I know that a ton of this weight issue I’m having right now is due to the hormone imbalance I’ve got going on. I mean, having a period every 17 days is kind of hell on a woman’s sweet tooth, you know?
However, I watched myself last week and I’m happy to report I’m back down to 194.5.
I did the gym twice and ate well during the day time. We had relatively healthy dinners and I didn’t over-do it on anything. Not majorly, at least.
I mean, there were cookies. And some ice cream. And wine. And pasta. (Okay, OKAY, so maybe I overdid it on the sweets.)
In the grand scheme of things, I think I managed my portions pretty well. (I stopped at TWO Samoa knockoffs, people. Do you know how hard that is? And I DID manage to say “no” to a Turtle Caramel Nut milkshake yesterday, so that shows I’ve got SOME willpower.)
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The wedding in which I’ll be wearing the red satan satin dress is in two weeks. So is my 5 year wedding anniversary. And so is the start of Friday pool days with the ladies.
Do we think I can drop 5 pounds by then so some of this weight will get OFF OF MY CHEEKS?
The ones on my face, y’all. The ones on my face.
The plan this week is to go to the gym AT LEAST three times. At least. Maybe 4 if I can swing it. But Dan’s out of town for the second half of the week, so 4 times might be an impossible goal. It will also be easier to eat well while he’s out of town because I don’t feel compelled to cook a huge meal when he’s not here.
Those two things should help, but I need some motivation. Do you have any to spare?
Let me just tell you that I sooo enjoy my Mondays when I get to catch up on your blog! LOL… I love seeing the emails come in when you have a post and read the ones I’ve missed over my never-a-dull-moment weekends!
Anyhooo, this may sound totally off the wall to you but this Thrive Diet up in D-town that everyone has been so hyped about for the last few years has this 3 day Challenge called the Peanut Butter Challenge. I did this during my 2 months of strict Thriving and I lost 5 lbs in those 3 days… It was super hard on my will power but it worked, maybe it can help you have a jumping off point and shed those first 5 fairly fast….. Let me know if you try it.
For 3 consecutive days you will have 1 piece of PB Toast for breakfast, PB sandwich for lunch, 3:00 snack of choice (I did rice cake), and PB sandwich for dinner. Drink your 8 + glasses of water each day as well. The bread has to be Nature’s Own Double Fiber Wheat Bread (50 calorie), and I did crunchy PB but plain is fine as well. Not sure how this really does what it does but IT WORKED! lol…
Good Luck – I have a wedding in about 3 weeks and I’m FREAKING OUT!
~M
I might just have to try that, though that is a lot of peanut butter!
And I’m sure you look awesome for the wedding coming up. Awesome, I tell you.
Sorry, my own motivation ran away weeks ago, though I’m feeling much more motivated after reading this.
I’m a firm believer that there should be a calorie count of all food that you have the opportunity to eat, but choose not to. A portion of this goal should count against the calories that you did ingest. Eat 2,800 calories in the day, but make it through a candy bar factory with only tasting a sample? Chop 1,000 off that total.
Keep those goals realistic & in-sight. You’ll be great. Now, pass the wine, why don’t ya?
I like the way you think. I can eat a Snickers and then NOT eat a bag of chips and subtract the calories.
Totally like it.
You can do it!!!!! Just take one step at a time, one meal at a time. Chug water like a mad woman!
(says the girl who gained a pound this week)
Ugggghhhhhhhhh water. My nemesis.
Ugh.
Not on the weight loss train right now (thanks to my giant baby girl and her habit of eating), but one thing that I have done is to plan in the sweets. That way you don’t feel guilty if you eat the cookie, but don’t feel deprived and go for the whole box either. Maybe even portion them out in baggies ahead of time (if you are feeling especially anal).
If you’re just looking for a cheerleader, though, I’ll get my pompoms out. 🙂
(Metaphorically of course. I have no pompoms. I could get my clarinet out, but that might be less effective.)
Clarinets? Totally less effective. But funny. So perhaps I’d laugh off the 5 pounds?
Go you for losing weight this week! You’ll definitely be rocking the dress for the wedding. Can’t wait to see you in it in Aug too!
YAY! I just have to make sure I still fit into it in August.
yay you! i just started today (aka tomorrow…..) on my weight loss journey. hubby is gone for 8 months, and the goal is to be smokin hot when he get’s back. starting now, so i don’t procrastinate and wonder why, at the end of 8 months i have gained 3 pounds.
meaning, i am no help or inspiration at all. and? 2 weeks is so plenty of time to lose 5 pounds! you can do it! =)
My goal? Not to be a whale so that if I get pregnant again, I might not gain 50 pounds this time. Maybe.
Motivation? Yes. My friend’s board on Pinterest (she’s lost 60 pounds): http://pinterest.com/lhawrychuk/inspiration/
Oooh, I will be following that. Though one I was following was always talking about super-skinny things and made me feel all self-conscious about body image.
I think there’s a fine line between motivation and an unhealthy expectation of what we should look like.
Aww, you CAN do it! One step at a time and remember to drink lots of water!
UGGGGHHHHHH. WATER. BOO.
🙁
dude.
I am so proud of you.
I have to make a change. two weeks ago a the doctor? 208. I cried for two days and wouldn’t wear my jammies to bed…I wore huge sweats and a t-shirt because I was ashamed.
needless to say since that? no baby-making has happened. because i feel so ugly.
I know I already said this in email. Doctor’s office scales? Whack.
I hate them.
I <3 Miranda.
I <3 you, too!