What I'm thankful for...

There are oh so many things this season I am thankful for.
Here is a list:

1. Finally marrying the greatest man besides my dad I've ever known
2. Reconnecting with so many old friends this year
3. Having a job
4. Having a roof over my head
5. For the most part having a healthy year
6. Having continued support from all my friends
7. Family

I'm sure there are so many more things that I'm thankful for. I just don't have the time and a space to list them all out.

I hope everyone enjoys this holiday season with their families and cherish ever breath you are given.

OMG I did it! I lost my Vacation weight in a week!

I had a huge shocker when I stepped on the scale this morning...

I managed to loose all the weight I gained while I was on my honeymoon... in one week! I am down 7.2 lbs in a week. I didn't go to my class three times this week because of getting caught back up at work and my stress level was so high I needed a break. I am not going to let this weight loss go. I am going to continue to try and loose more weight this week.

Things I need to push this week:

Tone down the juice/More water

Go to class or the gym 3 times this week (hour each)

Take time out too just relax and work on stress relief

Thank you everyone for your well wishes!

Today is a new beginning...

Hello everyone,

I have been truly inspired by my friend Mindy. She had an adorable baby girl 2 days before my wedding in July. Since then she has lost a great deal of weight. She is posting a blog weekly with her step on the scale and using a ticker to show her weight loss. I decided I am going to do the same.

I've started basically doing this since I started in July. The Honeymoon threw me off a little and now I'm back to start again. So here is my first posting of my scale and now I have my ticker in place....

So some changes I'm making. Duane and I both are going to go on a customized meal plan that my friend and personal trainer is doing for us. It's based on our weight and out body fat %. Mine right now is 46.8% So not only am I going to watch my weight go down but I'm going to watch my body fat % go down. I will do a weigh in each week on Tuesday mornings and then maybe every other month a body fat % review.

Goal this week: 3 days of aqua aerobics and review meal plans.

5 lbs vacation weight

Why is it when you walk soo much on vacation... that you still gain weight? Oh well I had a great time on my honeymoon vacation. 5 lbs is better then gaining 10. I can do this.

I am just awaiting the menu from Jack to get started on our meal plan and then we are hitting the ground running....

Feels good to be back home though.

Getting Ready for Vacation

Hello again everyone,

As I get ready for vacation I have been starting to think about what my eating habits are going to be during and after vacation. I think I will be pretty good on vacation it'll be a matter of getting enough of the right foods.

I have contacted my friend who is a personal trainer to ask him to come up with a new meal plan for me for when I get back. I also am having him take into consideration my husband as I also cook the majority of our meals. I am super excited to be working with him again. It's time for a change to boost my weight loss.

I want to wish everyone a happy weekend and also hope that you have a great week while I'm playing on a much needed and deserved vacation.

Check back mid November!

remained the same...

Hello everyone,

I have remained the same weight for weeks. I go to aqua class when I can but work has been so demanding for weeks and with the honeymoon vaca coming up the week of Halloween, just haven't pushed it.

I'm going to enjoy my time off and get on a meal plan when I get back and continue the aqua classes...

Thank you for the support. thought I would let you know I'm taking a break.

Week 8

This week I have been fairly happy. We booked our Disneyland vacation for late October and have had a few days off for rest.

This morning I weighed in at 327.5 which I believe is another 3 lbs down. Only 27.5 more to go to hit my next goal! Very exciting.

Hope everyone had a good labor day!

Week 7... small hurtle

So... my weekends are notorious for throwing me off track. I feel that I get my head into a project and spend hours focused and don't eat. Whether I over eat or don't eat it has the same affects on me. So I was sooooo worried this week. Although my basement is starting to actually look like a livable space... my weight suffered.

I am reporting in at 330.8 which is a little less then a lb difference from last week.

Also I am reporting that I am going to investigate the gym scale... every week I show almost 6 lbs heavier on the gym scale then I do on my scale at home. The gym scale is heavier. I'm wondering if they are meaning it to be so that it'll get us all to work out more often. Regardless, Duane had a good plan to get a bag of something and weigh it. 5 lbs of sugar, flour, etc. Then if it doesn't register 5 lbs then we know the gym scale is off. I suggested we get a bag of salt for the water softener, since we need it, because those are normally 20-40 lbs depending on the size of the bag. Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll have something to report. If it is correct then I am not weighing myself at the gym any longer! Just to know I could be 6 lbs lighter and that I'm closer to my goal is more encouraging.

Stay tuned!

Week 6... Some old Challenges

This week I weighed in at 331.6 which is about 2 more lbs down.

Over the weekend we were busy cleaning and getting ready for a party on Sunday. The challenge was to not overeat... the challenge was hard. I think I did very well but not well enough.

I love aqua aerobics. I go Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays and I'm feeling really good. I just wish the scale was reflecting more of what I feel.

I think what is holding me up right now is I get so busy throughout the day I'm not getting in enough calories. I need to focus this weekend on daily meal plans and make sure I get it in.

Stay tuned!

Week 5 down... time to reflect

Today I weighed in at 333.2 which means that in the first 5 weeks I lost 6.2 lbs. I feel like this is a good start. The past couple of weeks I have mentally made a transformation to pick better choices when eating. I have been going to aqua class at least 3 days a week and also picking it up with projects around the house. I have not had any soda or candy since week 2! and I plan too continue to not have any NO MATTER WHAT! I'm not going through those withdrawl headaches ever again.

I do hope that my weight loss will gain momentum in the next month or two. I am feeling stronger so now that I have muscle building the fat should start falling off.

My biggest challenge is getting in breakfast. I am not a morning person. No matter how hard I try, I still hit that alarm clock. My goal starting week 7 will be to eat breakfast BEFORE I get in the shower each morning. Hopefully that will boost my weight loss.

So now time for the pictures. I did a side by side comparison so you can see the changes. I personally notice that things are lifting in the tummy area and you can see there are changes in my back and bottom area.

Thank you all for your support... Talk to you after week 6!