Shrink Into Summer-end of week 2

Not much to say. I am up 1.3#. Not a huge shock. Disappointing, yes, but not a shock. I am once again back in the 190s and I am 5.7# away from my first goal. The "deadline" for that goal is May 9th.

My mom will be watching and critiquing everything I put into my mouth this weekend. Hopefully that will keep me from over-indulging in the cheesy potatoes and chocolate eggs. :) (Oh and deviled eggs too) Alright, now I'm just hungry. Great. ;)

This week I just want to not completely blow all of my hard work. I am doing better with the water consumption. And I am shredding with my sisters.

I did cancel my online WW subscription today. I have ordered the books and a points calculator and will be following it with those.

Time to Refocus

Hello, my name is Kate, and I am a diet slacker. Ugh.

There I said it. It is out there for the bloggy world to see. (Well the few people that read me.)

I cruised along being so committed for 2 1/2 months. Then I completely lost motivation. I am really not sure where it went. I kept up the workouts 3-4 times per week but I really couldn't tell you the last time I actually tracked my points and stayed within my daily allowance. It's like my stomach has been a big black hole that never fills up. I've been making terrible choices and I can feel it in my body. I'm not gaining any weight back but I still have roughly 5lbs to go to get to my 30 by 30 goal and that is creeping up on me.

Pity party...table for one please.

10%

WOOHOO! I just did my official Wednesday weigh-in for Weight Watchers. I have hit my 10% milestone. I feel great. A little bittersweet in that so many in my town and state are suffering with rising waters this week.

Shrink Into Summer!

Time for a new challenge from the lovely people over at Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans ! This challenge will be 8 weeks with mini challenges in between. Yeah! I am very excited. This challenge will lead me up to about a month before my brother's wedding and the dreaded bridesmaid dress.

Goals:
1. Lose 10#
2. Get back into the exercise groove. (I got burnt out from the last few weeks of our health challenge at work)
3. Get back to tracking my points on WW.com

Here we go!!
Starting challenge weight: 189.8# (by the way, that is 4.8 lbs from my 30 by 30 goal and I have until May 9th)

Edited at 11:50am central time to put in today's official weight

Time for a New Challenge at the Sisterhood

I am starting this challenge at 196# even.

The challenge is 3 weeks long. My goal will be 4# total for this challenge. I also need to work even harder on the fruits & veggies. I am in week 2 of the Couch to 5k program and will continue to work away at that along with my shred dvd.

Oh yeah, and I need more sleep. ;)

Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans-Final weigh in

Yep, it has been 6 weeks since this challenge started and this is the final weigh in. I can't wait to see what the sisters (and brother) come up with next!!

This week...down 3.9#.

So here's how the challenge finished for me:
*Starting Weight= 213.4
*Ending Weight= 196.7
*Total Loss= 16.7# lost!!!!!!!

That was over and above my initial goal of 1# per week.

Thank you for all of the encouragement and support! See you at the next challenge!

Quick Edit to add: My number of total lost doesn't jive from this week to last week because I went back and adjusted my initial weigh in number to go with my initial WW weight.

Milestone in my weight loss journey!

On Thursday, February 12th, I hit a very important goal that I made for myself when I started all of this at the beginning of the year.

I NO LONGER HAVE A 2 IN FRONT OF MY WEIGHT!!!
And I hope and pray that I never see that again.
I have made small monthly goals for myself and I have one major goal right now and that is to lose 30lbs by my 30th birthday in May. So far I am on track to hit that goal.

I gotta tell you though...Right now it is fairly easy to follow and stick to the Weight Watchers plan. I am at the office during suppertime, Monday-Friday. I have a stash of Lean Cuisine meals in the freezer and a whole bunch of low point snacks in my drawer. When April 15th comes around I will really have to work harder at it and make healthier meals for supper. I am already doing some research and looking for good recipes on the Weight Watchers site.

You know what else...I started on the Couch to 5k program today. I did Week 1 Day 1 and did all of the running segments. I used to detest the treadmill but I am actually getting to like it. I tried to do this program last spring but just didn't follow through. I am going to try my darndest to stick with it this time. There is a 5k in my hometown on August 2nd that I would love to run while my dad and brother run the half-marathon. Keep your fingers crossed for me. ;)

Looking Fine for Valentines-Weeks 4 and 5

Yep, I missed last week and have been neglecting this blog. Sorry! I am normally home during the day and in the office during the evening this time of year. Well, they needed my help during the day so I was working 8-5 last week. Plus, my mom was here to watch the kids so that made for little internet time when I was at home.



Week 4: Up .2# for a total of down 11.5# for the first 4 weeks of the challenge.



Week 5: Down 1.3# for a total of 12.8# down for the challenge.

Looking Fine for Valentines-Week 3 weigh in

Down 1.8# for this week. That makes me down 11.7# for the challenge and I get a new button! WOOHOO! (Although I have yet to actually shrink my jeans :( )

I want to keep drinking my water and getting my fiber. I need to work on getting more sleep and logging more exercise minutes.

Yikes!

EEEEEKKKK!
I didn't have such a hot weekend in the eating department. It was good to eat such yummy yummy foods, but not so good for my diet. I had a yummy chicken and spinach wrap on Saturday night. The bad thing was it was crunchy chicken and of course I had a side of fries. I am not quite used to ordering yet. Then yesterday I had 2 pizza burgers flying style and you can't have pizza burgers without fries. Yeah not good.

On the other hand, I got to snuggle my little nephew a lot this weekend and that was good enough to get my baby fever to subside for a bit. ;)

Also, on a side note...I have a girlfriend who is going through a lot right now. Could you send some thoughts and prayers her way? Thanks!!