Week 37 Update

Weill there is some good news and some bad. Good news - I worked out everyday this week like I was supposed to. Bad news - I gained a pound. Such is life. But I feel a lot better about getting back on track with my exercise. Hopefully the gain was just a result of my monthly visitor but we shall see. Group tonight was talking about flexibility training, which I am very guilty of not doing. I am tight, especially in my traps and hamstrings. Too much sitting in a car I think. We have some more new people. I also found out the program there is offering a third option, called aptly enough Option 3. Its all prepackaged meals. Still ow calorie like the rest but a little more variety in your choices. We have one lady in our group doing that. One nice thing is that the new people were looking at me like "why are you here?" That was very gratifying, especially since I remember thinking the same thing about others when I first started. I have been having a lot of trouble dropping any lower. Half was a variety of times, like my vacation, where I did not do what I was supposed to. Let hope this plateau doesn't last too long. 

Week 36 Update

So the verdict for this week is 165.6 pounds! That is a whole 3 pounds gone. This totally rocks. I am still not back up to speed with my weight training but I have been doing cardio 6 out of 7 days. I have not been double logging my food either. It was getting a bit tiring. I still have the log on the fridge though. Holding off temptation has been hard. My hubby is getting permissive with food again, and I have been letting him. I have been trying to justify it by exercising which has prob minimized the damage a little. I am still trying to get to 160 before going on maintenance and its looking closer and closer. They were not kidding when they said the last 10 pounds are the hardest.

Week 34 and 35 Update

So  I missed updating last week so I am doing a combo update. Last Tuesday I clocked in at 170.4 and this week I am at 168.8. Not quite where I was before vacation but getting there. I was not going well since getting back. I only did resistance training once since getting back from vacation. And I felt like crap. I got to the gym today and I felt a lot better afterwards. I was not feeling good when I got back from vacation and I took some time off which was not a good idea. I actually feel better now that I got a few days of exercise under my belt. I am still having some pain in my shoulder from the car accident. I have also been getting acupuncture, which has helped overall with my headaches and menstrual pain. I feel like I am getting to a better place with my health which is nice for a change. That week off actually made me see how much the exercise was making me feel better and more energized. It also helped me realize how quickly I can slide backwards when I don't do what I am supposed to. 

Week 33 Update

Ah, another update mad late. But this time it is because I was not at home. The hubby and I went on vacation and I broke ranks on the diet so badly. I mean the only thing I kept up with was my exercise. We went to Vegas and I never realized how hard it was to find a decent salad! Such is life. I walked every day for hours on end and hit the gym to do weights about every other day while we were gone. The scale at the gym at the hotel clocked me in at 171 so I will call that my unofficial weight. Next Tuesday will be my first official weigh in since leaving and its not looking good. Between the food and drinking while on vacation and that special time of the month I think I will be around 175. But we shall see. Worth it - absolutely!