Week 15 Over

This last week was a good one. I bought a size Large dress because it looked small for its size and when I got home and tried it on, it was too big. I'll have it taken in but I couldn't believe that I am at that stage in my weight loss journey where I can start looking at Mediums and actually fitting into them and buying them. I lost 2 more lbs this last week  for a total of 45.5 and have 35 more to go. Heck yeah!!!
Now in all reality I have only 25 left to lose to be at my goal weight BUT bc I don't have much muscle I have a higher body fat percentage. So my plan is to get to 125 and then gain about 5-10 pounds of muscle. That should get me right where I want to be and where I should be. Once I get there I will see how I feel and determine if I should lose more fat and put on more muscle. I will cross that bridge when I get to it ;-)
My goal is to be a size 4, a LEAN size 4 with about 20% body fat. Once I start lifting weights and doing cardio I will have my body fat % taken, from then on out I will be having a Check in day instead of a Weigh in day. Keeping track of my body fat % will be more accurate of my success than weight loss. I could lose 10 lbs on the scale but very little body fat, if that were to happen then I know I lost muscle as well and that's not good. If I lose 3 lbs on the scale but a good amount of body fat then I know that I am losing more fat and gaining more muscle, and THAT is what I need. Since more muscle burns more fat then I want to build that muscle and in the end I will be at my target and goal weight being leaner with less fat, more muscle, and hitting my goal! :-)
My short term goal for the next 4 weeks is to lose 10 more lbs. I have a vacation coming up with all my sister in-laws, and I have a pair of pants that I want to wear there and I need to have the length altered. So I want to fit in them just right. Wish me luck and my hope are the same for all of you out there! Thank you Medifast for making this possible!!!

Week 14 Done!

I weighed in yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised. My weigh in day came right in the middle of T.O.M so when I stepped on the scale and saw a 3 lb drop I thought "Hey now that's more like it!" Having a week finally with more than a 2lb weight loss was a nice treat :)
Tonight I had to eat more than I normally do for my lean and green. I had a bigger helping of Salmon and slightly more veggies. I could tell that my body was needing more for the last couple days and if I've learned something about myself during my cycle it's definitely listen to my body!  Especially since I spent 9 hours painting my sons room, non stop, I could tell  I was short on nutrients. But now I feel great, well at least hunger wise, I'm still VERY tired though. I only got 2 hrs of sleep last night, no joke :(
Today was my husband's grandma's funeral and it was such a sweet service. There was a wonderful lunch after wards and I felt so good not letting my emotions get to me and cave in and eat those emotions. Instead, I fed my two little girls and sat back and had my honey mustard pretzels ;-) I love having control of my food that I never had before, Medifast has allowed me to change so many things, I will be forever in debt to my new life style change, thanks MF!!!

Week 13 Done and Loving Life!

Ok all I have WONDERFUL news! I have now officially reached the half way point of my goal by losing 40lbs!!! Actually 40.5 ;-) Just to know that I am past the half way mark makes me so proud and I already feel like a new woman. One confession though, I cheated yesterday LOL We went out to dinner and celebrated BUT I got my new shipment of Medifast food and am starting that today, so it's like another new beginning to start and FINISH this next and LAST 40 lbs! I feel so blessed to be given the chance to be healthy again. Thank you to EVERYONE who has supported, complemented me, and believed in me. I love you all!!!


Oh and I bought 2 shirts and a pair of pants on sale at GAP. GAP clothes seem to run smaller than other stores but I bought to medium shirts and size 12 pants and they ALL fit great!

Week 12 and Feeling Fantastic!

Ok all I am glad to say that I am at 167! Another 2 lb loss and I can fit into some of my size 12's!!! The pants that I am wearing in my new pictures to the right are 12's, the pic before I'm wearing a  loose 16 and my starting pics are a tight 18. I am so proud and I  now think I am addicted to shopping! lol It feels so good to go into a store, try on a size that normally wouldn't dare try and either have them fit or see that they will fit very soon.

We went to my husband's parents house for his sister's birthday and my mommy in-law came up to me and said, "You are looking so skinny girl!' with a big smile on her face which made me smile right back. When you work so hard toward something and someone notices and compliments you is one of the most rewarding feelings!

I have been averaging just a little over 2 pounds a week for the last month and I am ok with that, it is proven that if you lose an average 2 pounds weekly you are more likely to keep it off long term. I am also almost to the 40 lb mark!!! Now just to firm up and build some muscle!

I decided to watch my condiments and pop intake this week and see if I can do a little better and see if I can have a 3 lb loss this week!

Everyone have a great week OP and good luck!

12 week mark.

Week 11 Down and a Happy Dance!

Weigh in day is a great one, a 3 lb. loss, now I'm in the 160's, and doing a happy dance! I know for some to think they weighed in the 160's would devastate them but for ME, who once was in the 200's, it's nothing but a beautiful dream right now.

So right now I have a little "high" that I am on. I figured that my family doesn't need to miss out on treats just because I can't have them. So I started buying them, candies, cookies, and yummies. Once I found out I could resist having any of them I started to buy them MY favorite treats. I find it quite amusing that I buy all my favorite things, torture myself, and defeat the temptation. It's actually really liberating and has become a fun game ;-)

Here we go on week 12 and I am pretty excited to see the after pictures. Keep it going everyone, have faith, and give it all you got!

Quick Update

My new weigh in days are on Sundays in stead of Thursdays. So I will post my stats this Sunday. This is due to the fact that I went off my diet last Saturday for my birthday and started again the next day. I will tell that fun story when I do my weekly update this Sun.

I am feeling great though! I am seriously wearing a size 12 right now! They are a little tight bc I am actually now a 14 :):):) but since I don't have any 14's yet and the 16's are big and silly looking I put the 12's on. They actually look good too! They are skinny jeans so them looking tight is no biggie, that's how they are suppose to look! ;-)

I got a gift card from my wonderful hubby to Old Navy for my bday and I think I'm going to have to go and get some new jeans, I wish I could find someone who had some 14's they could give me so I don't waste my gift card though. Maybe I can find someone ;-)

I can't wait to do my weigh in, I am a bit nervous for it but any loss is a loss right?  I have also decided it's time to tone up, especially my butt and legs, so starting this Monday I am going to incorporate weight training into my schedule.

I have been trying some fun new recipes with my Medifast meals and I really love them. The next one I want to try is a Strawberry short cake. I'll  try that one once I order my next months supply, I'm excited to sink my teeth into it!

Have a great weekend everyone and stay ON PLAN, you're worth it ;-)

Week 9-10 and Still Going!

There is one thing I do not like about getting sick and that is how much it screws me up in pretty much every way. Again I was sick and it was not a pretty sight but I am proud to say that in both weeks 9 and 10 I lost 2 pounds for a total of 4! I think my body is going through it's slump but that is ok bc I know it will get better. I have also been drinking a LOT of pop lately and I hardly ever have pop. I am promising myself to cut way back on the pop and make sure I get more water in and today I have been great on that.

I have been doing well with the temptations and only have little nibbles here and there every now and then. I took my two little girls to Cars 2, they sat there with lemonade, licorice, Mike and Ikes, and popcorn while I had my pretzles ;-) And I LOVE theater popcorn but still didn't have any. It's amazing how you can say no and feel perfectly fine doing so. I am loving my Medifast and I am so close to the 160's I can taste it! Literally lol. 

I have a goal for weeks 11 and 12 and that is to up my weight loss each week by a pound better than the last two. I think I need to just concentrate a little more on myself and my health's future, I know it's worth it!