Day 218 - 254... I'm back!

So I'm finally picking the blog back up! After over a month it was time I got my butt back to the gym and start this process again. In this month I was able to stay under 165 with only a few days of going over it... that was my goal to see if I could maintain. Yay me for doing just that. I'm currently sitting at 164.6. I even took a new progress picture this evening so that you can see that I'm not lying and haven't put all the weight back on!

I still have 30 lbs left to lose before I reach goal but I'm determined to make that happen! It always amazes me when someone asks where the 30 lbs are going to come from... I just want to ask them can't you see it??? I guess I just hide it well but believe me it is there hiding under the surface and I'm sick of it!

So over this past month a lot has changed including but not limited to plans, meds, eating habits and determination. I have gone off the meds that suppressed my appetite which has made not over eating a challenge... this is something that I'm really going to have to work on. I did however got some great snack ideas from Ben's boss Jeff... one of them being edamame... pretty good stuff even Ava likes it. I've even been taking raw food classes and have some pretty delicious recipes that I can't wait to try once I can get my hands on a food processor... I'm not sure if I eventually want to go completely raw but I would like to get rid of some of the crap that I eat like hot dogs. I've been doing pretty good about laying off the sweets and am still without Diet Coke even if the stupid McDonald's radio commercial has me craving one every 10 minutes! That is one addiction I'm glad I kicked... that stuff is toxic! One of the plans that has changed is that I'm back to thinking that I want to be at goal before Ben and I start trying for a second kiddo... why not be in the best shape of my life before having a baby... it will be much easier to get back into shape if I already have the foundation laid! I'm really determined to make this work just still need to make a few changes!

One thing I need to work on is the fact that I'm having real bad strength training anxiety. Ben says that he will work with me at home to get me more comfortable. He wants to start tomorrow morning with this... I'm so use to sleeping in that this might be a challenge but I'm willing to give it a try!

As of recently I've been able to get my gallon of water in again... most days exceeding it. I've gone to measuring in liters now... 3.7 liters is a gallon and most nights I'm reaching 6 liters! :) Yay water!

Well that is pretty much everything... oh I'm not able to workout everyday because either Ben has something after work or it is too hot to go for a walk to the park but most days I'm able to hit the gym! :)

135 here I come!

Let the lbs melt!!!