Day 8, 9, 10

I have not stepped on the scale since Tuesday. Shame on me.

Day 7

Fast food. Junk Food. Sugar. Why do we put these things into our bodies on a daily or weekly basis? Is it because we, as a society, have gotten to the point where we feel the need to rush through our daily lives? We can't take the time to eat healthy or manage to get in a quick work out?

I am disgusted with myself. If you read the previous post you know that I did not eat well over the weekend. The scale showed it today. A few days of fast food, junk food, and sugar and what do I have to show for it? Three freakin' pounds.

I was depressed last week because I was not losing any weight. I would give anything to have that back. I was watching what I ate and even managed to get a few work outs in. At least I was maintaining my weight. I fell of the wagon and I feel like it's running away with me and I will never catch up enough to jump back on.

Days 4, 5, & 6

I have decided to postpone this weight loss project until March. February is going to be a very stressful and hectic month because we are moving. It's very hard to work part time, pack, move, and take care of a baby. Let alone find time to eat right and work out. That doesn't mean I am going to give up completely. It just means that I am not going to stress over eating a fast food meal here and there or not getting to work out as much as I want during the week.

I was very bad over the weekend. Hey, it was Super Bowl weekend. I was allowed! I had Subway on Friday night. We went to a friend's house on Saturday night where I had chicken, potatoes, corn, and green beans. Last night I had pizza, nachos, and cookies.

There was no weight gain so that's always good!

The goal for this week . . . . work out a few times and eat better. Hopefully I can pull it off! And shed a few pounds in the process.

Day 3

I cared about how I looked until after I met my husband. I stopped worrying about watching my weight. I had the mindset of "It's okay to eat this. It will be okay if I gain a few pounds. I'll just work it off." That was until I packed on the pounds. Then it got to the point of "Oh, I'll just do a lot of running and walking when the weather warms up." Excuses, excuses.

In late 2008 my husband and I said that we were going to start working out and eating better. But we kept putting it off. I found out that I was pregnant a few months later. "Whew, I don't have to worry about losing the weight now!" Yep, that thought that quickly entered my mind. How sad is that?

I gained 29 lbs during the pregnancy. My husband gained about 20 "sympathy" pounds. He has mentioned that he also needs to lose weight. He has no motivation. I am going to try my best to motivate him to eat better and work out with me. It is so hard to fight the temptation to drink a soda or eat junk food when the person sitting beside you is enjoying every minute of doing so. I am worried that he will have health problems later on in life if he does not do something now to stop living such an unhealthy lifestyle.

If you have any ideas on how to motivate him, please feel free to share.

Enough for now. It's time to get off my butt and work out!

Day 2

So much for eating healthy and working out today. My work schedule was wrong. I was under the impression that I had the day off.

My day was set: Eat breakfast. Feed and change the baby. Pick up my mom to go furniture shopping. Go home. Feed the baby. Eat lunch. Work out.

I was on my way to my mom's house when I got a phone call from my brother-in-law, trying to find my sister. I run their children's resale store on the days that my sister works her regular job as a dental hygienist. (He can't keep up with which days she is at the store and which days she is at her other job.) My schedule stated that I had today off and was scheduled to work tomorrow. I either wrote down the wrong day or my sister changed it since January.

Needless to say, I am at work and do not have a healthy lunch. Scratch that. I have no lunch. I won't have time to work out tonight because I have a million things to do. Not a great way to start off, eh? I will have to make up for it tomorrow!

Day 1

I weighed 155 lbs in 2006. I'm not exactly sure how I maintained the weight. Maybe it was because I was trying to meet Mr. Right and cared about my looks. I thought that was fat.

I met my husband in 2006. Apparently I stopped caring about my looks, which resulted in a massive weight gain.

Fast forward to 2009. I'm not sure how much weight I gained from November 2006 - March 2009. I do know that I weighed 190 lbs at my first prenatal visit in March. I gained 29 lbs during the pregnancy, resulting in a weight of 219 lbs.

The first 20 lbs just fell off. I have had to work at those extra 5 pounds that got me to 195 lbs.

My goal is to lose 50 lbs by July. That's roughly 10 lbs per month. How do I plan to do this? Watching what I eat, eating smaller portions, drinking a lot of water, and working out 4-5 days a week. Wish me luck!