Breakthrough! Wednesday Weigh-In

This has been quite the week!

Stomach flu, long work hours, running, logging my food, drinking my water... 

FEELING GREAT!

Other than one day, I have followed through with my 21 day challenge commitments of drinking 96oz water/day and tracking my food every day.

Permit me a minute to walk down memory lane... 

Not so wonderful memory lane, but vital to remember memory lane.

I first hit the 200 pound mark when I was pregnant with my first son.  Unfortunately, I started my pregnancy at my heaviest of 170 and topped out at 206.  I immediately dropped back below after giving birth and experiencing the absolute BEST weigh-in in the world at my first doctor visit (I think I dropped 20 pounds!) and managed to stay there until the height of my next pregnancy when I hit 203 and again had that great drop following birth.  This time I didn't get on the stick and get back to Weight Watchers, so I hung out at that post-baby drop and stayed in the 180's until severe post-partum depression hit and I lost 20 pounds in three weeks because I couldn't food lost its taste and my family had to force me to eat.  Great to drop some weight BUT not the best way to do it.  Then came the Paxil and 40 freaking pounds... For the first time in my life, I couldn't control the urge to eat chocolate at all times, including the checkout line... I became THAT person who they created the candy stands for in the first place! And since the beginning of 2007 I have remained above the 200 mark... most of that time just barely above, but above nevertheless.

UNTIL NOW!!!

I am moving on, moving forward and reclaiming ME!

Starting Weight

215 lbs

Today's Weight

198 lbs

Change from last week

 2 lb

Total Difference

 17 lbs

 Goodbye 200's, I am NEVER saying hello again!

 

21 Days...

It is time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood!  I loved the team challenge we just finished, but I always love to find out what the new challenge is!

 

So here it is... Here are our instructions...

So for the next 3 weeks, we’ll be asking each of you to choose 1-3 new habits that you would like to form.  You will still weigh-in on Wednesdays but you will also report how you are doing with your new habits, or forming your new habits.
By incorporating one or more new habits into your daily life, it should affect your weight, and we want to know how much. We’re nosy like that. And yes, we are encouraging you to try and form as many new habits as you can. It’s good for you and your body!

There are so many things I could choose to do for 21 days... I have been on such a journey to create the life I love and the person I love. I have created many new habits in the past few months.  A couple of things that seem to be the bane of my existence are tracking my foods and getting enough water every day.  The irony is that when I do keep up with both, I am more successful in releasing weight.  Historically, I keep up with both for a week or so... not enough time to keep it going long-term.

So here it is...


I am committed to two things for the next 21 days...

1. Drinking 96 oz water per day
2. Track my food/drink daily on www.dailyplate.com

We will see how it goes... I look forward to conquering two hurdles that will be so beneficial to my health and overall well-being!