I've got to be honest . . .

I wish I could skip writing this post, but I want this blog to be an honest record of my weight-loss journey. So, this week was really bad. More accurately, last week was really bad, but it caught up with me this week. I gained 2.5 lbs. The funny thing is that I actually had a good week with eating and drinking my water this week. My exercise has yet to pick up again, due to my little guy still not sleeping well. I thought I got away with having a bad week without seeing negative results, but in truth, they just took a little longer to show up. But, rather than get discouraged, I need to just chalk it up to having a bump on the road and continue on rather than take the next exit to head back to my old bad habits. I'm hoping to get outside more now that the weather is improving and I think that if I am spending more time outside working and playing, it will be easier to eat better because I won't be bored. (I have discovered that when I'm bored, I eat.) Anyway, onward and upward. Here's to turning things around.

YIKES! (Weigh-in)

I was not looking forward to this weeks weigh-in. As of Monday, I was up 3 lbs. from my weigh-in last week. Not only that, my cardio exercise has been non-exsistent all week long. I don't want to make excuses, but here's why the week was so rough: My baby has decided that he does not want to sleep and if we try to put him down at night, it is always a big fight that he has been winning. So, since I exercise on my elliptical at night, that hasn't been happening. My husband has been really good to help out with the baby, but I have to admit that when he tells me I can go and exercise, I just don't have the eneregy. It is physically draining to deal with a baby that cries as much as mine has for the past week or so. However, I have been trying to watch what I eat and drink my water, but I have to admit that I have not been as diligent as I have been in the past, but not horrible. Also, I have gone on some long walks this week. Once to and from my daughter's school, which is about a 60 minute walk; and I walked for another hour with my daughter at her Relay for Life. I also walked home from the dentist yesterday, but not at a very brisk pace. So, this morning when I weighed myself, I was sad to see a gain, but happy to see that it was only a 1 pound gain. Back to where I was two weeks ago. Oh well, I'll try to put this behind me and try to do better this week.

Weigh-In

Yay! Another pound lost. This brings my total weight-loss to 22.5 pounds. I was hoping it would be a little more, but I wasn't able to get my work-out in last night and my baby was up too early this morning to allow me to exercise this morning. All in all, I feel good about it. I do need to be more aware of my water intake though, especially since we are heading into the warmer months and I will be spending more time outside.

Wish I had more to report, but that's all for today.

Pictures

I know these pictures are a few days late, but I have been busy. Better late than never, I guess. I am happy to say that I can finally see some results if I compare my first pictures with these.

Weigh-in

I feel pretty good about my weigh-in this week. I've had some major cravings and some unhealthy food choices around me all week. I won't lie, I did indulge a little. I really tried to not overdo it, and for the most part, I think I did okay. If I was having a really strong craving for something, I tried drinking a big glass of water first to control the amount of food I was eating. So, on to the results. I maintained this week. No loss, no gain. Although, yesterday I did hit a new low, so I am going to try harder this week so I can see some more results next week. Also, I need to post some new pictures, so I will try to get to that once my baby is awake (because I use his room for my backdrop).

On to Phase 3

I guess I need to introduce my goal for Phase 3 of Operation Burn the Baby Fat. I'm on to the weight I gained with my first baby. She will turn 6 years old this next week, so I've been hanging onto this extra weight for way too long. I gained 10 pounds with baby #1, so after I've completed this goal, I will have lost 31 pounds. Wow! That will feel so good!

New Haircut

Here are my before and after pictures of my new haircut, which is my reward for meeting my Phase 2 goal.

Before: (sorry about the lighting)

After: