Still eating healthy!

I haven't updated this in over 2 months.  I'm still trucking along, but the weight is definitely coming of M.U.C.H. slower than it was in the beginning.  I'm right around 180lbs, so I've ALMOST hit 75lbs gone.  I'm trying to be much stricter with what I'm eating so that I can get to the lower 170's by my one year mark.

In the beginning, I totally thought that I'd have lost 100lbs by my one year anniversary, but as time goes on it doesn't look like that's very likely.  Since I still have so much more to lose (ok, not as much to lose as I had in the beginning, but still more...about 20-25lbs more) I just know that in reality I won't be at 154.5 by January 6th.

To be honest, I'm totally okay with that.  I know that at my year mark I'll be healthier, happier, have so much more energy, and I'll love myself.

Now, I'll be the first to tell you that losing 75lbs doesn't "look" pretty.  You'd think after that much weight is gone, my body would be looking pretty darn nice.  It's not.  My boobs sag.  Big time.  My stomach looks like a shriveled up grape.  It's not quite a raisin because there's still fat on top of muscle there, so I have to go with shriveled grape.  My thighs....oh my thighs.  Yuck.  Just yuck.  Before, it was like a smooth cellulite lumpy firm thigh.  Now, there's still the cellulite but there are MUCH bigger nooks and cranny's all over.  I know that's a good thing.  It definitely means I'm gaining muscle, but I'd like for my thighs to smooth out a little quicker than they are.

I have been in a total funk lately.  Seriously.  I actually went over two weeks without checking in with Wendy to let her know how I was doing.  I track my weight weekly, so it was getting to me to not see the number budge.  I feel like I've been stuck in the 180's for MONTHS.  I know that's not true, but I have hit a point where I FELL like I've been doing this forever.  And ever.  And ever.  (You get the idea)

But I also know that I can only change me.  I can only motivate myself.  So, I've started motivating myself again.  Getting excited because my pants are much looser (but being sad at the same time because I don't have any jeans that are smaller...and I can't afford to buy new clothes).

Anyways...since I've just been ranting and rambling, I'll go for now.  But I'm definitely going to try to update this more.  Even if I just update with what I've been doing for exercise.  That would be good enough, right?

Obviously, I'm just not a very good blogger.  :)

70LBS GONE!!!

I'm down officially 70lbs as of my weigh in on September 4th, 2012.  I had my sister take progress pictures on the 6th.  I can't even put into words the emotions that I feel when I look at these.  So very thankful for my mom and husband who have been by my side supporting me from day one.  I love you both.  And thanks to Just For Women Weight Loss.  Without their program I wouldn't be where I am today!

Start weight:  254.5
Current weight:  184.5

 

 

 

 

7 months and counting!

So here's an updated picture of my progress.  It's been 7 months and counting since I've changed my lifestyle and I've never felt better!

P.S.  Had to buy smaller workout clothes, so my pants are finally different!

Way too long!

Ok, it's been way too long since I've gotten on my blog.  But my blog is for me, so I guess I'm the only one that will see that it's been forever.

I'm still eating Paleo.  I've started really trying to make sure that I do some sort of exercise every day.  I have a friend that I walk with, but she's been out of town for a week so I'm kind of slacking in the motivation category.

Still losing weight.  Slowly but surely it's coming off.  I've hit the 180's, but I'm kind of fluctuating up and down.  I've gotten as low as 187.3 but right now I'm at 190.2 because it's my time of the month.  :/

Tomorrow is official WI day so I'll try to remember to post my official weight.  I feel like I've really been struggling these last few months to stay down/get down because of stress and just overall wanting convenience.  I'm definitely realizing that my body doesn't really care for traditional "convenient" food (aka fast food).  I haven't fallen off the Paleo wagon, but I can tell you that these hamburgers (no bun) and any cheese are just really beginning to affect me.  Never thought food could cause me to feel awful.

W3 WI...(I forgot about week 2...)

Weigh in was this morning for my third week doing W30.  Next week I will wait and update on Sunday since that will be the end of my W30 (or I might keep going...who knows).  So.  Weights as of today:

6/1/12 - 197.6
6/8/12 - 195.5
6/15/12 - 192.9
6/22/12 - 192

Here's hoping I hit my goal of being in the 180's.  I'm sure I can do it.  I just have to set my mind to it.

5 Months!!

I've made it 5 months!  WAHOO!!!  I feel amazing!  I'm 63lbs lighter and 2 sizes smaller (I still don't understand this...).  Here's my 5 month photo bomb.  YAY!

Week 1 WI for my W30

Today was my week 1 WI for my W30 (back on the green list). 

6/1/12 - 197.6
6/8/12 - 195.5

Earlier this week (Tuesday...my regular WI day) I was actually at 194.6.  But.  I'm on my monthly course, YAY me, so I know my weight is up just a little from my regular WI.  No worries.  I'll get back down.

Blog help!

I'm trying to figure out how to change my background.  I think the only person following me is Melissa....so HELP!!!  :)

Update

Just wanted to say that I'm doing good.  Sticking with the "green" list and so far haven't missed any foods.  Ok, I've missed nuts.  But that's it.  I walked Friday and Saturday, but didn't walk yesterday.  I did spend time in the pool yesterday, so I know I was burning calories in there.

So, just eating cleaner and staying active.  Hopefully I'll report a good loss come Friday morning.  :)

30 day beginning....again :)

I've kind of been at a stand still for a few weeks.  So, I decided yesterday that I would start another "beginning" again.  I'm going back to the green list foods and will eat only those for the next thirty days.

I'm hoping for my weight loss to get kicked back into high gear.  I feel that since I've hit my "under 200" goal, that I need to set a new one.  I feel like I need to have a goal set.  So, I'd like to lose 10 lbs by July 1st.  (well, I want to see the 180's)

Wish me luck!

Official weigh in!

So this morning was my official weigh in.  I'm OFFICIALLY at 197!  YAY!!!  Thanks so much to my husband for helping me along this journey, to my mom who has encouraged me along the way and initiated this journey and to Just For Women Weight Loss for showing me what I needed to do to become healthy and LIVE for my kids.

Yes, they're making pancakes.  Hunter requested them this past Saturday...but I didn't have ANY!  :)

BELOW 200!!!

Yahoo!!!  I'm below 200lbs!!  I feel incredible!!!

I know it's just a number, but when you've seen 200+lbs for YEARS, being in the 100 club again is awesome!

Picture Share

Ok, so I figured I'd share my pictures.  Last time I wrote, I shared my front side.  Today, I'm going to add my pictures from every angle.  I'm very proud of myself.  I've come a long way and even though I still have a long road ahead of me, I truly feel like I'll one day be at a healthy weight.

I also had my pictures posted on Men Only Weight Loss and Just For Women Weight Loss and to hear of some of the things people have said...it just blows my mind.  I'm truly blessed to have been able to do this program.  I'm proud to say that I've done my last diet and I LOVE my lifestyle change.

Changing the way you eat truly will change your life.  I'm living proof.

BIG NEWS!!!

Ok, so I have big news.  I have reached my goal of losing 50lbs before my birthday!  Granted, I thought I weighed less before my official weigh in to start my weight loss, so technically I'm still 3lbs away from reaching my number on the scale goal.  Once I hit that, I'll gladly post my start weight and current weight.

I'm super proud of my accomplishments.  There were a number of people that thought I wouldn't last by eating this way.  Don't get me wrong, I've had plenty of days where I've just wanted something different.  Like a sandwich.  But then I think about how far I've come and where I was when I was able to eat a sandwich and I know I can't and won't go back there.

Here's a progress photo.  I won't call it a before/after picture because I'm not done losing weight.  I want to lose more and get healthier.



To me, that's a scary picture.  Not where I'm at now, but where I started.  I honestly can't believe I was that big.

Tory has hit his 60lb mark.  I joked yesterday that between the two of us, we've officially lost your average size teenager.  :)

I hope one day, my progress will inspire someone else.  I still feel like I have a long way to go, but I'll get there.  I know how to do it now and I can't wait to see what my end results will look like.

Long time...

It's been a while...I've missed blogging, but my laptop is down and it's hard to blog via my Kindle Fire.  But, I'm taking a minute during my lunch break to write a post.

First of all, I was doing a Commit to Fit competition at work.  Yesterday was our final weigh in and the results were sent out this morning.  I ended up winning SECOND PLACE!  While it's not first place, it's still awesome.  Why?  Because I'm a fat girl that has committed to something and I KICKED ASS.  I was the second highest weight loss winner and had the second highest points.  I'm so proud of myself.  23.8lbs gone in 11 weeks.  Not bad.

On another note...I'm officially down 47.9lbs. I'm about two and a half weeks from my 30th birthday and my goal at the beginning of the year was to lose 50lbs by then.  Well, I didn't know exactly how much I weighed, so I'm happy to report that I'm 2.1lbs away from my 50lb goal, but I'm actually 6.6lbs away from my scale number goal.  Once I hit this goal, I'll list my start weight and my current weight for the world to see.  ;)

Last note for now...I'm so proud of my husband.  He's stuck with this lifestyle change and he's down 57.4lbs.  I can't believe how great he looks!  He can run and play with our kids and he doesn't get winded like he used to.  A few weeks ago he mentioned that when he hits his goal of 100lbs gone, he wants a tattoo.  I'm not crazy about the idea, but I know he deserves something.  I mentioned that he should get a motorcycle instead.  Who knows what he's going to end up with.  But he's doing so good!!  LOVE HIM!

Picture

Ok, so the picture wouldn't work on that first post...so let's try this one.

It's been 30 days!

It's been a while since I've posted. But life has happened...and I just haven't had a lot of spare time. I'm down a little over 28lbs and Tory is down a little over 30lbs. I don't have time to write a lot, so this post is going to have a picture...and I think it speaks for itself on how well this lifestyle is for me. :)

TWO posts...both with GREAT results!

I completely forgot to update this on Monday. Well, we didn't have our official 3 week meeting with Wendy because she was home sick. So, it got moved to Tuesday and I've had sick kids and I forgot. Sue me. ;)

I don't remember my actual weigh in on Monday (since I thought we were having out meeting Monday evening, I weighed in...so I used my Monday weight during our meeting on Tuesday), but I know that I was right around 23 lbs total! YAY!! To see such a significant amount of weight gone in a little over three weeks is AMAZING to me. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I'm so freaking proud of myself! I was even home with two sick kids for three days this week and I never once cheated. Hunter even asked for pancakes! Killer....but then I thought about my results and realized that the pancakes weren't worth it.

My mom is doing really awesome also. I think she's down close to 15lbs or more. It definitely helps to have people doing it with you. Tory is also doing great. I don't even know for sure how much he's down. Probably really close to 25lbs. Between the three of us, we have lost the amount of weight for a child! CRAZY!!

So, next post....

Today, Friday, February 3, 2012 marks 4 weeks exactly since I have changed my lifestyle. I, obviously, had to get on the scale this morning to see where I'm at. I'm officially down 25.5 lbs. The only time I have lost this much weight before was by using diet pills. Who would have seriously thought that by cutting out sugar, grains, gluten, and soy products that I could lose so much weight?! Now it's time to step it up with some exercising! Gotta find something that will work for me. I'm thinking about trying Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. I have the dvd just need to invest in a new dvd player. That's not too expensive. I can do that!

Week 2 Official WI

Tonight was our week 2 official WI with JFWWL. I'm officially down 20.9 lbs. HOLY SMOKES!! I can't believe it! YAHOOOOOO!!!!! I had people tell me today that they can notice that I've lost weight in my face. Soo....I'm ready for the rest of my body to catch up to my face. :) Obviously, I haven't lost all 20+ lbs in my face, but you know what I mean.

Tory did good this WI too. He's down 19.1 lbs! YAY!! I'm so proud of him for sticking with this. He's definitely getting tired of eating the same foods....and he wants some more variety. Hopefully seeing results like this will help him to continue on his awesome path to a healthier daddy and husband!

My mom had her WI today. She is down 13lbs. We are all just doing so good. My mom even did some major weight lifting today by unloading feed today. What a woman! ;)

Today was actually a really rough day. It seems like every time I turned around, there was more crap in the work room. This morning, there was a freaking bowl of candy on the table. It took a lot of willpower to just walk away. But I did. THEN this afternoon, my boss announced to everyone that there were cookies left. UGH! But again, I found the strength to walk away. I just thought about how well I have done and that I didn't want to fall to temptation. It worked so well that I was even able to take a cookie to Hunter after work.

Progress

That's right. I've made some AMAZING progress. This morning I got on the scale because I wanted to see what my progress was for having had a changed lifestyle for two full weeks. I am down 19.6lbs. I can't believe it. I'm fitting into the next size down clothes. Most of my clothes are fitting me correctly (instead of being too tight because I was in denial). I'm so excited!

I think that Tory and I are going to be walking extra Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday's so that we're getting in some extra activity. Hopefully that will help to jumpstart Tory's WL again. I think he may be getting frustrated because he's not seeing the results he thought he would see. But let's get serious here...13lbs down is NOTHING to sneeze at. He's doing AMAZING as well and I'm so proud of him for doing this program with me!

Let's not forget about my mom! She weighed in this morning and she said that she was down 10.5lbs. It's just awesome how wonderful this lifestyle is for us!

Skinny me, here I come!!!

2 weeks in

And I feel GREAT! Seriously, I do. I woke up this morning and I wasn't tired. I felt like I could go out and exercise. BUT, I had to get ready for work instead. I'm doing really good with my eating. Definitely sticking to our "green" foods list. I've had only had grapefruit off the "yellow" list, so I think I'm doing awesome.

Today has acutally been a rough day. I REALLY want a snack. And before my "lifestyle" change, I wanted CANDY. So, there are 2 ladies in my office who always have a full candy dish. So. Not. Fair. Especially while dieting or changing your eating habits. Someone actually asked me if I wanted brownies today! BROWNIES! C'mon! Give a girl a break!

On a good note, I HAD to find a belt to wear this morning. I could pull my pants down without unbottoning them. So. Freaking. Awesome.

The best thing about my new way of living has to be the instant results. I absolutely love the I can see a difference and that other people have started to notice that my clothes are getting bigger as well.

Starting February 1st, I'm doing a weight loss challenge at work. It's called "Commit to Fit". I'm excited and feeling extremely competitve. I want to win! LOL! But I did get on the scale this morning and I noticed that I'm down a total of 17.6 lbs. Do you think I'll make it to 20 lbs down by my next official WI on Monday? We'll see.... ;)

My week...so far.

So, I have been doing this lifestyle change for almost a full week. I started it the evening of Friday, January 6th. I feel good. I do crave things, but take stuff away that you're used to every.single.day. and you're going to crave it a little. I'm hoping the cravings go away by the end of week 2.

I'm excited to see what my official weigh-in on Monday is going to be. I hurt my ankle yesterday, but we're not supposed to be exercising yet. We were told just to get in 3-5 hours of activity.

As far as food is concerned, I have only "cheated" twice. When I first thought about it, I didn't consider it cheating, but after eating this way for a week...well, it was cheating. There isn't anything else to call it. It was Saturday morning. Only my second meal with my new lifestyle change. Tory was hunting, so it was me and the kids at home. I started making our bacon and realized that I had just bought 5 packages of biscuits because they were on sale. UGH! Money is tight, so I obviously couldn't let them go to waste. I made them for Hunter. Hunter ate one, Hannah ate a few pieces of one, and I had one. I am proud of myself for only having one. Normally, I can devour 3 biscuits without blinking.

Sunday, Tory was home, but I wasn't feeling really well. I think it had to do with the coconut oil that I was taking. For breakfast, we did eggs, bacon, and reheated the biscuits. I had one and Tory had the last of them.

Fortunately, this has been the only time I've cheated, so I personally think that's pretty good.

This morning, my mom sent me a link to do some readings of success stories. I'm SOOOO excited. There is one that sounds similar to me and Tory, but the lady was about 100lbs smaller than me when she started. I'm not discouraged, just more motivated. I KNOW I can do this!

I'm so lucky to have the help of my mom and husband. I feel like I've tried everything and nothing is making the weight come off. At this point, not only am I doing this for myself, but I'm doing it for my beautiful kids and my AMAZING husband. I love them all so much! And thanks, mom. If it weren't for you hearing about this program I'd still be eating crap.

LOVE!!

January 6th...the day I decided to change my way of life for the better

If you don't know me...my name is Emily. I have decided it would be a good idea to blog my weight loss journey. Thankfully, I'm not alone. My mom and husband are doing the same plan with me.

I won't list my weight, but I will display my weight loss each week. My weight now is embarrassing. Maybe when I end up a smaller size, I won't feel bad listing what my start weight was.

We met with a lady on January 6th at 2pm with Just for Women weight loss and she taught my mom and I a lot. We have been eating the way she suggested since the evening of the 6th. It has been kind of hard. I do miss foods.

Yesterday, 1/11/12, was day 5. I woke up on day 4 and felt like I had lost weight, but my scale is at my mom's house so I was unable to weigh myself. My husband and I went to my mom's yesterday and we both weighed. Our "unofficial" weigh in is as follows:

Emily - down 8.4 lbs

Tory - down 12 lbs

I know my exact start weight, but Tory didn't weigh himself on Friday. He is just going by what he weighed on the last time he got on the scale.

Look for more posts!! Official weigh in day is going to be Mondays when we Skype with Wendy from JFW.