Crooked Eyebrow

It’s the third weigh in already?  Wow.

Well, right before the weekend I hit my all time lowest in a year… Did I keep it? Nope. This past weekend I traveled to my sister’s house to see my new nephew and things didn’t work out for the best.

What I did wrong:

*I ate in the car (a DQ cheeseburger, no fries and a pop)

*I didn’t Shred while out of town  for 2 days (BAD DONYA!!)

*I did not drink enough water while traveling (didn’t want to pull over with 2 kids in the car!)

So in this next week I will change each of these. I have started back on track already.

Last week: 200.5#

This week 200# (i did see 198 the other day)

Sorry Team SynErgy, I’ll have a better loss next week!

Well…

I think I have had a pretty good week. I ate well, drank water and showed restraint by not devoring  an entire chocolate cake that I ordered. Only 2 bites were taken!

It could have helped that some local sisters were present !

(hi nancy and rhonda!)

Also this week, I have continued the 30 day shred. Dare I say that I see a difference already? My energy has picked up and I can do more push ups this week!

All of this helped me loose 2.5#!

Last week- 203#

This week 200.5#

Go Team SynErgy!!

Well, there you go…how was YOUR week?

Last week #209

This week #206

-3#

Do you all know how happy I am that I see that negative number for a change? OH my goodness, it’s just what I needed to keep going. Why is it that it always takes a sweet little loss to get you encouraged?

Same with exercise, I feel so good after it, but I always post pone it.

This is a new week and hopefully a great new start. Yesterday I managed to pass up cake and brownies in the lunch room. While this may seem like nothing, it is a huge step in a long process. I’m ready. So ready.

Last week: 206

This week: 207

+1

Well last week ended with me going to Cupcake 10 and me not avoiding the amazing cupcakes that were there was difficult.

I know, I know, excuses. This week I returned to work and hopefully back to better eating habits. While I was at home I had the chance to snack as needed and grazing soon became a habit. At work I am not able to do that, so it’s my hopes that the big losses are on their way.

Gosh my waistline hopes.

So,I have added, but gosh darn it I am gonna get back down.

Well if you read my post yesterday here you know that I am having a hard week with motivation and emotional eating. I want to be strong and I need to be stronger.

Next week I will return to work and I know I won’t be snacking like I have been and I will be more active as well.  It should be an interesting week for sure. I haven’t worked since October and I was loving every minute of it.

I am breastfeeding but I think my cycle is about to start again and I feel and look swollen. I am praying like heck that the weight will come off soon.

This week I plan to not drink pop, drink more water and make wiser decisions. But. I  am going to cupcake 10 and will have to indulge, no one likes a party pooper.

Last week: 208

This week: 206

-2 #

Happy re thinking your shrink everyone!

Well, what can I say….

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, I know my family and I did.  Did Santa bring you everything you wished for and more? I sure hope so. This holiday was wonderful and fulfilling.  Maybe even  a bit much actually. I feel fat, bloated and kinda guilty…my weight loss was going so well and I sabotaged it this holiday.

You see, my husband is an amazing cook and we hosted Christmas dinner to celebrate our new kitchen. Therefore we had to really put on a great display of baked goods and delicious, fattening rich foods for our families. At one point I watched my husband put a stick of butter in the mashed potatoes alone. Part of me cried, but the other have of me was drooling. Prime Rib? Luscious, juicy prime rib. OMG. Did I say how good of a cook my husband is? Have I ever told you how much we love food?

Yeah, that’s why I can’t shop at the cool places, I love food too much and my ass can’t fit it in the tiny pants on the rack of the Gap. (one day they will)

(damn)

Did I mention the baked goods? Shit, they practically jumped in my mouth every time I walked near them. Red velvet cupcakes, cookies, brownies. I think I can actually hear my thighs begging for mercy.

Water? Ha,I was too busy laughing, drinking and being merry. So today is a new day and I know what I did wrong. So no more excuses, I am re-thinking my shrink, are you?

Oh my goodness, I last updated my shrinking jeans blog when I was 16 weeks pregnant. I need to fill y’all in! Currently I am 33 1/2 weeks along with a sweet little baby girl.

Yes a girl! (squeee)

Before I stepped away from the Sisterhood (you know, while my jeans were expanding and not shrinking…) I wrote that my goal was to only gain about 25 pound in these blessed 9 months. How have I been doing???

Well, as of today I have gained 26 pound with about 6 weeks to go. Not too bad and I am totally accepting that I went over my ideal goal  that I had set in mind.

I have done a few things differently from when I was pregnant almost 9 years ago. First, water. I have kept up with all my water intake and limited just about all pop out of my diet. For the first few months I did have a slight addiction to lemonade though. Second, activity. I remained much more active in this pregnancy than I did with my son. Although I didn’t make it on the treadmill as much, I did squeeze in workouts. Finally, my diet choices were more health conscious than before. Thankfully I craved salads for the first 5 months and I did manage to stay away from nightly bowls of ice cream.  So 26 pounds doesn’t sound bad at all, right???

With that in mind, I am now looking towards how I am going to shed that weight once my baby girl is in my arms. That’s where the sisterhood comes back into play. Although I have been quiet, I’ve still been reading and keeping up with all these amazing challenges. I figured I’ll be coming back with my own challenges. Post-partum weight loss and I know I’ll need all the love and support that the sisterhood has become known for!

and that’s why I’ll be super-excited to be back.

Smooches

xoxo

CE

I set a goal to walk 5 times this week on the treadmill and I am failing miserably. Yesterday I read so many blogs that were talking about shredding and how they felt good afterwards. Just reading them pumped me up. Thinking to myself  “this is exactly what I need to read, I need motivation”.

Well by the time I got home, cleaned and cooked dinner each night this week I was exhausted. Too exhausted to even haul my large ass to the treadmill,let alone turn it on.

Now after several days of not walking I feel like a complete failure. It has been my goal to have a healthier pregnancy for myself and my baby and I can’t eve n seem to commit to 5 days of walking. Shame on me.

So I felt that I should confess that I haven’t been trying my best. Hopefully tonight I will make it happen. Hopefully, my flabby thighs are hoping too…

Well hello again…

That is about all I can come up with after being gone so long. Shame on me, I know. After finally saying good bye to the first trimester, I am for once feeling like myself again. It seemed that sitting at the computer and trying to type something, anything just made me sick to my stomach. Now? I am 12 1/2 weeks along and getting back into the groove (slowly) of blogging once again. Shall we catch up??

Where did I leave off? Let’s see. During my pregancy announcement here at the sisterhood I wrote of not  wanting to gain as much weight as I did with my last pregnancy, setting a goal of about 25# pounds. Also I believe I rambled something of trying to make this a healthier pregnancy for myself and my baby.

How have I been doing? Well thankfully since my last weigh in on Feb 18th I have only gained one pound. With several weeks of nausea and indigestion food not only sounded awful, it tasted awful.

Just as I was starting the couch to 5k program I learned of this surprise pregnancy and all my exercise came to a screaching hault. After a misscarriage in the begining of February, I was shocked to find out that I was still carrying  another embryo. (for those of you who are new here, the story is here) With each doctor appointment I had I would beg to start walking on the treadmill to keep active and yet every appointment I would get the same answer, no. While my eating was under control, my exercise and lack there of has suffered these past 6-8 weeks.

So after losing weight here on Shrinking Jeans, my food comsumption has been weighing heavily on my mind.  Every thing I put in my mouth I stop and think if it’s worth it in the long run. (will this swiss cake roll be the culprit of my post-partum weight crisis???) My only wish is that I would have lost another 20 pounds before getting pregnant, but such is life. With this new challenge and mini-challenges here at the sisterhood, it’s my hope that I can once again become empowered to continue to make healthy food choices and start a light exercise routine.

That’s what I’ve been up to ladies and gent, but I want to know what all of you have been up to! I have still been reading this site daily but tell me of one good habit you have picked up since you came into the sisterhood. Really, share.

Mine is my water intake. It has made such a great difference!

This week I really sat and tried to figure out the right “balanced diet”. I have figured just how much water I should be drinking but I also want to be sure that important things like carbs and proteins are balanced as well. With be being a steak and potato kind of gal, I wanted to make sure that my body is getting just the right amount of proteins.

Protein  intake is not just for body builders or strength training, your body needs it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking about high protein dieting either. A diet needs to have a perfect balance of carbs, protein and fat. (Personally, I would never suggest the Atkins diet)

A quick run down on protein balance (lets put the years of anatomy and physiology to good use here)

If you are eating too little of protein, you are not helping to keeping your body running properly. Basically you are taking it from other sources such as your muscle tissue. Not sure about you but I’m trying to get rid of fat, not muscle.

If you are eating too much of protein, it’s getting sent to your liver to be stored as fat. Lovely isn’t it? This process creates ammonia , which in turn is made into urea. Urea then needs lots of water to flush out your kidneys. If you aren’t drinking enough, your body then takes water from it’s own storage to dilute urea.(yes you will have weight loss but not in a good way) This not even mentioning the damage you can do to your kidneys as well. (see why i don’t like high protein/low carb diets?)

Now if a piece of meat or chicken doesn’t freak you right out now, let’s figure out how much protein we do need! There are different factors such as gender, pregnancy and breastfeeding. (serious weight lifters too) Currently, they recommended amount of protein for most adults is around 0.6-0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. Remember…One kilogram equals 2.2 pounds.

your weight divided by 2.2 =your weight in kilograms

your weight in kilograms x 0.8 =grams of protein per day

Here is mine:

205#/2.2 =93.1818kg

93.18 x 0.8 = 74.5 grams of protein a day

Now I know that on average, I need to be eating 70-74 grams of protein a day. Should be easy seeing how a tuna sandwich alone can give around 34 grams. Once I have my protein attack plan all set, I’ll be sure to share good protein foods!

**We do have to remind you that you should always consult your doctor regarding any diets. The sisterhood of shrinking jeans are not doctors and we do encourage you to ask your doctor about what type of diet is right for you.