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?

Weigh-In Wednesday

It's that time again: weigh-in Wednesday! :) I'm linking up with Erin and Alex; go check out their blogs and the others that have linked up!

Now, let's get to it! My weigh-in this week: 155.4 lbs. I saw 155 this week! :) FINALLY! I was down 1.8 lbs from last week, so that's pretty awesome too.

Next week, I'd like to see any number that is at or below 155.0!

I've been doing great with getting my workouts in this past week, per my goals for March. I plan to continue with that trend in the coming weeks, obviously. I love the energy I have on the days I workout and I love how much better I sleep. It's definitely worth 30-60 minutes of my time each day.

At the beginning of the week, I decided to stop counting calories. No, I haven't lost my mind! Since I've started eating Paleo, my appetite is more satisfied than before, when I was eating more carbs and more processed foods. Imagine that... being more satisfied with more protein, fruits, and veggies instead of processed junk that's full of fillers and preservatives! I'm going to start listening to my body when it comes to food. When my body tells me I'm hungry, I'll eat. When it signals that I'm full, I'll stop eating. I'll still watch my portions and watch my fruit intake so that I don't hinder my weight loss, but I won't be counting calories on MFP for the time being. Now, on the occasional day that I do stray from a Paleo diet, I will be logging; carbs and sweets are easy to overeat, plain and simple.

How did your weigh-in go this week? What do you want to see next week? What's your plan to get there?

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?

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

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.

It's a New Year

Happy 2013 ladies! So the last time I weighed in before Christmas vacation, I was 159.0. Today, I was 157.0! :) That's two away from my first mini-goal of 155.0! I'm so excited that I'm starting this new year off right.

The original plan was to workout while I was away with the Nike Training Club app, but that did not happen. I didn't have any room to pack my workout clothes in my bag! And I got a really bad chest cold Christmas night, which I still. have. blah!

I had planned on being well enough to get back to working out New Year's Day, but now, the plan is to start on Monday, as long as I'm better then. I certainly hope so! So, whenever I am well enough to workout, I will begin Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution, as long as I don't find out I'm preggo by then, ya know, obviously.

One thing I did get right, and will continue to do so is log my food intake on MFP. It helped me lose that two pounds. :)

Moving on...

New Year's Goals 2013

Money

-Pay off car loan 

-Stick to our budget (use cash) 

-Pay off credit card 

 Health & Fitness

-Reach my ultimate goal weight of 115

-If I don't reach that goal, at the very least I want to get down to 130 lbs 

-Exercise 5-6 days per week 

-Continue to log on MFP 

-Get pregnant!

New Plan

Weigh-In: 157.8 lbs (total 10P/10D loss: 3.8 lbs)

You may have noticed that I didn't post yesterday about 10 Pounds in 10 Days, and that's because I'm not doing it anymore. I'm not big on "diets" to begin with, and eating the same foods at every meal, every day, was getting old. I prefer to eat what I want, when I want, but not eat so much that I begin to gain weight. The main reason I even wanted to do it was because my weight was stuck around 160. And the five (almost six) days that I did the diet, I did get past that. And that's exactly what I wanted. So, back to my normal eating... yay food! ha

I'm back to logging on MFP (add me!), and my plan is to stay under my calories and get back to my normal workouts. Tomorrow, I will start doing my Nike Training Club workouts from my phone again.  And I plan to do these workouts while out of town for Christmas too! There's no sense in starting back to my Nike+ Kinect workout plan if I'm going to be out of town so soon, with no access to a Kinect. 

Today, I cleaned my oven. It was looking pretty horrible! But, it looks pretty good now, if I do say so myself! :) I'm counting it as my workout for the day; I'm sure my arms will be feeling it tomorrow!

After I cleaned the oven, I baked some cookies, but I only ate a few! :) I could eat them all, honestly. I l.o.v.e. cookies, especially when they're fun, like a ninja and Darth Vader! lol But I practiced self-control.

I created a new goal for myself this week. I want to drink 24 oz of water at every meal, including snacks throughout the week. And I hope to continue doing so through my Christmas vacation and into the new year. When I get out of my usual routine, like going out of town to visit family, I tend to get off track with the amount of water I drink. That is something I will definitely be focusing on during that time. 

What are your goals for the week?

10P/10D: Day 6

Weigh-In Day 4: 157.4 lbs (-.2, -4.2 total)

Tonight was date night, so hubs and I went out to eat at a local Mexican restaurant called Pepper's. I know, not ideal when you're on a diet, but after getting sick after breakfast this morning (see below), and eating my diet food for 5 days in a row (again, that's an accomplishment within itself!), I felt like I needed something more substantial than chicken and broccoli. Not to mention, I was getting really sick of chicken. :) We'll see how bad that was for the diet tomorrow morning. For now, I'm practically chugging water to try to counteract at least some of it!

Food

Breakfast: oatmeal (maple and brown sugar), green tea with Splenda, and water (umm yeah, I puked all that up right after I ate it)
Lunch: sandwich with mustard, spinach, and tomato, and water
Dinner: chips, salsa, and chimichanga

Workout

No workout today. I wasn't feeling so hot after breakfast, so I pretty much took a day-long nap. ha!

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Final Results

10P/10D: Day 5

Weigh-In Day 4: 157.6 lbs (-1, -4 total)

I'm sure you're getting bored with these posts by now! ;) It's kinda the same thing every day. But the good thing is that, if you were considering trying this diet, you know that it's working for me! :) And I'm not even following the diet to a T... and that means it could work for you too. It would probably even be easier for you if you're not such a picky eater like me.

Food

Breakfast: oatmeal (maple and brown sugar), green tea with Splenda, and water
Snack: apple slices, almonds, and water
Snack: peanut butter and water
Linner: sandwich with mustard, chicken, spinach, and tomato, and water

Workout

I did Day 5 from the book today. It involved weight-lifting with no cardio breaks.

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Final Results

10P/10D: Day 4

Weigh-In Day 4: 158.6 lbs (+.6, -3 total)

Well, that just goes to show you that exercise is an important part of this diet! It's not all about the food. Some of you have asked me on MLFC if I've been hungry on this diet, and honestly, I really haven't been hungry.

Food

Breakfast: oatmeal (maple and brown sugar), green tea, and water. Again, I added Splenda to the green tea; no grapefruit today.
Snack: apple slices, water, almonds
Snack: peanut butter and water. I skipped the celery again (big surprise ;).
Linner: sandwich with mustard, chicken, spinach, and tomato, and water. Again, I didn't use the avocado or sprouts.

Workout

Today, I did Day 3 and Day 4 workouts to make up for missing yesterday's workout. Treadmill HIIT for Day 3. Weight-lifting for Day 4.

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Final Results

10P/10D: Day 3

Weigh-In Day 3: 158.0 lbs (-2, -3.6 total)

There's really not much of anything new today. I'm still sticking to the diet, which I think might be a record for me sticking to a diet! The old me would have already caved and eaten a juicy burger and sweet potato fries. (mmm that sounds good!) I think between my husband and y'all reading my blog, I feel obligated to finish this! So, thank you! :)

Food

Breakfast: oatmeal (maple and brown sugar), green tea, and water. Again, I added Splenda to the green tea; I also omitted the grapefruit today, just because I didn't want it.
Snack: apple slices, water, almonds
Lunch: sandwich with mustard, spinach, and tomato, and water. Again, I didn't use the avocado or sprouts.
Snack: peanut butter and water. I skipped the celery again (big surprise ;).
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, and water
Snack: green tea. I haven't needed this after dinner at all yet.

Workout

I didn't get around to doing the workout for Day 3 today, so I plan to double up tomorrow!

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Final Results

10P/10D: Day 2

Weigh-In Day 2: 160.0 lbs (-1.6)

I was in a really bad mood today, but I still stuck with the eating and the workout for today, for the most part... I may have eaten a small piece of chocolate or two. And by may, I mean I did! *side note: The hubs said I needed to tell you how awesome he was today by helping me clean the house and trying to cheer me up. :)

Food

Breakfast: oatmeal (maple and brown sugar), green tea, and water. Again, I added Splenda to the green tea; I also omitted the grapefruit today, just because I didn't want it.
Snack: apple slices, water, almonds
Lunch: sandwich with mustard, spinach, and tomato, and water. Again, I didn't use the avocado or sprouts. (I don't think that will change in the next eight days either :)
Snack: peanut butter and water. I skipped the celery again.
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, and water
Snack: green tea. Still didn't drink it today, but again, I will if I need to. (I ended up not needing it last night)

Workout

I did the Day 2 workout from the book. It was more weight-lifting with jump-rope breaks. I used 5 and 10 lb weights today; my arms were pretty sore from yesterday's workout!

Stay tuned for Day 3 tomorrow!

Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Final Results

10P/10D: Day 1

Weigh-In Day 1: 161.6 lbs

Whoops! Last night, hubs and I went to a friend's birthday party. We had a blast! It was bacon themed; not that I actually had any bacon, because the smell of it was making me nauseous! But I had some cake, a can of Coke, and quite a bit of cheesy bread (I had to pick the bacon off, of course :). I didn't prepare by taking my water bottle with me like I usually would, so that's the reason for the Coke, which I totally regret!

Today, I started Jackie Warner's 10 Pounds in 10 Days diet. I honestly wasn't hungry throughout the day.

Food

Breakfast: oatmeal, grapefruit, green tea, and water. I had to add a little Splenda to the green tea to be able to drink it.
Snack: apple slices, water, almonds
Lunch: sandwich with mustard, spinach, and tomato, and water. I didn't use the avocado or sprouts.
Snack: peanut butter and water. I skipped the celery; I just wasn't feelin' it today. And I subbed peanut butter for almond butter.
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, and water. I actually couldn't even finish it all, because I was full!
Snack: green tea. I haven't had this yet, but I might if I need it.

Workout

I did the workout that Jackie provided in the book for Day 1. There was a warm up, cool down, and weight-lifting exercises with cardio (jump-rope) breaks in between. I used 5 and 15 pound weights for the exercises. The workout was pretty tough, but not nearly as tough as the workouts I normally do; but that's definitely a good thing, since the calories are low for this first phase.

I'll be back tomorrow to tell you about how Day 2 went!

Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Final Results

Weighing In & Jackie Warner's 10 Pounds in 10 Days

I tend to step on the scale on an almost-daily basis, and I usually record it on MFP the same amount too. I like to keep up with my weight fluctuations. I think it keeps me more accountable on a day-to-day basis with my food and workouts.

Anyway, when I weighed in this morning, I was finally below 160 lbs again, even if just barely (159.8). As you can see in the photo below, I was doing really well until Thanksgiving came around! :) But I am getting back on track, and the scale is starting to show it!

I finished reading Jackie Warner's 10 Pounds in 10 Days, and I will be starting the first phase of the diet next week; I will also be doing the workouts included in the book. I have to admit, I'm a little nervous about the first 10 days. It's only 950 calories a day, but the workouts don't seem too intense so I'm hoping I won't feel like I'm starving. Another thing is that the meals are the exact same thing for 10 days straight; now, I'm all for leftovers, but 10 days in a row of the same food? We'll see how that goes. Lastly, there are a few foods that I don't even like on the menu, including sprouts, broccoli, and grapefruit, but I really want to give this diet a chance, so I'm going to give them all a shot.

Now, I'm not expecting to actually lose 10 pounds in 10 days, so I'd be happy with even a small loss. I'll keep ya posted on how it goes! I'm thinking that I will post daily while I am on the diet with an update on how the diet is going for me: if I'm feeling hungry or satisfied, what I think of the workouts, and a daily weigh-in.

PS I added my goals in the far right sidebar, so you can keep up with them there! :)  -------->

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments below!