Weigh in Wednesday 8/26

Today is Wednesday!  I missed last week. I was sooo busy with getting everything on track for another school year for both me as a teacher and my students and my own kiddos I was completely overwhelmed.  As a result I gained a few pounds back but I am happy to report this weeks stats are down.

Last weigh in- 156.6
Today's weigh in- 155.0
loss: -1.6 pounds
Total loss: 3.8 pounds

I will take that loss even though it is not where I wanted to be by now.  I was not planning on me having no will power at all when starting back to work.  However, I am back on my game and hope to continue to be on my game til next week when I report back.

I hope all of you are doing well.  See you next week!

Weigh-in Wednesday 8/12/15

Today is Wednesday so I am linking up with Winter and Cassi for Weigh-In Wednesday.  Today was my first day back to work for this school year. (For those of you who have not read my blog before, I am a teacher.)  Anyway,  I worked hard in my classroom all day getting ready for my students to come back. By the time I left there it was time to go get my son from practice so I did not get a workout in today.  But I did weight in this morning......

Last Week's Weight: 158.8
Current Weight: 156.8
Total Loss: 2lbs

Tomorrow is Open House at work so I will be there all day until 7:00.  It is doubtful that I get a workout in but I am going to try.  If not, then I will just make sure I eat good and make up for it this weekend.

Day 1 and part of day 2

Yesterday was Day 1 and I think I did okay.  I am always tempted to weigh every day which can be discouraging at times.  I did weigh this morning and no change in weight.  I am going to try my best to stay off of that darn scale and go by how I feel and how my clothes fit.  I don't feel as bloated today. Don't get me wrong, I know change will not happen literally over night, but I just like to see any decrease on the scale.  Crazy right?  I am fully aware that I did not put this weight on over night and I will not take it off over night.  I lost 25 pounds before I had my daughter 7 1/2 years ago and it took me about 6 months using Weight Watchers and spin classes.  I cannot bring myself to go back to spin classes at the gym but I a working out at home.

Day 1: Jillian Michael's Cardio Kickbox Fast Fix (Upper Body):  Ummm....well that was no joke!  I thought 20 minutes wouldn't be that bad but it is definitely a good workout.  Especially for someone who hasn't been working out regularly.

Day 2: Jillian Michael's Cardio Kickbox Fast Fix (Lower Body):  Had a hard time keeping up with the moves but I did it and was sweating pretty good when I finished.  So that is two days down!  Yay me!

I plan to throw in several different workouts of Jillian's throughout my diet plan.  I tend to get bored easily so mixing them up helps me.  I had pretty good success with her Body Revolution two years ago and may go back to that once I feel more confident.  Right now I just want to get moving and build up my endurance level.

I will report back tomorrow for weigh-in Wednesday.  See ya then!

Becky

Hashimotos vs ME Round 1,000 something!

Hey Everyone I am back yet again!

As you may know if you have read my blog before, I struggle with my thyroid disease called Hashimotos.  The struggle is real, but I am also determined not to let it win!  Here lately my weight has just been a roller coaster.  I go up 6 pounds and then down 6 pounds. Constantly getting stuck in my rut yet again and again.  I am addicted to food and I am a creature of habit.  I love to eat out on the weekends with my family and I love to eat the same things even though I know that they will keep me fat and make me feel bad, especially GLUTEN!  I am so addicted to gluten.  I need like a Gluten Anonymous to help me. ha ha.

I keep telling myself starting Monday or starting this day or that day or when this or that happens I will start my diet and exercising again.  But truth is I may start but quickly fizzle out and give in to my fatigue.  So starting tomorrow I am going to start taking my supplements again like I am suppose to and start watching my gluten intake and I am going to start exercising.  I am going to use this blog as a platform of accountability. (Even though I have very few followers and maybe no one will even read this.)  I have to do something to hold myself accountable.  Writing here is therapeutic for me and helps me sort out my thoughts of self criticism and try to find some positive thoughts about my body and steps I am taking to make it healthier.



Starting Weight 158.8. I also plan to weigh-in on Wednesdays with Winter and Cassi. Thanks for letting me link up ladies.

Tomorrow starts Day 1 so see you then.

Becky

I am back!!!!

Hey everyone!

I have absolutely no idea where the past few months have went. It seems like they have just flew by. I have been very busy with my kids and work.   I went down to 147 and then back up to 158 and now back down to 151.2. It seems like I just can't get back on the wagon again.  However I have reached a point where I am just disgusted and frustrated with myself.  I am stuck in a pattern and I just keep refusing to break the pattern.  I do good most of the week and then blow it on the weekend.



However, I go to the beach in 11 weeks and I refuse to feel like a beached whale again this year.  So I am rededicating myself to the cause of losing weight.

  

I start back in full force on Monday!  I will use this place as my personal journal on my quest to find skinny self again and my quest for healing from Hashimotos.

Happy Thursday All!

Becky

Summer Update and Weigh-In Wednesday (on Sunday)

Hello Everyone,

I know that I have vowed to do better at blogging and well to be honest I am doing better than waiting 3 months like the last time I tried to start blogging more.  I am bound and determined to do better at this.  I only have like 3 followers at this point on Blog lovin so I am not sure how many people actually read this. If you are reading this please feel free to click on the bloglovin button on the right and follow me.  However like I have said before sometimes it helps me to write out my thoughts on here. I am not sure why but I have always been that way. 

Weigh-In Wednesday....8-6-14

Since my last weigh-in on July 7, 2014 at 157.2....I have went up in weight even though I was working out with Jillian for most of the month until I went on vacation for a week.  I weighed in as high as 159.1 pounds at one point since my last weigh-in.  I currently weigh 156.4 pounds.  I will take that since I have not been incredibly active since my vacation.  

Workouts???

Like I said I have not been doing a lot of working out over the past couple of weeks.  I have decided to start Couch 2 5K again.  I have never been able to get past Week 2 without life getting in the way and just giving up! I hope I can finish the whole program this time. :)

Diet

I have been doing my best to go back to cutting out gluten for my Hashimotos issues.  I ate all kinds of gluten while on vacation and I loved every minute of it!  Now I must face the consequences which means that it is more difficult to stop eating gluten again.  I am adding in Protein Shakes with some veggies in there which I DO NOT like but I can't taste them so that makes it easier.  I am due to have blood work completed in a couple of weeks to check on my Hashimotos and hormone levels.  Praying I am starting to get on the right road to keeping this Hashimotos in check.  

Goals for the week...

1. Drink my protein shakes daily!

2. Drink more water!

3. Do at least 3 days of Couch 2 5K

4. Get my classroom up and ready for school next week!

Hope to see you Wednesday!  Have a great week!

Weigh-In Wednesday & 30 Day Shred Challenge Update

Linking up today for Weigh-In Wednesday (even though I know it is Saturday)  but like I always say....better late than never.  This week I weighed in at 157.2 which is up .8 from last week. :( I do have some good news to report though.  I was able to lose inches.  See stats below..

6/30/14 (Before starting the 30 Day Shred Challenge)

Weight: 156.4

High Waist:  31.5

Natural Waist (ie..Belly Button): 34.25

Hips: 38.75

Arms: 10.75

Legs:  22

Chest: 37.75

7/7/14 (First weigh-in after starting the challenge)

Weight: 157.2 (+.8)

High Waist: 31.25  (-.5)

Natural Waist: 33.75 (-.5)

Hips: 38 (-.75)

Legs: 21.5 (-.5)

Arms: 10.75 (-0)

Chest: 36.75 (-1.0)

That is a total loss of 3.25 inches!  I will take it!  I get so discouraged when the scale doesn't move in the direction that I want it to so seeing this much of a loss in inches really helps me to stay motivated.  My realistic side knows that I shouldn't always go only by what the scales say but for some reason when that scales doesn't go down I am just devastated and I think that working out and eating right cannot be working.  I am trying really hard not to do that this time.  My hubby says that I should hide the scale but I am in such a habit of weighing myself every single day.  I am going to try to work on that for the next few weeks.  I really don't think I can just weigh once a week but never say never! Right?

30 Day Shred Challenge Update

Here is a pic of my calendar that believe it or not helps me to want to do my workouts. There is something about being able to put an X on each day that I complete a workout makes me feel accomplished! I am not sure if you can see it or not but I had to throw in some modifications.  I just do not like BFBM so I decided to do T25 Speed 1.0 which is like one of my all time favorite workouts and I actually did this one twice this week!  So again this is really is my adapted version due to an upcoming vacation and I am tweaking it as I go so that it is more enjoyable.  Lets face it, if we don't feel like we are getting what we want out of a workout then we should fix it.  So that is what I plan to do. As long as I am moving and burning those calories I consider it a success!

Progress Picture since being diagnosed with Hashimotos by a new doctor who is knowledgeable about this disease and since starting to deal with the causes of my hypothyroidism instead of just treating the symptoms. I debated putting this on here but I know that there are people out there who are wondering what happens when you become your own advocate for your health and refuse to settle for feeling bad all of the time.  I am not where I need to be, but I am definitely going in the right direction.  I just hope that I can stay motivated. :)

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! 

BECKY