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This morning I weighed in at 142.0 lbs for a loss of 1 lb this week! I also took my measurements and had a 3/4″ loss from my biceps and 3/4″ loss from my forearms. I saw earlier in the week a 1.5 lb loss but given that yesterday Jason came home for a couple hours and surprised me with dinner at Chili’s before heading back to work that was a great weigh in. If any of you are fans of Chili’s they have an incredible soup, Chicken and Green Chile, with only 100 calories a cup and the Guiltless House Salad with low fat ranch dressing for 140 calories. Jason ordered skillet queso and I recommend staying as far away from this as possible! High high high in sodium and fat! I’m sure my body was retaining water this morning or else the scale would have been down another 0.5 lbs if I’d of kept my grubby paws off.

Every night I would review my food log and see where I could make improvements. Sugar was my problem this  week. So I reduced my sugar added to my coffee in half daily until I was down to drinking it black. Don’t miss the sugar at all now that my tastebuds are use to going without. I also limited my intake of other high sugar foods as well.

I averaged 1317 calories a day and worked out for an average of 26 minutes a day. I missed three workouts this week and that was completely due to my laziness. I have newfound motivation to lose the weight because I am now at my lowest weight that I know of since getting pregnant since I didn’t have a scale when I was single. Talk about body confidence, haha!

This week I am going to continue pushing and hoping to see 141.5 lbs by next Sunday at least!!!

My son woke me up at 5 a.m. yesterday morning and there was no getting him to go back to sleep so the day began two hours earlier than normal. I did my normal morning routine of getting on the computer and having my cup of coffee before having breakfast. I ate 2 egg whites, 2 slices of dry toast, 1/4 cup of my watermelon lemonade, and a peach. Not even two hours later my stomach was growling so I decided to have my turkey sandwich and another peach with a glass of 1% milk. I had already had 600 calories and it wasn’t even noon. I was still starving. I ate something more. Worked out. Had dinner which was 4 oz of chicken, roasted potatoes and roasted broccoli later in the evening and then grabbed out more cheerios and then some baked goldfish crackers. With as hungry as I was yesterday I only went over my calories by 150. I’ve been doing so well lately and felt it was necessary to jump on the treadmill and burn off that 150 calories. I have never attempted to burn off the amount that I overate. I am so dedicated to losing this weight and have been doing well that I didn’t want to let it bring me or my mood down. I cranked up the intensity and got the workout done in about 20 minutes. I had no guilt about my eating for the day and I felt even better about myself for getting in another workout.

This morning curiosity got the best of me and I couldn’t help but want to see what my weight was even though I had sworn to myself to stay off until Sunday. I was shocked to see a 1.5 lb loss so far for the week! I’m not going to track it until Sunday and with that knowledge I’m going to keep pushing to see if I can get that 2 lb loss.

I just looked back at my food log and realized I am headed down a very wrong and twisted path. 4 days straight with binge eating. Take for example last night. I made a healthy dinner that consisted of roasted chicken, carrots, and red potatoes. I ate a portion controlled meal. As I was putting away dinner I couldn’t help but hover over the bird savage-like ripping chunks of meat off and bathing it in the broth. What normally takes me 5 minutes to clean up and put away took me 15 and added calories. I just couldn’t help myself. The chicken was so juicy and tasted that good that I wanted more and more. I made myself miserable. My son likes to have a before bedtime snack an hour and a half before he lays down and wanted his baked goldfish crackers. If I just lay out a pile of them he ends up thrashing his hands and sending them flying everywhere so my solution is to sit there and give him three or four at a time and supervise. I knew I was full but couldn’t help myself and was dipping into the stash. Another 150 calories easily right there. Bed. Woke up feeling disgusting. Lesson learned? Most likely no. I revert back to these habits at least once a month for a couple days before regaining self control, getting down to my lowest weight, and then fucking it up again. Why can’t I train my brain not to look at food for it’s taste but for the fuel it provides? At least I’m binging on healthy eats. I need to stop losing and gaining the same 5 pounds.

I found myself feeling like the ultimate stay at home mom yesterday. I made a basil-infused watermelon lemonade. It is a must try. I will have the recipe on my page. A one cup serving has 197 calories and is absolutely refreshing. It is high in sugar so you may want to substitute with the artifical sweeteners. The thing that made me feel so much like an at home asset was the fact that while baby slept I managed to get in a workout, shower, and then freeze a month’s worth of veggies that I bought on sale. I remember single life when mold grew on items in the fridge, money was thrown down the drain, and the word blanching was not in my vocabulary. Oh if only I knew then what I know now.

Here’s to making today healthier than the last and constantly reminding myself how good I feel when I’m on the right track, working out daily, eating healthy, drinking lots of water, and staying as active as possible.

Gotta love people who commit credit card fraud and computer hackers… woke up this morning to 10 charges for World of Warcraft purchases and thankfully the bank caught it in time and put a fraud alert on my account. Now I just have to wait to see if the purchases will be cleared on their own or if they hit the account then I’ll have to dispute the charges. *Sigh* I just do not understand how people can be so dishonest. Even after the bank put the stop on my card whoever was doing this attempted to charge 5 more items and one of them was a purchase for $800+. Bastards.

On a lighter note… literally… I enjoyed myself at the chinese buffet last night for my birthday and woke up this morning and still saw a loss on the scale. That’s a first. My vacation 1 lb weight gain is even gone. Not going to get on the scale again until my weigh in on Sunday and see how much lower I can drop that number. I’m proud of myself and want to continue on this path. Looking forward to my workout here soon! About to log more miles and pages read in my book!

My guy had invited our son and I to head four hours south to Corpus Christi, TX for a mini getaway to the beach. He is working out of the port there and since the weather had brought about a lot of rain they fell behind schedule and had to end up working on Saturday to make up for it. He had Sunday off though.

We arrived Friday night in time for dinner and Jason took us to Waterstreet Seafood Co. because I had requested something with fresh fish. We get there and I browse the menu… a seafood tower vs gulf shrimp salad… The seafood tower had fried calamari with a horseradish dipping sauce, shrimp and crawfish quesadillas, and oysters rockafeller. The gulf shrimp salad had the mixed greens with shrimp, avocado, and tomatoes with a lemon vinaigrette. Of course the salad was my healthier option… I should have put the menu down and stuck to my decision but when I saw the table next to us get their seafood tower I couldn’t help myself. I ordered it and wasn’t wowed by it… that’ll teach me not to order the right choice.

Saturday Jason had to work so I made breakfast in his motel room since he has a kitchenette then packed the little man up and headed to a park the locals had told me about. The playground was a castle and the size of a house with lots of hideaways and paths to go. Very easy to get lost. I let little man lead me and go wherever his heart desired. He eventually led me out to the pier and what a view! The waves crashing and watching the fishermen was so much fun and relaxing. Two hours later he was ready to head back to the motel for a nap. Jason came home right after little man woke up around 4 pm and was ready for dinner. He didn’t tell me where we were going. We ended up at Olive Garden and I was relieved since I knew what my healthy option was… Venetian Apricot Chicken with asparagus, one salad serving, and no breadsticks! Go me! I did really well for the day.

Sunday was a different story… binge binge binge. Damn you ice cream snickers! This was my biggest craving when I was pregnant and hadn’t had one since I gave birth two years ago.

Monday morning we said our goodbyes and I drove home. Picked dogs up from boarding. Dropped them off at home. Grocery shopped. Too tired to workout. 1 lb gain. No big deal. It will be worked off in the next couple of days.

Tuesday was back to routine. 4.21 miles in 1 hour 12.38 minutes! Aiming to see 142.5 lbs this Sunday.

Today is my birthday, 23!… going to workout and then I have dinner plans to go to a chinese buffet with a friend. I’m not worried since I’ve been there numerous times and know they have california and spring rolls, sauteed green beans, garlic chicken, and mongolian beef. Still going to attempt to make today as healthy as possible.

In the past year I have gone on many vacations and had the best of intentions of sticking to my plan. The same goes for this weekend. I’m leaving out today for a weekend at the beach with my guy and son! There is a gym at the motel, the beach to walk, a swimming pool, and other activities to keep me busy. With being in a beach city there are lots of healthier seafood choices and healthy options to chose from. I always say this… I plan on sticking to it. I jumped on the scale this morning for a reminder of how good I’ve been doing and saw the scale go from 141.5 to 142.0 lbs! That already shows I’ve had a 1 to 1.5 lb loss for the week so far. I’ve been walking about 3.5 miles a day, eating healthy, and drinking lots of water. Need to keep up with this and give it my best shot. I get too comfortable on vacation and around my guy. Need to keep my goal in mind and not end up spending next week taking off this weekend’s poor eating habits. Healthy, healthy, healthy! I can do it!

I am so happy to announce that I have found something I am really enjoying and keeping me motivated to workout. This “Summer Reading Challenge” I’ve come up for myself is doing this body some wonders. I accomplished 3.40 miles in 57 minutes. When I got off the treadmill I took a nice long shower as my reward and pampered my sore feet. After drying off I jumped on the scale and saw that I was back to 143.0 lbs and was just elated. I had a few binges last week and vowed to get my ass back on track. I have and I plan to continue. It feels too good not to continue on this path. I am still working towards shedding those pounds in order to build my shopping spree fund for new clothes once at goal weight.

This morning I woke up and threw on my clothes to walk the dogs before my son woke up. When I looked in the mirror (side profile) I couldn’t believe how thin I looked and felt. Yes… I was sucking in my gut… but when I am out in public I stand up straight and pull my stomach in anyway. I feel incredible about myself. I’m loving this newfound motivation and love of my body again.

I wish this feeling for everyone. Have a happy, healthy, and safe day!

I decided to do a summer reading challenge. The catch is that the only way I can read my library book is while I’m on the treadmill. I’ve become such a bookworm since becoming a mama and seeing how excited my toddler gets over me reading to him. I can keep the book out for two weeks and I decided that I would divide the number of pages by the number of days I planned to workout in those two weeks. This current book I am reading is “When You Are Engulfed In Flames” by David Sedaris and it is 323 pages. I planned to take two rest days (Sundays) and return the book on the morning it is due. So that leaves me needing to finish the book in 11 days. I set a goal to read 30 pages a day.

I easily passed 56.51 minutes and 3.58 miles yesterday while reading my 30 pages and burned about 230 calories. It felt so good to get in a good workout and to have it not feel like one. I was doing two things I enjoy walking/reading. I even put down the book periodically and did minute interval runs. The book is really good so far and has me looking forward to today’s reading session. I’m hoping all of these miles I put in will help put a dent in my weight loss. I’m taking a cue from Kama who had an incredible 4 lb loss with walking so many miles one week!

This morning I woke up feeling back to my before binge self. Feels good to feel refreshed for my weight loss journey. I’m really wanting to make this my year for getting to goal weight.

My first day for training for the 5K turned into a bust. My legs were in so much pain and as I tried to push through the running part of my interval training it only got worse. I decided to skip it for the day and come back to it tomorrow. This morning I woke up and my legs felt like they had been worked out so hard. My calves are so sore and I can’t even figure out from what. It’s not like I even got in a good workout but they sure feel like it.

I am going to attempt to give it another shot this afternoon when Jason Jr goes down for his nap. I took him to the library for the first time to get our library cards. I checked out a book to read while on the treadmill and have set myself a goal to read a certain number of pages a day while walking. That means it will take me two weeks to read the book I checked out and return it on time. I’m wanting to see if this approach will keep me engaged longer. I find being distracted from the actual workout helps me better. Looking forward to reading “When You Are Engulfed In Flames” by David Sedaris.

Little man went in for his 2 year check up and everything checked out great. He is 27 lbs and 34 inches! He is getting so big. He had me laughing with putting his finger to his mouth and telling the doctor to “sshhh!” I never tell my little man to be quiet because I LOVE hearing him talk so I think he picked this one up from his best friend next door. Sponges! He was so brave with his shots as well and stopped crying immediately after when he realized I grabbed his clothes to get going. I’m just glad that shots won’t be for another 2 years and no more well baby visits and now only annual checkups!

Have a happy and healthy day!

I still have a ways to go on this journey to get to goal weight and then onto maintaining. I have signed myself up to participate in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 5K in October here in Houston, TX. I am excited about taking this step because it is a committment for a good cause not only for the foundation but also for my health and weight loss efforts. I had to sign up for the noncompetitive run/walk because of the fact of having Jason Jr with me. If plans change and Jason or his mom will be in town then I will change my entry and do the competitive run.

Today is going to mark day 1 of training. I am going to follow the Couch to 5k plan and incorporate it into my daily routine. I also need to work on getting my eating back in order since TOMs cravings have brought on binges the past couple days and a weight gain as well. The eating aspect of this journey is normally what I do best at but lately have had a hard time saying no to temptation. I even fell back into an old habit of muting my emotions with food. I was feeling lonely and depressed the other night and just kept shoving my face full of food until I was exhausted and in a food coma. Not good. Slaps hand and moves on.

I have the best of intentions to make it to goal weight by the end of this year but I said that last year as well. I will continue to give it my best, roll with the punches, and keep taking it meal by meal.