicken breast with spinach and curry feta.  They were delicious.  Lee grilled them and we ate them with rice and beans.  Super good!

That is all for now.

XOXO

Figure Friday 7.13.12

Thank goodness!  I was really hoping at least some of that gain was some sort of water weight.

4.6 pounds to lose in four weeks is a lot more managable than 8.8 pounds.

I've eaten really well this week, done ab work every morning (trust me...it hurts to move...) and I biked/ran on Monday and had a really good 3.25 mile run last night on the treadmill.

I can do this.

Holy, thunder!  Shake the building!!!

Sorry, for that random outburst.  This storm is freaking me out a little bit.  It is REALLY dark outside and the lightening is going a bit crazy.  Like I said, thunder just rumbled my office building.  Yikes!

I'm glad I had a big loss this week.  It really helps to boost motivation...keep me going...  I will say, however, that this weekend, I would be surprised if I gained most of it back.  Lee and I are taking my dad to Fogo de Chão for an early birthday present.  Super excited!  And then tomorrow is Kali's Bachelorette Party!!!  SUPER, DUPER EXCITED!!!

Also, things have settled down a bit with...life...so I will try to update a bit more.  I've got a couple things sitting in my draft box.  It is just hard to find time to write.  Fifty Shades of Grey has kind of taken over my free time (yes...I just admitted that...).  And, let's be honest, I'm almost done with Fifty Shades Darker.  So maybe once I finish Fifty Shades Freed, we can all be friends again, eh?

XOXO

Figure Friday 7.6.12

Remember yesterday when I said I only had 6-7 pounds to lose in 5 weeks?

Make that 8.8 pounds...*wah*wah*

XOXO



Figure Friday 6.29.12



Note to self: Do better.

XOXO

Figure Friday 6.22.12

No excuses.

I had a bad week, didn't eat so good, and only really worked out one day.

Therefore, my weight is up.

Brush off the shoulder and get back on the horse.

XOXO

Figure Friday 6.15.12



Getting things back on track!

Eating better this week and the workouts start next.

PS...new low weight for me (even if only by 0.2 pounds...I'm taking it!)

XOXO

Back On The Horse

After over a month of not really watching what I've been eating (first Baltimore, then Europe, then I was sick and not eating much, but then I was eating whatever), I'm getting "back on the horse."  I've got my trusty steel cut oats and cinnamon this morning and I've got some new workout plans to add to my repetoire.

I think my main goal for now is to tighten things up.  I really want to tone my tummy.  After I had Lilly and then lost all of my weight, I had have a big, saggy, squishy tummy of loose, stretch-marked skin (gross...I know...).  I'm hoping I can at least tighten it up a little bit and maybe that will make me feel better...comfortable in a two piece swim suit, perhaps???

I plan on running still and adding in biking, as well (Duathalon will be here before we know it), but I will surely be amping up things with some strength training and such.

How are your health plans coming along?  Do you have one?  Is it working?

XOXO

I'm BAAAAAAACK!

148.2 pounds this morning.

Europe was great AND I lost 0.8 pounds!

I have a recap of the Race for the Cure coming very soon, but tonight a bunch of us are headed to Lake Calhoun for the Do Life 5k thinger.  Super excited to meet this guy.  I totally appreciate what he is doing.

Catch ya on the flip flop!

XOXO

Place Your Bets!

How much weight will I gain in Europe?

149.0 this morning.

Here we go!

XOXO

Figure Friday 5.4.12

Gained a whole pound this week.

Must have been the free lunch two days in a row...hmmm...

It is what it is.

XOXO



Figure Friday 4.27.12

Down 2 Pounds!  WHAT!

I was actually down even more yesterday, but there were free bagels in honor of us Administrative Assistants yesterday at work...and I couldn't say no...

Hey, willpower!  Where are you?!?

Have a beautiful day!

XOXO

Figure Friday 4.20.12

Gained again.  No excuses...it is what it is.

I have, for obvious reasons, abandoned my idea of being under 140 before Baltimore.

Maybe get back to 145...???

XOXO

Figure Friday 4.13.12

I missed two scheduled runs this week because of my rash (ugh...excuses, excuses...lazy ass).

Therefore, I gained a little and, to be honest, I'm surprised it isn't more.

Until next week...

XOXO

PS 11 mile training run tomorrow morning!!!  YIKES!!!

Figure Friday 4.6.12

Weigh-Ins are BACK!  After much consideration and debate and going back and forth, I have decided that Weigh-In Wednesdays are no more.  I was doing it in the middle of the week to keep myself honest over the weekend.  It didn't work...ever...  I'm content with the fact that I will splurge a bit on the weekends, but can be pretty darn good over the week.  Weigh-In has now been moved to Friday morning and will be know from here on out as...

Drum roll, please!

*drum roll*

Figure Friday!

Today, starts it off!

Only a 0.8 pound gain since my last weigh in on March 7th (and I'm still down over 50 pounds), so I think I'm doing okay!  Let's keep it up!

How are you doing?  Losing?  Gaining?  Maintaining?

XOXO

Dónde Está Weigh-In Wednesday?

So, I totally didn't remember to weigh myself this morning...totally forgot it was Wednesday until I got to work and remembered that Kali and I are having Nelson's today (mmm...Nelson's...).

I'm trying something for the rest of the month.

I'm not going to weigh myself for the blog.

There, I said it.

I will probably periodically to keep myself on track, but I'm hoping that, to spice things up, I'll be able to come back with a weigh-in the first week in April and say that I have lost some weight.

A grand experiment?  A setup for failure to be held accountable?  Here we go!

XOXO

Weigh-In Wednesday 3.7.12

Last wek wasn't a fluke...so that makes me happy!

Time a new mini goal, eh?

I know it seems easy, but I'm kind of at a stall in my rapid weight loss.

(Notice I did not say plateau...plateau's rarely exist, for real, but that's another post...)

140 pounds by the time I go to Baltimore Columbia with Kali for work.

BUSINESS TRIP!!!  JUMPING ON HOTEL BEDS!!!  BOB EVANS!!!

4.8 pounds to go.  Let's do this!!!

XOXO

Weigh-In Wednesday 2.29.12

50.4 pounds down.

:)

I don't really know what else to say...

I can't believe I did it.

XOXO

Weigh-In Wednesday 2.22.12

I'm still super bummed that I couldn't move that little bit overnight.  Less than half a pound...

I should be happy.  I am back at my lowest weight again.

When I first hit this weight on 2.1.12, I was really happy...super proud...

Now, I just feel all flobby (yes, I know that isn't a word...)

I don't know what my issue is.

Urgh...body image...

XOXO

Weigh-In Wednesday 2.15.12

I'm down from last week, so that is good.

Am I going to hit 50 pounds next week?!?  We shall see!

So, I ordered my bridesmaid's dress for Kali's wedding a size too small in hopes that that would motivate me to kick up my weight loss a notch.  Problem?  It fits me just fine.

I need a new motivator...any ideas?!?

XOXO