Happy New Year .. Healthy Me to come

Most of you that have followed me have followed me during my journey with weight. I have battled weight for as long as I can remember. I went on a crazy protein diet and lost 105 lbs, well as life goes I've gained some of that back (uhmmm 45 or so lbs). I have been working out and changing my food that I intake. This year I'm really focusing on me being better.

I have a great gym buddy that goes with me and all my ideas on trying new things. We have a new plan of 2 days a week of HIIT, 2 days on the machines (elliptical and weight machines) and 1 day a week of MixxedFITT. I'm eating better, but still need to real in my sweet tooth. Here's to pushing it and moving forward!

Happy New Year!

Hope this year brings you many blessings!!

Suck it up Cupcake ...

Yesterday I stepped on the scale to be down 99.8lbs oh yes the scale is laughing at me just couldn't give me the .2lbs ... hehe!  I went and did a bonus exercise yesterday and step on the scale and nothing ... of course these last 14lbs are going to take their sweet time to come up.

I leave you with my new headband:

Isn't that great a nod to my bakerself and my old fluffy self.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Insert Face Palm ... Doing the same Thing over and over

My amazing boss (who if you need a financial adviser he really is the best, he's actually one of the #1 in the US - Plus he's pretty darn amazing ... yes I love my job!) has a report talking about steps to protect your money.  One of the steps is not doing the same thing because it worked before.   Well I totally just found that is true with my diet life!

As most of you know I started doing weight watcher meals and counting points etc March of last year!  After a few months I was down around 28 or so lbs.  Then in August I started a diet that was all protein and very lean meats.  From August to February I was down around 83 lbs.  I was not counting carbs exactly just eating lean meat and some veggies (since veggies have carbs and some are very high).  So I was buying turkey sausages that I loved and had for most dinners, and sometimes even lunch.

Then February I was started to not see a budge on the scale so I saw a doctor here in town to help me loose the last 28lbs.  His plan is all protein and ONLY 20g of carbs, if it moves you can eat it.  If it has roots it's off limits, BUT I could now eat cheese and eggs!  So the first week I lost 4lbs and then NOTHING for 2 weeks.  I was like what the heck is going on, so I switched around what protein bar I ate then lost almost 2lbs.  I thought I had it figured out, but then back to nothing.  I called the doc and he said well the carbs are getting in somewhere, you need to be a detective and find out what carbs you're eating!  What I'm eating everything I should right???  So to the back of the nutrition list I go.

WELL I found that those lovely sausages that are my fav had 3 carbs a piece!! Oh yes so if you have say 3 or 6 (you eat 9g or 18g), then you eat a protein bar and oh yeah some cheese that you thought all cheese was carb free to find this brand actually had 1g carb PER little square!  Oh yeah and those yummy eggs also have 1 to 2g of carbs.  So my 20g Carb allowance was being pushed and doubled ... UGH.  REALLY looking at the back of food so was not on my mind.  How the heck did I think those items where carb free ... anyone say because the internet said so (YUP, I'm so that commercial of that stupid girl that says if the internet says it then it true ... UGH).

So a lesson learned what worked BEFORE does not work in this new diet.  I must watch very close the carbs that I eat and stick to the plan.  Some days you just need to give yourself a face palm!  Here's to a better week and hopefully a down # on this scale.  I so want to hit my goal of 24 more pounds to return to a normal and HEALTHY lifestyle.  AND heck go out to dinner with my husband with out him and the waitress giving me the crazy eye for order just meat!

Happy Friday, Hope you all have a fab weekend! 

Any Special Plans?

I think we have a date!  Boys have a Mad Hatter Sleep over party to go to.

Pictures and items made to come! (UGH mis-spoke that next weekend)!
Man I'm really not with it this week!

The Needed Pick Me Up Picture ...

I started a new diet (just a stricter version of what I've been doing) to give me a jumpstart to loose weight.  I hit the dreaded plateau and couldn't get my body to do anything so I went and saw a local doctor here who has a plan called the Foxkin diet.  He's plan is if it moves you eat it, and no plants.  It's a high protein, low carb and low sugar diet.  Pretty much what I've been doing but no veggies now.  I'm so happy to say I lost 4 lbs this week!  I'm down a 87.6 lbs so far!  I have 26.2lbs to go for my goal, and who knows I may go the extra 10lbs from there, we'll see!  So here is my before and so far picture!  Don't mind the current hair, my hairdresser moved and I'm waiting for her to get the house in order to freshen up my color and my cut.

On the Skinny Journey

If you have been following me you know I have been on a journey to loose weight.  I would love to say I was just a few pounds over weight but sadly I got to a very scary large weight.  I started with Weight Watchers, making my own meals and walking and doing my Wii Zumba.  My best friend from childhood started her weight loss journey at the same time (we are so close our weight was with in 1 pound of each other).  She started her journey using Ideal Protein Program.  I had reservation on going on this diet one due to cost (could be around $400 a month) and it is a low carb & low sugar diet.  I tried Atkins in the past with no luck so I thought why try it and spend that much money.  Well you know me and my google abilities to find things.  After doing it for 4 months on my own and only down around 29lbs and my friend was down over 60 I thought I need to try this.  So I went to google and found I can buy the products on ebay and not go to the doctors office like she does on a weekly basis!  OK I'm NOT suggesting this route you should go to the doc and do it the right way but I'm on a limited budget and thought I'd try it this way.  Within in the 2 1/2 months on this program I'm down 53.6 lbs total (around 24 lbs since starting this program).  I am half way to my goal and hope to be there by February of next year!  My short term goal is 65 lbs down by Halloween to really rock my outfit.  My next goal is to be down 85lbs by Christmas.  My long term goal is to be at my goal weight by April so I may be able to actually wear a swimsuit at Cole's swim party!  It's a lot of hard work with monitor my food and exercise but it will be worth it!

 



 

I have not been paid or offered to try this weight loss program, I have paid for it out of my own pocket.

Doctor Time!

So I went to the doctor yesterday morning!  Still trying to get my thyroid back on track.  Lesson learned NEVER let your thyroid meds go out and not take them.  Due to a lack of insurance and lack of no knowledge about clinics you can go to and pay a $50 fee I let it go.  Well 4 months ago I got it back on track, well trying to!  I'm now on my 3rd dose revision, hoping we will get it soon!

Well the gal that I've seen last time was gone so yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a new doc who spent the whole time looking at his computer instead of talking to me.  The one time he did look at me he gave me the dreaded look up and down and gave me the and you may want to think about loosing some weight.  After I bite back a moment I said politely I have been I'm down 30.2 lbs since the last time I was in (later when I looked at my chart according to their scale I'm down 34lbs).  All I got well ok then from the little man!  He then told me he wants to do more blood work in 2 months to check my thyroid.  Of course he then turns to me to say he of course wants to check my cholesterol and if I have diabetes.  Yes I'm a fluffy girl and immediately his mind goes to I am lazy and not taking care of myself.  I nicely informed him go ahead I have had it done on a regular basis and it's always come out fine but I don't mind :).

Oh yes it was a great visit, I can't wait for Rick to get a full time job so we can have insurance back and I can go back to my doctor.  After that visit I felt like my biggest critic and him got together and said no matter how much she has been doing don't give her credit and beat her down a bit! UGH

Ok off that my poor me box ... LOL.  I know I'm doing well and I will keep up my 3 miles 5 times a week and doing my Wii Zumba 5 times a week when I'm not sick :(.

Rocking the Punky Brewster or is it Flash Dance

LOL so I look in the mirror before going to the gym and yup rocking this look!

Oh yes she did and didn't say anything to any of us!

YES I gave her the stink eye!!!

HELLO I'm trying to read

between you and the radio I may go postal!

I do recipes Tuesday so I can't do the Post-it Note Tuesday, but I love the concept so I thought I'd use it for this post. Make sure to check out on Tuesday.

The Gym it's a Shared Place PEOPLE

Ok two weeks in and I'm happy so much to tell you I've gone every day except one day of rest! It's been fun, ok who am I kidding it's sucked but I'm doing it! So during this fun time in my life I've been using the "Hour Glass Room" the room just for woman which rocks. But come on people we have some rules for our shared place please!!!

Music ~ It's a small room don't need to see if we can get the bass bouncing off the walls!!!

(yes I was so old and gave the stink eye to the 20 year old, she finally turned it down after I asked and then guess what she pulled out her ipod and asked if I wanted to have the music turned down more!!! Oh yes thanks for being so kind)

Farting ~ Ok I'm sorry but we must go there, again shared area!!! I don't care if it's silent it's still deadly and I don't want to smell it!!

Clean up ~ Really not even two step that way is paper towels and a spray bottle, wipe the machine off once your done!

Talking ~ Can't you see I'm reading a book, sweating and can barely breath do I look like I want to carry on a conversation!!!

Mirrors ~ Really do I need a mirror that is floor to ceiling in front of me??? I know I'm fat I don't want to see it jiggle!

Spreading out ~ I'm glad you're using the mat, the machine but did you need to spread out all over the floor while your hiting from one spot to the other. And no I don't need you huffing at me while I try to sit on one of the balls to do some exercises. It's not all your space, back off!!

Skinny Girl ~ this hidden room is for us fluffy girls that don't want to be standing next to you ... lol just playing well kind of really why must I work out next to the girl that is like 105 lbs! Just playing (no hate mail please) I'm just jealous that my butt will never be that small.

Grunting ~ this really should be left to the meat heads ... lol

It's been going I don't see really any difference and I can't tell you how much I've lost because I hid the scale so well this last time .... Man Alexis really?

The Gym like a bad first date

Day 1 at the gym, yup I'm comparing it to a bad first date ... LOL.

The time gets close you know it's time to get ready you work a little over but it still doable you can make it to the date. You have butterflies in your stomach, your heart is racing a little. You then go on the mission what to wear! You hit the closet nothing fits, oh but wait can these pants fit? Oh yeah they have elastic waist they fit ... oh wait there are a few stains do you think anyone will mind? Then you find the shoes ... but wait those are both right foot? Yup two different shoes, so mad dash looking under bed, throwing clothes you find a match too bad it's for the pair the is a 1/2 size too small! Put them on you're ready to go, right?

Then of course the rubberband breaks need a back up plan for the hair. Find a clip, bobby pins and oh yeah the headband from Daffy (thanks girl for the sparkles). It may look like a mess but darn it I am going to work it! Yup the butterflies the crazy wardrobe choices and of course the getting ready! Only to go to a place that you end up paying for .. LOL!

So I made it I signed up paid my $25 and filled out all the paperwork to become a member again! They changed it a little bit new owners and it was nice. They have a room called the "Hour Glass Room", it has all the equipment (2 of each) in this room that once was the class room for WOMEN ONLY!!! Yup no having to work out with meatheads! Now to get there and have one of the machines open each time. I got on the Elipical put in my weight (my guess weight I hide that scale good this time ... still looking) and put in 40 minutes. No problem I use to do over an hour 40 minutes will be a breeze right? NOT like a bad date two minutes into I'm wondering if it is over? I hang in for 20 minutes and I'm thinking I'm dying wondering if a cookie really can be so bad right now! LOL but I do it 39 minutes I'm thinking yeah I made it. 40 yeah my legs may fall off but I'm done, yeah right 5 minute cool down begins! REALLY why must you tease me with an end! I hung in there and did it 3.07 miles and 569 calories down! And like a bad date I'm going back again, what I don't get out much! Yup tomorrow after work I will be heading back! So here I am red face and sweaty, ok people not in my 20 anymore this is so not how the date would end but this is what I look like after the gym! Oh yes and a quick run to Ross for a new sports bra and new pants, yes I'm cheap :).

Day 2 and more to come!!

Day 1 - Hit the Gym

Alright here it is the gym face, no make-up (that is what my normal look is now working from home). The pony which is not cute, but is a must for the gym is in place along with bobby pins for all the little hairs! Now the hard part where the heck is all my gym clothes. Oh that's right they are there just too small! UGH you know I found once a lady that worked out in a long skirt and panty hose, not not going there! LOL Do you think anyone would mind PJ bottoms?

So here it goes I go re join the gym today and I'm so going to make the most out of my $25 a month (no child-care) gym! Plan of action today work until around 12:30, rummage threw pj bottoms find one that don't have holes or juicy on the butt (what I don't think that would be appropriate gear for the gym). Kys do you think or matching pink jumpsuit would work? LOL

Wish me luck let's see if I can get on an elliptical for more than 5 minutes with out falling off an hitting my head. I'm having a biggest looser flash back and it so might not be pretty! Ok Jillian don't find me, I'm going to the gym and I don't need you screaming at me, I cry easily!

I'll check in later just so you all know I didn't fall off and need to be taken to ER. Thank you again everyone for your kind words you don't know how much I appreciate it!!! Who knew all I need to do is show pictures of my large butt to get comments back :). Love you all and I can't wait to share with you the journey.

Ok New Me ~ Here I come ... Third Time a Charm??

Sorry everyone but I figure the only way to get my rear in gear is to put this out there in a VERY public way. LOL then I know you'll all see this and ask me every once in a while and I'll have to own up to it! So here's the quick story, sorry work is busy this week so I haven't been around much. And winners don't worry your email is coming I'm just so behind with time here to do it all!

My life in the world of Weigh Loss, Gain Tears and my current state that no longer can be considered a cute "fluffy" state!

Here I am on my wedding day almost 7 years ago. For you that don't know this is after working out 7 days a week for 9 months (if you've heard this before it's ok you can fast forward). This is my first big weight loss in my life. I lost 80 lbs for the wedding, it was a lot of hard work but come on we were single no kids it was easy to go to the gym every day (yes every day)! I was able to get to the smallest I've ever been, well maybe in 6th grade I was that weight but I wouldn't call it small! It was a marvelous day and so was the honeymoon where Cole was my souvenir I brought home from Miami. Well there goes that weight loss!

So ok one kid I still can go to the gym at 5am and then after work. Great plan but that means you don't have a lot of time for husband. Let's just say new baby, no sleep, and me getting up in early to work out doesn't mean for a good communication between the two. Yeah I lost almost all the weight but marriage hit a rough spot. Insert less gym and more talking!

Here I am very close to wedding day weight

My 30th Birthday Party

And guess what happened baby #2, oh crap the weight again. Really did my butt need to grow just as fast as my tummy! I'm not carrying a baby there also!

2 Weeks before Caden, yup I was huge I know it!

So here I am baby #2 is 2 years old and I haven't lost the weight just of yet! I'm in need of a kick in the pants. So it happened this week I decided it was time I was joining a gym again! That's it I can do, I may not be wedding day skinny again but heck I can get close! I promise to go to the gym 4 days a week and not to get so wrapped up in that I let the communication go in my marriage again! I so need to find the perfect balance! Here is to a new me and a goal! I don't do resolutions so goals is what I go with. Cole's birthday is the end of April and my goal is to loose 20 lbs by then! 3 months almost I can do it! And then Caden's birthday is in July and I hope to be down 40 lbs by then. 6 months 40 lbs not close to where I need to be but it's a start!

Not my finest angle but it's the worst picture I could find so it's the winner

The moment that you know you need to go on a diet ...

When your in your own bed just relaxing your shirt is coming up over the belly and your like who cares it's just me in here! Then your four year old who decides that after 2 hours of being in his bed he's done and is coming to sleep with you. You enjoy these brief little moments with him until tonight! When he looks over at you and says "Mom your tummy is big" you say "Cole now that wasn't very nice" and he bust out with "What mom it is! It's getting bigger and bigger". Now at this point you want to pound the snout out of him, but then you think we'll he's telling the truth but still you don't want to hear it! It's like when someone innocently comes up to you and genuinely ask "When are you due". Now you really want to hit this skinny maybe 105lb little skank (yes in my mind she is, so just go with it) in the face so then someone can ask her when will her nose heal from her nose job. But in truth she is speaking the truth and you really need to loose weight.

It just boils down to kids they say things that are to the point and sometimes at the wrong moment in time. Like last week when I was at the grocery store with Cole who asked what that guy was doing. Well it turned out that guy was a girl who was very butch, now I have nothing against butch it's your thing. But when I try to tell my son your a girl and he tells me no I'm wrong and I'm trying to drag him away, stop giving me that evil hairy eyeball! Ok so what I was giggling but come on your hair is shorter then my husbands and don't get me wrong my build these days isn't famine (hello bob hair cut and jewelry to show I'm a girl). Yup got to love kids they tell it like it is, so it's not what I want to hear but it's what I need to hear as my mom would say! So girls the mission has started to loose weight, fingers crossed it works ... LOL. 3rd time is the charm right?

Here is my priceless commercial:

loose 80lbs for wedding

Get pregnant on honeymoon

Gain 60lbs with pregnancy

Loose 40lbs feeling pretty good

Get pregnant with baby #2

Gain back 40lbs plus some (sorry threw the scale out when PG #2)

Now I'm back where I started well hopefully minus a few lbs.

Yup priceless! Right ... LOL

And for your viewing pleasure, here's a commercial about weight that makes me giggle!