MM: Weigh-in 4?

So, I'm glad I'm not alone in my serious need for sugar. Other moms I know seem to crave it just as much as I do. Maybe it's a breastfeeding thing. Maybe it's because I ate pretty much whatever I wanted during pregnancy and now it's hard to break the habit. I'm not sure what the reason is... but it's a really difficult thing to overcome.

Amount gained or lost:  

-0. I'm steady at my start weight. Someday it will decline... like this week, hopefully.

What were my obstacles last week?

I have zero self-control when it comes to desserts. Seriously... never let me go to the store alone after dinner. It's bad. 

What are my goals for this week?

Stop eating out so much.
Eat yogurt for dessert. NOT ice cream.
Exercise 5 days.

Any random thoughts on weight-loss last week?

I finally remember what my thought about exercise was... Here goes: 

The only exercise I've ever really done has been through team sports. I played soccer, hockey, and volleyball, took Tae Kwon Do, and danced. I did most of those until I was 14. From 14-15 I went to the gym everyday... but I wasn't all that excited about sitting at home and I didn't have any friends so it was the only way I could get out of the house. At 15 I started playing soccer again for 3 years. But, when I got to college... I didn't have any regular sport team that required intense physical training. When I lived in China for my last 2 years of high school I only played sports 2 days a week and not even for the whole year. But 3-4 nights a week, a group of my friends and I would go dancing for 3-4 hours. And that is a serious work-out. I would always leave there sweating like crazy and feeling like I'd worked every bit of my body. 

Anyway... my point is that I feel VERY unmotivated to do regular exercise because I don't have a team to do it with and a goal (other than weight loss) to achieve. It's frustrating, but I need to get over it. 

My second thought is: I have been switching to all-things "natural". Cloth diapers and wipes for Autumn, natural beauty products for me, organic milk, eggs, vegetables, and meat (when we can) for the family. I'm obsessed with trying to recycle everything that I possibly can now. But the other day I realized that even though I buy organic foods and natural products because I know it's better for my body, I still let myself indulge is TOTAL junk... like Doritos and Ben and Jerry's. Yeah... it's a conundrum that needs to be solved ASAP. 

That's all. :)

What's this week's mantra?

Take it one step at a time.

Any changes to the plan?

Well.. I was walking over a mile, but my chiropractor told me I need to start at 1/2 mile first because of my hip/pelvic/lower back issues. So, I'll be starting 1/2 mile tomorrow morning. Wish me luck. If I can go a week without being sore (not muscle sore, but my issues kind of sore) then I can increase to 3/4 mile the next week and then 1 the week after that. 

 

 

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 On a different note, I've changed my list of things to accomplish by my next birthday. See below: 

And here's a picture of Autumn meeting the cat and finally seeming somewhat interested in her. :) 

 

Until Tomorrow,

Amy

MM: Weigh-in 3

So, I've been skipping out on these posts in the past 2 weeks. Last week I refused to post because it was my birthday and I didn't want to think about my weight that day and the week before I just plain forgot.

I did weigh myself this morning, and the result is not surprising based on how many "birthday dinners" I've had in the past week. Haha.

Amount gained or lost:  

+3. At least it's not +10 which is what I was expecting. I think I can get back down pretty quickly though.

What were my obstacles last week?

It was my birthday and I milked that alllllll week long.

What are my goals for this week?

Eat more regularly.
Stop eating out so much.

Any random thoughts on weight-loss last week?

Man, I've had the same thought for like 2 weeks now that I keep forgetting to write down and of course it's completely out of my mind right now. When I remember (correction: IF I remember) I'll write it down for next time.

What's this week's mantra?

No More Excuses! 

Any changes to the plan?

Nope.

Until tomorrow,
Amy

MM: Weigh-In 2 (Double Weigh-in!)

Autumn turned 2 months old on Saturday! Crazy! Time flies so fast.

 

She also had her two month check up and shots today. So, not only do I get to weigh-in, so does Autumn! 

Her birth weight: 10 lbs 5 oz

Her 2 month weight: 14 lbs 2 oz (HOLY SMOKES!)

What a awesome baby we have! :) 

On to my weight: 

Amount gained or lost:  

-5.5 lbs. (oops... a little more than I was wanting)

What were my obstacles last week?

Well, I've come to discover that exercising with a newborn is impossible. It has been in the 90-100's this whole week! I can't take her outside in that... plus I can barely stand to be in the heat at all. Maybe I can become a mall walker or something...

What are my goals for this week?

Try out mall walking. 

Decrease desserts.

Any random thoughts on weight-loss last week?

Not that I can remember.

What's this week's mantra?

I still like last week's: Accept that it's going to be hard. 

But I'd also like to add: Make this a lifestyle, not a temporary fix.

Any changes to the plan?

Nope.

Until tomorrow,
Amy

Milestone Monday: Weigh in 1

Amount Lost or Gained: +1 pound

Well... Last week was what I would like to refer to as a semi-failure. And yes, I actually ended up gaining a pound... oops.

What were my obstacles last week?

I am really good at eating a healthy and appropriately sized breakfast, morning snack, and lunch. But by the time dinner rolled around every day last week I was so hungry! I kept thinking we were going to eat at 6:30 so I wouldn't eat an afternoon snack and pretty much every day we ate around 8 o'clock. And since I was so hungry at that point, I ended up eating way more calories than I needed to. Also, I was unable to exercise last week at all due to my neck and shoulder debacle.

What are my goals for this week?

Balance my calories more efficiently in the afternoon so that I'm not starving and over eating for dinner.
Exercise.

Any random thoughts on weight loss last week? 

I have the most ridiculous trains of thought of everyone I know. Seriously, I can go from one thought to the next without any kind of obvious connection. So last week I was randomly contemplating the decisions of drug addicts and just couldn't wrap my head around why anyone would want to do drugs. What's the point of slowly killing yourself? Then I realized I could easily draw a parallel to that with being obese (which, I sadly fall into that category). I realized that being overweight is harmful and damaging and I am slowly killing myself by letting my addiction to food and my lack of self discipline control my body and decisions.


What's this weeks mantra?

Accept that it's going to be hard.

Any changes to the plan? 

Well, I realized I'm not going to be able to lose 80 pounds while breastfeeding since my boobs are ginormous (wait... that's an actual word?!?!) and easily 10 pounds heavier than they were when I was at my fittest. So, my new goal is 70 pounds until I'm done breastfeeding.

Dan and I decided that when I hit the half way point I get to get a massage (suweeeeeet!). When I've reached my goal of 70 pounds I am going to get a new hairdo (I'm thinking a long and loose perm), a new dress, and Dan's going to take me out on an awesome date.

How about those incentives to get my butt in gear, huh?!

Here are my pictures from this week. I can't wait until they get to be a little more flattering!!

Until tomorrow,
Amy

No longer "Menu Mondays"

I'm a list maker. An obsessive list maker to be precise. Every time I tell Dan we need to make a list, he rolls his eyes and says, "seriously, we really don't." But I really do. I have to know exactly what to buy at the grocery store. I have to know exactly what chores need to be done. I can't just write "clean" on a piece of paper and be satisfied. It has to include each and every chore. I even split up laundry, i.e. "wash laundry, dry laundry, fold laundry, put laundry away." No joke.

So, as I was making a list of my daily, thrice weekly, and once weekly to-dos, I realized I was way over booked. (Seriously, here's a shout out to single moms who work and take care of their babies... it's seemingly impossible!).

So, to prove to you that I have too much to do, I've typed out my lists for you:

[Disclaimer -- Dan has been doing most of the cleaning for the past 9 months during my pregnancy and of course the first 6 weeks of Autumn's life. But, he's gone back to work now and it's time to start taking over.]

Daily: 
Take Care of Autumn (This really takes up about 12 hours everyday. Well, maybe 10 if she takes a nice nap)
Blog (This typically happens during one of her nursing sessions)
Pick Up Around the House (Thank goodness she likes her swing)
Sew or Craft (This is for my own sanity and obviously a choice, but one that I find completely necessary)
EXERCISE (New to the list since Autumn was born. And... the new topic of Mondays' blog posts)

Thrice Weekly:
Bathe Autumn
Laundry (yes, this includes everything I listed in that first paragraph)
Take out the Trash

Once Weekly:
Grocery Shop
Vacuum
Sweep
Mop
Clean Toilet
Clean Shower
Clean Vanities
Dust

I used to have "cook" and "clean kitchen" on this list of to-dos, but clearly I've got too much going on. So, I've handed that responsibility over to Dan. Well, he's pretty much always had that responsibility, but we've considered having me take over and we finally decided that was just not a great idea. So, needless to say, I won't be doing Menu Mondays anymore. Instead I'll be doing...

Milestone Mondays!!

What is Milestone Monday, you ask?? Well, let's just say that I've got about 80 pounds of fat (Yes... 80!!!!) that I'd like to (and NEED to) shed. And after not exercising at all for the past 11 months, I've just started getting back into it. So, every Monday, I'll post on the past week's progress and put up a couple pictures. I hoping that in about 40 weeks I will have reached my goal (2 pounds lost per week) and that I can compile a slide show of all of the pictures to show exactly what it looks like to lose 80 pounds.

Occasionally I'll still post a recipe, if we've eaten something that I really liked that week. Maybe I'll even post some calorie saving tips.

So, here are the pictures for the start of this journey. Please note the pregnancy pouch I've still got going on. lol.

Hopefully next weeks pictures will look slightly better. :)