Posts by bkrsmom

Hi Ladies,

I haven't been around much-summer vacation and the kids are keeping me busy! 

Weight this week--180  I got way off track for a couple of weeks, but I'm back on now.  I've made a goal to lose 10 pounds by my birthday in late July, so I really have to stay on track now.  No more of this doing well for a week or so then just giving up.    (My pattern seems to be to stay on track for a week, then be way off for 2 or 3, so any progress I make in that good week is lost.)

Hi Ladies,

I am still sore from doing my 30 Day Shred dvd one time, 2 days ago!  I think it's supposed to be done everyday for 30 days, but there's no way-I wouldn't be able to move if I had done it again!  I guess I need to work up to doing it more often.   Eating has been going really well, except for the piece of pound cake that I couldn't resist yesterday-it wasn't even that good, so the rest of the cake went in the trash.  I felt a little wasteful throwing it out, but nobody else in the house was going to eat any more of it.

Akela9-I'm not the best housekeeper either, but the way I try to look at it is that keeping the house clean is not the main part of my "job".  The kids are the most important part of my job.  Mine are older (11, 8, & almost 5) so there is a lot they can do on their own, and then I clean what I can in the time they are entertainng themselves.  The other day I actually told my oldest that I wouldn't be going to his baseball game because the house was so messy I needed to clean.  Then I thought about that-putting a clean house before my son-what was I thinking?!  My youngest had her preschool graduation that night too, before the game, and I wouldn't have thought of skipping that.  So I went to the game and worked on the house the next day (and it's still a mess today!!So I guess my advice is just to remember that the kids come first-they don't care about the mess! 

Hi Ladies,

I hope everyone had a good weekend!

I just signed up for weight watchers (online, since I have done the meetings and they don't really do much for me).  I just needed a change and a little more guidance for awhile! I'm doing 3 months because I had a coupon for $25 off (and that was most of the sign up fee).

I also bought Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred dvd and did it for the first time today.  I had big plans to do the workout, and then since it's just 20 minutes, go for a nice long walk.  I'm rethinking the walk now!  It's just 20 minutes, but it's a tough 20 minutes!  It was good though, but I'm sure I'll be feeling it in the morning.  I may go for a walk anyway, just keep the pace slow, since my kids all start summer vacation this week and I won't have too many chances to go out alone for walks.

Hi everyone!  I forgot to weigh in today, do I'll post my weight tomorrow.

Thanks for fixing my starting weight Steph-now I don't feel like I gained a bunch (all in my head since I KNOW the higher weight is due to the new scale)!

I stepped on the scale this moring and was down 2 pounds!  I had a "treat day" today, so I ate a little more than I should have, but I'll be back on track tomorrow.  I want to lose even more before our weigh in next week.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Today's weight is 181.5, so along with the 6 pounds my new scale gave me, I gained 1.5 pounds.  I was sort of expecting it since I enjoyed too many Easter treats and have been pretty lazy.

Steph-would you mind changing my starting weight to 182 (just adding the 6 pound difference from my new scale)?  That way it won't look like I'm going the wrong way with my weight! 

Hi Ladies,

I actually lost  a little weight this time! 

My current weight is 174

Have a great day!

Hi Ladies!  I hope everyone has has a good couple of weeks.  I weighed in today and haven't lost since my last weigh-in, which I expected since I have just started to eat better after about 2 weeks of eating everything in sight and not working out much.  So, my weight for this weigh in is 175.

I have decided that for awhile instead of counting calories, I am just going to try to listen to my body and eat when I am hungry and make good choices.  I tend to get obsessed with counting calories, and when I eat something that isn't necessarily bad, but that I can't figure out the calories for, then I just go out of control eating whatever I want.  It's all in my mind, I know, but that's where this starts!  Once I get in control with my eating, I may go back to counting calories and see if I can handle it better.  Anyway, I just started this a few days ago and it seems to be going well.   

Well, I didn't weigh in this week, on purpose.  I have not been paying attention to what I eat at all for almost 2 weeks now, I haven't worked out in almost a week, and it's that time of the month.  So, I just didn't want to see the results of those 3 things combined on the scale.  Sometimes it motiovates me, but this time I think it would just add to the blah way I've been feeling.  I will be back to calorie counting and working out tomorrow because I just feel better when I do, and I have to get out of this unmotivated, lazy mood I have been in for the last couple of weeks.  Now that I've got that typed out for everyone to read, I will actually stick to it! 

I remembered to weigh today and I'm at 175, so down 2 pounds since the last official weigh in (that I missed due to my computer being broken).

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning ladies!  I stuck to my goal yesterday and counted/journaled every bite I ate (even the couple of bites of my daughters mac & cheese that I snuck while fixing her lunch). 

Team_malone-thanks for the idea of logging ahead of time.  I never really though to do that.  I do have dinner planned ahead of time most of the time, so I try to consider that when I'm looking for an afternoon snack.  My biggest problem times seem to be right when the older kids get home from school (stress of homework, dinner prep & everything all at once!) and evening, an hour or so after dinner, when I know I'm not even hungry.  I have been trying to have a cup of tea in the evening when I just want to eat but am not hungry.

Today I just got finished with my workout (I did a circuit training dvd) and I have made good food choices so far.

Nbgirl-I had the same problem with my jeans after my first baby was born (he was 8 pounds, 12 ounces).  Even when I weighed less that before pregnancy, I couldn't wear some of my pre-pregnancy jeans.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Hello!  Well, I got way off track today.  I stayed up too late last night reading, so I didn't get up for my morning workout (and on Fridays early early morning is usually the only time I have b/c my daughter is out of preschool).  Then I ate way too much today-I ate pretty much nonstop all day.  But tomorrow is a new day, right?  Saturdays are more relaxed since there's no school, and my kids are old enough that I can get on the treadmill for while they watch Saturday morning cartoons.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I finally had time to check in today. I have not worked out yet, but I will get on my treadmill sometime today.  I was feeling kind of sick this morning or I would have been done with that already.   I've had a good week so I'm looking forward to weighing in tomorrow.

Have a good day!

I's like to join!  I need the accountability to keep me motivated. I'm a stay at home mom with 3 kids: 10, 8 & 4.

5ft 4inches

SW:  179

CW:  176

GW:  140