Lucky Little Lyla

I wonder what she will think of St. Pattys Day when she gets older?  I have saved all of her t-shirts!

Happy St Pattys Day

Not a St Pattys Day Celebration... But awesome nonetheless

St Pattys Day fell on March 14th this year.  March 14th happens to be Ashley's birthday and she turned 30 this year!  So instead of the normal St Pattys shenanigans we went to a nice dinner & to the casino to see her uncle's band play. We all had a great time!  Here are the pictures to prove it:

WLW - Week #8

Starting Weight:  155 lbs
Today’s Weight:  143.4 lbs
Total Loss:   11.6 lbs

Diet

Things I'm currently obsessed with this week include:  Smart Ones Ice Cream Sundaes, Lightly Salted Popcorn and a Thai Shrimp Salad from Applebees!   The ice cream is really good, totally fulfills my sweet tooth and clocks in at only 130 calories!  The popcorn I am getting at Aldis.  Its in a bag already popped and lightly salted.  You can eat SO MUCH for SO LITTLE calories its crazy.  And it satisfies the craving for a "munchie".  And the Thai Shrimp Salad I ordered on a complete whim.  We were supposed to have dinner at Longhorn and I had researched and figured out what I was having, we got there at 4:30 and it was an hour wait....  So we ended up at Applebees and I ordered from their lite menu.  It was REALLY good!!  Not something I would normally eat at all, but I really really liked it! 

Exercise

I have noticed that I am getting stronger.  Now when I do my kettlebell dvd I'm not sore for days after.  So that's definitely an improvement! 

Lifestyle

I am so relieved that the scale started moving again.  I know that the number of pounds isn't the only factor in all of this, but it makes me feel better when I see that number go down.  I'm going out for Ashley's birthday Saturday night.  Its going to be my first "free day" since I started all of this.  I'm hoping it doesn't throw me too far off track!

Happy Friendship Day

 

Saturday we had tickets to go see Disney on Ice.  Lyla and I went with Becca and her family.  The girls were so excited and of course wore their Elsa dresses! 

 

After the show Becca asked if she could come play at our house.  I said yes, that's fine.  :)

 

Lyla and Becca then declared it "Friendship Day"!  Becca spent the afternoon at our house then Lyla spent the evening at her house.  I love that these two adore each other so much!  How special to find a best friend at such a young age.  It warms my heart to watch them together.  I hope they stay friends for a very long time!

 

 

 

WLW - Week #7

Starting Weight:  155 lbs
Today’s Weight:  145.8lbs
Total Loss:   9.2 lbs

Diet

I had a few hurdles this past week.  They ordered pizza at work on Friday for lunch - but I ate what I brought with me.  Saturday we were running around visiting all day, but I stuck to my guns.  Even at dinner, I ordered what I knew I could eat and keep in my range.  Monday my boss took me to lunch for my review, but I just had a bowl of soup.  It was a challenging week - but I fought to stay on track! 

Exercise

I'm trying to get on a routine with my exercise.  I made up a schedule.  I only have so much time, so I'm doing what I can.  I'm trying to do the treadmill every day if I can find a way to fit it in.  Fridays are the hardest for me, so that has turned into my off day.  On Sundays I am doing the "fat burning" part of my kettle bell dvd.   On Mondays I'm doing the core training and I'm alternating arms and legs on Wednesdays.  I haven't popped in the Jillian Michaels dvd I bought yet.  Maybe this week I will see what its like.

Lifestyle

I have been getting discouraged by the numbers on the scale.  I feel like I am really sacrificing and working so hard and the results just aren't there.  The numbers are not on the scale, but I can feel the changes in my body.  I wish I had done measurements when I started this.  My bras are too big, my jackets are loose, my jeans are big on me.....  I need to pay more attention to these types of things than to the number on the scale.  It will catch up eventually.  And here, for some added inspiration when I need it:

This is a picture of 5 pounds of fat vs 5 pounds of muscles.  Just because they weigh the same, they are NOT the same..... the scale doesn't know everything!

WLW – Week #6

Starting Weight:  155 lbs
Today’s Weight:  145.4 lbs
Total Loss:  9.6 lbs

Diet

I've been keeping with my 1200 calories a day for the most part this week, but I haven't been eating the best foods to do it.  I'm going to work hard to get back on track this week, after tonight, I'm having pizza tonight because I just don't care!  ;)   One thing I did want to comment on is that I have started to notice that my eating healthier is having a really good effect on Lyla.  She is eating a lot of foods that are really healthy and that wouldn't be happening if I weren't trying to eat better.  She was eating edamame with me over the weekend.  And she has been asking for spinach with Italian dressing.  She ate a whole carton of strawberries Saturday!   So there are lots of positives to all this hard work other than just losing weight. 

Exercise

My Amazon shipment came Monday so after work I did my first dvd using kettlebells.  The package came with the dvd and a 3 pound and 5 pound kettlebell.  Monday I did the warm up and then the core exercises.  Then I did the treadmill for 20 minutes.  I really did not think I was doing the exercises correctly, but then yesterday my abs were SO SORE, so I must have been doing something right!  Last night I did the warm up and the upper body exercises.  I am so sore this morning.  My abs aren't back to not hurting yet, now my arms hurt too.  I'm taking tonight off.  I might do the treadmill, we'll see.

Lifestyle

I was really hoping I would have hit the 10 pound weight loss this week.  SO CLOSE!  Hopefully next week I can celebrate the 10 pound milestone!  Mom asked me over the weekend what the goal is.  I'm thinking definitely another 10 pounds then go from there and see what I think.  That would put me at 135 pounds.  I may try to get to 125, we'll see.  I want to be healthy, not skin and bones.