Weigh-In Wednesday

I'm linking up for Weigh-In Wednesday yet again! :) Go check out all the other weigh-ins this week!

152.6 lbs. That's what I saw on the scale this week! :) I'm down 1.6 lbs this week, and down a total of 10.8 lbs! Maybe I'll see 150 next week? I would still like to lose around 30-35 lbs, but I'm getting there, one (or two) lbs at a time! :)

I am ecstatic! Paleo is working for me, and I could not be happier that I have finally found the kind of eating that works for me and my body!

Now, I am not 100% Paleo! I'd say most weeks, I eat about 80% Paleo. If I'm really craving some non-Paleo food, I will have it. I don't deprive myself and I never feel deprived, which I think has been the key to my success thus far. The short amount of time that I've been eating Paleo, I've seen a loss on the scale each week. That's one of the few ways that I know it works for me.

My jeans are fitting looser and my skin is starting to clear up a bit, too.

The one thing I need to work on this week is my motivation to workout. I've been slacking a little and not getting all my workouts in. But I am determined to finish Body Revolution! I don't want to stop doing the workouts with only three weeks to go; that would just be silly!

Be on the look-out for another recipe post on Friday!

How was your week, ladies? I want to hear about it!

Weigh-In Wednesday

Linking up with Erin and Alex again this week for Weigh-In Wednesday! Go check out everyone else's progress through the links on their blogs! :)

I had an awesome weigh-in this week! I was only down 6 ounces, but I got below 155! 154.8 lbs :) I am beyond happy! I cannot remember the last time I saw a number; it was at least a year ago... probably more.

Ignore the toes! They will be painted next week, I promise!

I credit the loss to Paleo eating and ditching the calorie-counting. Now, I am definitely not 100% Paleo but it does seem to be helping with my weight loss, which is an added bonus to the health benefits.

Next week, I'm shooting for somewhere in the 153s. :)

How did your week go?

Goals for March

Hey ladies! Today in the MLFC group, some of us were posting our goals for the month of March. I posted mine, but I'd like to expand on them a little here on the blog.

-GET DOWN TO 150 LBS-

To get down to 150 lbs in March, I will need to lose 5 lbs. That is a pretty reasonable goal for a month, and I am really hoping that my body will cooperate so that it will lose even more weight. I would love to the 140s this month! :)

-MEASURE & WEIGH MY FOOD-

I have a food scale. I have not been using it though, unfortunately. I have been guesstimating with measurements, weights, and serving sizes when I prepare my meals. In order to see the 140s, I know I need my calories to be accurate when I log them on MFP.

-BODY REVOLUTION-

The Body Revolution schedule says six days per week. So I will do six days per week. Just like it says! And I'm going to try my best in every workout. I want to see what these workouts can really do for me (my body), and half-assing it won't show me that.

-COUCH TO 5K-

I started Couch to 5K on Wednesday. The schedule for the program is three days per week, and that's my plan. While hubs is at Crossfit on MWF, I will do Couch to 5K. I can already tell that my endurance has improved since the last time I attempted to do this program. That made me pretty happy! :)

So there are my goals for the month of March. I'll update y'all at the end of the month on how it went and my new goals for the month of April. What are your goals this month?

Weigh-In Wednesday

Linking up with Erin & Alex this week for weigh-in Wednesday! Go check out all the other blogs! :)

This week, I weighed in at 157.2 lbs. So I am down a few ounces, but not as much as I would have liked to have seen.

I've been failing miserably at following the Whole 30, but I am still following a Paleo diet. Over the past few days, I've been paying attention to the macronutrients of the foods I'm eating on MFP. I've been OVER on carbs every. single. day. So I'm working on that! It's one of my goals for the coming week(s).

I've been doing great with my workouts though! I even started with added cardio today! While the hubs was at Crossfit tonight, I did my first day of Couch to 5K... that's in addition to the Body Revolution workout I did this morning. I'm gonna keep doing that on hubs' Crossfit days (MWF)!

Starting next week, I'm going to start doing my weigh-ins on Sundays or Mondays. I'll still post my results on Wednesdays, but I'll be doing the actual weigh-in earlier in the week. The reason for this change is that I've noticed a trend with my Wednesday weigh-ins: my weight is always higher because, by Wednesday, I'm already sore from the workouts earlier the week. Sore muscles = water retention.

How did your week go, ladies?

Weigh-In Wednesday

I'm linking up again this week with Erin and Alex for Weigh-In Wednesday! 

Well I gained 2 oz. this week. But, if you read my last post, you know I should be happy with that small of a gain! Let's just say I enjoyed my two days at WDW. ;) But I did stay accountable with tracking everything on MFP.

this week's weight (top) and last week's weight (bottom)

I'm telling myself that next week will be better and that I WILL see a loss, because I will, damn it! :) I'm really hoping for a loss of at least one pound, although I would love to see more! I think it's about time I see that 155 on the scale.

So tell me, how did your weigh-in go this week?

I'm back from Disney World

... and I ate too much food. Too much of the foods that I know I need to avoid (i.e. carbs and sugar). I still logged it all in MFP though, and I was over my calorie limit by quite a lot one of those days.

And this morning, I was up almost two pounds on the scale! I have two days until my official weigh-in so I'm hoping it will be back down by then? That's a lot of hoping but we'll see. :)

One thing I did do right was bringing my Body Revolution DVDs with me! I'm on Week 2 of Phase 2 now and I did not want to get behind on my workout schedule. I brought my laptop to play the workouts, my resistance cable, and I used water bottles as my weights (something that Jillian has recommended before in her podcasts). :)

Hubby and I had a great time celebrating Valentine's Day together at WDW. I mean, we don't always have that opportunity to celebrate special occasions or holidays together since he is in the Navy.

Now that I'm back home, I'm mostly back on track and I've started the Whole30 challenge. I think my body is kinda in detox mode from all the foods I'd been avoiding up until this past weekend. After the pasta dinners and sweets, my body was just kinda like "what are you doing to me?"And I am sooo ready to feel back to normal again...

Weigh-In Wednesday

Well I decided to join in with Weigh-In Wednesday this week! I mean, I already do my official weigh-in on Wednesdays, so it only made sense! :)

I was down from last week to 157.4 lbs, but it still wasn't what I was hoping for. I sneaked a peek at the scale yesterday and it showed 157.0 lbs, and I think that may be a little more accurate, but yesterday wasn't weigh-in day! My weight has just been hovering between 156 and 158 for the past month (longer actually) and it has been really frustrating.

MFP Progress Screenshot for the past 30 days.

What I really want to see on that screenshot is 155 or lower! I'm hoping that once I start the Whole30 Challenge next week, I will be able to see that number on the scale and eventually see less than that.

I already suspect that my body doesn't like carbs (and sugar too) and that they are not my friend... no matter how yummy they are. It is reflected in the way my skin looks and the scale and the muffin top. With the Whole30, I'm hoping that I'll be able to confirm my suspicion.

Body Revolution Update and more...

Okay, so I haven't been very consistent with my postings on this blog as of late. But I am going to get better with that. Here's my goal: at least one new post per week. At the very least, I will update ya on how my workouts and eating are going and the direction my weight is headed in; after all, weight loss is the goal right now!

I have quite a few updates for you ladies:

First up: Body Revolution. On Saturday, I finished Phase 1!!! :) I started Phase 2 off yesterday with Workout 5, and let me tell you, my triceps are hurtin' today! But I want me some skinny(er) and toned up arms, so it's all good. No pain, no gain, right? I love that sore feeling I have the next day or two after a workout; it means they're working, even if the scale doesn't reflect that! Plus, I can do the advanced version of some of the moves now! :) It's so awesome!

I'm part of the MLFC Biggest Loser Challenge. Shout out to Jennifer for putting it together and receiving tons of emails each week with pictures of feet for weigh-in Wednesday! :) I haven't been super-successful on the scale lately, but I can tell that I'm getting so much stronger. I'm able to do more push-ups than I was before (and not those girl push-ups either!) and I can use more weight with the Body Revolution workouts. But I'm still really enjoying it; it keeps me focused on my goals and keeps me away from the bad stuff. I don't care about the prizes or being biggest loser of the week; I just want to get this weight off, keep it off, and be strong and healthy... and this challenge is helping keep me accountable with achieving those goals.

In my last post, I talked about the hubs considering starting Crossfit, and he did! Last week, he finished the "on-ramp" class and he went to his first official class last night. He's loving it and the atmosphere; he says everyone is very welcoming and friendly. He likes working out with a group; I on the other hand, would much rather workout at home!

Lastly, the hubs and I have been discussing the idea of going Paleo (no dairy, no grains), and have officially decided to give it a try. I have some health issues that I think will be lessened with this type of diet and the hubs is on board, so why not try it? I bought the book, "It Starts with Food" by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig and I'm almost done reading it. It's filled with information about the goodness of eating   real, whole foods and the effects that today's processed foods have on your body.

Later this week, hubs and I will be spending Valentine's Day weekend at Walt Disney World! :) We have annual passes, so why not take advantage? After all, we both love it there! I'll try my best not to indulge in too much pasta or sweets...

After Valentine's Day weekend, I will begin the Whole30 Challenge, which is covered in "It Starts with Food" and is basically a stricter version of the Paleo diet. For 30 days (possibly longer), I will have NO grains, dairy, added sugar, or legumes. After the 30 days, I will slowly begin to add in some of the foods and see how they affect my body.

So that's what's going on with me; what's up with you?

Body Revolution: Update

I finished my first week of Body Revolution and have begun my second week. I have to say, I'm missing the extra cardio that I was getting in with two videos a day in the first week! But I also don't want to get burnt out on the cardio videos from Body Revolution because I do have to stick with those for a month! Therefore, I plan on supplementing with other cardio videos I have on hand, and maybe jogging... that's a BIG maybe, though. I kind of despise running! lol It's just not my thing!

The workouts that I have and plan to supplement with Body Revolution, include:

Nike+ Kinect Training | Insanity | Nike Training Club | Turbo Fire

I got a little behind on my workouts this past weekend because hubs and I went up to Charleston so that he could run his first marathon! He did it in under 5 hours; he's already planning to run another one because he wants to improve his time! haha Anyway, I will be caught up on my workouts soon!

So, now that hubs has completed his marathon, he is considering joining a Crossfit gym! Oh boy, he hasn't begun yet, but I'm just waiting for the day that he comes home talking about going Paleo. If you follow me on Pinterest, then you may have noticed my Paleo recipe pins and boards! I'm just preparing! :) Although, I do believe it would be beneficial to me as well, as far as cutting out some carbs and sugar from my diet.

One thing I did get right this weekend was staying under or near my calorie goal each day! It payed off because I lost weight. :) I'm getting closer and closer to my next mini-goal (see sidebar) of 155 lbs! Can't wait to see that number on the scale, and then it will be on to my next mini-goal of 150.

Yeah... I suck...

So this past week, I started Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution, along with some of the other ladies in the group. At the beginning of the week, I was determined to get my workouts done every day first thing in the morning. Yeah, that didn't happen... I only did a measly two workouts! I don't know what was up with me, but I was super tired and could not make myself get up in the mornings, and then I'd even take a nap in the afternoon.

So this upcoming week, I will get all of my workouts in, even if I am tired. And I will do them before noon each day. I'm starting the program completely over so that I can get the absolute most out of it that I can. I want to succeed and see my goal of 140 by the end of the 90 days!

Keep me accountable ladies! :)

I will be posting about how it's going once a week, if not every few days so that you can check up on me!