Time Flies

The past two weeks have flown by. I guess that's a good thing, but my house disagrees. Although I did get it picked up for the most part today...there are still piles of laundry waiting to be folded and a floor that should be vacuumed, but I settled for sweeping the obvious dirt away.

So the diet. Hmm. I kind of took a break without meaning to. Last week's weigh-in I had gained .6lbs. Not a big deal. This week's weigh-in, I had lost a pound, so I'm down 15.4lbs from where I started. And I haven't really gotten back to it. I have a goal of losing another 15 pounds...or at least 10. But my heart isn't there right now. I did have to buy a new pair of pants for work last Saturday and when I put them on for work on Thursday, they were already too big. So I am still seeing results, just not on the scale. My plan is to start again tomorrow. I'd say right now, but it's just not realistic with plans to go out tonight.

Work is good. The school part of work is starting to calm down a bit. The kids are finally starting to "get it" so it's not quite as stressful as it had been. I have one child who tests me on a daily basis, but I knew that was coming when I agreed to take the class. And the school office job is great too. I enjoy seeing tangible results each day, being able to check things off as I finish them. I also enjoy being around the kids and not having to be in charge of them. All in all I have a good balance right now.

Other news - Katie finally lost her tooth last week. If you remember it first wiggled the night before school started and she hung on that thing for 49 days. Oh the trauma! And Kyle seems to be finally getting the idea that he has to stay on the field for the soccer game. He has moments where he really gets into it and goes after the ball and then the other 75% of the time he is wandering aimlessly or playing in the goal or chasing his friend Gavin. But he did stay on the field today.

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Weekly Weigh-In

It's that time again! And oddly enough, I am starting to look forward to these posts! I went to see my nutritionist today and I'm happy to report that I'm done another 3.4lbs. I've lost 15.8lbs since September 9th. Hooray!

And...I ate gumbo (without the rice), sausage, and chocolate cake this week. As well as beef fajita meat (no tortilla), and chips and queso. Oh and did I mention the Reese's that I had to have a few days ago? Yes, I cheated AGAIN, but it's all been small little tastes here and there. Well, not the fajitas, but I have figured out that I can just have a small bite.

I'm almost halfway to my goal...so my goal this week is to reach that halfway point. Oh and probably should start exercising, so I will make it a goal to do something at least twice this week.

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The Weigh-In

Today was my weigh-in at the doctor's office. I was kind of dreading it because honestly I have cheated on this diet every day (except today) for the past week. Just a little cheating here and there and a lot of cheating sometimes, like last Friday night when I didn't have time to eat before heading to Bible Study. We ate a delicious chicken cordon bleu casserole, green beans wrapped in (my favorite) bacon (sorry Jen, but everything IS better with bacon), broccoli salad, again with bacon, yum. Oh and cheesecake. Again. So that was last Friday and that pretty much kicked off my week of cheating. The rest of the cheating was limited to rice cakes, fritos and rice krispie treats...that is, until last night when I stopped to fill up my car next to a Mexican food restaurant and I couldn't get that fajita meat smell out of my brain. Even an hour and a half later, I could still smell that meat. And I gave in. I did okay. I did skip the rice and beans and only ate one tortilla. But I did eat some chips and queso. Oh drat, I did put beans on some chips too. Forgot about that. So you get the idea. I really didn't do that well this week. But, the amazing thing is - I still lost 2 pounds! I was shocked. This diet works so well that I am a believer and I am mentally back in the game.

Some friends have asked what it is exactly. I'm on the Ideal Protein diet. If you look it up on the internet you'll basically get the idea that it's a really strict high-protein, low carb diet. But, you can only do it under medical supervision, so they make sure that you are getting the extra nutrients that you are leaving out of your food intake. In fact, my nutritionist who was new to the job last week mistakenly allowed me to purchase some food that I'm not supposed to have until I've lost 85% of my goal. So, I'm blaming those sea salt and vinegar ridges for making me crave carbs this past week! Well, that and my weak self-control.

So I'm down 10.2lbs from where I started on September 9th. Hooray!

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So Worth It.

If you read yesterday's post then you know I cheated on my diet. But you know what? I still LOST 8.2lbs this week!!!! The nutritionist at my doctor's office asked me for advice I could give her other patients because I did so well this week. Aw, little ol' me?

I'm not expecting anything near that next week since this was the first week, but at least it's a great start. The other thing is, I got Kyle's stomach bug last night so everything I ate yesterday vacated the premises by midnight last night. Luckily I was able to calm things down with some medication and was able to go to work today. But, I didn't eat the food I was supposed to today because I was worried I might get sick again. So I ate some soy crisps, rice cakes and two peanut butter crackers. All carbs, but it got me through the day and I feel fine now.

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Weigh-In Wednesday and Day 3 of Shred

Yowzers! I am beat right now. I just completed my third day of Shredding...at 9:10pm. Definitely too late in the day for this! I am so tired, but at the same time so energized that I'm not sure I'll get to sleep when I want. But I am still proud of myself for doing it. I had grand plans of completing it earlier in the day, but first thing in the morning does not work for me. I enjoy my sleep too much to wake up earlier than 5:30. And today I was cleaning the house and out running errands all day. We had a small Easter Egg decorating party this afternoon also which concluded with 2 egg hunts because one is never enough!

As for my weight-loss this week, well there wasn't any. In fact, I gained 1.4# so I am back where I started this challenge. I'm not that upset about it because honestly I know that I had lost this week but then I went and ate fried shrimp and french fries (and queso if you must know) which just led me right back in the wrong direction on the scale. But I also started working out this week so I'm going with the whole muscle weighs more than fat excuse too. :-) The good news is that even though I gained I have noticed that my favorite jeans are beginning to hang a little looser. My friend Carrie even told me this afternoon that my pants were too big. Thanks Carrie! And I feel so much stronger from the workouts the past three days. I love feeling the burn in my legs when I walk up the stairs, espite the fact that during that last circuit tonight I actually cursed out loud at Jillian. Good thing the kids were asleep!

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Wednesday Weigh-in

Week 1 is done for the Shrinking Into Summer Challenge over at the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. I am pleased to report that I am down 1.4# - hooray! Unfortunately the only reason I am down is that I was sick on Monday and failed to eat anything more than 6 crackers for over 24 hours. But it's a loss, so I'll take it!

I spent the weekend in Corpus with one of my college roommates and her mom scrapbooking. We had a great time and really didn't snack all that much, but we did have breakfast tacos, pizza, cinnamon rolls, kolaches and Mexican food. All of that adds up to not a great start on my challenge. But really I didn't feel like I went overboard on those things, just that I probably shouldn't have eaten that extra piece of pizza or those chips and queso. All in all, I feel like I did pretty well this week. And I had fun scrapbooking, so it was worth it!

The good news is that I put my jeans on yesterday and they were a little bit roomier. Hooray! I'm also hoping to win that 30-Day Shred DVD by Jillian Michaels which is being given away over at Shrinking Jeans, but you gotta enter by 3pm today. It sounds like a terribly painful workout, but there are those times when I long for that pain that I felt when I was working out at Isofitness which is now One 30 Fitness. That was pain, but it was good pain. If you live in the area, have the money and the drive to do it - it works. But the first few weeks you ache like you've been in several car accidents repeatedly. Ouch.

Here are my stats:
Starting Weight: 1_9.6
Today's Weight: 1_8.2
Loss of 1.4#
Goal Weight: 1_9.6 (that space is one integer less than the first space - ha!)

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