Wednesday 29 July 2015

I lost weight on holiday!

Goal Weight: 73kg
Current Weight: 88.8
Started my journey 01/09/14 - 24.2kg lost

I still can't believe it, but I actually lost weight after 5 days at the in-laws! And 700gms at that! I usually eat & drink waaaaay too much when I am there, but I was quite well-behaved! I had a glass o wine every night (but just 1), kept my snacking to a minimum, TRACKED EVERYTHING, and tried to keep my incidental exercise up.

It was lovely to get away for a few days, and try not to think about work drama. The only issue was my 11 month old deciding 5am was an acceptable wake up time - every.single.day. Argh!

So back to the grindstone now. 1st day back at work yesterday, which was absolutely mental, so no time for the gym. Have it scheduled in at lunchtime today though, and have a pilates class booked for tonight. I have to work late (night market), but I will make sure I am home in time for the class, since I missed it last week.

So I didn't quite get my end of July goal (missed it by 300gms), but I have lost 1.8kg this month, which is awesome considering I have been quite sick, and we had a holiday! I'll probably jump on the scales in the morning in a last ditch attempt to make it to 88.5 haha.

1.5 weeks left on my current 12 week challenge. My goal was to get to 86, which is now not realistic, so I'm just trying to get as close as possible. I'm starting another challenge after this one, and my goal will be to get into the 70's (holy moly that is scary), which is the last decade I need to make it in to!

I'm feeling so super motivated after having a 'holiday loss'! Long may it continue!

Have a lovely week xx

Next Mini Goal: 25kg lost - 800gms to go!

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Being sick has too many repercussions!

Goal Weight: 73kg
Current Weight: 89.5
Started my journey 01/09/14 - 23.5kg lost

No loss this week, but no gain either! I'm actually surprised I didn't gain, as I only did 1 session of exercise (Pilates on Thursday), it's AF week, and I'm on antibiotics (always make me bloat up). So I am ok with a STS this week!

I really want to get to my end of July goal, which is 98.5 (so 1kg to go), but we go away this weekend, and I won't be able to weigh. I'll have to weigh on Wednesday (the first morning we are back) and hope for the best.

I say hope for the best as we are going to stay with the inlaws for 4 days and I always eat (and drink) too much when we are with them. I think I can keep the eating under control, just need to watch the wine intake, and keep up with a bit of exercise somehow.

So I guess that is my challenge for the week - don't undo all of my hard work in 4 days! I'm not sure how I'll get some exercise in, but I'll pack my gear and hope for the best. They have an exercise bike, and 30 minutes on that is better than nothing!

I REALLY don't want to go back over 90.......

Sunday 12 July 2015

I'm an 80's girl! And another milestone!

Goal Weight: 73kg
Current Weight: 89.5
Started my journey 01/09/14 - 23.5kg lost

Yess!!! A fantastic 2kg loss! That's the 900gms I put on last week, and 1.1kg more!! I'm almost in a bit of shock. But the most exciting part? I'm an 80's girl!!! It's been a long time since my weight started with an 8, so Im preeeeety excited about it. In the overall scheme of things, I'm 3.5kg over my pre-preg weight, and 11.5kg over my lowest ever.

I also reached another milestone this week - 20% of my body weight has gone!! That's a 5th of my original weight.

So, safe to say, I'm feeling pretty good about myself at the moment. I've been cutting back on the hidden sugars, changing up my breakfast, ditching the coke zero, and increasing the water. 

I got bugger all exercise in last week thanks to disgusting weather (snow) and sick kids. Need to get that back on track this week! My gym buddy (my mum) goes to LA for 3.5 weeks on Thursday, so will have to make sure I keep my regime up without her. No excuses!!

Here's a quick update of my mini goals - ones completed, and my plan to get to goal :)
5kg (108) - September 2014
5% (107.3) - September 2014
10kg (103) - 11/2/15
10% (101.7) - 2/3/15
Under 100 - 16/3/15
15kg (98) - 13/4/15
15% (96) - 27/4/15
12 week challenge #1 (94.2) - 94.0
20kg (93) - 1/6/15
GWEJune (91) - 90.6!
20% (90.4) - 13/7/15
Under 90 - 13/7/15
GWEJuly (88.5)
25kg (88)
12 week challenge #2 (86)
25% (84.7)
30kg (83)
Under 80
30% (79.1)
35kg (78)
35% (73.4)
40kg/Goal (73)

Have a great week

xx

Next Mini Goal: GWEJuly 1kg to go

Wednesday 8 July 2015

My jeans are falling down!

And that's a good thing! I love non-scale victories, and the need for smaller clothes is a great one.

The current jeans I'm in are a size 16, so hopefully that means I can buy some 14's in the next couple of weeks!!! That's pretty exciting to be honest.

My new plan is going well. I'm munching on almonds, enjoying my smoothies for breakfast, and saying no to fizzy. I've stayed off the scales, and am hoping for a good loss come Monday.

Exercise has been a bit hit & miss this week! Frickin freezing weather, combined with a mental week means so far I've only done 1 walk and 1 strength session. I've got an online pilates class tonight, and a walk scheduled for tomorrow, so all hope is not lost.

If I'm lucky I may be able to get a walk in over the weekend - depending on if hubby is working.

I'm feeling really good mentally too. Coming clean to my boss was a great idea, now I just need to find a new job! I'm sure one will come along soon, things happen for a reason, so I just need to wait for the wait role to appear.

As you can see, I'm full of positivity today! Long may it continue!!

Monday 6 July 2015

Stress & Weight Loss

Yesterday was a good day! I stuck to my new eating plan, and it went well. I wasn't hungry, I avoided coke zero, and my almonds were a tasty snack.

I did a 4.5km walk at lunchtime, and then a cardio core session for 45 minutes at home last night, so clocked up over 15,000 steps on my trusty FitBit.

So, on to my topic of the day - stress and weight loss. Work has been stressing me out BIG TIME lately. I'm doing way too many night events, and it is taking it's toll on my family life. So this morning, I put on my big girl pants, and told my boss I wasn't happy. There's no way to change the role, so I told her I'd be looking for a new job, and I'm pretty sure she knew that was coming.

I instantly felt my shoulders lift, and the stress slip away. Now that I can see a light at the end of the tunnel, I feel a million times better. I don't have a new job (yet), but I have this one to keep me going, and I don't have to sit here miserable everyday.

I'm beginning to think about what effect the stress might have been having on my weight loss efforts. I definitely eat more when stressed, and apparently stress can make you hold on to weight.

Will be interesting to see what the scales say on Monday!

And yes, I did check the scales this morning, and they had gone down from yesterday! But I'm going to stay off them now until at least Friday morning.

Has anyone else found that stress has an effect on what the scale says?

Sunday 5 July 2015

A decent gain :(

Goal Weight: 73kg
Current Weight: 91.5
Started my journey 01/09/14 - 21.5kg lost

So there you have it. A 900gm gain. I kinda knew there would be a gain - didn't think it'd be quite that bad, but I'm ok with it. I didn't eat awesomely last week (although not that bad!), but that coupled with my body being stuck on a plateau (I'm pretty sure) equals a bit of a jump.

I got pretty angry about it over the weekend, but I'm alright now. There's no point in getting upset, I just need to change a few things. So I have swapped to smoothies for breakfast (instead of porridge), and plain nuts instead of a fruit/nut mix for morning snack.

The smoothies are more points/calories than porridge, but I think my body had become too accustomed to eating the same thing everyday, so thought I'd change it up a bit. This morning's one was symbio yoghurt, banana, milk, rolled oats & cinnamon. Quite yummy, although I think it needs a touch more cinnamon.

I'm also ditching coke zero again. I don't drink much of it usually, but it crept up again last week, and that fake sugar is not good for my bloating. Back to the water it is!

So a clean slate today, making some changes, and will try not to weigh again for a few days.

Wish me luck!!

To finish off, here are some awesome words from my trainer over the weekend:

"Just remember that even small bits all add up - take some pressure off and enjoy the journey! Look at how far you have come and all the things you can do now that you couldn’t do 6 months ago! 18kg may seem like a long way to go but in reality you ll feel amazing in 8kg time and the last 10kg are just some ‘fine tuning’ - you ll feel really comfortable when you get into that zone.
The reason why we weigh once a week is because during the week so much up and down goes on that it just isn’t an accurate reading when you weigh more often and as I say it does take your body some time to let go every now and again - so next time you step on the scales and they aren’t saying what you want them to - look in the mirror! Look at how awesome you are looking and how beautiful you are and then tell yourself 3 good reasons why this is happening :) - period, fluctuation, irregular toilet, water intake - seriously there are so many things that influence your weight you really really cannot let this drag you down!!! :) You are doing such an amazing job hun!!"

Thursday 2 July 2015

I haven't weighed in 2 days - must be a record!

I stuck to my pledge! I haven't weighed since Wednesday morning!! I've definitely been tempted, but have not given in. It's kind of odd not knowing exactly what I weigh, but I'm sure it's much healthier.

My eating has been ok, not perfect, but ok. It's been a pretty stressful week, which is no excuse, but hey, I'm better than I used to be!

I'm struggling with breakfast again. I have porridge when I get to work, but by the time I eat it it's usually at least 2 hours after waking up. I think I need to be eating earlier to get my metabolism kick started properly.

So, it's grocery day tomorrow, and I think I'll buy ingredients to start making smoothies again. I can drink them on the way to work, and my hand dandy machine makes them pretty quickly (and in the drink bottle, so no dishes!).

Any suggestions for what I should put in my smoothie?? I get sick of the same old all the time!

Will check in on Monday after WI and let you all know how it went...

Wish me luck!!