My loss is my gain!

I hopped on the scale yesterday and low and behold it was at 248!!!!  I was so excited!  Ive been waiting patiently to be able to move the scale to the 200’s instead of the 250’s! 249 put me at my 10% Mini Goal too!   Wohooo!  So as of yesterday I have lost 29 pounds and Im so excited!   I

ve also been running which is AMAZING!  One day last week I jumped on the treadmill and ran as long as I could…I started off at just 5 mins and then I did a full 10 minutes!  AND then the next day I went and decided to run 15 mins straight and ended up doing 18 mins and a mile and a half!!!!  It felt so so so amazing.  My legs didnt hurt, my chest didnt feel like it would explode…it was great!  My sides were so sore though for a couple days!  lol  Sadly though the last 2 times Ive tried to run this week I have only lasted 5 mins.  The first day I was still full from dinner though and felt like I was going to puke…Im on my period too so maybe my stomach is just being weird from that.  I will try again later and hopefully with better results! 

School is FINALLY out for the semester!  Im so glad!  ALthough I ended up making a freakin B in Chem.  I needed a 94 on the final to make an A and I made a 92 which left my grade at an 89 and he didnt bump it up!  Jerk face.  I was highly irritated with myself for not doing better on past exams but it is what it is and a B wont kill me…I dont guess.  I did however make an A in Statistics.  Yay.  =)    I now feel like I can breath and focus on my weightloss for the next month!  Ive been using school as an excuse to not work out the past couple weeks so I need to get with it now…no excuses.  It doesnt help that Im feeling EXTREMELY lazy today buuut I will work out!  I will work out!  I will work out!  Stupid TOM. 

I am going to get a haircut tonight too!  Im going to call it my 10% reward!  I think Im going to get some side bangs!  I need something different.  Im seriously thinking that when I get down to goal Im going to get a cute little bob cut.  My mom used to cut my hair into a really short cut when I was younger because of my really curly hair as a kid and it always looked pretty good on me.  Commmme on goal!  Wohoo! 

Hope all of you Chicks are having a great week!  =) 

So we went on our bike ride, came home and showered, had my 771 cal sandwhich from yummy Schlotzskys with water and no chips but a few sips of Bens Dr. Pepper, went to the Highlands to get Sabrina a bday present and looked around a while…I tried on a 16 at LB and got them all the way on but they wouldnt button so Im thinking another 30 pounds is needed OFF, annnnnnnd then to Cold Stone ice cream.  Soooo yummy!  Although this is where my guilt set in.  Of course I decided to get this huge slab of vanilla ice cream with cookie dough and fudge mixed in and then put in this huge waffle cone.  It was so yummy but almost too sweet…**gasps**…yea, I said too sweet.  I thought like halfway through that I wouldve been content with a small kids size and no cone.  So my lesson learned of the night….MODERATION.  Why did I feel like I needed to get the HUGE ice cream when all I needed was the little kids size?  I LOVE icecream…I would eat it 5 times a day if humans didnt have to worry about weight….but I dont need to get such a huge amount to be satisfied.  So, the next time I have a free night I’ll be doing it in moderation.  =)

 ….Yea, I felt like a beached whale sitting in front of the ice cream shop shoving my mouth full.  Blah! 

So after we got home and watched Biggest Loser we went and worked out for a lil over a hour.  My weigh in came in at 260.  1 freakin pound away from my 1st minigoal but still!  Thats huge.  AND TOM is still here visiting….so Im blaming him. 

I had a moment last  night…a bad one.  Ben weighed in and he’s been losing weight.  He’s still drinking Dr. Pepper all the time, not counting cals, and eating pretty much what he wants….  Dont get me wrong, Im SO happy he’s been working out with me and Im glad he’s losing weight but Im JEALOUS!  Why isnt it that easy for me to lose weight?  Im being super strict (besides last night obviously and a few other PLANNED splurges), but seriously.  I count my calories religiously, I dont cheat, I havnt had soda in 6 weeks (besides last night), I work out like everyday and twice a day sometimes, and here I am BARELY losing weight while he’s putting in not even half the effort and is losing faster than me!  I hate MEN!  Gerrr….why do they lose faster.  Its BS!  AND I want to run….I cant wait to be able to run so what does Ben do on the treadmill lately?  He runs….he runs for like 15 mins and I run for like 1.5 mins.  It made me sad…I want to run dangit!  Im done venting now.  I’ll get over it and one day I’ll be able to kick his ass in running.  Im also 30 pounds heavier than him so =P. 

Anyways….here are some before and afters at 6 weeks.  Enjoy.  I got them like perfectly resized so they were the same size and what not but photobucket is stupid.  =)  My tummy is going away, and my waist is more defined, my arms are a little smaller, and my bra fat is going away!  YAY! 

Had to throw in a mirror shot.  haha  =P

Starting my 4th week today!!!!!  Woot.  I cant believe Im on my fourth week all ready! 

My weigh in this morning was at 265.3.  So I have 11.7 pounds down in the past 3 weeks!  Yay.   So about 3.9 pounds a week.  Almost on plan!  =)  I also took measurements and updated my log page.  Im down around 11 inches all over.  YAAAAY! 

I decided to go all out for dinner though.  Boo!  I made a homemade alfredo sauce with chicken.  To say the least I made it with heavy whipping cream.  Its my first intential off plan thing Ive ate in 3 weeks.  Ive been doing pretty well though and wanted to splurge just a bit.  I calculated all the ingredients down to the flour and teaspoon of butter and  it was about 825 cals and way too many grams of fat to speak of. 

I super sleepy suddenly.  Im blaming my poor choice for dinner BUT Im dragging Ben to the gym.  I worked out this morning for half a hour but def need another hour!  Eck! 

Today is also the first day I decided to up my calories to 1500.  Im going to try that for the week and see how I do since Ive been having a hard time getting 1200.  Im hoping it might give me some extra energy to burn some more pounds which doesnt make much sense but worth a shot.  I understand it I guess.  lol 

On that note I better get going before Bens the one dragging me to the gym!  =)

My weigh in for week 2 is…..3 pounds down @ 268!  So on average I have lost 4.5 pounds per week which is right above my target weekly weight loss.  Wohoooo!  =)

Despite previous entries I am HAPPY with this!  I made a few bad choices over the weekend and worked hard to get back down to my 268 and Im more determined than ever! 

Today while on the treadmill, for my last chance workout (haha), I had the best workout I have had this far.  My shins didnt hurt, my blisters were well taken care of, and I just showed that treadmill who was boss.  I got to my last 20 mins on and got my speed to 3.0 and my incline to 10 and I told myself that I was going to get to 60 at those settings.  I thought about changing them halfway through…or stopping at 55 mins to cooldown and told myself NO.  I wanted to finish something for a change.  I wanted to beat that treadmill and I did and had a “yessss” moment. 

Workouts become more enjoyable everyday and Im lovin it! 

On another note, Biggest Loser just came on!  Wohoo!  I love this show.  lol  Its so encouraging and just seeing them working so hard and struggling hits home now. 

Food today has been great!  Im a little under calories but I should be able to get it up with dinner and snack.  Ive been having a hard time getting all my calories but Im starting to get the hang of it a bit better. 

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Oh its a happy day! 

Today went pretty good.  I woke up early and got all my meals in.  I had around 1200 cals today.  I really am going to start trying to get more protein and less carbs.  Im getting alot of carbs daily and not enough protein for my liking.  Although I must be doing something right because today was my week mark so I weighed and I have lost 6 pounds!  Im so happy.  TOM is here visiting too so I thought it would be lower but I guess if he wasnt around I might have lost a pound or 2 more.  This is very encouraging! 

I cant remember what Ive wrote in here but I decided on a shorter mini goal (it will be each 6 weeks) so by November 10th I want to be at 257 which is losing 4 pounds a week so Im already ahead of the game!  Woot!

I also worked out tonight with Ben for a little over a hour.  I did the treadmill for a hour and weights for a lil bit.  I walked faster tonight at an incline and felt really good and not so out of shape/breath. 

Anywho, till tomorrow so long!  =)

Stay Strong!