Mid Week Update 09/12/2013

I have been feeling a little discouraged lately especially coming back from Vegas and having gained. Unlike other times, where I would have given up, I have stayed on track.

As of this morning I am down 15 pounds! I am so happy about this milestone. The next big one for me is 20 lbs and then I will do my happy dance.

I have been working out and feeling good about the cardio I am doing. I am eating pretty well (with a cheat meal here and there) and the biggest thing is staying consistent. When I have a bad day not giving up and keep on truckin'.

By doing the above, I have been able to lose a healthy 15 pounds in a little over 2 months and I am not stopping here. I have another 45 pounds to lose and I know I can get there. It may take me another 6 months but as long as I move forward.

The below is so true. I am not using any magic pills, I am not doing a special wrap or shake. All I am doing is burning calories and have a little bit of determination!

Week 8 Results - 2 Months in!

This week I was happy. I gained weight in Vegas and when I got back I was so disappointed. I have been averaging about 1.4 pounds a week of weight loss and that was the first week that I gained. I was determined this week to lose the weight I gained.

I lost 4.6 pounds last week! I am so happy. I know a lot of that may have been water weight from the trip but regardless I was down the 3 lbs I gained and more. I didn't do too well on Sunday (football Sunday is evil!) but overall for the week I was consistent.

This week I plan to go to the gym at least 3 days. I have been feeling really good burning calories on the elliptical and it doesn't hurt my knee. I am hoping to drop about 3 pounds this week. If I workout and stay within my calorie targets I know that I can do this!

On a side note, I have to say I am really happy with my results. I am not on track to meet all my targets but I am not going to be discouraged this time. I am keeping up with it no matter what and even if I am only losing about 1.5 pounds a week this means I am losing.

It's nice to feel good about my hard work this time. In the past I have had a bad or "cheat" day and beaten myself up so much that I just gave in. Now, when I have a bad day, I turn that into a challenge to work off that bad day and get my butt to the gym and eat clean. If I can keep this up, I will meet my goals. It might take a little longer but I will get there!

Week 7 Results (though I'd rather not weigh in!)

I was in Vegas this past weekend and didn't get back until Monday night so I weighed myself this week on Tuesday morning.

I gained 3 pounds! I was not as good as I wanted to be but I wasn't awful. I did expect to gain maybe a pound but not three. I am hoping a little bit is water weigh and I just started my menstrual cycle and I know that can effect your weight too.

Regardless of what the scale says, I am keeping up with it. Back to tracking daily and making good clean choices. I am going to start back at the gym. I have to be careful with my knee, but I can get there and keep moving to help burn some extra calories.

I think the big thing for me with my knee is making sure I am eating right and trying to meet my daily targets. At least 5,000 steps a day is hard when I work from home and my knee hurts but I need to make sure that hit this. So I am going to start parking further at work and taking those extra steps to help.

I will weigh in Monday and hopefully be a little better off than this week. This is the first time I gained since I started so that is the one good thing. I know how to lose I just need to keep it up!