Lori

Aaron is out of town, well out of the country actually, and it's always harder when he's out of town b/c my parents want us to come over there more often. My parents' house is like a mecca for cookie and candy lovers. And I have a hard time saying no to everything. Plus, when we do eat over there I don't get to decide what to have, so that can be hard too, plus I can't go to the gym while he's gone. He still has another week in Amsterdam. :(

This morning was pretty good actually though. I was 182.8 which is 1.2 lbs down from Tuesday last week. I also keep track of my weight on my whiteboard on the fridge and from 2/7 to today, I have lost 10 lbs. Not too much considering the time frame, but at least it's nice to see it coming off. I always have a hard time losing the weight while breastfeeding, so I'm just happy to see it go down. Hopefully this next week won't be too bad and I'll still be able to lose.

Wow

I had no idea you guys were blogging again until I talked to Mallory the other day for the first time in months.

Truth be told, I got bored with the blog last fall because I was pretty much the only one posting. I know several of you were pregnant. And then there was the holidays. And then I was being a hermit. I'm trying not to be a hermit anymore. It's not healthy.

So here's where I'm at right now: my eating is fairly under control. The last couple weeks have been a little rough, but I seem to be maintaining. I haven't weighed myself for a few days, but my last weight was 158.6. That's up a little over a pound from my lowest weight of 157.2 about a month ago. I exercise at least four times a week, alternating cardio and strength workouts. Sometimes I go to bodyflow at Golds. Right now I'm so sick of the gym I'm having a hard time going to classes. But my friend Amanda and I started playing racquetball a couple times a week and it's been a really great cardio workout and it's really fun.

I've been participating in the 12 Week Challenge at Golds, which ends April 12. My goal was to get down to 145, which isn't going to happen, but I would like to get under 155 by then. That's not much of a loss from where I'm at now, but that's not really my point. What I'm trying to achieve (and feel I've gotten a good start on) is a lifestyle change. I'm not trying to lose weight for the sake of losing weight. I'm trying to be healthy and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. I'm not even tracking my food and I'm eating things that are good for me, but also good (I hate egg whites. They're disgusting.) I feel good and want to keep going in that direction.

So, I don't know how often I'll post on here. I'll try to check in a few times a week and at least comment on your posts. I'm really proud of you all for getting back on the horse, so to speak. I don't have the same challenges (mainly children and husbands) that you all do and it's probably quite a bit easier for me to focus on me. I do have some healthy food ideas, but I'll post those another time.

Wow. Chili's.

Went to Chili's and it was TERRIBLE. We didn't know where we were eating but ended up at chili's. Justin and I shared an appetizer and then I had a beer and fajitas. Yikes the half of the appetizer that I ate was more calories than my dinner and pretty much all fat. So I am doing ok today. I need to drink water.

Mallory's Friday

Today was pretty good so far when I got up this morning I was down1.2 pounds which was nice. I drank a ton of water yesterday. I also got in my calorie burn which was nice, even though I made a cake. The cake just turned out kind of yucky. So that's good at least I don't feel like I need to eat anymore.

Today's goal:
drink water
Track

Cassa's check in

I have done really well so far.  The damage over the weekend was only 1.6 pounds.  So now I am back up to 190.6.  I feel like I will never get below 180...grrr...  Tuesday when I said I wasn't going to be able to work out I actually ended up going to Body Flow with a friend.  I'm glad I went because it felt so good.  Then yesterday I did a class called Floor Barre then did about 2 miles on the treadmill.  My eating is good.  Last night we were at a pinewood derby thing and I had a chili hot dog...But I was so proud of myself when I went to get a soda and I put half diet in my cherry pepsi!!!!!  Wahoo!  And it still tasted good.  My goals today:

Drink 5 glasses of water
Stick to South Beach food

Mallory's Weigh In

Today I was 243.2. That's down .4. So I have been not eating as well as I should. There was the oreo incident then we have eaten out a few times. So here we are. Since I turned my bodybugg on I haven't really lost weight but I think I am working in that direction. I have felt really good about Zumba so that's good.

Today's goals:
Drink water
Track food

Blog vs Facebook

I'm wondering if it would be easier for us to blog like normal or to transition this over to a facebook (closed) group. So many times I just want to "like" a post or comment, lol.

Oh, but now that I'm thinking about it, Cassa - you deleted your FB, right?

Lori's Update

I was finally down today to 184 which is just a pound down but we had been eating out a lot and I was up a little. I'm glad it's down but sad that the weight isn't coming off quicker. I finally bought a pair of jeans this weekend b/c I literally cannot fit in any pants besides one pair of maternity pants (that don't have a panel or anything) and my workout pants. It was sad - I bought a 16 and before getting pg I was wearing an 8 or 10 depending on the brand. I don't know how other women seem to lose their baby weight so quickly and get back into their clothes right away. Right now I would give almost anything to be able to do that.

Anyway, as you can probably tell, I have a lot of negative things always bouncing around in my head. I'm trying to work on that but it's a struggle.

I've been faithful about going to kickboxing twice a week and this week is spring break for my mom so she's going to watch my kids twice more so I'll be able to go four times this week. The bad news is that Aaron leaves on Friday for a week and a half and my mom will be back in school, so unless I pay $9 (gulp!) for daycare EACH TIME I GO, I won't be going to the gym. I really wish the daycare was cheaper. I know I need to exercise to get the weight off and also I know it would be especially good for me while Aaron is gone to get a break, but seriously, $9? That's crazy talk.

Mallory's Weigh In

I had a little incident with some mint Oreos. I know better than to buy them but I did anyway. So yesterdays weight was 242.6 not up or down. Today's plan is to get my house in order and then the kids have an appointment. I was at Zumba last night and although it's still hard for me, now I know most of the steps and I feel good there. Today's plan drink water and track.

Cassa's update

I have been so crazy busy this past week.  I was down 2 pounds on my last weigh in bringing me to 189.  However....this weekend we went on a trip to see a dear friend.  I love her so much, but their eating is so out of control.  I don't judge her or try at all to suggest she live differently because this works for her.  But we ate so much crap.  My body didn't respond well to this at all.  So, I'm sure I am up but I had a fabulous time.  This week is spring break so my family is home but I am going to persistent that we stick to a good eating menu.  I am not going to be able to make it to the gym today because I have got to get my house in order this morning and I have a ton of lessons and rehearsals this afternoon.  But, I will eat right.

Mallory's Weigh In

I weighed this morning and I am down to 243.6 which isn't much better than yesterday but it seems better somehow. I weighed myself this morning and I am down 5 pounds in two weeks so that's ok.

Today's plan:

Stay within calorie goal of 1300
drink three bottles of water (96 oz)
do Zumba if Justin doesn't have a mtg.

I am so frustrated

So my last weigh in was two pounds lower than this morning's weight. Grrr. So now I am back up to 244.something. I didn't even look at the decimal because I was so upset. I thought I had been eating well, although I hadn't been tracking. So I guess that tracking is what I need to do. I weighed everything this morning and now I am drinking water. I did turn my body bugg back on so I am tracking on the bodybugg website which means putting all my foods in. At least the ones I had already put in are still there.

Carrie's Monday

I didn't weigh in this morning because after a week with my husband I know I'm up. So I'm starting over today. I do have to go in to my old job a couple of days this week so I hope that doesn't throw anything off. I'm hoping that stabilizing my diet will help Hanna sleep better. I think my breast milk has been making her unhappy. My goals this week are to get to the gym at least 3 times, drink 3 Nalgenes a day, and track my calories. Totally doable!

Monday Monday, dum dum, dum da dum dum

This morning I weighed in at 185.0. I'm super glad to see it continue to go down! Today I'm going back to kickboxing. It seriously kicked my butt on Thursday. I mean, I expected it to, but not as much as it did. At one point I started to get lightheaded and had to really slow down. Ah well. It'll get better... hopefully it'll start to get better today. :)

Mallory's Thursday

So, it's supposed to be beautiful today here. It looks great already and I am going to find the sling for the baby and take them to the park. I need to make a grocery list and do a million other things but I think mostly I need to be active. Lori asked me about my bodybugg and I think I am going to renew my subscription. If I do that I will not track on livestrong anymore which kind of makes me sad because I have a ton of foods put into it. I weighed myself this morning and I was down again to 242.0 which is better but reaffirms that salt is the devil.

Today's plan is to drink water
Track what I eat
find my bodybugg watch
walk to the park

Lori's Update

Sorry, I know my posting will be pretty erratic just b/c of my schedule and the demands, but I'm going to try to post once a week or once every two weeks.

I had more steroid injections into my spine on Monday and my back still isn't feeling great. I'm hoping that it'll continue to get better. I also had my 6 wk OB apt on Monday so now I am clear to exercise but was just told to take it easy with my back. Today I am going to go to kickboxing for the first time in probably 3 months.

My weight today was 186.4, so it's coming down, just slowly. I think that's 1.6 lbs down since this time last week. My dr also put me back on my glucophage (which he took me off of right after birth), so that'll help regulate my sugars and I'm hoping it'll help me lose weight faster. We'll see.

My eating has been pretty good, although I find it hard to track. I just need to not eat at my parents' house... they have girl scout cookies. At least I just had two on Tuesday - I could eat the whole box in a matter of minutes I'm sure. ;)

Carrie's Monday

Sorry, a little late! My weight was 267, so a 3 pound weight loss this last week. Actually, Im pretty surprised since I only got to the gym twice because Hanna had a little cold and I didn't want to take her to the kid's club. Hopefully, this next week will be ok, but my husband is off for the week and it is always hard to eat well when he's home.