#15

Starting weight: 222
Last week's weight: 199

This week's weight: 195

This week's loss: -4
Total loss: -27

Not bad for only going to the gym once this week! I really regulated what I ate. I made sure to eat just like I was at school because that's what works best for me. I did some good indoor workouts and made sure to get Lucy out in the snow as much as I could. I kicked my BUTT yesterday once I finally ventured out to the gym. I had myself convinced that I wasn't going because I had spent over an hour shoveling myself out. Around 2, I was going stir crazy, so I decided to bundle up and make the trek to the gym. Roads were clear! So I did 45 minutes on the eliptical (burned a good 500 calories), and then I did the 30-minute circuit. Felt SO good.

I'm home for the weekend. This is the first time I've been home since Christmas.. I've lost 25 pounds since then. Isn't that insane? I'm taking a Zumba class tomorrow with my sister and I'll be able to get out a lot because my family's really active. I'll be checking the scale the morning after I get home to see how I fared!

#14

Starting weight: 222
Last week's weight: 200

This week's weight: 199

This week's loss: -1
Total loss: -23

Okay. It's a loss and it puts me out of the 200's, but really? ONE pound? Ugh.

Positives:
1. Completed first week of Couch to 5K.
2. Got in a 3 mile indoor walk yesterday during the crazy snowstorm (Leslie Sansone)
3. I'm OUT of the 200's!
4. It was a loss.

Negatives:
1. Having a hard time keeping myself from snacking.
2. Did not have STRONG workouts like I should have.
3. Small loss.

I need to bump up my workouts this week. I have an easy week as far as school goes, so I'm going to try to stick with 45 minute workouts each night this week. We have a two-hour delay tomorrow morning, so I'm planning on doing the two mile WATP workout when I get up, plus a walk with Lucy. Unless we're closed, I'll have Zumba at 3:30 as well. I'm going to do strength training when I get home from Zumba, plus another Lucy walk.

I will be weighing in on Friday this week because I'm going home to my parents' right after school Friday afternoon. I'm planning on getting some hikes in and some runs with Mom. I haven't been home since I got serious about losing and getting fit after Christmas, so I'm hoping I can control myself with the food and the laziness.

#13

Starting weight: 222
Last week's weight: 205

This week's weight: 200

This week's loss: -5
Total loss: -22

OHHHHHHHHHHHH YEA! I've lost 10% of my starting weight! That's insanely exciting.

I can't wait for next week.. unless something goes mighty wrong, even ONE POUND would take me out of the 200's. I can't wait!

I had three great successes this week:
1. Running a mile without stopping
2. Losing 5 pounds even through the whole breakup aftermath
3. One of my students actually PICKED ME UP. I never thought the day would come when one of my ltitle 8th graders could lift this big ass off the ground, hahaha.

I'm feeling REALLY motivated. :) And to celebrate, I'm going to go do laundry and clean, haha.

#12

Starting weight: 222
Last week's weight: 208

This week's weight: 205

This week's loss: -3
Total loss: -17

Not as much as I had hoped, but it's good! :) I'd love to see a 5 lb. loss this week, or to even bust through the 200's.. even if it's not possible, it's good to know it's only about two weeks away. :)

In the grand scheme of curveballs, I've had a huge one thrown at me this weekend. Matt, my boyfriend of nearly 1 1/2 years, broke up with me last night. It was all I could do to NOT go to every fast food restaurant between my house and one of my girlfriend's last night. But, I didn't. The only "bad" thing I got was a 16 oz. bottle of Diet Crush. I didn't eat dinner until nearly 10:30 last night because of the timing of everything, so I had a bowl of cereal when I got home and that was it.

I really want to pull it together this week because I'd love to see a big number. I have gym plans for 9:30 w/ Keri to do the circuit at the gym with some cardio thrown in. I need to make myself go the rest of this week and bust my butt everyday. I need to sit down and make a meal plan for dinners because THAT is where I'm losing myself everyday. I think I'm cooking healthy dinners, but I know darn well deep down that they're not what they could be.

#11

Starting weight: 222.
Last week's weight: 213.

This week's weight: 208.

This week's loss: -5
Total loss: -14

Yay!! This is the weight I saw last night before bed, but I wasn't sure it would stick. I had a 100-calorie bag of popcorn before bed last night, so I was praying it wouldn't mess it up. I can't wait to drop 6 more so I can see that "-20"! :)

#10

Weight: 213.

This week's loss: -6
Total loss: -9

15% incline: 1.8 mph

HEEEEECK YES!!!

I've been working my TAIL off. I signed up for the Megatransect in October and that has been an eye-opener. I tried it two years ago and made it 8 miles and was at a pace too slow to finish. This year, I want to hit the 2nd checkpoint by 1 PM and finish it. I want to be fit enough to take my time on the inclines, but to bust my ass on the flat sections. 9 months from today! :)

#9

219.

Up 4 from the last weigh-in a month ago.

Gross.. :(

-1 total

Well, I guess at least it's not back to 220.

#8

215.

UP FIVE FROM TWO WEEKS AGO?! WTF?!

-7 total

I'm pretty pissed. I know for a fact I didn't eat enough over the holiday to put on FIVE POUNDS. I've also been kicking my ass at the gym this week and not snacking. I snacked on a few handfuls of onion pretzels yesterday, but FIVE POUNDS?! REALLY?!

I have already decided to try to hit the gym as much as possible these next two weeks, even on the weekends, because then I'm home for almost a solid two weeks. This has given me even more reason to do it.. but, unfortunately, not good motivation.

#7

210

-12 total

GRRRRRRR*!($!

Positives:
I did SO much better this week.
I upped my vegetable and fruit intake.
I watched my portions.
I did not eat out during the week.
I did not drink during the week.
I went to the gym everyday.
I really busted my ass at the gym everyday.
I did elliptical workouts at 10+ resistance.
I can feel my fitness level increasing.
I'm not SO winded anymore.
I tried on a pair of knee-high boots at Target (not at a PLUS-size store) and they fit over my calves! They were snug, but they went up!

Negatives:
I kept snacking on the onion pretzels I made. (Loaded with butter.)
I went out to eat three times over the weekend.

I am very, VERY nervous about this next week with it being Thanksgiving and not being in York by my gym. I'm going to have to rely on will-power and motivation to get my ass out and moving and watch what I'm eating.
I drank half a bottle of wine on Sunday.
I didn't get any exercise in on the weekend except for walking Lucy.

#6

211.

-11

#5

213.

-9

#3

219.

I swear it looked like 217, but I don't want to crush myself next Friday!

Total: -3

#2

222 lb.

Well.. at least I haven't gained since last time.