10 lbs in 10 weeks

Last week was not a good time to start my new challenge, so I am starting this week... before I gain everything back that I lost! So, here we go...

The plan is to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks.

Wish me luck!

change is afoot

Yikes, people! I am in serious danger of starting back at square one! NOOOOO!!!!! This cannot happen, so I must take control. Sedona was AMAZING. (Check out my other blog on the sidebar if you want to read about it.) We walked and hiked a lot, and we also ate a lot. I think I gained three pounds.

SO, I have decided on a new challenge. This one is more short term - 10 pounds in 10 weeks. What do you think? Part of this challenge is to stay within my points limit when I am away. WOW. That will definitely be a challenge. I am going to start this challenge next Friday (to give me a chance to regain some ground after this last trip), and it will end on July 26th. Ooooo, that's my brother's birthday... Anyway, I do have a few trips in that time period: Lauren's college orientation in Boston June 10-11, Williamsburg with the kids June 24-27, New Hampshire with the family July 4-7, and Palmyra (to finally see the pageant again) with a Niagara Falls bonus July 19-21. Four trips in ten weeks. If I take a break for each of those trips, I could seriously gain back everything I lose. The only way to do it is to stick with the plan the entire 10 weeks. Instead of taking days off, I will only splurge on a meal or two when we are away. That should work out better.

Hmmm ... Can I lose three pounds by next Friday so that I start this new challenge with my original 7 pounds already lost??? Hahahaha!!!! I will try. :)

I did exercise this morning!


p.s. Why do people always spell lose as loose? Your pants are loose (if you are too skinny for them. which i am not. but that is beside the point.). And you want lose weight. Is that so hard? These are the things that drive me crazy!

end of the 6-month challenge

Last week was a very depressing week for me when reality set in that it has been six whole months and I didn't accomplish what I set out to accomplish. I didn't even get close! The goal was to lose 30 pounds. Halfway through the challenge I changed it to 20 pounds. The most I lost was 12 pounds. That would have made me really happy!

But the final result was a mere 7.5 lbs.

So, I guess it really just was the last two months when I lost control. Such a sad story.

So, I lost 7.5 lbs. That's better than nothing! I'll take it.

And when we get home from our anniversary trip in Sedona, I will set a new goal and start anew. Sounds like a plan, Stan.

forever fat?

It has been a month since I posted anything on this blog. TWO months since I lost any weight. In fact, I have actually gained a little. Which makes me wonder...Will I be fat forever??? Maybe I'm just doomed to be a fat person. It is so HARD to lose weight. And so EASY to gain it back. If I could just stay at home and have a boring life, I would do better at sticking to my plan. But, darn it! My life is full of too many exciting detours that include great food!

I have gained a little back, but not all of it. And we go to Sedona in 10 days. Yikes. It's obvious now that I won't have lost that original goal of 30 lbs. I was ok with that. Not even the new 20 lb goal is attainable at this point. That makes me sad and disappointed. I had the time. I could have done it. But I didn't. 

So now I am making a last ditch effort before we go to get to that point of having lost 10 lbs, and maybe a pound or two more. Then I won't be a total failure. I was so good yesterday (the day I started). It's only 10 days. I can do this. I will be good. 

back on the wagon

This is getting serious. How will I ever reach my goal if I keep taking these "little breaks" here and there? I gained 4 lbs, since my break-through weigh in. Was that three weeks ago? It must have been. I did alright when we went to Virginia, but then I lost all control on girls weekend in San Diego. And I didn't get back on track this last week that I have been home. Now is the time to do it. Do or DIE!

I already exercised this morning and had my protein shake. It's a good start. Let's hope I can get rid of that extra 4 lbs this week (haha) and get back to losing weight.

week 16: -1.7, 11.7 lost, 8.3 to go

Hold on to your butts, people . . . THE 10 POUND BARRIER HAS BEEN BROKEN!!! I have been very frustrated sitting at the same weight for three weeks. Last week I said to myself, "FORGET IT!" Not forget it completely, but I decided to not post anything and not weigh in. I have been exercising and kind of tracking my points. But I really just needed to stop obsessing over it.

So I did.

And I finally lost weight.

1.7lbs!!!!

The End

p.s. i weighed in today because tomorrow we leave for a long weekend in williamsburg. it will involve lots of walking to make up for some yummy food i know i will eat. i'll be good though. i promise.

week 14: 10 lost, 10 to go

Soooooo... I haven't lost weight in two weeks. It is very aggravating. And I'm kind of sick of trying. That's pretty much how I felt this week. Hopefully I can get back on track and back in business this week.

The good news is that I have actually lost inches!

(and i can't wait to look like this person in the pic)

Let's break it down starting with the not so impressive,

and then working our way to the most impressive:

ARMS: nada. zip zero. ok...
BUST: -0.5 inches overall. oh, how i can't wait for this # to go down more.
THIGHS: -1 inch overall. This is actually impressive because I just lost that inch
    in the last month. Go figure! I had no idea I was losing inches in my thighs.
WAIST: -2 inches overall. I love this number.
HIPS: -2 inches overall. One of those inches is from the last month! That alone
    makes me SO happy. Who wouldn't be happy with that?
PANTS: -1 size. This one feels huge to me. And I am thrilled. I am most definitely
    down one size, and feeling very comfortable in it. And I'm not going back!