Actually, probably not as much as I would like b/c this really has been a transitional month for me. I am just figuring out what works best for me.
I weighed on Thanksgiving and measured my inches about a week after. I am going to weigh and measure again at Christmas.
So, stay tuned and my gift to you will be lost fat! Don’t go finding it on Christmas and New Years either. The holidays are an excuse to enjoy good food and company, but not an excuse to get hammered and stuff yourself (at least for your health!).
Any successful person will tell you that you must write out goals…period! If you don’t know where you are going, then what they heck are you doing? Jumping into something blind will end up with you smacking into a wall! You’ll have a bruised spirit and give up. My husband reminded me of this and told me to get on top of it. Here are my goals:
Weight
Current weight (at last weigh in) 235 lbs. First goal weight is under 200, so 199 lbs. My second goal weight is 150 lbs. My desired weight is around 135 lbs. My desired size is an 8 or under.
Inches
My goals for inches are a little harder, b/c I just don’t know what they will be, however I am still going to make up a goal. Inches goal: to lose 10 inches at a time. Each time I lose 10 inches it is a time to celebrate!
Exercise
This is a biggie right now. If I don’t move my big butt it will always be BIG! Isn’t that my goal, to be healthy and in shape? Yeah, I’ve got a shape right now, but it’s not the one I want! Walking has not been working b/c of weather and well 3 kids. Going to a gym won’t work right now, b/c we have 1 car that my husband needs for work (that’s right, I’m a SAHM with 3 kids and NO car!).
I have been saying that I want to learn yoga for 10 years now (not kidding). Obviously I didn’t write it down as a goal! Well, now I am.
I am learning yoga and I am starting this week. Brandon is going to get me a DVD at the library. I also told him to get me a hip hop video so I can shake this booty right off!
Other goals: (it’s good to write them in present tense like you are already doing/accomplished the goal)
I am stretching regularly. I am eating a Raw Vegan diet. I am an organized homemaker and mother. I am a role model to those around me in all aspects in life, including, but not limited to health!
I can’t stand keeping track of weight loss. It sucks! Actually, it goes against my advice. Really. I don’t think people should weigh. If you feel you must keep track, then measuring inches is better. I prefer looking in the mirror. Call me old fashioned, but when I was losing weight before, I threw my scale in the trash. Honestly! I was working so hard and at the end of one week I got on the scale and gained 2 pounds. Are you freakin’ kidding me? It just isn’t accurate for week to week keeping track. However, since you are following this blog to find out my weight loss, I am going to weigh every 2 weeks for now. I will measure weekly.
Beginning weight as of November 28th, 2007 is 235 pounds.
I will be weighing on my grandparents scale (like I said, I don’t own one). They have one of those scales like you see in gyms or doctors’ offices where you move the bar over and you have to keep going and going. So embarrassing!
Beginning Measurements are as follows: (added Saturday November 30th)
I can’t stand keeping track of weight loss. It sucks! Actually, it goes against my advice. Really. I don’t think people should weigh. If you feel you must keep track, then measuring inches is better. I prefer looking in the mirror. Call me old fashioned, but when I was losing weight before, I threw my scale in the trash. Honestly! I was working so hard and at the end of one week I got on the scale and gained 2 pounds. Are you freakin’ kidding me? It just isn’t accurate for week to week keeping track. However, since you are following this blog to find out my weight loss, I am going to weigh every 2 weeks for now. I will measure weekly.