momofthreewi's Fitness Profile

momofthreewi's Journal

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  Doing Well...

  I think it's been a little over a week now since I started consistently posting on Daily Burn again. I've been doing well. I've exercised almost every day and I've been keeping my calories under control. In fact, I'm not meeting my calorie goals most days because I'm staying a little bit UNDER the recommended amounts some days. I'm okay with that. I lost a little over two pounds this past week, which is certainly a step in the right direction. I wish my progress was a little faster and I certainly wish it was easier, but I WILL get there.

  Posted over 2 years ago by momofthreewi

  
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  Frustrated, Devastated...but Hopeful, too

  I absolutely need to get back on track. My self-esteem is so low right now. I NEED to reach a healthy weight that makes me happy when I look in the mirror and that I know will have a positive effect on my overall health. I've continued to have more setbacks. I am up 3 lbs in the past couple months. I'm craving foods I simply shouldn't be eating. I'm full of excuses and I'm stuck in this mode of "bargaining" with myself. "I'll start tomorrow, I'll just eat this one thing, I deserve this, I'll exercise tomorrow"... I know I have a food addiction. If there is something in the house that I shouldn't have, I want it all the more. I eat a LOT of healthy foods. I make a lot of good choices. But I give in to cravings way too much, too. Food is my reward when I've had a bad day...and when I've had a good one. I resent the fact that I can't eat the same things other people seem to eat without gaining weight and I start to feel sorry for myself. I don't understand my obsession with food and it's a difficult thing to talk about with the people in my life. I feel like a failure if I tell people and worse, I feel like they will be more aware of what I eat and start policing me. I have almost 12 weeks until the kids are out of school for the summer. My goal is to lose 20 pounds by then. I would like to lose another 10-12 pounds by our vacation in August. Ideally, I would like to reach my ultimate goal of 40-45 pounds lost by Thanksgiving. That averages out to 5 pounds a month which should be very realistic. The most important key to my success will be my ability to remind myself that this is about my HEALTH. When I focus on how I look, I convince myself I don't look too bad and it shouldn't matter. It's not true, but it's also not the most important reason I need to do this. I don't want to develop diabetes. I don't want to experience what happened to my mother. I want to live for a long, long time. And I want to be happy while I'm doing it.

  Posted over 2 years ago by momofthreewi

  
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  Setback...

  Well, the past week was not a good one for me. I had my period, which makes it really difficult to work out, and I gave in to a few cravings because of it, too. On top of that, I haven't been feeling well (sore throat, fatigue, larynigitis). It was really a bad week for working out and finding the motivation to enter all my food into my daily log. I still don't feel 100% today, but I'm going to start entering my food again so I can start getting back on track.

  Posted over 2 years ago by momofthreewi

  
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  Down 2 pounds!

  I lost 2 pounds in my first week back using Daily Burn. I'm happy with those results! I also didn't do any real high calorie-burning exercise like my Body Pump classes last week and I plan to get back to those this week. So far, so good! If I could keep up the pace of 2 pounds average weight loss per week, I could reach my 40-pound goal by the time school lets out for summer. Sounds good to me! :)

  Posted over 2 years ago by momofthreewi

  
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  Motivation

  Last night I asked Steve to make me a chart on the computer where I can color in a space for each pound I lose (basically like a thermometer). I also told him I want him to surprise me with something for each 10 pounds I lose. It could be a massage, a date night (planned by him), him taking a day off from work to spend the day with me somewhere, whatever he decides. I think knowing I have something special to look forward to for every 10 pounds lost will help keep me motivated and it's much better than just rewarding myself with something. This way, it's a surprise and it'll make me work harder to get there. Yesterday was kind of a stressful day and I was so tempted to eat something bad for me, but I stayed focused and by the evening I actually had to add in a couple healthy snacks because I hadn't met my minimum calorie goal for the day yet!

  Posted over 2 years ago by momofthreewi