Here comes the bride...6 months to go!!

I'm facing the music tonight after 3 weeks of not knowing! YOU CAN DO IT!! And your weekend sounds awesome, I now want pizza and red wine more than anything. Hate that feeling of too much grease though *blehhh* Back on the wagon my lovely!
 
Hey there! I missed you! I am glad to hear you are back on track :) I can't wait to see you lose on the scales hehe.
 
We all missed you. But you had SUCh a fab weekend. I need me one of those soon.

You managed to get workouts in even during the weekend, which is really important. And you are back on track and in your groove again this week. Yay! You will be 140 in no time! Just 5 lbs away. I am soo excited to see the lbs drop....:) Good luck this week. Lets finish strong.
 
Wow Lisa!!! What a great weekend!!! Wooohoooo!!! Sounds like you had a BLAST! I love just getting on the airplane knowing that it's VACATION time, and the drinks start flowing! Glad you stuck to a lot of red wine and such. At least it's somewhat good for you! haha...

..That's amazing that you were able to get so many pants and shirts from your sisters. I love when people bring clothes that they don't need or fit or just bought and have and give it over, and I actually get to FIT in them. It's to the point that I can't wait to go shopping in my OWN closet! haha...soooon soooon

I am SUPER proud of you!!! I wish I could go to your wedding! ...It sounds like you are going to be the most FIT and beautful bride ever!!! Bacholorette party is going to be INSANE! Glad you had a good time!!! Water water water...I love how you KNOW that this is going to deflate you!!! Good Job!!!

...Doesn't it feel good to take that day off after you get back from vacation. Vacations leave you more tired than you left! haha!
 
Hi Lisa,
It sounds like you had tons of fun. You deserve it. And I'm glad your not beatting your self up about it. And I know it felt good to get those clothes from your sister. I remember when my aunt use to give me bags of clothes from her boss. She wore sizes 6-8. She was a doctor and would buy and order all these clothes and never really wear them. And every Fall and Spring she would give them all to me. Well I haven't been able to fit any of those clothes for about 4 years. So this fall I hope I can call my aunt and tell her I can wear those clothes again. Well, I hope you have a great week! Chat with you later.....
 
Woohoo sounds like it was an awesome weekend!!! Good on you for getting right back into it again though. Good luck at your weigh in- you probably haven't done anywhere near as much damage as you think!!
 
Sunflower said:
Hate that feeling of too much grease though *blehhh*
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Oh it was awful - my stomach was so bloated!! It's never worth it in the end!
shawnnam said:
Hey there! I missed you! I am glad to hear you are back on track :) I can't wait to see you lose on the scales hehe.
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Thanks missed you too!
juni said:
You will be 140 in no time! Just 5 lbs away. I am soo excited to see the lbs drop....:) Good luck this week. Lets finish strong.
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It's hard to believe 140 is just around the corner! It's going to take hard work though and I'm ready to finish strong - let's do it!!!
Alta818 said:
I am SUPER proud of you!!! I wish I could go to your wedding! ...It sounds like you are going to be the most FIT and beautful bride ever!!! Bacholorette party is going to be INSANE!
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Oh Alta Thank you - wish you could come to the wedding too! Only 5 weeks till the bachellorette so I'm hoping to get down to 140 by then!!
mrskt20 said:
And I know it felt good to get those clothes from your sister. So this fall I hope I can call my aunt and tell her I can wear those clothes again. Well, I hope you have a great week! Chat with you later.....
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The clothes was the best part! It just makes me feel so much better in the morning putting on clothes that fit my fitter body! When I wear frumpy clothes I feel frumpy.
luzdafuzz said:
Good on you for getting right back into it again though. Good luck at your weigh in- you probably haven't done anywhere near as much damage as you think!!
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Thanks for the luck Luz - it worked!!!!


WTF!!! Not sure how but I lost 0.8 pounds this week!!!! 144.6! Imagine how much I could have lost if I was good this past weekend!! Some of that walking must have helped!! I'm excited to be able to change my ticker again! Yesterday was a great day - didn't exercise as much as I was planning but kept my points low too - damage control from the weekend. Back to basics today and finishing the week strong!! Here's how yesterday looked:
B- ff yogurt & all bran buds w 1 cup fresh strawberries (3)
L - big veggie salad (same as dinner Monday) w ff dressing (3)
Snack - apple (1), mint green tea
D#1 (6ish) - another big veggie salad w olive oil & balsamic vinegar (3)
Exercise - 40 min treadmill (3.3 miles - 5 min intervals switching between 10 incline 4.2 mph and 2 incline 6 mph.)
D#2 (8ish) - 2 pieces chicken bacon (2), 1 whole egg scrambled with 3 egg whites & ketchup (4).
Snack just before bed - 2 strawberries (I'm getting so much better at my night time snacking!! Go will power!!) hunnie had a full box of Kraft dinner and two bowls of chocco puffs and I didn't even have a single bite!!!! Go me!

I'm feeling really good about the week ahead and my next weigh in - it's crunch time and I really want to make sure I meet my goals! Have a happy hump day everyone!!
 
Sounds like you had a great weekend!!!! Good job on getting some workouts to even out the food, we all need to indulge once in a while!!! Congrats on the weightlose don't question it just take it!!!!!
 
Woohoo!!!!! Congrats on the loss!!!! It's so nice when the weight loss fairies decide to surprise you :D Haha but seriously the mix up in routine probably pushed you out of your plateau!!

And OMG- 4.6lbs!! You'll totally SMASH that in 5 weeks!!!
 
Awesome Lisa!!! I think this weekend actually HELPED... your body is not used to that so the change in your diet might have gave you that boost to drop some weight! I remember before my vacation when I had 2 Sunday's in a row where I ate like complete crap, at those week's weigh in's got me down to 134 and then to 133 which broke my plateau of 135! Wish I was still there... but I will get back there eventually! Anyways.. nice job staying away from the snacks too! Especially since your man was eating all that junk! It's so much harder to resist when you see someone else doing it... sometimes it makes you feel like "its ok" if you're not the only one! Keep it up and you will see 140 way before June 16th!
 
Fantastic news, Lisa!! You have soooo few lbs to go now. Yayayay! So happy. Amazing how our bodies work, no?

Thank you also for the cheerful note you left on my journal. Seems like you are the only one checking up on me. Makes me feel happy. :)

Have a fab Thursday!
 
Thanks everyone for your support and stopping by! I'm so busy at work today I don't have a chance to post my update from yesterday - it wasn't that great - didn't feel like exercising and went to bed really early. Was over my points because I indulged in a butter tart - damn tarts will be the end of me :) Hunnie had 2 and then we threw them out, lol! Shouldn't have bought them in the first place but was tired and moody and it was an impulse buy. Not sure why I don't feel much like exercising lately - it's not like me. I just feel really lazy and tired lately - hopefully a good gym session tonight will change that. Need to finish the week strong! Happy Birthday Sarah!!!
 
chubbygirl said:
Thanks everyone for your support and stopping by! I'm so busy at work today I don't have a chance to post my update from yesterday - it wasn't that great - didn't feel like exercising and went to bed really early. Was over my points because I indulged in a butter tart - damn tarts will be the end of me :) Hunnie had 2 and then we threw them out, lol! Shouldn't have bought them in the first place but was tired and moody and it was an impulse buy. Not sure why I don't feel much like exercising lately - it's not like me. I just feel really lazy and tired lately - hopefully a good gym session tonight will change that. Need to finish the week strong! Happy Birthday Sarah!!!
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Aw thank you Lisa!! :) I am right with you - I just am NOT in the mood for working out much anymore. Hopefully when the warm weather is here to stay, we will feel more motivated. More opportunities for activities outside! I hope you had a good weekend and stayed on track. My weekend was like your weekend LAST weekend, LOL! Sounds a little confusing. But here's to a new week and a fresh start. It's crunch time for me now... if I think I'm gonna reach my mini goal by mid June I need work hard for it! You better keep me in line and give me some competition! :)

~ Sarah
 
MissJellyBelly said:
Way to keep the weight loss steady girl! Whoo hoo!! Good job throwing out the sweets!
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Thanks MJ! If only I always had that will power!
skkroll said:
I am right with you - I just am NOT in the mood for working out much anymore. Hopefully when the warm weather is here to stay, we will feel more motivated. It's crunch time for me now... if I think I'm gonna reach my mini goal by mid June I need work hard for it! You better keep me in line and give me some competition! :)
~ Sarah
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I think I get bored really easy and need to switch some things up to keep it new and exciting - I am hoping with getting into more strength training that will be the push I need. I need to work hard too!! My mom told me she is only signing up to WW for 4 more weeks and wants to be there when I reach my goal of 140 so I would love to make her proud and be able to do that!! Time to work hard!
luzdafuzz said:
Hey Lisa, just checking in to see how you went over the weekend!
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Thanks for checking! It wasn't nearly as bad as last weekend but I just wasn't active and that really got my mood down.

Warning - long post ahead!!
Ok so the weekend is over and I must admit I have fallen off the wagon slightly but I am ready to jump back today – hopefully I haven’t done much damage with being so slack lately. So a few things have happened since I’ve been around and the most exciting is I went to pick up my wedding dress and it fits perfectly! It’s actually even a little roomy and I think I could have fit into the 6 – so my focus is going to change a little to toning and strength training and not concentrate on cardio as much. I still want to get a good run in each week but I feel if I concentrate on my running instead of toning I will continue to get skinny fat. This is my intent anyway.
Yesterday when we were in the US picking up my dress we were shopping in Kohl’s and I was trying on dresses to find something to wear to my shower. I was trying on medium’s and even smalls yet I kept seeing the XL girl staring back at me in the mirror. I think it was because I hadn’t been putting in much effort the past week and I just feel like the old Lisa when that happens and I get into a funk. I know how to change it and turn it around but I need to change it so it doesn’t keep happening. Even in my size 8 wedding dress I didn’t feel skinny – my mom told me she has never fit a size 8 and that made me realize I was being ridiculous – I never thought I would ever wear a size 8 and now I am and should be embracing it more. To be honest I thought when I lost weight I would be this happy go lucky person with none of the issues I had when I was overweight and it seems I have lost the weight but I’m still holding on to the overweight girl and feeling sorry for myself all the time. Sometimes I just want to slap myself and sometimes I just want to curl up in a ball and cry – I think talking to a professional might put some perspective into my issues – because I feel like they are pretty deep and I’m not sure I will be able to change on my own. I can’t afford that right now and don’t even know if that is really what I need but it’s affecting all aspects of my life.
My hunnie and I had it out last night – I always bottle things up inside until I can’t handle the anxiety and then just snap. We had some good talks but were up until 2:30 am and I’m so tired today. I feel like my issues interfere with my communication and the fact that I’m really good at putting things behind me without confronting them and pretending like I’m not bothered. Then when I finally snap the things that caused me to get so upset seem trivial because they happened weeks ago and if only I would have said something at the time it wouldn’t eat up inside me and there wouldn’t be issues.
I don’t know if I’m making sense – it’s my diary so does it have to? I love you guys and this site and I really think it’s helped me stay committed to this new life for so long – I’m really so much happier when I’m being healthy and exercising and I don’t know why I ever go back to my old ways. Well I know why – because it’s so much easier to not care and easier to not put effort or thought into meals and easier to sit on the couch then use the treadmill – but when I put some energy into it – I get so much energy back and that’s what I love about my new lifestyle. As I wrote “new lifestyle” it reminded me that that is exactly what it is and because everyone in my life isn’t changing their lifestyle too it’s causing me to feel a little lonely and left out. This weekend we got together with my hunnie’s friends and normally I have so much fun with them but this weekend I didn’t. I didn’t feel like getting wasted and consuming a bunch of wasted calories and staying up so late that I would have wasted the whole next day in bed but everyone else was so excited for that to be the excitement of their weekend – including my hunnie and it was the last thing I wanted to do. Even my girlfriends aren’t on the same page – they have babies and are doing the family thing and I feel like I need to surround myself with people like you guys – I think that’s why I feel so connected to this site because you all understand and you are all aiming for these new healthy lifestyle yet I don’t know anyone that I can call up and hang out with and chat about what we chat about every day. Ok again feeling sorry myself – do I keep feeling sorry for myself because I’m not happy with myself and if I’ve almost reached my weight loss goal why am I not happy with myself? Questions I just can’t make sense of.
Besides getting my wedding dress the only other positive thing that happened this weekend was I biked 44 km on Saturday morning and half way was almost all up hill!! I didn’t even feel sore the next day. It took me two hours and I really enjoyed it! That is the only exercise I have done since Tuesday!! Tonight I am going to Kettle Bell because I need to and maybe play some catch with my hunnie tonight because it’s supposed to be really warm out and we need to get off the couch more in the evenings and take advantage of the weather!
Thank you for reading if you have made it this far! Happy Monday all!
 
Hi Lisa

I can complety see what you are going through. It's hard to change you lifestyle when no one else around you is. I have kids myself and one of my friend does too but she lives far ans she isn't really into fitness and healthy eating....and my other friends don't have the kids and they are still going out to movies and dancing every weekend I can't really do that, I am thinking dancing would be great exercise, but I have to get up with the kids the next morning!!! This lifestyle change is a lonely road it's nice to have a place like this to meet people who are on this same journey!!!! It seams like in January everyone was all pumped and now not so much when the nice weather is here to stay i think it will be more motivating. Good job on the bike ride 44KM WOW! I probably could do like 5 lol! I think our head take longer to heal then our bodies, all the issues you had with being overweight don't really melt away when the extra weight does you have to keep working at it. Do things that you stoped yourself from doing before because of the extra weight, get out of your comfort zone, and talk about how you feel I find that writting everything down help alot I have a Diary at home and everynight I write about how I feel and why it helps me a lot!
 
Lisa,

Very exciting about the wedding dress and the shopping at Kohls! I feel the same way sometimes... I know I'm smaller and I'm fitting into smaller sizes but I still feel "fat" and look at myself the way that I used to. It sucks to feel that way, especially when your mom makes a comment like "I've never been able to fit into that size." My mom is overweight herself and always says things like that to me. This weekend she said, "Don't you ever look at how skinny your legs are now?! They look so good and they go with your shape, I'll never have legs like that." Things like that make me feel bad that I'm sitting there complaining that I'm "sooo fat" when I'm really not.

I also had a lazy week for working out but at least you didn't go crazy and party and waste calories on alcohol and junk food like I did this weekend! I'm SO glad it's finally Monday and I already have a nice fresh start. Get a nice work out in tonight, and playing catch sounds so fun! I love playing catch. I found some videos on YouTube of some new kettle bell exercises which I plan to try today!

Have a great day, let's make this week a good one - FOR REAL. Gosh, how many times do I say that and screw up!? I'm ready for a good week though. It has been a while!!!

~ Sarah
 
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