Vacations can be dangerous!

Vacations can be dangerous for your diet.  I am admitting that I took liberties while on vacation and didn't eat very well.  Thus gaining a couple pounds back, like about 4.  But I got right back on my diet today, exercise and all and it feels great.  It is funny how you start to feel after not exercising for a couple of weeks.  Last night I was feeling restless, like I needed to stretch or had too much energy.  You should have seen me yesterday, I was cooking like crazy, good for you cooking.  But I was in the kitchen for hours.  So I feel so much better after having worked out for 30 minutes and drinking my slim fast shake this morning.  I am looking forward to dropping those pounds again and then some! 

Thanksgiving and Vacation

So, I have now been off my diet for a week.  The vacation made it pretty hard to stay with it and I figured with Thanksgiving coming, I had better just wait until it is all over before I even think about weighing myself.  I might take a peek though, just to see where I'm at.  But I don't anticipate any problems getting back on, my goal is still in sight and I am still happy that I am losing weight.  I don't see it as a burden anymore because I feel good about it.  Here's to a great Thanksgiving and getting back on the weight loss wagon afterwards :)

Almost vacation time...

We are going on a little vacation next week and I have been looking forward to it.  I haven't been losing the weight for it, but it will be nice not being as heavy as I was, when we go.  I have officially hit my 15lbs mark!!!  I am so happy. If I can lose 15 lbs, nothing is impossible.  I am just glad I have figured this out.  I look forward to doing this after my third baby this time next year and losing the lbs faster than before.  I am so excited to walk into my doctor's office a little healthier and knowing that I did it myself.  Yeah!!!

Busy Weekend

This morning I feel like crap.  I feel kinda gross, I ate too much good food this weekend.  It was graduation weekend for my husband and we had a party afterwards.  I think I was stress eating but after the fact because it was all over when I was gorging myself.  I definitely didn't listen to my body very well this weekend.  So, I will be working out tomorrow.  I was feeling so yucky that I was worried about working out and puking, not a good combination.  So, I will let you all know tomorrow how I am doing with my weight.  So far 13lbs lost and I want to keep losing it.

Funny things I noticed

So last night while relaxing with my husband, I had an itch on my leg.  So I pulled the itchy leg across on top of the other knee to scratch.  And while scratching I noticed that my legs seemed thinner.  Not like I had a lot of issues with my legs while I was 14 pounds heavier, but it was just funny.  I also have come to terms with the fact that while in my youth I gained the weight all over,  after having kids, it is now concentrated in one large area and that is going to be the hardest area to get back into shape.  I guess the good thing is that I am losing the weight so that I can gain a little with another baby.  While pregnant with my son, I didn't gain anything until the very end and that was only 12pounds.  So, my hope is that I will have lost a total of 20pounds by the date of my doctor's appt next month and will continue to lose it as my husband and I are trying to get pregnant again after that appt.  So getting completely in shape (flat belly,etc) isn't as important as losing enough weight to be better off and developing the self motivation to know that it won't be as hard to lose it next time.  After baby number 3 life will be busier but I will still find the time to exercise because I feel better when I do and I know I can lose the weight.  It would be great to get smaller faster after the next baby and maybe even look really hot before it is time to discuss baby number 4.  I think having taken most of my weight off will be great for my recovery this next time around too.  I can't wait to get pregnant and I am so happy to be losing the weight.  My clothes are fitting better and I am excited to think what another 5 lbs will do for that.  I have also noticed my boobs don't feel as full, guess where I lose the weight first..! Oh well, my husband loves me no matter what I look like, I just liked that I had a larger size, but I haven't lost so much that they are small, just decent.  Anyways, this weekend is super busy, my husband is graduating with his Bachelor's degree and because we are having a party, it makes me stick to my slim fast a little better.  I have been eating less in general and take smaller portions, sometimes I don't even finish that, but I feel great about it because I have lost so much weight.  Yay Me, feeling Great!

Keep Doin It and Doin It and Doin It Well!

Lost 3 more pounds.  Can't believe it.  The way I feel versus the way I look makes it hard to tell sometimes.  I haven't noticed a big change personally, but I have had multiple comments this past weekend which makes me feel good.  So, I am still working on it, but I have progressed pretty well I think.  My clothes do fit more loosely and with the holidays coming, I think I have finally figured out how to listen to my body and know when to eat or not to.  I think sometimes I get stuck in this mindset of "you have to finish everything on your plate."  I have given myself permission to not eat when not hungry and to only eat until I begin to feel full, which has been sooner rather than later recently.  So, I will keep this up and now that it is soooo nice outside, I am taking the kids for a bike ride, rather than staying in the house and doing the Wii Fit.  I still love the Wii Fit, but doing the bike rides gets the kids out of house and in the fresh air and I get some exercise doing it.  In Arizona we spend too much time indoors because of the incredible heat, so it's important to get outside as much as possible when it's cool enough to do so.