A Belated Monday Motions Post... Whoops!

Considering I'm working on the renewals for our two largest clients (and I really would like to keep my job past the first of October, which is when they renew), please excuse this late and short posting!  It's been a long week at the office, and it is only Tuesday!

So a quick update then; I was actually surprised to see I lost anything!  First, I have a nasty ingrown toenail, which makes exercise nonexistent painful.  Second, the 2nd week of the month is unofficially "networking week", which means at least two dinners and a lunch out.  It's really the only time I eat out, and no, I don't get a food choice at these, though I did make sure I ate my salad and half-sized portions of the main meal.  Third, I had our annual MOPS leadership retreat on Friday and Saturday.  Bring on the pizza (though I stuck to two pieces, one being a spinach artichoke that was really yummy, and grazed the veggie trays), brownies, chocolate, and soda.  I did stay away from the Krispy Kreme donuts Saturday morning, and instead hit the fruit and hot savory casseroles, and simply focused on small portions and moderation of the soda and sweets.  Finally, to top it all off, Aunt Flo is visiting.  Oh joy!

Needless to say, I was happy with a half-pound lost; I was trying to simply not gain anything!  And in losing these five and a half pounds, I've lost what I have gained over the spring and am back to where I was five months ago.  So here is where things stand now:

The Monday Motions:

Last Week's Weight:  235

 This Week's Weight:  234.5

Weekly Loss:  -0.5 lbs

 Total Pounds Lost:  -5.5 pounds

Starting BMI:  36.5

Current BMI:  35.7

 

Week 6 - 234.5 pounds (and yes, our bed is made for once!)

The Monday Motions - Start of Week 5

Yay!  I finally hit the five pound loss goal; it only took five weeks.  Even though I am frustrated that the weight loss is slow, averaging a pound a week is healthy.  I have to keep reminding myself that the weight didn't come on overnight, it will it come off that fast.  Plus, a pound a week is fifty pounds a year, so by those numbers, I will be happy with it.  I just wish it wasn't such a pound-by-pound battle!

I am noticing a few changes in general, besides the fact that I think I can go one size lower in my jeans size.  For instance, it is "customary" for me to pick up a fun dessert on days that I grocery shop.  I got the usual slice of cake for the kids to split, but instead of picking up a whole small cheesecake sampler for Jonathan and I to split, I simply got the container with two small slices:  new york cheesecake for him, triple chocolate for me.  It tasted heavenly, but holy cow, I would have been sick if we had gotten our usual sampler (3 slices for each of us).  Also, I'm trying to teach myself to leave a bite or two on my plate at the end of the meal.  Growing up in a "clean your plate" family, I still struggle with it, even it means eating past full!  My weight battle has definitely changed my food approach with my kids:  my question is a) did they eat equal bites to age of their vegetables (rarely an issue; Emily will ask for seconds on salad and asparagus) and b) did they get enough to eat?  Even now, Emily has more self-control with food as a four year-old than I do as a thirty year-old.  You can give her a pack of cookies, tell her she can have five, and she will eat five, put the rest away, and totally put it out her mind.  I pray daily that the weight/food battle is not one she is going to have to go through!

Though I didn't get much exercise this past week (battling an ingrown toenail makes exercising a bit painful), I am enjoying being more active in general.  Taking the kids on walks or a bike ride or playing outside with them after dinner or on Saturday morning is becoming standard.  Now to just get Jonathan on board with us...  one thing at a time, I suppose!

The Monday Motions:

Last Week's Weight:  236.2
This Week's Weight:  235

Weekly Loss:  -1.2 lbs

 Total Pounds Lost:  -5 pounds

Starting BMI:  36.5

Current BMI:  35.7

Super Fast Monday Motions

Really quick update for those few people who follow this blog (and no picture this week - sorry), but watching my eating more closely and upping my exercise payed off!  In the first month of Weight Watchers, I'm averaging a loss of a pound a week.  It's slower than I expected, to tell you the truth, but a pound a week over the next year is over fifty pounds and that I CAN live with!  :-)

The Monday Motions:

Last Week's Weight:  237.6
This Week's Weight:  236.2

Weekly Loss:  -1.4 lbs

 Total Pounds Lost:  -3.8 pounds

Starting BMI:  36.5

Current BMI:  35.9