121.5- WTH???
I’m very mad right now since I only lost .5 of a lb this week- and it certainly isn’t because I didn’t try my hardest. I’ve been running 4+ miles 6 out of the past 7 days and burning upwards of 650 calories each time. Not to mention I’m still eating healthy (less than or around 1000 calories a day) and drinking water- no cheating whatsoever… my body does NOT want to let me get down past 120…
Well… BODY of mine, let me just tell you: I will be 110 lbs again. I will not give up this fight- so get over it and get to letting go of this FAT!
I thought that my fat may be turning into muscle, but I read that phrase is just a myth. It apparently takes months for that much muscle to form, so that can’t be the reason I haven’t lost much more…
Frustrating!! I’m so disappointed since I just KNEW I’d be below 120 this week :(
Anyway- I guess if I look on the bright side: I began my “new me” adventure one month ago today and have lost 9.5 lbs total so far. Not too shabby I guess… and I am fitting into my size 6′s again… more than one pair, so it’s not a fluke ;) All in all, this diet and exercise thing really does work. Just not quick enough for impatient old me…
Unfortunately that is the sound I heard this morning as I was putting my laptop away and Makenzie pulled on the corner of the screen…
This is what I can see now on my laptop:
So until I come up with about $300+ bucks to replace it, I will only be posting from the upstairs computer- and it won’t be often since I can’t take the little kids up there in the morning and the older kids are usually on it in the afternoons.
:( WAH! I want to scream, cry and crawl into a hole. I am disconnected from life as I know it!
The scale this morning said 122lbs! That makes a total of 9 lbs lost since 12/26 (exactly 3 weeks!) I guess I’m pretty satisfied with the loss, although I’d rather it be much quicker- LOL. Seems like when I was in my 20′s I could “diet” for a few days and lose ten lbs in no time! Now in my mid 30′s … not so much. I have 12 more lbs to go to be at my goal weight of 110 lbs.
I am losing it the right way though- with diet and exercise. I eat only foods that are healthy for me (lots of fiber and protein), and drink lots of water. I’m only drinking one diet coke a day- if that. The not snacking at night kills me- it’s an emotional satisfaction thing for me. I’ve been super grumpy lately and I’m wondering if that isn’t part of the reason. In the past when I felt overwhelmed I’d turn to sugary foods for comfort, but now I don’t have that so I don’t know what to do with myself. That part is sooo frustrating.
I’m exercising at least 5 days a week. This past week I have increased my treadmill time to 40 minutes- running at a max speed of 6 mph and an incline of 10%. It has been killer! Yesterday, I even increased that to an hour- I did two personal trainer workouts. I thought I was going to die when I got finished. But I DID IT!!!
My goal was to run the Peachtree Road race in July, but now I found out there is another 10k I could do next month. I don’t know if I’m ready for it yet… I’ve done this race before and it was pretty hilly. They also have a 5k race, but I think I will be let down with myself if I only do the 5k. David printed off the registration forms for me, so maybe I will send them in~ Another drawback to this race is that it’s on the day we were planning to have Devin’s birthday party. I’m leaning toward doing it- so I will keep you posted!
I guess potty training is one of those pains like labor pains- after it’s over you forget about it, because I don’t remember any of my older children being this difficult to potty train!
Devin will be 3 next month and it is my goal to have him potty trained by then. I have been actively trying to train him on and off now for several months. He would seem ready then not, so we have been waivering back and forth. Last week though- I decided enough is enough. He is old enough to understand this and he is a smart boy- so why are we still cleaning poo off him! He knows when he is going to go because he will go hide and then come and announce it- so he is definately ready.
He does pretty good too. If you sit him on the potty he will go- but he will also go in his pants if you don’t stay on him and make him go about every 30 minutes. Not a small task when you have Makenzie running around into the toilet paper and under the sink (I know, I need a lock on that cabinet! The only thing under there is tampons so don’t call children’s services- she isn’t in harms way~ LOL) Unfortunately though, I am the only one who remembers he needs to try to go potty often. David forgets…so I feel like this whole potty training job is on my back- as is everything and everyone else around here.
Today Devin even stayed dry at his naptime- but when he got up he was cranky and wouldn’t go to the potty. Like an idiot, I let it go and decided to let him be until he was not cranky. Bad mistake- BAD! I’m cooking dinner and feeding Makenzie when I hear Devin announce that he is WET. He has peed on the couch, himself and Makenzie’s favorite Dora doll.
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Yes, I screamed. No, it wasn’t pretty. I think I was more mad at myself since I let it go and didn’t make him go when he got up from his nap. I was just sooo frustrated.
Total chaos insued…Makenzie was crying wanting to be fed, Devin is crying because he is wet, Dakota was here but unhelpful (as usual) – David was picking Madison up from cheerleading, Megan was at work- and I was left to steam clean a couch cushion, find pullups instead of the Diego underwear Devin peed in, finish feeding Makenzie and get Devin fed and give them baths…all alone.
This has got to get easier… I don’t know how many more days like today I can take without checking myself into a looney farm somewhere!
Well, so far so good! I’ve been on my “diet” since 12/26 and am happy to say that I have gone from 131 lbs down to 124 lbs! I still have about 14 lbs to go to be at my goal weight, but I’m pretty happy with my weight loss to date :)
A few people have been concerned thinking that I don’t look like I need to lose this much weight. I am a very small person- I’m only a little over 5’1″ tall and am quite small boned (thus the reason for all those c-sections!) Just to give you an idea of how small boned I am- my wrist is only 5 1/2 ” around… So 110 lbs is a good weight for me :)
I’ve been eating very healthy food and to my surprise, my sugar cravings are now gone. I have been able to get the kids cookies and candy and such and not even want it!
I’ve also been back on the treadmill. I do at least 30 minutes, five times a week and try to make sure I get in at least 2 miles or more. Along with the cardio I’ve been doing some ab and total body workouts from comcast on demand- boy those are hard after having 5 c-sections! My goal as far as fitness goes is to be able to run the Peachtree Road Race (which is a 10k) on July 4th~ I’ve done it twice before, so I want to do it again. The sign ups are in March :)
I can tell I’m losing weight too because all my pants are getting pretty loose and my arms/back don’t look near as “thick”! Thank GOD! I’ve got those size 4′s hanging in my closet yelling my name- pretty soon I’ll be able to answer their call!
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