Week 4!

Week Four, Ready for more! (...my weekly rhyme just gets better and better!)

When I started with the goal to lose this weight, I outlined my goals as such:
-Lose 39 pounds.
-Complete this in 6 months tops.
-KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF.

..and I intend to keep these goals! Who knew that only ONE MONTH into this, I would've nearly lost half of the weight!

When you are counting calories and only consuming 1,000 calories every day, it is crucial to see those results; To give you the motivation to keep it up, Especially when the overall goal can seem sooo far away. Its pretty daunting to be at the starting line, and think "39 pounds!" It seems like this huge, unattainable amount. Well, a month into this, I can say that whatever your weight loss goal is, its NOT unattainable. Dedicate yourself to your goal, set a timeline, stick to your plan, and you'll get there! With that said,

My updated tracker....



16 lbs. What does 16 lbs mean to me? It means I've lost the weight gained with my surgery. It also means I've lost the rebound weight from the HCG diet. Most importantly, It means that the weight I have left to lose, is the rest of the baby weight; The original problem. With the exception of the HCG disaster, I haven't weighed this amount since November of 2009; Two months after having Ryder. :)

16 lbs down, 23 lbs to go!

Week Three!

Week Three Go Me!

This week's loss is not near as satisfying as the last two. BUT, that's to be expected. The first couple weeks at a diet or exercise program are expected to be great, because your body goes into shock a little bit. As long as I continue to lose weight steadily, I'll be happy. If I hit a plateau, steer clear of me!


I've lost 14.2 lbs total! I lost 2.4 lbs this last week. I did great with drinking a lot of water, but it was mostly LifeWater which is flavored, hopefully that didn't actually hurt my weight loss instead of helping.

Goal for this week: More (plain) Water, and the addition of a little bit of exercise. I say "a little bit" because whenever I JUMP into a new exercise plan, it usually only lasts a few weeks before I get sick of it. I miss dance! After dancing for 17 years, Its hard to find other forms of cardio/exercise that I like or are exciting. So if anyone out there has a dance class that they like, for adults, that is challenging yet non-competitive let me know! That's all this mommy/working/student has time for!

Week Two!

Week Two is Through!! (Yes, I feel the need to rhyme.)I had another successful week at the diet! Let me let you in on a little secret... My mom's birthday was on Sunday and I actually fit cake/icecream into my calories for the day :/ and STILL lost weight!!

I've lost 12 lbs. in TWO WEEKS!!!! (11.8 if we're getting technical, which my tracker does not do ;-)) It feels soooo good to lose weight! It really does! And I am all the more motivated to start to add more exercise to my plan. BUT! My bigger goal for the week, DRINK MORE WATER! I did well in week one, but this last week I couldn't seem to put down my diet soda. Hopefully I'll have another great number next week!

WEEK ONE is done! ;)

Week One of my diet was a success. I found my diet plan to be very easy to stick to! And was very pleased to find a delicious sandwhich at Subway, and a delicious Pita at Pita Pit that fit right in to my calorie plan. Its SO nice when I find 'take-out' food that fits my diet because I love to go out to eat! So to you dieters out there, try the Sweet Onion Chicken Sandwhich off of Subway's Fit Menu, or at Pita they have a calorie listing of all of their foods, so its very easy to pick the calories you are eating! I went for a Philly Steak on a wheat pita with some yummy fix-ins! ;)

Drum Roll Please.......

Yep! 7.2 lbs down in Week One. (See why I call it a success?!) I'm very happy with the results of my hard work! My doctor had said that if you are aiming to lose weight, your success is based 85% on your diet and only 15% comes from exercise. So its SOO important to make sure you watch what you eat!! (Please don't take that to mean 'Don't Exercise' because exercise is important in so many other ways; I.E. Toning, Keeping that heart healthy, and having tons of energy!)

Stay Tuned for week 2!!