Hips
- Last month (11/16/2013) - 38.75 inches
- This month (1/18/2014) - 38.5 inches
Waist
- Last month (11/16/2013) - 28.5 inches
- This month (1/18/2014) - 28.5 inches
Bust
- Last month (11/16/2013) - 36 inches
- This month (1/18/2014) - 35.25 inches
Thighs
- Last month (11/16/2013) - 20 inches each
- This month (1/18/2014) - 19.5 inches each
I didn't take measurements last month because due to holidays, travel, illness, and bad weather, in the last two months I've only made it to the gym an equivalent of what I would normally do in four weeks. I didn't expect the change to be much in one month and as you can see, in two months there wasn't much change either. There is a slight change in some areas and none in others, but anything staying the same or going down is good in my book, especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming between the two sets of measurements.
Last weigh-in (12/13/2013) : 142.2 lb
This weigh-in (1/11/2014) : 142.0 lb
Change : 0.2 lb lost
Total weight loss since Izzie : 58.4 lbs
Well, we are
back from all our traveling from Christmas and back into our routine. I
think I can count the number of home cook meals we had on one hand. We
were constantly running places and meeting people for meals, so it was
not the healthiest of eating. Add in the countless cookies, candy, and
big holiday meals and I didn't even want to think about the damage.
I
treat the first week back from a trip like that as a kind of detox.
It's a shock to your system to go from glutinous eating to clean eating,
so you shock your system into dropping some weight fast. That's why
people starting a diet lose the most that first week or so. It's a
great way to jump start and also a good way to get back on track. We
were snowed in almost all week since being back and I was in the house
with only a small amount of food and a lot of leftover candy. I really
had to control myself since it wasn't an option to leave the house to
hit the gym to balance things out. We also all got sick earlier this
week, so that curbed my appetite quite a bit. I was happy to step on
the scale for the first time in a month and see a slight loss. I
would've understood a gain and probably would've seen one if I wasn't
still part-time breastfeeding.
Meeting rooms and gyms are packed with people this time of year and by March they will be back to normal with the regulars still holding down the fort. I can't tell you how many meetings I have sat in where people complain about how hard it is to lose weight during the summer and they'll be back in the fall. I completely disagree and feel like I lose way more weight in the summer versus the winter. In the summer, there is an unlimited variety of fresh fruit in grocery stores. The weather is beautiful, making you want to be outside. You have grill-outs. In the winter, the weather is cold so you don't want to leave your house. There's snow which makes the roads dangerous, and you don't want to risk your kids' lives just to get to the gym. Hitting the gym won't matter if you kill yourself getting there. The food selection isn't that great in stores and you want to hibernate eating higher calorie options. I'm more than ready for warmer weather.
Last weigh-in (11/24/2013) : 143.2 lb
This weigh-in (12/13/2013) : 142.2 lb
Change : 1 lb lost
Total weight loss since Izzie : 58.2 lbs
It's Friday the 13th and while I am superstitious to an extent, I believe you make your own "luck" when it comes to weight loss, so I wasn't too afraid of getting on the scale this morning. There was some apprehension as I had spent two whole weeks out of the gym due to the kids getting sick, and then giving it to me. Also, in addition to a Thanksgiving weekend full of food, the week after wasn't easy either. There were only two or three days in the last two weeks where I ate both meals at home. My mental visualization of eating badly is that I balloon up. I think that my clothes will stop fitting and while it may happen in the course of a month or more, a week here or there wouldn't do that (unless you were carrying some serious water weight or had a thyroid problem).
Christmas for my kids is tomorrow, hence the Friday weigh-in. Tonight will involve baking cookies and hanging stocking to be filled with candy and other treats. I will weigh-in next Friday before heading out of town for two weeks, but I allow myself some treats here and there. Especially since this coming week means making dozens of cookies. How could I resist tasting a few? I'll just make sure I make the most of my last week in the gym before the new year and finish out strong.
Last weigh-in (11/16/2013) : 144.8 lb
This weigh-in (11/24/2013) : 143.2 lb
Change : 1.6 lb lost
Total weight loss since Izzie : 57.2 lbs
I said I was going to buckle down this week and I kept that promise. I'm happy that I could get a good loss under my belt before Thanksgiving when everyone overeats to some extent. My family comes to us and we have a full weekend planned of eating our hearts out. I'd be crazy to weigh-in next weekend in the middle of that, so the next weigh-in will be after I've had a week of damage control. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Last weigh-in (11/2/2013) : 144.4 lb
This weigh-in (11/16/2013) : 144.8 lb
Change : 0.4 lb gained
Total weight loss since Izzie : 55.6 lbs
Well, I'm certainly human and the last two weeks I've kinda enjoyed myself eating wise. I've not had a full week in the gym either week, but went which is the important part. There was Halloween candy in the house and while I was good leading up to Halloween, you can only walk by it so many times without having some. We had a trip home and there was lots of eating out. I usually make good choices at restaurants, but not so much these times. All I can do is shrug it off and work hard this week so I can have some loss before Thanksgiving week when I know I'll be enjoying some good food.
Last weigh-in (6/29/2013) : 167 lb
This weigh-in (7/6/2013) : 165.8 lb
Change : 1.2lb lost
Germany weight loss : 2.2lb of 19.8lb gained
Amount needed to get back to WW lifetime weight : 10.8 lbs
I got my butt into the gym three times this week and it paid off. We had guests over on Sunday night, so we made things that aren't necessarily the best and ate out on Tuesday, but working out (while eating well the remaining days) did the trick. The Fourth of July was this week, which usually means eating bad at family gatherings, but we stayed home this year, so it was a day in the gym and eating healthy. To hit my goal for the rest of the month, the next two weeks I need to lose 1.4lb average per week.
Last month, I did not achieve my set goal by 1lb. I wanted to be at 151lb and ended at 152lb. This month has several road blocks. This past weekend was not the best. We had guests and ate a little more than we should. Also, Halloween was yesterday and there is candy in my house. We have gotten rid of quite a bit of it, although there were very few trick-or-treaters. Next weekend, we will be traveling 11 hours first to Delaware, another 2 hours to Philadelphia and then 2 hours back to Delaware, and then the 11 hours home. We are going to Andy's cousin's house in Delaware, since she will be watching Brady for us, and then going to Andy's friend's wedding in Philadelphia. We will be doing all of that driving in a little over 48 hours. I had said when we made our trip from Michigan to SC that I'd never do a trip this long with that short of a turnaround time, but here we are. We are only 3 1/2 weeks out from Thanksgiving which is never easy. My goal is to hit 150lb by Thanksgiving. Hopefully, now that I'm back in the gym, it will become achievable.
