Weigh in Wednesday!!

Oops.... I didn't post yesterday. 

Totally forgot:/

This short week has thrown me off a little. 

We went camping this last weekend. Had a really good weekend!

Weather was perfect for most of the trip. It did rain on Monday morning but that was no big deal:)

I did pretty well sticking with my diet. I went off course a little. Nothing severe thought. 

I fully expected a slight gain on the scale though. My water intake was poor. 

To my surprise I stepped on the scale yesterday and not only was there NOT a gain I actually LOST 1/4 lb! What?! Ryan lost about the same and he ate way worse than me! 

Maybe it was because we were active while there even though we ate bad. Who knows. I'm not complaining though and will take it! I am officially hovering at 199! This makes me very happy! Gotta hit my next goal. I have 4#s to hit it and just about a week. I start Insanity on Monday so that should help.  I would jump up and down if I was down to 195 by next weigh in:) 

I have my first 5k Saturday. I didn't prepare as we'll as I wanted to but am still excited to run it none the less. Hoping that if it does rain that there is no lightning. 

On a sad note:( Zumba has been cancelled until August:( this makes me sad because I love Zumba and having that little escape every week. I won't wish the summer away though waiting for August:) 

Well I will post on Sunday to let you know how the race went:)

Weigh in Wednesday!

So here we are another week another weigh in.

So before I go into my weigh in I need to confess that I indulged...make that super indulged...on Saturday. Stephanie and I went to Villa Macri and had the time of our lives:) so no I don't feel guilty, but I did want to be honest:) I did weigh in Monday morning to see what the damage was. :/ I gained 2 lbs. yikes! 

So with that said, I hopped right back on track. I weighed in today at 199.5. Exact same as last week, but -2 lbs from Monday:) I can't really be upset with that. I was 1/2 a lb away from hitting my goal of losing 5lbs in 2 weeks. I'm ok with this though because I am starting to see it in my stomach. 

I set a new goal today. Losing 5 bs in 2 weeks. Gonna crack down and hit this goal! 

Well I have lots of stuff to get done before we got camping this weekend! Woot woot! 

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend friends!

Weigh in Wednesday!!

See I told you I would post today:) 

Ok I have been doing really good at sticking with my diet. 

That's not to say that I haven't been severely tempted. 

Let me tell you though it was totally worth fighting every craving when I stepped on that scale. 

Drum roll please..........today's weight......199 1/2!!!!!!!

That is a 4 1/2 pound lost since last week! That puts me just over 5 lbs since I started the low carb life. 

Ryan has not weighed in again so I don't know what his weight is. I'm positive he's lost more though. 

I have been doing Zumba and miscellaneous things. Push mowed our yard today. That is a major burner! Up and down the hills are making it hard to walk this afternoon. Loving this weather though! 

Well wish I could make this post longer but I have a garage sale to set up for and some flowers to plant:) Ta Ta for now:)

Weigh in Wednesday!

Ok so I am terrible! 

I did not get Weigh in Wednesday posted. It was a slightly crazy week. Baseball is back in full swing and summer vacation is close, so sitting down with time to blow just doesn't come around much. 

I was able to download the app on my iPad though and I'm hoping that it will make posting much easier! 

Ok so to tell you a little about my week. It went pretty well for the most part. I'm very disappointed with myself in the exercise area.  I did not get insanity started yet.  I had a horribly clingy baby last week. We are still dealing with some after affects of an ear infection. 

I did get some ten minute trainer and Zumba in. This week will be better. I have decided to hold off in Insanity until after my first 5k (which is in just about 3 weeks!) 

So I decided that I need to train for that. So I will be doing Zumba (daily with the help of the kinect:)) and running after Ryan gets home:) 

As far as food went, I think I did pretty well. Ryan has been amazing! He has stuck by my said and followed the plan with me. He has put up with strange meals and has actually enjoyed them. He is now looking at all the labels on food. 

I finally got myfitness pal set up to track my carbs. 

I wanted to post a little about some of the meals we had. 

On Monday I made chicken and veggies I sliced yellow squash, zucchini and tomatoes. I sprayed a pan and laid them out. I sprinkled them with shredded and grated Parmesan cheese. They were AMAZING!! They are going to be my go to staple food:) 

Yum!!!

You really must try it:)

On Thursday we tried spaghetti squash for the first time. It really was pretty good. I made an Alfredo sauce to go with it. Yummy!

So now on to my weigh in. Weight was 204. Down a pound in just 2 days! Ryan lost a pound and a half:) I'm very proud of him! 

I'm am looking forward to this week full of garage sales and planning for camping!!! I can not wait for camping!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. I WILL post on Wednesday :)

Opps....fell off the wagon!

Well I didn't fall of the face of the earth as some of you may suspect.

I did how ever fall off the wagon.

There was no eating right, no exercising (minus Zumba, cause I always do Zumba:))

and there was no weighing in.

I guess my heart was not in it this last round.

I have been refreshed though and am ready to not only hop back on the wagon, but to unhitch the horses and pull that sucker myself!!

Today I start round 4 of Insanity! Excited but not so sure I'm ready to not be able to walk tomorrow:)

Ryan and I also started a low carb lifestyle today.

He is great! He's so willing to do what ever there is to help me in my journey.

Today we do away with bread, potatoes, pasta, rice  and sweets.

This is going to be difficult but I know that those are a lot of the reasons I cant seem to lose weight!

 

 

 

 

Just because I am going low carb though does not mean I am condemned to eat nothing but meat and cheese. This is not so. There are lots of low carb foods. Many green veggies are considered free foods because they are low in carbs. Berries are typically lower carb as well.

Now there are lots of low carb diets out there. I just choose the one that works best for me:)

I will be having a shake in the morning, a low carb snack (veggies or cottage cheese), a shake for lunch, another snack, and a nice dinner. Dinner will consist of a veggie and a protein.

I am so excited that Ryan has committed to do this with me:)

So with this all said I will give you my new starting weight.

Weight is 205.

 

Ready to get back on this wagon!

Who is joining me in this journey?

I am going to try and post low carb meals that I have made to help give ideas to those who are searching for some:)
I have found many that I am excited to try!

The first one is a recipe that I came up with.

Ryan and I had it the other night.

I took steak tips, zucchini, summer squash, onions and tomatoes.

I placed them in a foil pouch and sprinkled seasoning of choice on them.

Grilled till steak was done and veggies were soft.

It was amazing!! No potatoes or bread were even necessary!

The gill is my best friend when doing low carb:)

I will try and post pictures of the other recipes I try:)

Well time to go mow the yard and burn some calories up!

See ya on Weigh in Wednesday!!