week 12?

I think I am losing track of my time. Having family in town for the past week has really thrown me off. Thanksgiving was not nearly as bad as it could have been. I ate most of what I wanted and calculated my calories, and was surprised that they were not really that bad. So no gain over Thanksgiving, and I am so relieved. Anyway that is about it.

Week 11

So apparently I have hit another plateau. Such is life of weight loss. At least I know that if I keep working at it, I will eventually see success. It gets to be a bit frustrating, but I can be very stubborn. Hopefully next week I will start to see some results.

Week 10

I really don't have anything exciting to say this week. I guess that doesn't really differ from any of the other weeks but this week, I can't even come up with anything, so here is to another successful week.

week 9

I think that is the right week. So I finally conquered my plateau!!!!!!! So hooray!!!! It is always nice to know that your work doesn't go completely unrewarded. Sometimes it just takes a while, although it is sooooooooooo hard to remember that when you are in the middle of it. But rest assure, I will be prepared for you when it strikes again!!!!! I know I am a bit on the over dramatic side, but what can I say. That is about all for this week.

Week 8

So this week hasn't been so great, I have kept my calories where they should be and I ran 32 miles this past week, but my weight is actually up. What the heck?! Oh well, I guess that is life sometimes.

week 7

So this week was a tough week for me. I did lose a pound, which I was excited about, but I have had sick kids and ended up missing 2 of my exercise days. I had things so carefully planned out, and I have my workouts scheduled into my day like appointments, but when it comes to sick kids there are no work arounds. It is too cold to have a sick child outside, and you just can't take sick kids to the gym. I have a feeling I might have a few weeks of this. With 5 kids and flu season, that is just life. My days are just so busy that if I don't get it done when I have the time set aside, there is just no way it is going to happen. The joys of motherhood. Hopefully this week is better. I did get to go for a run this morning, but before the end of the day, I had made 2 trips to the nurses office.

Week 6

So now comes the frustrating part of trying to lose weight. Apparently I have hit my first plateau. I seem to be able to lose weight consistently up to this point. I have not been able to break it in the 2 years since I had my last baby. I work really hard, get down to this weight and have to fight like crazy to even maintain this weight, let alone lose any more. Every time, I get frustrated and ultimately give up. Well, its not going to happen this time!!! Well, Plateau, I have been expecting you and this time I have a plan in mind, hopefully it will work (if not I have a friend that is a weight loss instructor and now a personal trainer, so I will pick her brain). I have decided that in addition to the 5 miles that I run 5 days a week (for a grand total of 25 miles a week) I am going to add 2 days of water aerobics to 2 of my running day, and the 2 days that I don't run, regular aerobics. I am going to cut my calories by 150-200 a day, and hopefully after a week or so, break this and start seeing results. I must say that hitting this and struggling to maintain my weight right now, let alone lose, is really annoying. I do not see how I can be as careful as I have been with what I am eating, and exercising as consistently as I do, how it can be so hard to just maintain a weight. Oh well, I am not giving up this time, I am determined, and I know if I lose momentum and let myself get down about it, I will fail, so I guess this is where my stubborn streak can be more of a blessing than a curse. ;-) Anyway, here's hoping for some success this week for me, and everyone else out there that is in the same situation!!!!