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?