S Club Mama

That scale just won't budge. I'll admit I haven't followed my diet/exercise plan to a T, but darn I've been trying. Sometimes it's just so hard to want to get up and go for a walk with the kids. I'm just tired. But the good news is that I tried on my old jeans and they fit. Tightly, but I got them buttoned! Which is weird because I tried them on just a week or so ago and they weren't close to buttoning. Think my fat is dispersing itself elsewhere? lol I don't know if I'm going to make this 20 pound mark by the holidays. It may take me longer. I'm going to keep trying, though.

It's Week 5 for Natalie's Holiday Slim Down. I'm in a 2 pound slump. And it's no one's fault but my own, of course. I'm just not watching what I eat or eating too large of portions. I just really love carbs: pastas, potatoes, crackers...yum, yum! So my goals for this week are: 1. Walk our "new" route three times & the "old" route once 2. Yoga at least 4 times this week 3. 3-4 tall glasses of water each day 4. Encourage myself as much as possible We signed up for our walk/run - $18 registration fee per person so we're not backing out! I'm very excited about this. Last week, I walked with the boys (once - boo) 2.5 miles so I know I can make it. I mean, I had both boys with me and during the actual event, I'll only have Squirt. The group goal for this week is to not eat sweets for a straight 48 hours. I'm planning on doing this on Wednesday and Thursday. We have a wedding Friday and birthday party on Saturday. I'm excite...

This isn't going so well. I don't have the energy to go workout. I don't have the willpower (as much as I claim to) to not eat snacks. I don't even like sweets but when I tell myself I can't have them, I end up eating more than I ever do. I'm frustrated as I stepped on the scale...back to where I started. Granted, I'd only lost a pound (but this is also with a non-digital scale so this is sort of a guess, too). I'll get weighed tomorrow at the doctor's. I'm just frustrated. I know my ideal weight is around 135 but I'm so far from that, it seems impossible. I also don't know that it'd be healthy to be that small. I have hips and shoulders...I'm stocky. ugh...

How did I do this week? Um....yeah. Not too bad, I guess, but let's look at it by my goals. 1. Start my Slim Fast diet. One drink for breakfast, one for lunch plus half a sandwich or other small meal, and a healthy dinner. Add in 2 very small, healthy snacks. This went fairly well until the weekend. Yeah. The dinner out at Applebee's, the puppy chow my husband made and the wedding we attended (with a candy table) really didn't help. But I'll do better. I know that one of the worst things you can do as you try to lose weight is beat yourself up over mistakes. 2. Take a walk 4 days a week AND do some kind of in-home workout 4 days a week. If it's too hot to walk outside, then I can substitute the in-home workout (and vice versa). I started off fairly well with an :08 Pilates workout Monday, chasing after Moose at the mall and giving him a shoulder ride for about 10 minutes on Tuesday, and carrying Squirt around the fair for about an hour on Thursday. But not really my...

Natalie from Natalie's Sentiments has started a new blog called Holiday Slim Down: 15 Pounds in 15 Weeks. Now, I know I have more than 15 pounds to lose. Honestly? I could lose about 40-50 pounds and still be healthy. Of course, I won't and can't lose this all at once (wouldn't that be great?). But 30 pounds in 15 weeks wouldn't be bad: 2 pounds per week. However, I will give myself some grace and say I want to lose 20+ pounds by Christmas. My goals for this week: 1. Start my Slim Fast diet. One drink for breakfast, one for lunch plus half a sandwich or other small meal, and a healthy dinner. Add in 2 very small, healthy snacks. 2. Take a walk 4 days a week AND do some kind of in-home workout 4 days a week. If it's too hot to walk outside, then I can substitute the in-home workout (and vice versa). 3. Pick out a goal outfit. Anybody want to join? Head on over to the holiday slim down home blog and read the welcome post. I'm ready to get started!