Weight loss voyage

[Obesity Discussion]

You remind me of me! I too am OCD about weighing myself everyday and I find I do get frustrated when I don't loose weight and it's something I have to work on this go around.

That's why we suggest to people who struggle with the ups and downs that weekly weighing may be the way to go.

well i have been out of town since thursday, just got in last night. i did end up eating 2 slices of pizza for dinner saturday night but otherwise food intake was decent. i stayed on target with my calories for the most part and brought my healthy snacks along so it was ok. that pizza was the first junk food i had had since christmas so it was kind of weird...first white bread even...i got to the fitness center to work out each day and did some swimming in the pool so i actually ended up getting plenty of exercise surprisingly. i weighed myself today and dropped 4 ounces so i would say it was a successful trip. i did get sick yesterday though and really didnt eat much...i was throwing up ...today i am still not feeling up to par so i am going to focus on trying to keep my food intake up today as much as i can tolerate. i am going to check out the whole foods store today and see if there is one in my area....hope everyone has a great week!

Glad to hear things went well for you overall eating wise! Let us know how your whole foods excursion goes! I want to know what you think! All there locations are here:

Whole Foods Market | WholeFoodsMarket.com

Be prepared, they're a bit pricey.

Losing 1/4 of a pound while on a vacation is a huge win in my book. Great job!

Hope you feel better this week!

[hsmommyofmany]

well, i woke up to a wonderful surprise on the scale this morning...255 pounds...which means i actually lost about 4 pounds this week. i am sure it has something to do with being sick for 2 days but for today i am going to relish it and hope that the next time i weigh in (which hopefully will be monday if i can manage to stay off the darn scale) it will be the same or even lower. so my focus for the week is getting in my strength workouts and eating my target calories. considering i did eat pizza on saturday and have been eating honey while sick to calm the cough, i am starting to think there may be something to this cheat day thing which tricks the body and makes you loose more...the problem for me is that i am afraid if i let myself slide even a little i will not get back on track...hopefully after all the honey yesterday and the pizza this weekend i will jump right back on the healthy diet train...speaking of which i better get some breakfast before it gets to late...i am off to the gym...hope everyone has a great day!!!

[Obesity Discussion]

well, i woke up to a wonderful surprise on the scale this morning...255 pounds...which means i actually lost about 4 pounds this week. i am sure it has something to do with being sick for 2 days but for today i am going to relish it and hope that the next time i weigh in (which hopefully will be monday if i can manage to stay off the darn scale) it will be the same or even lower. so my focus for the week is getting in my strength workouts and eating my target calories. considering i did eat pizza on saturday and have been eating honey while sick to calm the cough, i am starting to think there may be something to this cheat day thing which tricks the body and makes you loose more...the problem for me is that i am afraid if i let myself slide even a little i will not get back on track...hopefully after all the honey yesterday and the pizza this weekend i will jump right back on the healthy diet train...speaking of which i better get some breakfast before it gets to late...i am off to the gym...hope everyone has a great day!!!

Congrats on the weight loss! 4lbs is amazing! It could have been more of a function of being sick than having a cheat day, but it doesn't hurt to test things out and see what works best for you.

Are you feeling better I hope?

[hsmommyofmany]

i am feeling better and so far the weight loss has held...i think i have bronchitis now but thats way better than throwing up and feeling nauseated the closest whole foods store to me is 2 hours away...and unless i am passing through that area theres no way. i think there is a food coop near me and i may check that out. the closest thing i have been able to find grocery store hoping are the terra chips...made out of roots...beets, sweet potatoes, yucca, taro etc. thery are very tasty (very expensive) but i think a much better laternative to regular chips which i dont eat anymore. i would like to find something a little lower on the calories scale though...but nutritionally these are much better. dont know if i am going to incorporate a cheat day as of yet. i am sure that i as i move along i will allow myself more "cheats" where i can have a little treat every know and then but right now i am happy with the way things are going. i think the weight lifting is going to help out a lot to qith getting my BMR up. hope everyone is having a great week...off to teaching virginia's young academics!!

[hsmommyofmany]

ugg...i am feeling unmotivated today...just want to sit around...i am sitting here watching tv and have decided i AM GOING TO WATCH TV FROM THE ELLIPTICAL MACHINE...as soon as i am done typing this. otherwise things are going well, i have been lifting weights 2-3 times a week, exercising just about every day and doing well with my diet. about 5 more pounds and i will be out of the 250 and into the 240's...YAY!!! hope everyone had a great weekend

[Obesity Discussion]

i am feeling better and so far the weight loss has held...i think i have bronchitis now but thats way better than throwing up and feeling nauseated the closest whole foods store to me is 2 hours away...and unless i am passing through that area theres no way. i think there is a food coop near me and i may check that out. the closest thing i have been able to find grocery store hoping are the terra chips...made out of roots...beets, sweet potatoes, yucca, taro etc. thery are very tasty (very expensive) but i think a much better laternative to regular chips which i dont eat anymore. i would like to find something a little lower on the calories scale though...but nutritionally these are much better. dont know if i am going to incorporate a cheat day as of yet. i am sure that i as i move along i will allow myself more "cheats" where i can have a little treat every know and then but right now i am happy with the way things are going. i think the weight lifting is going to help out a lot to qith getting my BMR up. hope everyone is having a great week...off to teaching virginia's young academics!!

2 hours? Really? There's like 10 of them in Virginia....didn't think VA was that big?

Weight lifting will be not just a help getting BMR up....so many benefits. I'd rather you do that than any other type of exercise.

So happy you're feeling better!

On a side note, some other good but high calorie foods are the myriad of flavored nuts (not sugar coated) on the market, and kale chips.

Also, you can order the Terra Chips on Amazon....tons of flavors. Might be cheaper...check it out.

[Obesity Discussion]

ugg...i am feeling unmotivated today...just want to sit around...i am sitting here watching tv and have decided i AM GOING TO WATCH TV FROM THE ELLIPTICAL MACHINE...as soon as i am done typing this. otherwise things are going well, i have been lifting weights 2-3 times a week, exercising just about every day and doing well with my diet. about 5 more pounds and i will be out of the 250 and into the 240's...YAY!!! hope everyone had a great weekend

yes yes yes! TV + elliptical is a great thing to use in tandem....If that's what it takes, gitter' done!

[Mytee99]

Hi Hsmommyofmany,

How are you doing? A little trick for you. Think about how the end result would feel. When you feel discouraged you set of a stress hormone in your body, cortisol which has the opposite effect and triggers the body to store fat. To turn this around if you feel discouraged or stressed in any way do some deep breathing which will trigger the body's response to burn fat. This will change your mood when you realize you are burning fat by deep breathing.

Let me know how you get on.

[hsmommyofmany]

Thanks, yes, that it is my new thing, to do the elliptical while i am watching my DVR at night of all the shows i missed while at work. even if its slow and leisurily its still better than sitting on the couch vegging i have hit my first plateau i think so i have not lost any weight this week but my body tends to do that at about 15 pounds so hopefully i will start loosing it again. i have been really good about my weight traing which i much prefer over cardio and i am now training for a 5K in april so hopefully that will get m eto keep up with the running which i hate but i want to at least be able to one 1 race in my life. hope everyone is having a great week!!!

[Mytee99]

Hi, Sounds like you are doing well. Have you done visioning those last pounds off. Visualizations is used by top athletes to achieve results and believe me this is fantastic. If you can see it in your mind, your body then follows. Another tip hide the scales for a month whilst you do this whilst keeping in your mind the end result, your desired weight and you will surprise yourself.

Well done, you are doing great.

[hsmommyofmany]

finally saw the scale move again, hopefully that means i am out of a plateau and will be loosing weight again. i am so excited to have hit the 20 pound mark and hopefully in a week or so will be officially out of the 250's . well hope everyone has a good weekend filled with exercise and healthy eating...its beautiful here in Virginia so hopefully me and my family are going to enjoy the outdoors.

[Obesity Discussion]

finally saw the scale move again, hopefully that means i am out of a plateau and will be loosing weight again. i am so excited to have hit the 20 pound mark and hopefully in a week or so will be officially out of the 250's . well hope everyone has a good weekend filled with exercise and healthy eating...its beautiful here in Virginia so hopefully me and my family are going to enjoy the outdoors.

Soooo awesome! Very happy for you! By the way, 1 week of steady weight is hardly a plateau. 3 weeks? Sure. Our bodies change so much day by day things like that time of the month could jack our weight up a few pounds and make the week look worse than it really is.

[hollee]

Well done on the weight loss.

Did you measure yourself before as I bet the inches are coming off too.

[Rue]

So? How was the outdoors???

I might try for a walk this afternoon...it's warm out!

[cookie6815]

oh my your weight loss looks amazing hon!!!!!!!!! woohooo keep up the good work. good eating plus exercise = weight loss and your great at it.. Keep posting I enjoy reading your stats.

[Miranda]

Hi! I've just gotten caught up with your blog! You are doing really well! Congratulations!

LOL on tv with the elliptical. I have a music stand set up with my exercise bike. I put my kindle on it and will ride and play mahjong or read! And sometimes, I'll have the tv on as well. Nothing like being a mom to train you for multi-tasking!

Keep up the AWESOME weight loss!

[hsmommyofmany]

thanks everyone for the encouragment

hollee, yes i can tell the inches are coming off, all my clothes (even my bras) are loose i did not measure myself though i guess i need to do that

rue, the outdoors was awsome...its cold here again though so i haven't been out since...stuck back inside the gym

i am really starting to see myself getting back to being fit like i was when i was younger...i am finding myself not wanting to leave the gym...i just wish i had more time to workout...i am already starting to see my muscles in my arms again...and when you have this much fat over them...that is a feat i am very excited that i am almost to my short term goal of 25 pounds...i am going to splurge and get my hair done when i get there... at 50 pounds i think i am going to buy myself a keyboard which i have been wanting for about 6 years now!

[Obesity Discussion]

thanks everyone for the encouragment

hollee, yes i can tell the inches are coming off, all my clothes (even my bras) are loose i did not measure myself though i guess i need to do that

rue, the outdoors was awsome...its cold here again though so i haven't been out since...stuck back inside the gym

i am really starting to see myself getting back to being fit like i was when i was younger...i am finding myself not wanting to leave the gym...i just wish i had more time to workout...i am already starting to see my muscles in my arms again...and when you have this much fat over them...that is a feat i am very excited that i am almost to my short term goal of 25 pounds...i am going to splurge and get my hair done when i get there... at 50 pounds i think i am going to buy myself a keyboard which i have been wanting for about 6 years now!

Sounds like things are going very well for you! Not wanting to leave the gym is a great problem to have.

How's the past week for you been eating/exercise wise?

[hsmommyofmany]

this week has been good, i logged over 25 miles on the bike and am running/walking on the treadmill training for m 5 K in april. I did a mile in under 17 minutes this week which is a huge accomplishment for me. i am also interested in trying to do a century bike ride, maybe next year when i get out of the 200s. i even went swimming for an hour with the kids yesterday at the gym. the weight training is going well, i can definitely tell i am getting some muscle mass back. lost another pound or so this week. i have lost enough weight now that i am actually going to have to buy some new pants and a new swim suit so that is great for me i just finished an hour on my elliptical so i am beat! hope everyone is having a great weekend.

[Mytee99]

Hi Hsmommyofmany,

Glad to hear your scales are on the move. As long as you keep your target weight in sight you will achieve your goal.

Awesome