FitMomma's Diary

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FitMomma1

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I have rejoined this forum after years and years of being away, so here's a little back story on my journey so far.

When I first joined WLF I was 18 and weighed 199, and went up and down for years. I went up to 220 at my highest pre-pregnancy, and I averaged about 205lb for the most part. When I got pregnant in 2012 I stopped caring about what I ate ENTIRELY and reached 295 the day I went into labor. After I gave birth I went down to 230 lb and decided I really needed to start paying attention to my health for the sake of my daughter. I got myself back down to 210 and stayed there for a couple months, and last October (2013) I really got to thinking about what habits caused me to keep the weight on, and I was officially on a mission to exercise and eat healthy to be able to be a good example to my daughter. I am currently down to 183lbs, and I feel pretty great! I've been stuck at the same weight since February of this year, so I thought that maybe a support forum would help me stay on track of my goals. My goal is to get down to 150 lbs.

I enjoy doing yoga & zumba a lot, and I really enjoy playing my husband's xbox one's fitness games. I am a stay at home mom, and keeping up with my toddler definitely keeps me busy! I can't wait to join a challenge and meet some new people.
 
Hey there! Congrats on the progress you've made so far! With that much success already you should be proud . Hopefully being on here will kick you back into high gear quickly. Can't wait to cheer you on!
 
Thanks Oaks! I appreciate the cheering! :)

Every day I wake up and tell myself that no matter what I did/ate yesterday, that today is a new day and a fresh start. I set new goals, and try to set myself up for success in the day.

Since this is my WLF diary, I guess I'll start posting my goals, and maybe it will hold me a bit more accountable.

Today I am going to eat healthy, I will not snack throughout the day, and I will keep a plan in place. I'm going with my 20 month old daughter to visit my grandmother and my little sister today (she's 10) today, so I will make sure to pack my own lunch on the way down there so I'm not tempted to stop and get fast food. I am going to have eggwhites, veggies, and cheese with my coffee for breakfast, and for lunch I am going to have a Berry Banana smoothie with some protein powder to keep me full. I'll drink my lunch on the drive down bc I'm leaving around lunch time. Before I leave I will do 20 minutes of zumba, and possibly 10 minutes of upper body exercises....but I woke up with my arm KILLING me for some reason, so I might put that off until later tonight.

One thing I have noticed is that I become "all or nothing" when I'm dieting. I won't snack, and I'll have all low cal meals, and then I realize I may have only eaten 800 calories for the day, and I KNOW thats not healthy. On the other hand, when I do say "Hey, I'll allow myself to have that bagel with breakfast, or those fries with supper" I end up at 2000 calories a day. So I am also in the process of trying to find a good balance.

Yesterday I thought I ate well and found that balance, but I ended up gaining a pound, but I only had 1580 calories, and I burned off about 250 while exercising, so I'm brushing it up to a bad day to weigh in and today I am going to pay closer attention to everything I put in my mouth.

Hope everyone has a great day today!!
 
I'm on my game today! My daughter is napping and I'm completely cleaning my house from top to bottom. Laundry, dishes, dusting, going through my daughter's old toys and clothes to make donations, and going through my closet and donating all the stuff that I don't wear or we don't use anymore. My daughter has been napping for the past 90 minutes, so I've had time to zip through some of it!

I had a lapse of judgement last night and had 5 mozzarella sticks (90 calories each) and they were good, but not worth it. I was stressed and it got late and it sounded good. BUT today is a new day, I'm watching what I eat, I have refilled my 28oz water bottle twice, and when the laundry comes out of the dryer in 10 minutes I'm going to do 40 minutes of zumba. :D

I joined the August weight loss challenge and tomorrow is my first weigh in, can't wait!
 
I'm going to try to use you as inspiration to get some cleaning and exercising in tonight! I'm liking this positive energy I'm feeling from you. Hope that Zumba was fun, (and tiring :))
 
My zumba was a blast yesterday, and I stayed around 1300 calories in total for the day yesterday. I burned 416 calories in 40 minutes on zumba, plus whatever calories I burned cleaning and chasing after my daughter.

Today is grocery shopping day, and usually I take my mother grocery shopping as well (we both get what we need, plus there's 2 people to help distract my daughter and keep her happy as she HATES sitting in carriages!) but my mom is sick, so she's staying home. AND I have to go to the doctor's to get blood drawn. So hopefully my daughter will cooperate going to 2 un-fun places where I will have to keep her entertained.

I weighed in for the August challenge today and I'm at 182.1 lbs! Getting closer to my goal!! I don't tend to keep a strict exercise routine, I usually choose whatever seems most fun to me each day. If I force myself to do a certain regimen I end up loathing it, and I quit altogether. I've gone from zumba to running, Jillian Michaels DVDs, yoga, pilates, Biggest Loser DVDs, and just going for long walks. For a few days I was into the xbox fitness classes, and now I'm back to really enjoying zumba. In my experience, it burns the most calories for the time, and its broken down into songs... so its like doing a series of 3 minute workouts. Plus the music really helps make it fun too.

Since I have to go out to get blood drawn and I have to get grocery shopping done I'm going to worry about my workout later this afternoon or after dinner when I have more time. I'll grab a protein smoothie for lunch when I head out and fill up my 28oz water bottle to be prepared!

Have a great Friday everyone!!!
 
I haven't updated my journal in a week, and it has been QUITE a busy week. Every day I've been out with plans! My eating has been rocky, I lost 1.4lbs this week, so thats still a move in the right direction. For the past 3 days my water intake has been low, but I'm recommitting today. I'm recommitting to drinking at least 100oz of water per day, to exercising for 40+ minutes 5 days a week, and to keeping my calories between 1200-1600 per day.

Here's to a new week, a healthy week, and a peaceful week! *gulps lemon water*
 
Happy Wednesday everyone! I've been pretty good with eating healthy lately, and my exercise has been up and down. But I keep on going anyway! Lots of water, chasing after my daughter, housework and occasional yoga & zumba.... that has been my week so far.

Not that this is fitness related but.... I have been trying my hardest to find a good balance between everything in my life. I tend to be all-or-nothing and go thru phases where I completely commit to losing weight, then I completely commit to something else and I eat like crap, never exercise, and gain weight back. I am a stay at home mother, and I'm usually incredibly busy. Keeping up with housework, teaching my daughter, playing with my daughter, taking her out places, planning for bills and savings and buying a house someday soon, my exercise routine, making healthy meals for the whole family, spending quality time with relatives, spending alone time with my husband... i know a lot of people have to do all those things, but sometimes its a lot to have to make time for. I also deal with anxiety issues (though not TERRIBLY SEVERE, I have to find a way to deal with it) and that means I need to make some time to relax, which for me can be reading, baking, playing a game, but usually its crocheting/knitting a present for someone. ((yep, I'm only 25, and I love to crochet. haha)) Another thing I am trying to get back into is mystery shopping! It isn't a TON of money, but a little extra money here and there is always helpful. I did it a ton last August-November, and I just gradually stopped bc my daughter got too rambunctious in the stores, and it was harder to find a sitter, and I got busy with Christmas and her birthday party planning, and I just never got back to it. But now I'm going to make an effort to get into it again.

Now that I took a short 10 minute break... I have to go back to packing my husband's lunch, packing my diaper bag for the day when I go out for the mystery shopping, and folding 3 loads of laundry as they are coming out of the dryer. Busy Busy Busy! :D
 
Idk if this forum is mostly dead, or what, but I used to be bombarded with support now I feel like a stranger. lol.

But this is the only place I have to vent about my weight loss stressors and goals, because I think my husband is probably tired of hearing about it. lol.

I'm going to start a challenge for myself. A 60 day exercise challenge. This past week has been rough for me, I've had a lot of anxiety and I haven't paid much (if any) attention to my health. I weighed 184 this morning. So I'm starting my challenge with that weight. I want to lose weight for a concert that I am going to on November 7th, so that is my motivation. I want to look hot in a new outfit! :)

Day 1 8/25: Weight 184, Exercise: 30 minutes of Yoga
 
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