Weigh-in Wednesday #3

HW: 296.6 lbs.

Last week: 233.4 lbs.

This week:  232.8 lbs.

WK1: -5.0 lbs.
WK2: No Change
WK3: -0.6 lbs.
WK4: — lbs.

TL: -63.8 lbs.

Not super exciting this weigh-in, but I think 0.6 lbs. is a respectable loss =)

So I struggled a bit on Monday this week. I had done really well on the weekend. I had ONE cheat meal, which, was planned on Saturday and I recovered well from it. However, on Monday night I suddenly told my husband I wanted pizza. Hubby is a fellow pizza lover, so I knew he would be down before he even said yes.

He asked if I really wanted it and to be honest, I didn’t REALLY REALLY want it. It told him I would lay down for a bit and let him know later. Maybe my brain was tired from work and I just needed to rest a bit before prepping dinner.

After 15 mins. of laying in bed, my husband asked if I had decided and I said yes, even though I still wasn’t sure. I guess part of me felt like I would feel bad for presenting the possibility of pizza and then taking it away. It’s silly really. I know my husband would have been fine if I changed my mind. One of the million things I love about him is how he can support me on my health journey but let me make my own decisions without judgement. He trusts that I will make the right choices for myself. (Even though sometimes I can’t be trusted, lol.)

Pizza is a dangerous food for both of us. When we get it, we always overeat. So yes, I have regrets about this unplanned cheat meal. I think my weight loss this week could have been much better. I know that in the end, this meal didn’t hurt my progress too much. It didn’t make me gain all my weight back. However, there’s something I need to learn from it. I was feeling some type of way on Monday and I can’t really pin point what it was, but it caused me to mindlessly eat pizza. I should have been able to find out what that “bad” feeling was instead of ignoring it and making myself forget it with food.

I knew that there was some sort of emotion tied to my decision to get pizza. I just didn’t want to explore it at the time. This is how I know I have an emotional eating problem. I think I even have a problem with sabotaging myself when I’m doing really well. I am on that edge of doing really and becoming careless, or continuing to do well.

I’ve been feeling awesome lately. Clothes fit better, movement is easier, skin is clearer. Mentally, I was feeling awesome too. So why did my brain decide that things were too good and turn against me on Monday? It could be something very deep-seeded and hard for me to dig out. Or maybe it is something as simple as, I was tired and just wanted a break from this long, hard journey.

I have to push through. I have to remember my ultimate why and reach my goal. Every time I lose focus, I push that goal farther down, I’ve been doing it for so many years. I don’t want to wait anymore. I have it in me. I can do this!

Weigh-in Wednesday #2

HW: 296.6 lbs.

Last week: 233.4 lbs.

This week:  233.4 lbs.

WK1: -5.0 lbs.
WK2: No Change
WK3: — lbs.
WK4: — lbs.

TL: -63.2 lbs.

No change since last week but I know it’s because I had a cheat meal on Monday this week. I am finding it much easier these days to bounce back from a cheat meal, which is a great thing for me. Still feeling good. Going to stay the course!

Weigh-in Wednesday #1?

HW: 296.6 lbs.

Last week: 238.4 lbs.

This week:  233.4 lbs.

WK1: -5.0 lbs.
WK2: — lbs.
WK3: — lbs.
WK4: — lbs.

TL: -63.2 lbs.

This week kind of took me by surprise. It’s nice to see a big loss because it was holding on at the low 240’s – high 230’s for a few weeks. I can’t really say what contributed to such a big loss cos I haven’t done anything differently. At least not consciously. I won’t question it. I am grateful and I will use it as motivation to keep going!

Weigh-in Wednesday #15: Lady Talk – No PMS?

SW: 242.8 lbs

CW:  211.2 lbs

WK13: +3.8 lbs
WK14: +1.2 lbs
WK15: -5.2 lbs
WK16: —

TL: -31.6 lbs 

I finally feel like I’m back for real! I am 0.2 lbs down from where I was three weeks ago before my husband’s birthday and I went on an unofficial “diet break”. I didn’t plan on it, but it was kind of nice and I don’t feel bad about it. ‘COZ I’M BACK, BABY!

It’s Wednesday and I’m still having a great week! My mood is consistently chipper. I’m eating well and my hubby and I have been on a 3-day exercise streak. I’m really proud of the both of us for making fitness a part of our life. The fact that B is working out too makes me want to work out more. I’m doing more cardio, working in some running intervals but nothing too intense yet. I am introducing some ab workouts; planks, crunches and leg lifts.

It seems “that time of the month” starts today. Only a few days early, awesome! It’s funny how having a regular cycle is such a win for me. Also, this is the first time in a looooong time that I didn’t have any PMS symptoms the week before my period! In the week leading up to my period, I’m usually extra sensitive and cranky, bloated, pimply and craving junk food. This time, I can’t recall any of that happening. I don’t know why, but I really hope it can be like this more often.

Well, that’s about all I have to say today. Let’s keep the good vibes going this week! 🙂 ❤

Weigh-in Wednesday #12: DietBet – So close!

Loving that downward slope!

SW: 242.8 lbs

CW: 211.4 lbs

WK9: -0.8 lbs
WK10: -3 lbs
WK11: +2.2 lbs
WK12: -4.6 lbs

Month 3 total: -6.2 lbs

TL: -31.4 lbs 

Yay for getting back on track! 4.6 seems like a lot, but about half of that is bloat and water weight from the week before. It was that time of the month and I had caved into old eating habits.

This month has been pretty inconsistent in the food department and you can see that reflected in this month’s weigh-ins. I kept over-indulging on the weekends and although it hasn’t hurt my progress overall, I still think I need to exercise a little more control because a lot of those indulgences happened not because I’m hungry but because I needed comfort. There’s a fine line between indulging and throwing it all out the window.

Anyway, I feel like I’m in a good place right now. I’ve been getting regular exercise, I’m getting stronger, and I reached my 30 lb milestone! Yay! So much to be happy about going into my fourth month!

So about the DietBet… to win, I needed to weigh-in at 211.6 lbs so yes, as of this morning I did hit that number, but I was a couple of days late! On the day of the final weigh-in, I was 212, 0.4 lbs away from winning! So close! Ah well, I don’t feel bad at all because I lost a total of 8.4 lbs during the bet, which is a win in my books! Being part of that DietBet group was super helpful and motivating, I think that alone makes the whole thing worth it. I don’t think I’ll be joining another one anytime soon, though. I felt like the pressure towards the end of the bet caused unnecessary stress, which in turn made me want to eat poorly! Isn’t that weird?

This journey has no finish line and no deadline. That’s the beauty of it. I only have to concern myself with achieving my best today and allow the results to follow.

Day 82: DietBet win – There’s hope after all!

There are 3 days left in the DietBet, and I was curious to see where I stand. I wanted to know if the water weight and bloat I’d gained from 4 days of over eating was gone. The answer is yes! Yes it is!

This morning, I weigh 213.2 lbs. Yay! That’s 0.6 under what I was before my 4-day ‘fail’. I am now 1.6 lbs from my DietBet goal and I can’t help but think that I can totally do that if I put in some hard work for the next 3 days. More cardio, more water, more discipline!

I’m trying hard to sneak cardio into my work day. This week, I started walking up and down 5 floors of stairs randomly. Once or twice during the 8 hrs of my desk job. I also go for a 20-30 minute walk in the afternoon, weather permitting. This all really helps me surpass my step goal without having to spend an hour on the treadmill. I already go to the washroom more often than the average person because of all the water I drink, now I’m getting up from my desk a few more times a day. I hope my co-workers don’t find it weird!

Going down the stairs, pretending I have somewhere to go before climbing back up, lol.

The upcoming weekends are going to be a challenge for me because of my husband’s birthday. We are doing something every weekend! Tomorrow, we’re having lunch with friends. We’re going to our favorite Korean restaurant, I have mastered fitting Pork Bone Soup into my ‘healthy lifestyle’, so that part doesn’t concern me. A birthday MUST have ice cream cake! I have already planned on having a slice. Let’s hope the cake gets finished so it’s not calling my name from the freezer the next day! I’m pretty good at planning, but I have to fight the part of me that wants to say: It’s B’s birthday! Go wild, you can get back on track on Monday.

Next Friday is B’s actual birthday, (and the DietBet will be over by then) so there will be some definite splurging happening at dinnertime. He hasn’t decided what he wants for his birthday dinner. We’re also having my brother and sister sleepover next weekend, “Sibling Sleepover” is what we call it. This is where the real danger starts! I won’t go too much into it but I’m going to have to practice some serious willpower to indulge in moderation.

The weekend after that is another birthday dinner with another set of friends/cousins… and then the next day is a birthday lunch with B’s parents, they’ll be back from the Philippines by then. That ends of B’s Big Birthday-Month Bonanza! I am really excited for all the festivities. I love my husband and I want to celebrate him as much as I can. I love my family and friends, I can’t wait to spend my weekends with them. This is a good life and I’m going to enjoy it, just in a healthier way than I’m used to.

Happy Friday all! Have a great weekend!

Weigh-in Wednesday #11: Mother Nature Brings Gainz

SW: 242.8 lbs

CW: 216.0 lbs

WK9: -0.8 lbs
WK10: -3 lbs
WK11: +2.2 lbs
WK12: — lbs

TL: -26.8 lbs 

Awww man! So close to the 30 pound milestone, then I gain! I have no real excuses. It was fully in my power to reach that milestone, but I went the other way.

‘That time of the month’ started yesterday, so that might explain the intense cravings and multiple cheat days. I should have been prepared for that but it didn’t occur to me that I was going through PMS. Well, today is my third day back on track, so hopefully that means the PMS induced cravings are gone and now all I have to endure is the pain of cramps, bloating, and multiple washroom breaks. Oh joy!

I don’t know why I’m not more devastated by this week’s weigh-in. Maybe because I can blame bloating and my hormones? I know that I can bounce back from this and I just keep thinking, “I can’t wait to put this gain far behind me”. Maybe it’s because I know that this journey will have it’s low points. I’ve accepted that, and the more low points I can get through, the stronger I become, the more real this all becomes.

We have been really low on groceries lately, which did makes meal prep (day-to-day) hard. We finally got some essentials yesterday, so we’re set for the rest of the week. I’m hoping that we can do a bigger grocery shop this weekend. B and I both want to be more committed to meal planning not only for the health benefits, but to save money. I’m pretty good at bringing my lunch to work, but hubby needs help in that department. Having lots of meals ready to grab and go in the fridge will definitely help!

Workouts are still happening. B and I both do the StrongLifts lifting workouts 3 times a week and I try my best to do cardio too. It’s pretty awesome that I didn’t find it heavy at first, but 5 lbs gets added each time and now I’m deadlifting over 100 lbs. I get so excited over my progress and I’m really feeling my muscles under the fat, especially in my legs!

This may have been a bad weigh-in but lots of good is happening too!

…although, we never stop making mistakes. And that’s okay.

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Month 3 Goals:

• Workout 12 days (3 times a week)
  • 9/12 complete
• Stick to one cheat meal per week
  • 0/4 weeks
• Try 3 new recipes
  • 1/3 complete

Weigh-in Wednesday #10: A Surprise!

I love surprises! My husband knows this well and tries to surprise me even with the little things.

Well, my body treated me to a lovely surprise this morning: I lost 3 pounds!

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HA-HA! I did it, Regina! =P

Trusting the lifestyle really works! I was afraid of a gain because of all the Easter weekend indulgence but I got back on track as soon as possible. I did not try to over-correct myself by restricting. I trusted the lifestyle and I was not disappointed!

I can also attribute some of my success this week to the increase in exercise. In the past two weeks, I’ve worked out 7 times and have starting building muscle! Beautiful, calorie burning muscle! ❤

Here is a comparison of the total pounds I’ve lost 🙂

Look guys! I’ve lost the equivalent of 20 dozen eggs! That’s almost a year’s supply of eggs!

I am 1 pound away from my next milestone, 30 lbs lost! My hubby and I are driving down to an outlet mall this weekend for new running shoes! So excited! That’s exactly the reward I set for my 30 lbs milestone and exactly the thing I need most right now. My current running shoes are worn out at the back of my heel and there’s a plastic piece sticking out and giving me terrible blisters!

…aaaand because I’m in such a good mood, enjoy these adorable otters! B sent me a link that lists new characters from the new Finding Dory movie and I can’t get over these otters! I am extracting a promise from B to buy me a stuffed otter if the Disney store ends up selling them when the movie comes out!

 

FINDING DORY – OTTERS are seriously cute. Seriously, who can resist their sweet, furry faces? ©2016 Disney•Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

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Month 3 Goals:

• Workout 12 days (3 times a week)
  • 7/12 complete
• Stick to one cheat meal per week
  • 0/4 weeks
• Try 3 new recipes
  • 1/3 complete

Weigh-in Wednesday #9: Was hoping for more..

SW: 242.8 lbs

CW: 216.8 lbs

WK9: -0.8 lbs
WK10: — lbs
WK11: — lbs
WK12: — lbs

TL: -26 lbs 

You can’t really predict what your weight is gonna be. I had a few too many indulgences over the weekend. I weighed myself everyday to see where I was at so I could make adjustments. I started working out more than I have since I started. And still I only came out with a 0.8 lb loss this week.

Lesson learned. Don’t obsess with the scale. Just stick to the plan and the numbers will go down.

Despite losing less than a pound, I’m happy about it because it is less than a pound in the right direction. I’m feeling some really good changes in my body just from a week of regular exercise. I’m hoping that adding exercise is going to help rev up the weight loss and help me reach my DietBet goal!

Month 3 Goals:

• Workout 12 days (3 times a week)
  • 4/12 complete
• Stick to one cheat meal per week
  • 0/4 weeks
• Try 3 new recipes
  • 0/3 complete

I almost didn’t go to the gym last night. After dinner, hubby and I sat and watched two episodes of The Big Bang Theory and yesterday’s new episode of The Flash. After that, we noticed a new recorded episode of Brooklyn 99 on our PVR but decided to save it for another time. It was past 9:30pm, but I figured I should at least go and reach my FitBit step goal. I’ve been on a streak since last Thursday. So I got some cardio in and I’m happy with that 🙂 It also felt really good to go. I imagine I would have felt really sluggish going to bed after so many hours of TV.

Just a short note: I have been thinking of food too much this week! This morning, I wanted Doritos, kettle cooked jalapeno chips, pretzels! Yesterday, I wanted burgers and fries and Popeyes! Oh MY!

I breathed through those cravings this morning though. I need to be good for the rest of the week if I’m to get through this weekend…

This weekend is Easter. I am not saying I won’t be having more than one cheat meal, but I do want to see a bigger loss next Weigh-in Wednesday so I’m going to think of a plan and try my best to stick to it. Jesus died for our sins, so a handful of chocolates can be forgiven, yes?

Weigh-in Wednesday #8: Two Month Mark!

SW: 242.8 lbs

CW: 217.6 lbs

WK5: -2.2 lbs / +0.75 inches
WK6: +1.6 lbs / —
WK7: -5.4 lbs / —
WK8: -1.6 lbs / -4.5 inches

TL: -25.2 lbs / -19.75 inches

I have been on this Yoli BBS lifestyle for 2 months now and I have to stay that I am loving it. I am loving my results and the fact that I still enjoy my favorite indulgences every weekend. I am loving that I am seeing signs of better health everyday!

This month, did not go as perfectly as the first month. I introduced cheat meals this month, and I am still working on having a proper cheat meal that doesn’t turn into a cheat weekend.

I tweaked the program a bit, where I can have my second protein shake as my afternoon snack instead of using it to replace dinner. I missed coming home to cook a hot meal for my husband and myself. I think it’s a better fit for my lifestyle.

I am STILL trying to get myself to exercise regularly. I think I’m doing better than the first month, simply because I have been snowboarding a couple of times and trying to get as many steps in on my Fitbit but it’s not consistent enough.

I stopped taking measurements and progress pictures every week. The changes were too small and it was making me confused. I will be taking monthly measurements and photos from now on. (that means today!)

I’ve been having frequent cravings this month, probably due to the fact that I have cheat meals/days every weekend and the carb and sugar cravings take over. I know that if I can control my cheat meals, it might not be too hard. Resisting temptation when these cravings come is already getting easier 🙂

Going into month three, I have started a DietBet, which is another thing that is really keeping me motivated! I love being part of a group that is working towards the same goal. We share stories, photos, inspiration. It really helps me with my struggles to know that I am not alone! I am hoping to win the bet, meaning I have to lose 8.8 lbs by April 10th. That means, I need to be extra careful and work harder in the next few weeks. Month two only saw a 7.6 pound loss. Although that’s really good in my opinion, it won’t win me any money this month, lol.

Month 3 Goals:

• Workout 12 days (3 times a week)
• Stick to one cheat meal per week
• Try 3 new recipes

Here’s to a new month! Hoping for new discoveries, adventures and happy days!