MIA but hopefully back in action soon..

Sorry I have been MIA recently. I've had a busy couple of weeks and have not really felt like writing very much.  To be honest I haven't wanted to do much of anything..such as exercise or eat well.

The scale is showing my laziness. I got up to 158lbs, which isn't a high number but since only a few weeks ago I had been 151 lbs, it was too high for me! I gained that weight by not making working out a priority. We moved into a new place (I love it!!!) but since we were moving I was busy and used the excuse of moving to get out of working out. Also since we were moving instead of planning ahead and making healthy meals I ate pizza and *gasp* McDonald's.

I'm now back down to 155lbs, and seem to be hovering around there. I haven't been trying very hard to get back on track, I'm eating healthier but I am not tracking points, and not working out daily.

As hard as it is writing this post, it is important that I write it. I am hoping that this will now help me get back on track, and that it will hold me accountable once again.

the big gain

Hey all it's Weigh-In Wednesday... and I gained. Ugh.

I gained 2.5lbs.

I'd love to say "oh I don't know why I gained..."

I do know why... I'd be really on top of my eating, saying how I was going to get back on track, and then I'd see some chips or want a piece of pizza and I'd eat them. In the past I've been able to have some "bad" food and still lose or at least maintain. I think that in a way has hurt me, because I keep trying to push the limit of it. Obviously I ate too much "bad" food this week and did not have enough healthy good for me food.

I am not going to say I am getting back on track, because every time I do that lately it seems like I hit some imaginary wall and self sabotage.

Instead I will say I will try harder, I will try harder today to track each point I eat. I hope next week I can come back and say I have lost that 2.5lbs that I gained.

Here is KBeaner and I at a Diner... one of my "bad" food choices..but it was so yummy!

mommy daughter photo shoot

Today Kbeaner and I had a photo shoot. My friend Quinn did the photography, she is amazing!!! All of the professional photos I have of Kbeaner have been from Quinn. She is one of the nicest people I know, and she is incredibly talented.

You all should "like" her Facebook page and check out her website www.qh-photography.com

Here are a couple pics...

weigh in and a yummy snack idea!

It's was weigh in yesterday, this week I happily maintained.

I haven't been super strict about what I'm eating. I try to stay with the serving size of the food, but a lot of the time I have been guesstimating...which isn't the best way to do it.

Yesterday and today I have been getting back on track, tracking all of the food I am eating and trying to eat clean.

Speaking of eating clean... I have discovered the most amazing snack! They're fake Lara Bars (I've never had the real ones) from Chocolate Covered Katie. If you haven't checked out her page you really should, so many great, delicious and HEALTHY desserts!! I made the Cashew Cookie Lara Bar, today I am going to mix it up and try to make one with coconut, almonds and dates, maybe some chocolate too.

Showing off the new shirt I bought when I was back home in Mass. Part of the proceeds of the shirt go to the One Fund

Weigh in a few days late

Hey everyone!

Sorry I've been MIA recently. I've been visiting family and have been very busy.

Weigh in went surprisingly great this week! I'm now 151.5 pounds!!!!!! That's 1.5lbs down!!

I'm not sure how it happened since this past week I had been eating a lot of take out and not making the best choices. I did however drink a lot of water. My mom and I made this lemon, cucumber and basil infused water.. so delicious!! I'll put up the exact recipe up soon.

The first picture is from yesterday at 151.5 lbs, the second picture was taken in October 2012 I weighed 171 lbs. Just about 20 lbs lost!

 

Sometimes I feel that its weird that the same dress fits me even though I've lost almost 20lbs since I first wore it, but then I have to remind myself that, it fits better, is roomier and I didn't have to wear Spanx to feel okay wearing it!! I'm still amazed that I have been wearing dresses without Spanx or tights underneath and feeling comfortable. I'm all about those little victories!

 

I also finished my 2nd month of Brazil Butt Lift, I'll post the results of that soon.

 

I hope you've all had a great week and had a wonderful Mother's day!!

Weigh-In Wednesday

I should change the name of "weigh-in Wednesday" and change it to "maintain Wednesday". Maintained again this week!

I know I should be so happy that I didn't gain, and I am, but it would have been nice to lose some weight...it's been a long time since I've lost weight.

As always I am the one to blame, I was doing really well with my monthly May Healthy Eating Challenge .... then I had a few drinks last night, I didn't eat any food that was not on my plan, but I had 2 drinks. We were celebrating my fiancé's birthday, so I guess I'm allowed to cheat a little?

I had a lot of fun though so I feel like it was worth it, I just need to push myself harder this week so that I will lose!!

 

 

NSV... look I have a collar bone!!!

Meal Plan and a Realization!

This weekend I fully realized how much weight I have lost so far..

Obviously,I know I've lost a lot of weight (110lbs and counting to be exact), I know that my pants are smaller from 18/20 to 6/8, I feel the changes in my life, I'm healthier and happier.

For some reason I didn't really ever think or realize how much 110lbs is, how far I have come.

I was helping my friend fill the kid's sandbox up, and we had gotten 4, 50lb bags of sand from the store. As I was carrying them (one at a time), as I was struggling a little bit I realized how much harder it would have been a year ago, I was a little over 200lbs at that point, not eating healthy yet, definitely not working out as much as I do now.

That was almost 50lbs ago.

Then it clicked in my head.. I've lost 2 of those 50lb sand bags PLUS 10lbs!!

HOLY CRAP!

Those were so heavy, and to think a year ago I was walking around with just one of those sandbags and I thought I was doing okay, I really can't believe how I was living my day to day life 3 years ago when I was at my heaviest.

It made me realize how awful I was treating my body. It hurt just carrying one of those sand bags, imagine all the pressure and stress that was on my body before. It's just crazy to me!

I recommend everyone finding something that is equal weight to what they have lost... even if its only 5lbs. What have you lost? A bag of oranges? a sandbag? Let me know!

Now on to the meal plan...

I mentioned last week that I am going to do a May Food Challenge through a blog that I follow, read more about it here.

Here is my weekly meal plan: