Down for the holiday

Forgot to post yesterday. So I'm down 1 pound from 2 weeks ago. I'll take it since I haven't been counting points and eating differently than normal.


-Kat

Weigh In

So all week I've been at 185.2 and this morning I get on the scale. 187. Screw that. I didn't eat 7,000 calories yesterday. So I'm counting at 185.2 but there's no photo.


-Kat

Crap

No weight change. And I ate good every day. Crap.


-Kat

Finally

After gaining 4 pounds a few weeks ago and then sitting at the same weight for two weeks, I have lost 2.4 pounds this week. Yes!


-Kat

Friday weigh in

Nothing special. I gained 0.2 pounds and didn't count points again.



-Kat

Friday Weigh In

What happens when you don't count points? Yep, a 4 pound weight gain. Was it worth it? totally. I am committed to the journey downhill.



-Kat

Falling Off the Wagon

It started off innocently with my birthday. I had cake and Mexican food and a margarita. And then chili fest the next day. And cake on Monday. And then I didn't want to cook and craved pasta so we went out to eat. And then I thought, if I'm going to fall off the wagon, let's do this in one week. I've had pasta twice, a burger and fries and Chinese food. And Halloween candy.

What did I learn? Well, when I don't drink enough fluids, I have more unreasonable cravings. I feel more sluggish. Even though my sleep app says I slept good, I wake up exhausted. I am more irritable. And I can't really eat like this for long. Twice this week, I craved a salad or a vegetarian meal. I'm really glad I splurged on all of this food.

So tomorrow, I'm back on it. And I
Have more confidence about why I stay on the healthy train.


-Kat

Week 10

Down 1.4 pounds. Yep, I'll take it.


-Kat

Week 9

Down 3.2 pounds!!! And two days ago I was at 184.2. Not sure what happened in the past 48 hours but I'll take it. I've lost more than 9 pounds in 9 weeks!!


-Kat

Weigh in Friday

0.6 pound weight loss. I was surprised. I figured it would be more. Oh well. I'll keep plugging away.


-Kat

Week 7

This was a long week. Mentally and physically. I'm up two pounds (although one pound was from water retention from Mexican food last night). But I'm proud of myself. I didn't binge and didn't even think about going for sweets. I just didn't exercise much and didn't eat as healthy as normal. But no worries. I'm back on track and looking forward to the weekend.


-Kat

Week 6

That's right. Another 2 pounds lost. Lovin' this right now. It hasn't been too hard (as long as I don't think about food). Gearing up for another week.


-Kat

Week 4 Weigh in

Woo hoo! Another 1.2 pounds down. I hope to say good bye to the 190's.


-Kat

Friday weigh in week 3

I did it! I lost two pounds and had a successful week of exercise and diet. I feel the change within me. Holding strong for week 4.


-Kat

Heading Into Week 3

Ok. Two weeks down. This is normally where I crash and burn. I'm already feeling anxious. So many things in life I can't control. I'm going to work really hard this week to not slide backwards. I may be posting struggles this week. But I'm sure I can get through it.


-Kat

Weigh In Friday

Down 1.4 pounds. I'll take it.


-Kat

Friday weigh in

I'm down 0.8 pounds from last week. Ok, not awesome. I'm starting to exercise more.


-Kat

Embarrassing

This is what happens when you eat crappy, don't drink water and don't exercise. A four pound weight gain. Sigh.



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Two Weeks In

For some people, the first few days of changing diet and exercise habits are the toughest.  Mine starts at two weeks.  And this time is no exception.

The week started off rough when I found out my cousin died at the young age of 47.  When I get anxious, I tend to withdraw.  I don't want to do much and I just go through the motions.  Luckily, I saw this sign yesterday which made me think.  It read, "going off your plan is like slashing all your tires when only one needed repair".   So true.  So today, I climbed back on the wagon.  I exercised tonight even though I would have been happy to sit on the couch.  I ate fairly healthy.

I decided to change up my weigh in to Friday.  I like having my weigh in day on a rest day (which in my current training plan is Mondays and Fridays).

Struggling

I'm 10 days in and overall, I am doing well. I've lost 3 pounds and exercised 7 days. I'm choosing fruit over candy.

So how can I be struggling? Well, on the weekends I think about what my day is going to be like. There's more opportunity to eat out and, for example I stopped in at my BFF's son's birthday party and I knew I wanted cake. So I ate a light breakfast and lunch and jogged 4.5 miles.

But when I don't eat enough, I get dizzy. And today that happened while I was getting a pedicure. The tech was working on my bad toenail and before I could reverse things, I started getting lightheaded. I must have passed out briefly and woke up to many concerned ladies. It all ended fine, but man was it embarrassing.

I just need to find a good balance where I eat my points and accept my "extras" are okay.


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Wednesday Weigh In

Yesterday was a crazy day. Honest to God I took this picture yesterday. I just didn't have time to post. This is a 2.4 pound weight loss from last week. Woot! I counted all my points, did not go over, and exercised 4 days. And I went to bed hungry a couple times. It was a good week.

The Weekend

So I'm day 4 and 5 of my journey. Yesterday I wasn't really hungry so I thought, I won't eat much (2-3 points) so I can save up for this evening's birthday party.

Big mistake. I was starving at lunch. A sandwich and a few chips wasn't enough so an hour later I ate a strawberry fried pie. It was delicious but I felt bad afterwards. But unlike other times, I said, no biggie. I ate a turkey sandwich and had 1/2 glass of wine. I finished well.

Today I had a big breakfast after running 5 miles and then we headed to Red Robin. I didn't want to blow a ton of points so I chose a salad and didn't finish it because I got full. The rest of the day has gone well. I feel in charge!


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Day 2

Today went well. I started the day off arguing (in my head) about whether to get up and exercise this am. After five minutes, I got up, walked the 'mill at 14:30/mile with 2.5% incline for two miles. I felt much better when I was done.

I stuck to my food choices today. I didn't have any candy (victory). Emotionally my day was fair and I did not feel the urge to eat away my problems (victory).

I'm off to bed. Nite!


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Day 1

Today was a good first day. Although, to be honest, the first 1-2 days are easy. It gets hard for me on day 5 when I think, why can't I eat whatever I want. Whoa is me.

Anywho... I wasn't hungry after my walk this am so I opted for a chai latte and a hard boiled egg mid morning. I always eat breakfast but I'm trying not to eat just because its mealtime. Lunch was a delicious salad from Dillons. Snack time included a peach, lime Chobani (delish!) and an English muffin with laughing cow cheese.

Supper was my weakest link and I did well. L and I went to two targets to find the Hello Kitty mini fridge she had earned. Since we were on the opposite side of town, we stopped at Pei Wei. I got tofu pad Thai and ate 1/2. I was full but not stuffed. That's an achievement for me. Normally I gorge on food I've bought (need to get my money's worth).



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Wednesday Weigh In

I thought this would be a better place for my weigh ins. So my starting weigh in is:



My measurements are as follows:
Waist: 41
Hips: 49
Bust: 40
Arms: right-12.5, left-13
Thighs: right-23.5, left-24

Welcome to my Journey!

So I'm starting a new blog, all about me.  I run/blog Wichita Welches which is all about our family and misc. stuff in my life. 

But for 6 months I have been trying to lose weight and I have done a wonderful job at maintaining my weight, but little weight loss. I run, but I also eat a lot.  I eat when I'm happy, sad, anxious, mad.  I make good choices some of the times, but not always.  And I wanted a blog that helps document my journey, because weight loss isn't a destination, it is a life long journey.

I do have one goal.  Today's starts my daughter's first day of 3rd grade.  My goal is to lose 40 pounds by the time the school year is over in 9 months.  May 23, 2014 will come no matter what I do so why not lose the weight?

Why do I want to lose weight?  Currently my BMI is 30.7.  Overweight, almost obese.  My blood pressure used to be 90/60.  Now it sits at 120/70.  Not horrible, but not great.  My blood sugar is normal, but why wait for it to get worse before doing something.  I love my parents, but I don't have skinny genes in my genetic pool.  I need to work hard to keep my weight in the normal range. 

I want to be healthier and fit into any type of clothes and not feel like I'm 6 months pregnant. 

So join me on my journey.  I'll keep it updated regularly and update my progress, my exercises and food regimens and what's works for me.