[029] MONDAY Weigh-In/Weekly Recap

Current Weight, as of 8:45 AM 06/20/11: 139.9 lbs.
BMI (according to National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute): 22.8 (normal)
Pounds lost since last weigh-in: --

Total pounds lost: 15 lbs.
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MiniGoal Weight #1: 145 lbs. -- REACHED ON 05/29/11

MiniGoal Weight #2: 140 lbs -- REACHED ON 06/05/11

MiniGoal Weight #3: 135 lbs.

Ultimate Goal Weight: 130 lbs. (9 lbs. left as of 06/12/11)

Ha! I actually gained 0.6 lbs. this week. Am I upset? Not at all. A bit disappointed, yes, but it's only 0.6 lbs. I know it was on me, too, and the choices that I made in regards to food. But you know what? I don't regret it at all. I know that the monstrous load of chicken fettuccine alfredo that I ate (and made with my love!) on Friday night, coupled with ice cream, plus the food we ate on Saturday night weren't the best choices. Yes, it was a ridiculously fat weekend, but damn was it a good weekend. I mean, how could it not be good when you're basically up for 24 hrs, end up two hours from home (in my old stomping grounds: Santa Barbara!), get to watch the sunrise on the beach and basically stumble into bed, all kinds of bleary eyed and exhausted the next day? Did I mention it was romantic and awesome and fun and amazing?

So worth it? Yes. Would I do it again? YES. I'll just do better in terms of food and exercise this week. I've already walked my 3 miles for today and I hope -- I hope -- to hit 15 again this week.

I'll try to actually do a "Midweek Update" this week. I have a topic in mind, but we'll see if I can actually get motivated to do it!

[028] Sunday Weigh-In/Weekly Recap

Current Weight, as of 10:30 AM 06/05/11: 139.3 lbs.
BMI (according to National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute): 22.8 (normal)
Pounds lost since last weigh-in: 0.8 lbs

Total pounds lost: 15.8 lbs.
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MiniGoal Weight #1: 145 lbs. -- REACHED ON 05/29/11

MiniGoal Weight #2: 140 lbs -- REACHED ON 06/05/11

MiniGoal Weight #3: 135 lbs.

Ultimate Goal Weight: 130 lbs. (9 lbs. left as of 06/12/11)

In terms of "bad weeks", this week was definitely one of my worst! This past week has consisted of going out to eat with my wonderful guy, an exceptionally delicious dinner with my guy's dad and his dad's gal, plus all the food I've eaten in between. To top it off, my exercise was basically nothing last week. I took walks, but only twice during the week. Needless to say, the exercise and food this week were not ideal. However, I did try to eat reasonably (I wasn't stuffing my face like crazy) and tried not to go over my calories too badly. Obviously something worked because I lost nearly a pound, which I wasn't expecting. I was thinking I would see the scale go up.

To see my weight today as 139.3 lbs. was nothing less than shocking. I haven't seen anything less than 140 lbs. on any scale ever since I became aware of my weight. I have seen the scale go as high as 190 lbs., and up until recently, the lowest I had seen the scale go was around 145 lbs. So to see 139.3 lbs. this morning was pretty exciting, to say the least.

[027] Weekly Weigh-In/Weekly Recap

Current Weight, as of 10:15 AM 06/05/11: 140.1 lbs.
BMI (according to National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute): 23.0 (normal)
Pounds lost since last weigh-in: 1.2 lbs

Total pounds lost: 15 lbs.
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MiniGoal Weight #1: 145 lbs. -- REACHED ON 05/29/11

MiniGoal Weight #2: 140 lbs -- REACHED ON 06/05/11

MiniGoal Weight #3: 135 lbs.

Ultimate Goal Weight: 130 lbs. (10 lbs. left as of 06/05/11)

Ladies and gents, today is a big day for me. I finally hit 15 lbs. lost. I only have 10 more to go. Can you believe it? I sure as hell am having a hard time believing it right now. Back in January, when I made the choice to start getting healthier, those damn numbers would not budge. I mean, I was stuck between 155 lbs. - 157 lbs. and just really frustrated. It wasn't until late March, with a sexy new iPhone 3GS in hand and an app called "My Fitness Pal" did I really start to get serious. I was, and am, counting calories like a fiend and logging exercise as much as possible. I am looking for lower-cal options when I go out. I am taking "rest" days and have an upstanding date with my sister every Friday for "Fatty Friday". I am living and loving life, just more conscious of the choices I make in terms of my health! I still eat, just not as unhealthily as I have before. And it's all paying off.

I honestly thought the scale would go up today, as I haven't been making the best choices during lunch this week. My walks got cut down and I hit the gym, oh, once? I did exercise, but not as vigorous as I have done in the past. To top it off, my stress levels lessened and I attributed that nearly 5 lb. weight loss last week to stress (I tend to drop weight if I'm really stressed out). So not only was I eating, I wasn't exercising as much. That usually means some kind of gain. Then, on Saturday, I went to my cousin's wedding. Wedding = yummy food. And wedding cake.

Yeah, I figured all of that would make the scale jump. I was super nervous as I stepped onto the scale. I expected at least a pound to be added but ...

There was a pound less.

I cannot stress to you how thrilled I am about this. I am only 10 lbs away from my ultimate goal. It has taken a lot of hard work to get here and I am damned proud!