Close to VFT again

So close to a new VFT virgin fat territory

I dropped one pound this week. I am at 197 again and my lowest weight in the year that I have really been focusing on my get fit and fab to 40s.   I did have the Burger King incident  on Sunday which I thought I would not see a loss.

I did finalize my shopping for Vegas.  I got a nice gray and black animal print (it is not tacky) jacket and will be wearing that with a fitted black top that sucks me in!  I also got a nice brown and cream color top that  I will wear with brown pants and I have another  outfit from an early summer trip.   There is a big party going on as well so I have a dress that I fit in from a few year back. 

Warning scale stayed the same

I had a good week and was in a bouncy happy mood and was thinking the scale will go down the scale will go down! I gained one pound last week and was happy that pound would be lost but alas it stuck around and still at 198.  I just get so frustrated and really sometimes just want to give up.  No matter what I do I just lose so slow. It is hormonal since I am in the middle of my time of the month

I went shopping for my upcoming business trip. I wanted to find a decent blazer. Nope I am so big on top that nothing looked good.  I hate shopping especially for good clothes at this weight.  I am heading out shopping after soccer today again.

Sorry for the pity me post but Momma said that they would be days like this.

No drum roll

No big drum roll today for weight loss. I was up 1 pound to 198. This is so frustrating. I feel like I am trying to do everything right but my body doesn’t want to listen. I know how frustrating but atleast I am not seeing the number two at the beginning of my weight.

I got my hair cut yesterday and I don’t know if it was the angle of the mirror in the salon but I could see a double chin that I thought was going away. I know I have a fat face but honestly I thought it was going away. It kind of made me sad, but in a way more determined.

Exercise has been going well. I had 615 exercise minutes in August-2nd month in a row that I was over 600 minutes. I was hoping to get to over 700. I am going to keep September 600 as I will be away for one week in Vegas and between the last nights and everything else that happens in Vegas.

Here is the plan for the week

Drink 80-100 oz of water a day
Get in 5 days of exercise of atleast 30 atleast twice this week
Continue to Meal plan and keep the treats low in the house

weekly weight in success

Yeah I am down to 197 -3lbs down from last week and 1lb down from my lowest! I think I am really starting to see the bloat go away.
My cankles are starting to go away! I have visible calf muscles, you can see my shin bone along the front of my legs and hopefully in a few more weeks I am will be able to shout out to the world NO MORE CANKLES . I really need the top of my body to get toned and shaped up. I want to see able to see my feet when I look straight down. I want to wear a shirt and not worry about budges or how my arms seem.
My exercise this week hasn’t been great but food was well.

I would really like to continue the downward trend here is the plan for this week

Exercise 4 times this week
Water 80-100oz a day
Stick a strict phase 2 of South beach diet

Going in the wrong direction

Well I wish I could be doing a happy dance this week. However I gained two pounds this week. I know exactly what caused the eating-sloppy mindless eating. I had a potato chips on Sunday during my binge which are a huge weakness of mine and got a bit in the peanut butter this week.

So what do I need to do
I need to get my butt back in gear. We are heading on vacation for a few days next week so I want to keep this week as clean as possible. On vacation I may losen up but I asked hubby if he could keep the trigger foods out of the cabin such as chips and the local fudge. I told him that cookies and ice cream were ok. Those foods don’t typically call out to me. I am going to bring my nuts and I eat a lot of them that is ok.

Staying the course

I stayed the same this week 198 pounds. Honestly it is not surprising to me. I tend to stay the same weight for several weeks than go down a few pounds. I didn’t hit my goal of trying to get to 197 for this month. I have been reviewing my weight loss goals at the beginning of every other month to make sure I am on track. If I am within a 3-4lbs I will keep it the same-if not I adjust it. The weight directions is atleast going in the right direction.
It was last August that I got 226 on the scale and boy that is a scary sight. Someone had to remind me of it this past week when they posted some pictures on Facebook in the not so flattering shot of me. Let’s just say I am rather large chested and having size 44DDD do not do me any justice on my 5’2 inch frame. It is a good motivation picture not to go backwards and keep on trucking even when weight loss isn’t a straight journey.
I did pasta on Wednesday night this week and it didn’t trigger any cravings or set me off track which was wonderful. I also had a banana one day as well. I am going to go slow as I do this transition into phase 2-a phase 1.5 as some call it.

Here is the plan for the week
Drink 80-100 oz of water a day
Get in 5 days of exercise of atleast 30 minutes
Incorporate pasta one day this week
Have fruit atleast twice this week
Continue to Meal plan and keep the treats low in the house

Onderland is called

I am calling onderland this week! I got on the scale this morning and it actually said 198lbs. I haven’t been under 200lbs in 3 years. And the last couple of times was only a month or two before I spiraled out of control. In 2005 I got down to the high 170s doing South beach diet and the weight loss was much faster then. I had a life hiccup when my Dad got into a bad construction accident and the priority wasn’t me but him. The second time was in 2007 I was actually under 200lbs for almost 6 months when I was doing LA weightloss. I got there at the end of January and bounced around 15lbs to 185lbs for several months. By June when the boys got out of school and we were going to Disney I remember being 205lb. I had joined LA weightloss because I wanted not to the big fat maid of honor at my size 4 runner sister wedding . While the plan was expensive , it stopped working well for me once I lost 20lbs .

What helped this week

• Blogging keeping myside accountable
• Meal planning
• Getting in 4 days of exercise this week for atleast 25 minutes each day
• Miminal peanut butter!

I last time was I under 200lbs for a long long time- and believe I want to keep seeing onderland!!

So now that I am under 200lb!

• I get to get my reward I am getting a new kickboxing DVD

• My hubby and I had to challenge whoever got under 200lb first would get 7 30 minute massages over the next month. I won I won I won!!
• Start adding back in fruits and whole grains! I am going to start transitioning to South Beach diet phase 2
• Continue to Meal plan and keep the treats low in the house
• Continue to shoot for 4-5 days of exercise a week

Dreams of onderland crushed

I am a slow loser and am so wanting and waiting to get into Onderland but alas it didn't happen again this week. I actually gained one stinky pound from 201 to 202 this week. Being the slow loser that I am it really doesn't suprise me that I go up and down in weight. One step forward, two steps back.

I have two mini rewards for getting to under 200-get a new kickboxing DVD Cathe Kickmax and also if I hit 200lbs before my hubby I got 7 30 minutes massages over the next month. He is close as well but is down over 40lbs since January.

What was it-was the getting into the peanut butter this week and eat those two hot dogs calling my name plus maybe some other bites licks and tastes.


Well I need to get myself back up and ready to kick some ass this upcoming week.

Drink 100 oz of water each day (allowing for 1 cup of coffee to count)
Eat 3 vegetables each day
Exercise 20 minutes each day
No peanut butter allowed!