I think it's been about two weeks since I talked weight, so I'll start from there. I said a while back that I would be happy losing two pounds a week, like I'd been doing and hoped that my weight kept falling off at that speed. Two pounds is steady and great and just enough to make a difference but not drastically. Well, things were going well with exercising and I told myself I would do my five mile cardio/walking work out every day until the girls started school. After that I knew I'd have less time to exercise because I would have to start waking them up early, cutting into my workout time. That worked out well but by the end of that week prior to school starting, I felt a little discouraged because the scale didn't seem to be moving. The credit to that was my monthly visitor so I just kept on trucking and by the following week, and seriously within a matter of days, I began to notice a shift. I stepped on the scale and was so excited to found that I'd lost pound(S)!!! I was thrilled because I wasn't expecting that at all and when I coupled that with the weight I'd lost the previous week, I'd lost SEVEN pounds!!!
I was so excited!!!
Over the past week, I've had less time to exercise because I'm now in school, in addition to the girls. It's taking all I know to be organized just to make life run smoothly but I'm doing it. I make lunches and prepare the coffee maker in the evening and then I set my alarm for 4:45 or 5:00 a.m. so that I can get up and exercise for an hour before having to wake the girls for school. Time goes super fast in the mornings and because of that, I've had to change to doing just three miles each morning. I got this new Leslie Sansone walking DVD that's been great and even though I've only lost a pound this week, I'm feeling more toned and my belly is feeling a little smaller.
I recently also started making protein shakes for my mornings for on the way to school and they've been great! There are some yummy recipes HERE if you wanna try making them too. The base is just some protein powder ( I found some at Trader Joe's), Greek yogurt or cottage cheese ( I prefer the taste of yogurt better), ice and water and then whatever fruit/other items you want to give it for the real flavor. I've been making lots of fruity ones, like raspberry/banana, strawberry banana but have also tried chocolate/peanut butter and cookies n/cream!
My other new obsession is making lunches with these super yummy whole wheat tortillas I found at Costco that are only 80 calories each. I make them for wraps for lunch all the time and they are hearty and super filling!
I'm honestly feeling the best I have in a long time and can't believe that I'm seriously only 10 pounds away from the weight I was when I got married! I'm thinking my weight loss will be slowing down a bit with me being in school and having less time to exercise so I can focus on my school work, and the balance between that and family, but I'm committed to continuing on. Healthy eating is actually not as hard as I used to think it was and for once, exercise is something I can barely go a day without. Who would have thought those words would be coming out of my mouth!!!
I've been at this for two months now and guess how much my new total weight loss is?
28 pounds!
Can you believe it? Crazy, right. :) I'm feeling like a new person and it's amazing to see how much happier I've been just by getting some of this weight off. For a long time I wondered if people would like me better as a friend if I just weighed less. I'm the same person I've always been but now that I've lost some weight, I'm now way happier with myself and that happiness is being projected onto others which in turn makes everyone around me happier. I'm learning a lot and it's been a pretty cool journey so far. :)
11 comments:
I love it!!!you can definitely see a huge difference. And the best part is feeling better! Lol about your booty. Haha! I couldn't lose mine if I tried. Lol! I'm so proud of you. You're doing so great!!
Oh my word, I am so incredibly proud of you!! After this half marathon is over I am totally getting that 3 mile dvd to do this winter! You are such an inspiration to me and seeing you succeed gives makes me so happy! Keep up the hard work!!
AWESOME!!!! LOVE IT!!!! You're doing an amazing job!!! Keep it going and so will I. :)))
YOU LOOK AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
You look fantastic. Love it!
You look so great !!! Yay !!!!!!!
Wow, Ver! 28 lbs is amazing. Way to go!!! You've been working hard on this and the proof is in the pictures (and the scale!). So proud of you!
I'm going to have to look for those tortillas at our Costco. We can only buy whole wheat, low carb, high fiber because of Josh's special diet. I haven't seen those at our Costco, but will be keeping an eye out for them now. Thanks! Also, we buy Josh's protein pwdr at Costco. It comes in a huge bag and I think is around $50 for the bag. Seems pricey, but it is a 6 lb bag. Not sure how much it costs at TJ's.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
I believed in you all the time. So glad that you are believing now to.
You are on to a whole new lifestyle and you are going to teach your girlies to do the same. You should be very proud of yourself.
Hugs,
Trisha
Whoo! Go Veronica! That is a huge accomplishment. My mom is also working on losing weight, so I should show her this as encourgement. I've been exercising more myself to stay in shape as well. It's crazy how exercising just makes you feel better!
Kudos to you!
Whoo Hoo!!!!!! I am so excited for you! Way to go!
Tim drinks a protein shake every morning. He idea milk, protein and fruit. I cannot stand the textture. Maybe I should try yogurt instead.
Oh my goodness, friend - what a huge difference and an even bigger accomplishment! Way to go! So proud of you!
Also, I've been meaning to ask you about the walking workout DVDs. I'm trying to come up with a plan to lose the baby weight this time and prepare myself to begin running again in the spring. Would you be willing to share what you've used in an email when you have a chance? I'd so appreciate it. :)
Keep up the awesome work, friend!
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