Day 166... Nice night for a walk!

So today it was rainy and gloomy during the day but the weather turned around this evening. It was a perfect night for a walk. Ben, Ava and I went for an hour long walk with a pit stop at the park to play on the slide and swing! It felt good to get a workout in again. Tomorrow I might try to hit the gym or go for a walk again.

I haven't been very hungry today. I've had a bite of mac and cheese that Ava didn't want, a bunch of Doritos (the bag is now in the trash... empty but in the trash none the less... no more temptation), I've also had a peanut butter and strawberry jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread. Oh and 3 bottles of water.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day and I'm kind of looking forward to it. I can't wait to see if I've lost my 2 lbs for the week finally. I really want to reach my goal by August but if I can't do that I would like to reach 150 at least and I think that I will be able to accomplish that for sure. :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 165... Absolutely nothing to report today!

Seriously nothing to report today! I've barely ate anything today except for the leftover peanut butter and jelly sandwich Ava didn't eat. Oh and 2 bottles of water. We slept until an ungodly hour this afternoon and have decided that today is a day of doing nothing... except some laundry.

I wasn't too thrilled with what I saw when I stepped on the scale today... I've gained with all the crap I've been eating the past couple of days. I fell short of losing 2 lbs this week by .4 lbs. I'm hoping I can make it up next week. I'm also hoping that weigh-in goes a little more smoothly and that I can lose some more weight in the next day or so!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 164... New jeans!

Today was spent outside working in the backyard. I didn't really do much because there wasn't much for me to do so I didn't get in a very good workout... I really didn't even get a little one in unless you can count standing around for a few hours as a workout. I'm hoping to get a walk in tomorrow.

I have also not been eating very healthy today. I've had 4 bottles of water, a ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread, some potato salad, a bunch of Doritos and 6 cookies. I'm not worried about eating this way every once in awhile as long as I don't get in the habit of eating this way constantly again. Plus it could have been a lot worse.

A coworker of my mom's gave me 3 pair of size 8 jeans so now I have 4 pair of size 8 jeans and 2 pair of size 10 jeans. I'm not use to having that many pair of jeans at one time that fit me. Usually I only have 1 or 2 pairs of jeans... I'm not going to know what to do with so many options! :)

I'm actually looking forward to weigh-in on Tuesday. I think it is time to take a new progress picture so maybe I'll do that on Tuesday.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 163... Happy Birthday to me!

So today is my birthday... I'm 28! I must say today was a much better day then yesterday! I slept in which was nice. I then went to lunch with Ava and my mother-in-law Jo. We went to Smoky Mountain Pizza where I had a french dip sandwich with a house salad with ranch dressing. We then went shopping and Jo bought me a new top. After that Ava and I went home and lounged around the house until Ben got home. Ben took the night off from Akidio to spend the evening with me. He also surprised me with...

Yes that is Ava's hand reaching for the cake! She really wanted some. The cake was good but way too sweet... I couldn't finish my 1/4 of the cake. Besides the french dip and the cake I've had a large spoonful of peanut butter and 5 cookies. I know not healthy but hey it's my birthday and I'm already on track for losing the 2 lbs that I need to lose this week to reach my goal by August. I've also had 4 bottles of water.

No workout for me today... just couldn't pry myself off of the couch to go for a walk. I really need to get back to the gym. I think that now that I'm not working I will be able to get back into going to the gym daily or almost daily. On the days that I have Ava we will go for walks instead. As long as I get some form of exercise in I will be ok. Just need to work out scheduling with my dad and father-in-law for watching Ava so I can go to the gym but I think I have it worked out. I am so lucky to have them in my life and so is Ava!!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 162... Terrible!

Today has been a terrible day very emotional so I gave in to all of my cravings... Reese's Pieces, Thin Mints and other cookies. I've also had 3 bottles of water.

The weather was also terrible today so no walk for me.

I quit my job today after a major blow up with my boss. It was terrible and she had me in tears. I have never felt so unwanted in my whole life. I now don't know what I'm going to do. All I know is that this change will be for the better and everything will work out... it always does.

Everything was terrible today but tomorrow will be better I just know it!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 160 and 161... I didn't give in today at least!!!

So yesterday I gave into a craving and had 2 sugar cookies... today I was good and didn't give into my craving for Dairy Queen even though it was very strong. I did however come home and have a peanut butter and homemade apricot jam sandwich on whole wheat bread for dinner. Other then the sandwich I've had a breakfast bar, 2 pieces of string cheese and 4 bottles of water.

The last 2 days have been bad on the exercise front... I haven't gotten in a single walk... I've either been too busy or the weather has turned for the worse or both. I hope to get back on track again soon. I really can't relay on just eating healthy to get the weight off.

Yesterday I got my 170 pedicure... my toes are now glitterfied!!!! I love them and they should last a while since they are gel polish! I don't know when I will go in for another pedicure... I think 160 will be too soon and 150 might be far away... it might have to be 155!!!

I've been so tired lately and I don't know why. I went to bed early last night and took an hour long nap this afternoon and I can barely keep my eyes open now. Looks like I will be going to bed early tonight as well. 

So I've been noticing something odd lately. When I eat something that I haven't had in awhile and that I used to love those things don't taste as good as before. Like Oreos or the Dirty Rice I had the other night... I don't know what is going on but I definitely don't eat as much as I would have normally. That's not a bad thing though... all things in moderation!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 159... Zataran's Dirty Rice with peas... Yummy!!!!

Today has been an ok day. I didn't go to work today because I had a bad night and was exhausted... I should have pushed through and gone anyways. I also had a Dr appointment today to talk to the Dr about my medication... turns out I need to get my thyroid tested because I have been losing a lot of hair lately. I thought it might be because of one of my meds so my Dr took me off of that medication but wants me to get my thyroid tested just to be sure there isn't a medical reason for the hair loss. We will just have to wait and see if going off the med helps or if there is a more serious cause. :( I'm kind of nervous.

So you know those size large pajama bottoms that I purchased because they were more comfortable then the medium ones? Well today I had to go and purchase the medium ones... the large ones were falling off of me after I wore them once! I guess I should of gone with my first instinct and just purchased the medium ones first.

I've had 2 pieces of string cheese today and since that isn't nearly enough food for the day Ben is making one of my favorite dishes for dinner... Zataran's Dirty Rice with peas... not very healthy but delicious and since I haven't ate very much today I guess I can splurge a little. I've also had 5 bottles of water so far today.

No workout for me today... I didn't feel like going to the gym today and since I got so badly sunburned on Saturday it hurts to be out in the sun so I skipped my walk. Tomorrow I have to go to work, have blood drawn, get my 170 pedicure and go to dinner at my mother-in-law's so I won't have time to get a workout in either unless I squeeze one in before dinner.

I added it up today and I've lost 55.2 lbs in 159 days... I'm 29.2 lbs away from my goal. :) There are 99 days until August 1st I think that I have a pretty good shot at reaching my goal by August! I just have to keep plugging away and not give into temptation too badly. I also need to understand that even if I don't reach my goal I should be proud of the weight that I've lost and will lose.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 158... Brunch and shopping

So today was a fantastic day. This morning I went to brunch with my mom as an early birthday present for me and had a wonderful time... it was nice to get to spend some time with her. We went to brunch at Murphy's. I didn't over do it at the buffet. I had orange juice, 1 biscuit with a little country gravy, scrambled eggs, watermelon, a small piece of salmon, a piece of zucchini bread and a very small thing of chocolate pudding. All of the food was fantastic and I'm thinking that I will be going back for the brunch again. Besides that I've had an apple, 2 pieces of string cheese and 4 bottles of water.

My mom also took me shopping today. I ended up spending most of the money on things for Ava but I did buy me a new pair of size 8 jeans. We first went to The Nordstrom Rack and I must say I wasn't impressed with the prices... it was way to expensive for an "outlet" store. I use to love The Rack because the prices were really good now not so much... I can only imagine how expensive things are now at Nordstorm. We then went to Ross... much more comfortable with the prices there. That is where I found my size 8 jeans... they are still a little tight which only goes to prove that no pair of jeans are alike... my size 8 capris I wore yesterday were baggy these jeans are tight. I also tried on some size 6 jeans and I was able to button them but they were definitely too tight to be worn daily. I'm also noticing a problem that could arise... I have large calves and the smaller the jeans the harder it is for me to get them over my calves... I guess I will just have to go with flare type jeans. :(

I weighed myself this morning to see if I'm on track to lose 2 lbs a week... guess what... I'm on track... I lost 2.2 lbs this week! Just have to keep it up now. I'm realistic though that I might not be able to keep this up and might plateau but if I can just keep losing even a little every week that will bring me closer to my goal.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 157... A day outside

I spent the whole day outside in the glorious sunshine doing yard work and playing at the park. It was fabulous... the sunburn that I got not so much. We got a lot done in the yard too which was nice... great start for next weekend when we work even harder. There is so much left to do in the yard but today is giving me hope that we will be able to get everything done. We have also decided that we are going to take some of the back yard and turn it into a sand box for Ava... with walls and a cover! It should be a lot of fun for Ava and maybe even Ben and I! :) I can't wait to get started on it but first to gut the backyard!

I didn't go for a walk today even though I wanted to but we ran out of time. I'm taking the yard work as my workout even though I don't feel like I did as much as I could have. I spent a lot of time wrangling Ava.

Today hasn't been a good day on the food front because of one item... a small Oreo shake from Jack in the Box... Ben decided to treat me to one. Other then that I've had 1 and 1/2 pieces of string cheese and a few (like 10) honey roasted peanuts. Oh and 3 bottles of water... I really should have reached my gallon by now since I was outside so much but I just got busy.

So I wore the size 8 capris and large top today. I must say the capris were kind of baggy on me I felt like I was constantly pulling them up... that's a good thing I guess. I didn't feel comfortable in the large top... my stomach is still too big for large tops. There is only 1 large top that I own that I feel comfortable wearing because it's not so tight in the stomach. I really need to work on getting my cardio in so I can cut down my waist.

Tomorrow I am going to brunch and shopping with my mom for my birthday! I'm so excited... I haven't got to spend a lot of time with my mom without Ben and Ava in a long time. We are going to Murphy's for their Sunday brunch buffet! I just need to not over do the buffet... which will be hard now that I looked at their menu... but still have fun.

Tomorrow I get to find out if I've lost the 2 lbs that I need to lose each week to reach my goal by August. We will just have to wait and see!

 Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 156... Chicago Connection

Today I had dinner at my in-law's house we had Chicago Connection pizza. I stuck with only 2 pieces... which was plenty. I just hope it doesn't through me off track and make me gain. I still need to lose 2 lbs a week to reach my goal by August. Besides pizza I've had a breakfast bar, a handful of honey roasted peanuts, some raisins and 5 bottles of water.

No workout for me today I got home too late for a walk. Tomorrow I will spend the day working in the yard so that will be my workout for the day unless I feel like going for a walk if I'm not too exhausted from being in the heat all day. It is supposed to be in the 80's tomorrow.

I bought some size 8 capris and a large tank top today to wear while working in the yard. I just hope I can get some sun tomorrow without getting burned. I burn so easily it's not even funny. I also hope the clothes look ok on me and aren't too tight. We will just have to see tomorrow.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 155... Honey Roasted Peanuts are evil!

Not much to report today. I didn't get a walk in today and I haven't been very hungry today.

So far today I've had a breakfast bar, 2 cups of raisins (I was craving trail mix but went healthy and just bought raisins... besides the only reason I wanted trail mix was for the chocolate and I definitely don't need that), 1 and 3/4 pieces of string cheese (Ava helped me eat), an apple, 1/2 of a mandarin orange... a Cutie to be precise (once again Ava helped) and 4 bottles of water. I think I'm done eating for the day... the only other thing that is sounding good are some honey roasted peanuts and I need to stop eating those. Last night I had 6 handfuls of peanuts... not a good thing.

Make that 5 bottles of water! :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 154... Size 8 jeans

So I decided to go to JcPenney's today to just look around. I found some size 8 jeans and thought I might as well try them on even though my size 10's are still a little tight when they come out of the dryer. I was pleasently surprise when the size 8 actually fit me!!! I didn't buy them though will have to wait until I go shopping with my mom on Sunday. I did however buy new pajama bottoms today... I stuck with the large size but these ones are tighter then the large ones I have now. The medium size ones weren't as comfortable as the large size and when I'm lounging around the house I want to be comfortable.

It rained all afternoon so I didn't get my walk in for the day. :(

So far today I've had a breakfast bar, a piece of string cheese, a handful of honey roasted peanuts and a gallon of water. This is the earliest I've finished my gallon of water in a long time... the only problem is now I'm freezing!

I was talking to my mom today and she said that when she was 135 she had a hard time maintaining and that she looked like a skeleton. Maybe 135 is too skinny for me as well... I can always try for it and see what happens... if I start getting too skinny I can always stop. We will just have to see how far I get before August!

On a different note!!! I'm excited to say that I reached my fundraising goal of $150 for Race for the Cure today!!! Now I would love to surpass that goal so if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to a great cause and help me beat my goal click the link below!!! Half way down the page on the right hand side is a button that says Donate to Christy! click on that and make your donation! Anything helps! Ben, Ava and I will all be walking this year! http://idaho.info-komen.org/site/TR/Events?px=12496382&pg=personal&fr_id=2544&s_subsrc=bfgetwordout&s_src=boundlessfundraising

Let the lbs melt!!! 

Day 153... Ouch!

So today I got some more work done on the tattoo on my back. It really hurt but it is worth it... it's going to look really good when it's done. I have 1 more sitting and it will be done. :) I can't wait!

I didn't make it to the gym today and until my tattoo heals I will have to settle for walks. Ava, Ben and I went for an hour long walk tonight. It was nice to get some fresh air.

So far today I've had a breakfast bar, a piece of string cheese and 5 bottles of water. I think for dinner I will have some smoked turkey, a piece of string cheese, carrots, an apple and a mandarian orange. Healthy and delicious.

I was talking to my brother today and he said reaching my goal by August is an obtainable goal. I just need to lose 2 lbs per week. It is going to be hard and if I don't reach my goal I won't be dissapointed.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 152... Well that was one wet walk!

I decided to skip the gym today and go for an hour long walk instead. It was a good idea at the start of my walk then it started to rain. Luckily it wasn't cold it was just wet. I still enjoyed the long walk though. Tomorrow I don't know if I will get a workout in or not because I'm getting the tattoo on my back finished finally after work. 

I've done ok with eating healthy today. I went to Costco today and was able to avoid having my normal swirl ice cream even though I was craving it so badly. Instead I had one of the Nutri-grain bars that I bought. I however couldn't resist my craving for a large blueberry muffin and got one from Winco... I did only buy one though instead of a 6 pack. Besides the muffin and bar I've had another breakfast bar, a small whole wheat banana pancake sans syrup (I was grazing at work again), a piece of string cheese and 4 bottles of water.

I was whooped at today during my walk and I must say I felt very uncomfortable when it happened and still feel uncomfortable. I felt like I was being made fun of. I hope it never happens again.

I feel like I'm doing pretty good again on this journey I just need to keep plugging away and moving forward.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 151... Weigh-in Day!!

I woke up this morning a little nervous to step on the scale afraid that yesterday had ruined my progress but when I stepped on the scale I was pleasantly surprised as to what I saw... I was actually down from yesterday! :) I was at...

168.0!!!

That means I get another pedicure!!! Which is a good thing because my feet desperately need it. Now I just need to save up for one. I also think I will reward myself with a new pair of pajama bottoms... my size large ones are falling off of me. :) So today I've been really tempted to try on my wedding dress... I think I'm thinner now then I was on my wedding day. I might just have to do that tonight. :)

I was doing good on eating healthy today until Ben suggested pizza for dinner! I've had a piece of string cheese, some wheat thins, a small salad with ranch dressing and a personal size chicken, cashew and broccoli pizza to eat today. I've also had 5 bottles of water... 1 more to go... should be easy to do.

I went for a quick 15 minute walk to the store with Ben and Ava tonight... not a big workout but it was something. Tomorrow I'll hit the gym. Tuesday I'm not sure if I'll have time to go to the gym... I'm finally getting the tattoo on my back finished after work. I'm super excited to have it finished.

I'm getting closer to my goal which is very motivating. I'm only 33 lbs away from my goal weight. In order to get it off before we start trying for baby number 2 I would have to lose .31 lbs per day... that might be possible. I can always try. I just need to get back to going to the gym at least 5 days a week and knock off the unhealthy foods. :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 150... April Birthday Celebration!

Today was our annual April Birthday Celebration for myself and the in-laws. It was a bunch of unhealthy food and desserts. A hamburger, Doritos, Thin Mints, deviled eggs, cake and ice cream! I tried my hardest not to over do it but it was hard and I think I did. I got my gallon in for the day which is the only healthy thing I did today.

I weighed myself this morning and hope that today's celebration didn't undo what the scale said this morning because I was very happy with what I saw. :)

Tomorrow is weigh-in day. We will just have to wait til tomorrow to see if I'm still happy.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 149...

Not much to report today. I've had a piece of string cheese and 3 bottles of water today. I also went for a leisurly hour long walk with Ava and my mother-in-law Jo. Tomorrow is our annual  April birthday celebration so I won't be eating too healthy I will just not over do it and I should be good for weigh-in on Sunday.

So looking at our bills today it looks like in 4 months or so we will have Ava's hospital bill paid off and we can start trying for a second child! :) That gives me more time to get more weight off. :) Maybe I could even reach "normal" BMI before... that would be awesome!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 148... Baby fever

has taken over majorly! Holding my new nephew tonight sent me over the edge. I don't think we will be waiting until I reach my goal weight to have another baby. It is something we both want and the main reason I wanted to wait isn't a good enough reason. That reason is I wanted to be able to fit into cute maternity clothes... see not a good reason. Besides I'm down to a size 10 and large tops... there are cute clothes for me!

I know that this would end my journey at least for 9 months but I would continue my journey after the baby is here. Until we get pregnant which will be a couple of months while we get some bills paid off I will continue this journey and once I get pregnant I will still workout as long as I can.

There was no workout for me today and I didn't eat too healthy but tomorrow I plan on changing that. I will go to the gym before picking up Ava and I will eat healthy. :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 147... I hate being sick!!!

I'm getting really tired of being sick! It is keeping me from moving forward on this journey. I didn't go to the gym today because I noticed after working out yesterday I was all congested and really tired and I didn't want to push myself again today and make myself sicker. I'm also missing tap class for the 3rd week in a row. I think I'm missing so much tap is not because I'm sick but because I'm bored with it the only thing that I find enjoyable with tap is watching Ava walk around the studio in her little tap shoes. I'm hoping to go back next week but I don't know. I had thought maybe I could go for a walk this afternoon without getting sick but the weather turned on me and a walk was out of the question. :( I know all of these are a bunch of excuses and I hate them. I really need to start feeling better or just put mind of matter and just do it. Working with kids is exposing me to a lot of germs and I feel like I will never get over being sick and be able to get back on track with the journey.

Even though I didn't feel good enough to workout I did feel good enough to keep my lunch date with my father-in-law, Phil at our favorite lunch spot Ono. I really should have cancelled though since I wasn't feeling up to working out I shouldn't of gone to lunch I shouldn't of given myself that little treat. I didn't over eat there though even though I did kind of indulge in some dessert. Besides that I have had a breakfast bar, and a small banana wheat pancake plain at work. Once again I'm not sure what I will have for dinner... nothing sounds good right now since I had a big lunch. I've had 3 bottles of water and will reach my gallon mark tonight. I've been doing really good on getting in my water daily which makes me really happy.

I calculated my BMI... body mass index... last night. I use to be in the obese category now I'm in the overweight category... which I expected. What I didn't expect was the fact that I'm 17.8 lbs away from being in the "normal" category. According to Ben BMI is an outdated calculation but I still think of it as a good gauge to go by. Gives me goals to shoot for.

Suddenly as I'm writing this I'm craving unhealthy food... not even a specific food just anything unhealthy. I can't give into my cravings... I must be strong.

I'm going to be an aunt again anytime now. My sister-in-law is in  in the hospital getting ready to be induced as I type. :) I'm so excited to meet my new nephew. Having this going on, watching her pregnancy and knowing she will be in labor soon really makes me miss it. Not only do I miss being pregnant like I've said before but I miss being in labor too. I know I sound crazy right now but it is true. I really need to get this weight off and fast. :)

I think since the weather is clear now I might go for a quick walk around the block to get a quick workout in. It will probably only be a 15 minute walk but at least it is something. :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 146... Back to the gym with me.

I went to the gym today and worked up a great sweat. I did 65 minutes on the treadmill and even though I wanted to bump the speed down half way through I kept pushing forward and finished at the same speed I started at... 4.0. Tomorrow I'll do it all over again. :)

So far today I've had a breakfast bar and 2 pieces of string cheese. Oh and 3 bottles of water. :) I've been able to get in a gallon everyday for the last week maybe a little longer. I've avoided the candy today which is a big deal for me... because I'm so tempted to eat the last chocolate bunny.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 145... Part 2... Changed my mind...

and went for an hour long walk with Ava. I just told myself if I ever want to get the last 36 lbs off I can't take anymore rest days on top of Sundays. Besides the weather was perfect for a walk... I even worked up a little bit of a sweat. :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 145... Stupid Easter candy...

I have no willpower when comes to candy. :( Soon all the Easter candy will be gone and I can get back on track. Other then candy I've had a breakfast bar, a piece of string cheese and some wheat thins oh and 2 bottles of water. Ben is having chili dogs for dinner I'm going to pass and just have chicken and asparagus. I need to get back to eating healthy. I can only imagine where I would be at if I had been eating healthy this whole time.

I had to take Ava to the Dr today so no workout for me. Tomorrow I will go to the gym.

So the Dr thinks Ava just "tweaked" her foot but he is going to have the radiologist look at the xrays just to be certain. I learned today that xrays for a 19 month old are very traumatic Ava promptly cried herself to sleep at the Dr office... she never falls asleep that fast. I hope to never have to go through that with her again.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 144... Happy Easter Everyone!

Today I over ate and didn't work out. It was all about family today! Hope everyone's day was as good as mine.

So the last few days I have been feeling terrible because I accidently hurt Ava's ankle or foot going down the slide with her on Friday. She can't walk now and is miserable. I'm hopefully going to get her into the doctor tomorrow to see if it's broken. I feel terrible and like such a bad parent right now. Hopefully the doctor can do something for her and hopefully it's not broken.

I weighed myself this morning and I'm 1.2 lbs away from another pedicure!  36.2 lbs away from my goal weight!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 143... Really nice day today and ego boosts

Today the weather was perfect for a walk to the park so I took a little over an hour walk with Ben and Ava. It felt really good. Tomorrow is Sunday so it is my rest day... even though I don't feel like I deserve one. Monday I hope to make it back to the gym... I have an appointment after work but hopefully after it I will feel up to going to the gym.

So also today was my sister-in-law Whitney's baby shower. I must say I never filled my plate but I did go back for seconds. I did try to stick with healthy options even the dessert I choose was the healthy option of angel food cake with whipped topping and berries. For dinner I didn't stick to a healthy option... I had a personal chicken, cashew and broccoli pizza. Tomorrow is Easter and there will be a big dinner at my mother-in-law Jo's house. I will just have to focus on not over doing it. I've had 3 bottles of water so far today... I should be able to get in my gallon like last night.

So I had 2 people comment on how skinny I'm getting today. One was my friend Autumn who I've known for awhile and who knows of this journey. The other one was Whitney's mom who I've only met twice and who has no idea of this journey. I was also called a hot mama by Whitney. Today has been a very big ego boosting day.  Oh and when we went to see the play my friend Erin said I was looking really good and called me pretty. On top of all that everytime I see my brother-in-law John he always comments on how good I'm looking. I guess I need to learn to take compliments... I've never really received very many before. :) I guess it is obvious that I'm losing weight I just never thought it was that noticeable. I guess since I look at myself everyday I don't notice it... or at least that is what Ben says. Ben also said that now he can almost wrap 1 arm all the way around me where as before he had to use 2 hands and then he wasn't able to clasp his hands together. Now to just lose the last 37 lbs!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 142... Brrr

I took Ava for a walk this evening and decided not to wear a coat! That was a mistake it was really kind of cold out there. We went for an hour and 15 minute walk with the first 15 minutes  being extremely slow because Ava insisted on walking. It was a nice walk besides the cold... we  even played at the park for 15 minutes! Not sure what I'll do for a workout tomorrow... maybe another walk... I'm not really feeling the gym anymore. :(

So last night I was able to get my gallon of water in. Tonight might be a little harder but I will try. I've had a breakfast bar and a piece of string cheese so far today. I haven't been very hungry today. Last night I mentioned to Ben that I wanted to do the cleanse again and he said absolutely not. :( I really think it would help me get back on track but I guess I will have to find a different way.

I realized today that I miss being pregnant. I had a pretty easy pregnancy with Ava and I think that is why I want to be pregnant again... besides wanting another baby. I just have to wait until I get to my goal weight... about 37 more lbs to go. I really need to get back on track that should be a good enough reason.  I just need to refocus.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 141... Date night

Even though I ate unhealthy foods and didn't work out today was a fantastic day. Work went good and then tonight was date night.

Ben and I went out to eat then went to see a wonderful play. For dinner we went to Westside Drive In. I had a BLT with 2 onion rings and a medium Oreo shake. Other then that I have had a breakfast bar, a Luna bar and 4 bottles of water. I think I should be able to get in the other 2 bottles of water in in the next hour.

Since we went to dinner and the play I wasn't able to make it to the gym today. Tomorrow if the weather is as nice as it was today I will be taking Ava for a walk and to the park again after work. I don't feel so guilty about not going to the gym on days that I work since I spend most of my day on my feet walking around... I'm thinking about getting a pedometer to track my steps but I don't know if I would really use it enough to make it worth it.

We went to Boise Little Theater and saw the play Rabbit Hole. It was fantastic. My brother-in-law John and friend Erin did an amazing job... almost had me AND Ben in tears. Our friend Mike directed it an did a fantastic job. The rest of the cast were fantastic as well. I highly recommend seeing the play if you can... it runs for 3 weeks.

Let the lbs melt!!!  

Day 139 and 140... Yesterday good... Today bad

I was too tired to post last night so I'm making up for it today. So yesterday was a good day. :) Today not so much. :(

Yesterday I did good on eating healthy except for the 2 cookies I had. Today I did good until I went to the store hungry and decided a small bag of Jelly Bellys were a good idea. :( Yesterday I reached my goal of a gallon of water. Today I've had 3 bottles but think I will be able to reach a gallon again.

Yesterday I went to the gym and did 65 minutes on the treadmill. Today I nearly passed out this morning so I figured working out was probably not the smartest idea so no workout for me today. I really wish this passing out thing would stop... it really gets annoying and is starting to worry me. The doctor says that it is a sensitive vagal nerve and my trigger is stress but today I wasn't stressed at all and it still happened. :( Maybe it is because I'm sick... the other 2 times that it has happened I had a sinus infection. Tomorrow I will miss the gym again because I have plans after work and won't be able to make it if I go to the gym. We will see what the weather is like on Friday I might take Ava for another walk and to the park... if I don't do that then I will go to the gym.

I really need to get back on track... I know I keep saying that... I wonder when it will finally sink in and I will.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 138... Wonderful day for a walk to the park

Today I skipped the gym and instead went for an hour long walk with Ava. We also spent an hour playing at the park which was good exercise too. It was a lot of fun and the weather was fantastic! Tomorrow I will hit the gym.

So last night for the first time in awhile I was able to get a gallon of water in. :) Tonight I should be able to do the same... I've already had 4 bottles! I've had a breakfast bar, some beef jerky and a piece of chicken with some green beans today. The cookies are almost all gone so they won't be here to tempt me anymore... which is a very good thing! The only issue now is I've been biten by the baking bug... need to find good healthy dessert recipes... if there are such things.

So a dad flirted with me at the park today! It has been a long time since someone flirted with me... it was kind of nice and flattering. :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 137... Weigh-in day and jeans

Today was weigh-in day and I was kind of excited to weigh-in. My goal was to be down to 175 by today... I stepped on the scale and to my surprise I beat my goal. I'm at...

172.4!!!

That means I've lost a total of 47 lbs in 137 days and a total of 52.6 since the very start of this journey. I still have a ways to go but I'm getting there. I also get new workout pants!!!! I'm so excited. My new goal is 170 by May 1st. If I reach that goal I will treat myself to another pedicure.

So far today I have had a piece of string cheese, 2 cookies, a piece of pizza and 2 bottles of water. Not very healthy but nothing else sounded good.

I had to go pick up some meds today at Shopko and while I was waiting for them I decided to try on some size 8 jeans. Well I can fit into them but I'm not ready to say that I wear a size 8 jean because the first pair of jeans that I tried on were loose around the waist... looser then my size 10 jeans so I think they were miss labeled. I then tried on another pair and they fit more snuggly but I still want to try on some more size 8 jeans before I say for sure that I can wear them... so stay tuned!!! 

I really need to get back on track. Ben and I want to have another baby sometime soon but first I want to get down to my goal weight. I still have 37.4 lbs to lose and they aren't just going to melt off without any work. Another child means a lot to Ben and I and the only thing that is holding us back besides the fact that money right now is tight is the fact that I haven't reached my goal weight. That needs to change.

Oh and yesterday at dinner Ben's Grandpa made the comment "Christy hasn't been eating!" It was meant to mean that I have lost a lot of weight and he noticed. He also said that I look really good! It meant a lot to me that he made a comment at all and that he noticed. I don't see him very often and the fact that he noticed was a big deal for me. I thought it was really sweet and funny of him.

Let the lbs melt!!!