Hi!
Sorry I've been MIA from my blog. It's been so crazy with graduation preparations for my oldest daughter. We've got family coming in and we've been doing one heck of a Spring Cleaning. LOL! I just realized that I didn't post last weeks weight & measurements so I'll post both today's & last weeks right now.
I have some great news.....I'm 179.6 pounds!!! I'm in the 170's!!! That just ROCKS!!!
Ok...here's the official tally for both weeks.
5/19/08
Weight-179.6 lbs (I'm still very happy with this)
Abs-36.5" (no change)
Sucked In Abs-33.5" (no change)
R arm-11.5"/15.5" (no change & down 1/4")
L arm-11.5"/15" (down 1/4" & down 1/2")
R leg-21.25" (up 1/4")
L leg-21.25" (down 1/4")
Chest-42.25" (down 1/4")
Neck-14.75" (up 1/4")
Pannus-43.5" (down 1/4")
I'm pretty happy with what's going on right now, especially since my schedule is so wacky. I've been working diligently, with the exception of 2 days on getting my 10K steps in (on those days I was doing lots of computer work for multiple hours...I couldn't avoid it and didn't manage my time wisely enough to get in enough steps). Here are step totals for the past two weeks too.
5/5-12656
5/6-16088
5/7-16066
5/8-10668
5/9-5281
5/10-12544
5/11-11035
5/12-12622
5/13-15065
5/14-5820
5/15-10536
5/16-2501
5/17-10000 (I went way over this because we were at the water park all day. I wasn't able to wear my pedometer but I kicked butt on Saturday for my steps).
5/18-10468
5/12/08
Weight-179.6 (woooo hoooo)
Abs-36.5" (down 1/4")
Sucked In Abs-33.5" (down 1/4")
Chest-42.5" (up 1/2")
R arm-11.5"/15.75" (no change & up 1/4")
L arm-11.75"/15.5" (no change & down 1/4")
R leg-21" (down 1/2")
L leg-21.5" (no change)
Neck-14.5" (no change)
Pannus-43.75" (no change)
OK--that's it for now. I'll try and post a few more times this week. I already know things are going to be crazy. Graduation is Wednesday and we have family coming in starting tomorrow. They'll be here through the weekend. My goals for this week are:
1. 10K steps EVERY day
2. The gym at least 3 times this week
3. Make good food choices
4. No emotional eating (this will be a challenge, I'll bet--relatives AND graduation...whew)
5. Strength training twice this week.
Best wishes to all of you on your journey this week.
Hugs from AZ,
Shannon
Monday, May 19, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Weekly Weight & Measurements from 5/5/08
Wt-181.3 lbs (up 0.1 lb)
Abs-36.75" (up 1/4")
Sucked In Abs-33.75" (down 1/4"---ALL time low)
Chest-42" (down 1/4"---ALL time low)
R arm-11.5/15.5 (no changes)
L arm-11.5/15.75 (up 1/4")
R leg-21.5" (up 1/4")
L leg-21.5" (up 1/4")
Neck-14.5" (down 1/4"---ALL time low)
Pannus-43.75" (no change)
I was upset at myself for the scale number because I "rewarded" myself with random foods at our GS camp trip over the weekend. I had a S'more, animal crackers (way too many--thinking they were a more "healthy choice") and pizza (which wasn't even good). The scale reflected those bad choices which is really unfortunate because prior to the weekend I was doing great!! I had even snuck on the scale and saw a number in the 170's on it--179.6 to be exact. :-) (Which I have to confess, I did the same thing today---it showed 179.8 lbs...yipee!!!). I just have to keep it together over the weekend and not de-rail myself.
I've done awesome with my pedometer though! I got in 92,612 steps last week!! I hit the 10K goal plus every day and will continue to do that EVERY day!
4/28-10,749
4/29-10,828
4/30-11,225
5/1-21,073
5/2-10,416
5/3-17,261
5/4-11,660
YIPEE!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad I bought my pedometer. I really push myself to hit that 10K goal---even if it means walking around the block multiple times at 11PM! LOL!!!
I kicked some butt in the gym yesterday and really pushed myself. It felt great! It was the first time I'd done that since my hip was hurting a few weeks ago. I was worried that I might re-injure my hip doing that but this morning all is well. YIPEE!! Time to push myself again more regularly. No excuse of a sore hip now. :-)
Here's to the 170's next week!! YEEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWW!!
Keep on, keeping on!
Shannon
Abs-36.75" (up 1/4")
Sucked In Abs-33.75" (down 1/4"---ALL time low)
Chest-42" (down 1/4"---ALL time low)
R arm-11.5/15.5 (no changes)
L arm-11.5/15.75 (up 1/4")
R leg-21.5" (up 1/4")
L leg-21.5" (up 1/4")
Neck-14.5" (down 1/4"---ALL time low)
Pannus-43.75" (no change)
I was upset at myself for the scale number because I "rewarded" myself with random foods at our GS camp trip over the weekend. I had a S'more, animal crackers (way too many--thinking they were a more "healthy choice") and pizza (which wasn't even good). The scale reflected those bad choices which is really unfortunate because prior to the weekend I was doing great!! I had even snuck on the scale and saw a number in the 170's on it--179.6 to be exact. :-) (Which I have to confess, I did the same thing today---it showed 179.8 lbs...yipee!!!). I just have to keep it together over the weekend and not de-rail myself.
I've done awesome with my pedometer though! I got in 92,612 steps last week!! I hit the 10K goal plus every day and will continue to do that EVERY day!
4/28-10,749
4/29-10,828
4/30-11,225
5/1-21,073
5/2-10,416
5/3-17,261
5/4-11,660
YIPEE!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad I bought my pedometer. I really push myself to hit that 10K goal---even if it means walking around the block multiple times at 11PM! LOL!!!
I kicked some butt in the gym yesterday and really pushed myself. It felt great! It was the first time I'd done that since my hip was hurting a few weeks ago. I was worried that I might re-injure my hip doing that but this morning all is well. YIPEE!! Time to push myself again more regularly. No excuse of a sore hip now. :-)
Here's to the 170's next week!! YEEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWW!!
Keep on, keeping on!
Shannon
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Picture of Me
Here's a more recent photo of me. It's a couple of months old, but you can definitely see some progress.:-)
Weekly Weight & Measurements 4/28/08
Hi All!
Here's my weekly weight and measurements from yesterday:
Weight-181.2 lbs (DOWN 2.5 POUNDS....YIPEE!!!!)
Abs-36.5" (down 1/2")
Sucked In Abs-34" (no change)
Chest-42.25" (no change)
R arm-11.5"/15.5" (no changes)
L arm-11.5"/15.5" (no change) and up 1/4")
R leg-21.25" (down 3/4")
Neck-14.75" (no change)
Pannus-42.75" (down 3/4")
YIPEE!!! I finally lost a decent amount of weight! I'm very happy about that. I know that my new pedometer played a role in that loss too. I bought one last Monday and started wearing it Tuesday. I've hit over 10K steps everyday since and over 20K on Saturday. FUN!
I'm still participating in the Biggest Loser Challenge on SparkPeople and I'm enjoying it. I post there daily. I also am still posting in my YOAD group and my YOAD group on Yahoo too. (That support is crucial to me and my journey. My YOAD group are like my weight loss family. I just love them!).
I have to dash. I need to get quite a few more steps in tonight to hit 10K.
Talk soon,
Shannon
Here's my weekly weight and measurements from yesterday:
Weight-181.2 lbs (DOWN 2.5 POUNDS....YIPEE!!!!)
Abs-36.5" (down 1/2")
Sucked In Abs-34" (no change)
Chest-42.25" (no change)
R arm-11.5"/15.5" (no changes)
L arm-11.5"/15.5" (no change) and up 1/4")
R leg-21.25" (down 3/4")
Neck-14.75" (no change)
Pannus-42.75" (down 3/4")
YIPEE!!! I finally lost a decent amount of weight! I'm very happy about that. I know that my new pedometer played a role in that loss too. I bought one last Monday and started wearing it Tuesday. I've hit over 10K steps everyday since and over 20K on Saturday. FUN!
I'm still participating in the Biggest Loser Challenge on SparkPeople and I'm enjoying it. I post there daily. I also am still posting in my YOAD group and my YOAD group on Yahoo too. (That support is crucial to me and my journey. My YOAD group are like my weight loss family. I just love them!).
I have to dash. I need to get quite a few more steps in tonight to hit 10K.
Talk soon,
Shannon
Monday, April 21, 2008
Weekly Weight & Measurements 4/21/08
Wt-183.7 lbs (down .5 lb)
Abs-37" (no change)
Sucked In Abs-34" (up 1/4")
Chest-42.25" (no change)
R arm-11.5"/15.5" (down 1/2" and down 1/8")
L arm-11.5"/15.25" (down 1/4" and no change)
R leg-22" (down 3/4")
L leg-22" (down 1/4")
Neck-14.75" (no change)
Pannus-44.5" (up 1/2")
I'm not "unhappy" with that but I've done some evaluating to see what I can do to make some changes.
1. Purchasing a pedometer and wearing it daily to reach a minimum of 10K steps.
2. Avoid Margaritas (LOL--even after a well deserved event celebration)
3. Don't 'reward' myself with food after a good portion of the week.
4. Watch salt intake, it got me a couple days this week.
5. Make sure I'm not sitting at the computer too much every day (if I am, I'm not burning cals).
6. Continue to track food, water & exercise on SP daily.
7. Exercise daily--can't skip even a day or two (like this past weekend), especially when the food intake increases or I eat higher calorie foods--i.e. Mexican food on Saturday night.
8. Continue to work on boredom eating & no desserts. (I did well with the no eating because I was bored and didn't eat any YOAD desserts until Friday. Then I had desserts F,S and Sun. UGH).
9. Keep on, keeping on!
:0)
I'm like the 'Little Engine that Could'. I'll get there, it just won't be fast! LOL!
Have a great day,
Shannon
Abs-37" (no change)
Sucked In Abs-34" (up 1/4")
Chest-42.25" (no change)
R arm-11.5"/15.5" (down 1/2" and down 1/8")
L arm-11.5"/15.25" (down 1/4" and no change)
R leg-22" (down 3/4")
L leg-22" (down 1/4")
Neck-14.75" (no change)
Pannus-44.5" (up 1/2")
I'm not "unhappy" with that but I've done some evaluating to see what I can do to make some changes.
1. Purchasing a pedometer and wearing it daily to reach a minimum of 10K steps.
2. Avoid Margaritas (LOL--even after a well deserved event celebration)
3. Don't 'reward' myself with food after a good portion of the week.
4. Watch salt intake, it got me a couple days this week.
5. Make sure I'm not sitting at the computer too much every day (if I am, I'm not burning cals).
6. Continue to track food, water & exercise on SP daily.
7. Exercise daily--can't skip even a day or two (like this past weekend), especially when the food intake increases or I eat higher calorie foods--i.e. Mexican food on Saturday night.
8. Continue to work on boredom eating & no desserts. (I did well with the no eating because I was bored and didn't eat any YOAD desserts until Friday. Then I had desserts F,S and Sun. UGH).
9. Keep on, keeping on!
:0)
I'm like the 'Little Engine that Could'. I'll get there, it just won't be fast! LOL!
Have a great day,
Shannon
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Moving Forward Daily
Hi!
It's Thursday and I have met my self imposed challenge every day this week! I'm very happy about that. My DH and youngest DD tried to steer me to "Beriyo's" for a sugar free yogurt yesterday and I said "No thanks, can't do it!". YIPEE for me!
On the BLC "Stair Challenge" I've almost made it to the top of the Eiffel Tower, I'm 1362/1665 steps. I'll get there today and choose another thing to climb between now and Sunday (when the challenge ends). It's a fun challenge because it makes me go above & beyond my usual gym exercise and I like that.
I'm feeling great today! I just finished some strengthening exercises here at home. I needed a few more points to get below a 2000 on SP so I figured I'd do a few strength exercises. Well a few turned into a full blown upper body strengthening session. Cool! Now my arms are a bit noodly as I type though. LOL!
I loved the finale of BL! I was happy to see Ali win, she really deserved it! I couldn't believe that the $100K prize was determined by 1 pound! WOW! Who says a pound isn't much of anything....apparently it's worth $100K! ;-) That's amazing to me! It really makes me motivated to push and work for every single pound that I lose too. I really enjoyed watching the finale. I am shocked at how many people have lost over 100 pounds. That's a staggering amount of weight to lose! I'm happy for them. Well on that happy note, I think I will get going. I have oodles to do today, because I'm still preparing for this Saturday's GS Father-Daughter Dance. :-) Adios for now!
It's Thursday and I have met my self imposed challenge every day this week! I'm very happy about that. My DH and youngest DD tried to steer me to "Beriyo's" for a sugar free yogurt yesterday and I said "No thanks, can't do it!". YIPEE for me!
On the BLC "Stair Challenge" I've almost made it to the top of the Eiffel Tower, I'm 1362/1665 steps. I'll get there today and choose another thing to climb between now and Sunday (when the challenge ends). It's a fun challenge because it makes me go above & beyond my usual gym exercise and I like that.
I'm feeling great today! I just finished some strengthening exercises here at home. I needed a few more points to get below a 2000 on SP so I figured I'd do a few strength exercises. Well a few turned into a full blown upper body strengthening session. Cool! Now my arms are a bit noodly as I type though. LOL!
I loved the finale of BL! I was happy to see Ali win, she really deserved it! I couldn't believe that the $100K prize was determined by 1 pound! WOW! Who says a pound isn't much of anything....apparently it's worth $100K! ;-) That's amazing to me! It really makes me motivated to push and work for every single pound that I lose too. I really enjoyed watching the finale. I am shocked at how many people have lost over 100 pounds. That's a staggering amount of weight to lose! I'm happy for them. Well on that happy note, I think I will get going. I have oodles to do today, because I'm still preparing for this Saturday's GS Father-Daughter Dance. :-) Adios for now!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Tax Day!
Hi All!
I didn't pop in again yesterday so I wanted to be sure to pop in today. Today is the dreaded "Tax Day"--April 15th! Have you filed yet? LOL!
Anyway, as I said yesterday I had a lot of thoughts about my weight and measurements. I was a bit disheartened by the weight because I really thought I was going to see a loss of 1+ pounds but didn't. It made me really evaluate what I'm doing and what I've done. I needed to be brutally honest with myself to make sure that my words are meeting my actions. What I discovered/decided is that for the most part, they do. BUT there are times that I 'self destruct' and over eat due to boredom or a dessert craving. I decided to challenge myself this week. I want to work on no unplanned snacks and no "diet desserts". I think that those two things are playing a MAJOR role in my incremental weight loss. We shall see because the proverbial proof will be in the pudding.
Yesterday was the first day of my self imposed challenge and I did GREAT!! I didn't do any boredom eating and I didn't eat any dessert food (the desserts I have are always sugar free or no added sugar HOWEVER, if you have enough of those, they aren't "diet" anymore anyway). I barely even made it to my calorie goal for the day. I'm supposed to eat between 1,200-1,550 calories a day, according to SparkPeople, and I was at 1,201. Whew! That was close! So far today I am doing well too. :-)
Now, back to the measurements side. I was happy with my measurements, overall. I had a few measurements that tied my all time low (pannus & neck) and one that even beat my all time low (abs sucked in). That was pretty cool! The measurements validated to me that I am working hard, I am going in the right direction, I just need to make some "tweeks" to what I'm doing to have greater success. I feel good about that and I think it's an accurate assessment.
I've been very busy with GS stuff. It's taking up a tremendous amount of my time. We are still working very hard to raise the rest of our funds to take our troop to Europe this summer. We are SOOOOOOOOOOOO close we can practically taste the croissants! LOL! (Not me of course, I don't eat enriched flour or butter). ;-) We are hosting a Father-Daughter dance this week as one of our money earning projects. We hope it's a blast for the girls and a great money maker for us. :-) (I'll be sure to let you know).
Well, I suppose that's about it for now. I have lots to do today.
Have a super day,
Shannon
I didn't pop in again yesterday so I wanted to be sure to pop in today. Today is the dreaded "Tax Day"--April 15th! Have you filed yet? LOL!
Anyway, as I said yesterday I had a lot of thoughts about my weight and measurements. I was a bit disheartened by the weight because I really thought I was going to see a loss of 1+ pounds but didn't. It made me really evaluate what I'm doing and what I've done. I needed to be brutally honest with myself to make sure that my words are meeting my actions. What I discovered/decided is that for the most part, they do. BUT there are times that I 'self destruct' and over eat due to boredom or a dessert craving. I decided to challenge myself this week. I want to work on no unplanned snacks and no "diet desserts". I think that those two things are playing a MAJOR role in my incremental weight loss. We shall see because the proverbial proof will be in the pudding.
Yesterday was the first day of my self imposed challenge and I did GREAT!! I didn't do any boredom eating and I didn't eat any dessert food (the desserts I have are always sugar free or no added sugar HOWEVER, if you have enough of those, they aren't "diet" anymore anyway). I barely even made it to my calorie goal for the day. I'm supposed to eat between 1,200-1,550 calories a day, according to SparkPeople, and I was at 1,201. Whew! That was close! So far today I am doing well too. :-)
Now, back to the measurements side. I was happy with my measurements, overall. I had a few measurements that tied my all time low (pannus & neck) and one that even beat my all time low (abs sucked in). That was pretty cool! The measurements validated to me that I am working hard, I am going in the right direction, I just need to make some "tweeks" to what I'm doing to have greater success. I feel good about that and I think it's an accurate assessment.
I've been very busy with GS stuff. It's taking up a tremendous amount of my time. We are still working very hard to raise the rest of our funds to take our troop to Europe this summer. We are SOOOOOOOOOOOO close we can practically taste the croissants! LOL! (Not me of course, I don't eat enriched flour or butter). ;-) We are hosting a Father-Daughter dance this week as one of our money earning projects. We hope it's a blast for the girls and a great money maker for us. :-) (I'll be sure to let you know).
Well, I suppose that's about it for now. I have lots to do today.
Have a super day,
Shannon
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