Monday Check In!

adawn1981

Good Morning Ladies!!  I did good this week, but cheated a little bit yesterday - My birthday is Tuesday, so my family had a party for me yesterday.  I was down 4 pounds yesterday, but gained one.. so I am down 3 pounds from last Monday!!  I just cut calories to 1400/day and haven't been eating after 6pm.  I will start working out on the 18th, for now just diet.

How did you ladies do this week?

ChiGirl2013

Considering where I started from, I did well.  My birthday was NYE and Fi's birthday was 3 days later, so you can imagine what the eating has been like here.  I've cooked a lot more at home, though, and have stopped with the eating out so much.  It really was ridiculous during the holidays/birthday season because I didn't have time to shop and cook properly.  I also went through yesterday and found a ton of healthy recipes to try, and my grocery list is made!

I maintained my weight, which disappointed me.  I know it's my fault, though. Darn Culver's ice cream birthday cake - why can't you come in a smaller size???? 

Today starts the formal exercise program now that my daughter is back in school, and not bugging me every 2 minutes to play a game, take her somewhere, or get her something to eat/drink.  So far, she's handling the new healthy eating plan much better than I expected, and not complaining nearly as much as I thought she would.  YAY!

redjellybean128

I finally started back up at the gym since before the holidays.  I couldn't kick my cold until then.  But I'm down a pound this week, so I'll take it. 

redjellybean128

oh and happy birthday ladies!

adawn1981

Aww thanks!  Good job getting back to the gym!

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Still no scale but I'm sticking to my diet pretty well. Day 6 of Slim Fast and I haven't had any *real* breaks. I've managed to keep my dinners pretty much under 500 calories and keep my daily total under 1200 so I'm pretty pleased. Plus, I've already found two new Eating Well recipes that are delicious! FI and I have been doing crunches every night and push ups every other night, and I'm going to the gym for the first time in too long (oops) tonight.

It has been rough though. FI doesn't really approve of me trying to lose weight. Well...not that he doesn't approve, but he doesn't think I have to, as I'm a healthy weight for my height, and he thinks it's just playing into my insecurities. So it's been a bit back and forth with him. I think he'll be happier when I'm off the diet shakes in a week and dieting just by cutting back calories/snacks/sweets, and trying to exercise more. I do have to give him credit for doing crunches with me though. And my mom's doing the shakes with me so that's helped a bit.

dandelionsgirl

Hello Ladies!

FI and I are going to the gym tonight. We haven't been in far too long.  I like the Yoga class Monday nights and FI likes to do the treadmill so that should work out.  I really need to start concentrating on my food intake.  I need better self control which is hard for me.  I am definitely an emotional eater.

ChiGirl2013

I'm an emotional eater too - which is a bad thing, considering that the stress level is only going to be rising as we get closer to the wedding.  WE'RE IN DOUBLE DIGITS NOW!!!!!

Thanks for the birthday wishes, red!