Back on the wagon again!

I'm back on the SparkWagon again! Since Thursday I've been tracking calories, drinking my water, and getting at least 30 min cardio in daily. I am bound and determined to lose 3 lbs by September 1st so that I'm down to 115 by the reunion! 110 would have been nice, but 115 is where I'm aiming right now. That will be a 16 lb loss this summer. So I'm back on the wagon again!

According to Bob...

A while back I asked for exercise videos on freecycle. I got about 15 of them, of varying types. One was a fitness test video from Bob Mann. It's cheesy, 80's, and a bunch of advertising for his other videos (one of which I also got from freecycle), but I took the fitness test. I figure it will at least be a good way for me to track how I'm doing fitness wise. Here are my results, according to Bob...

Aerobic Test: 44 (Very Good)
Sit Up Test: 28 (Average)
Push Up Test: 34 (Very Good)
Body Fat Test: 27% (Average)

Waist measurement - 28 inches.
Hip measurement - 36 inches.
Wrist measurement - 5.5 inches. (small frame)

eta: According to Tanita, I have 27% body fat as well.

Hello? Motivation?

... are you there?

Yes, I missed my week 10 weigh day post. I still weighed 119 on Wednesday. I haven't been consistently tracking on SparkPeople, and I haven't been exercising. My motivation is waning. *sigh*

This morning I weighed 118. Yay! At least I'm still losing weight even if I'm not tracking or exercising. I'm not losing as quickly or consistently as I was, but at least it's progress.

Now, if only I could find my missing motivation.

Weigh Day - Week 9

I have done it. I have dropped my weight below 120 lbs and boy does it feel good! I've still got 4 lbs to go to reach my intermediate goal, and 9 lbs to reach my September goal, but this morning when I weighed my scale said 119.2.

WOW.

I've officially lost 12 lbs. I'm still making progress 2 months after I started trying to lose weight. I'm still losing 1-2 lbs a week, and I lost 2 lbs this week even after 3 days of not recording over the weekend. Hey - it was my daughter's birthday party and a day at the lake. Who wants to count calories for those? But my habits are changing and I'm finding myself more moderate even when I'm not counting. I didn't eat 16 cookies and 3 cupcakes at the party. I ate 1 or 2 cookies and 1 cupcake. And half a hamburger and some fruit salad. I would have eaten the whole hamburger, but I got distracted with the party and found my hamburger half eaten a couple hours later. Ooops.

Anyway... I can see things changing, both inside and out of myself. And it feels good.

Over half way there...

I officially crossed the half way mark today. I wasn't going to weigh myself this morning since AF reared her ugly head. But then I weighed myself with all my clothes on and I was at 121.6. I thought "Wow, and that's WITH my clothes on!". So I weighed myself au naturale and I'm at 120.6 today. SWEET!!!

My waist measurement is 28.5

Halter tops and weight loss journals...

Today I worked a little on my weight loss journal some more. I need to finish up weeks 5 and 6 and I'll be caught up. Until Wednesday, that is. But at least I'm making progress and I hope to make some more.

AND.... (speaking of progress).... yesterday Leif and I went out for lunch and errands sans Ellie and I wore a halter top!! I bought my strapless bra just for that shirt, which I ordered from VS a while back. But yesterday is the first time I've been brave or comfortable enough to wear it out in public. And I felt cute!! It was definitely a milestone.

More number crunching....

So I've lost 10 lbs in 6.5 weeks, including a 2 week plateau. If it takes me another 6.5 weeks to lose the next 10 lbs (taking me 1 lb short of my 110 lb September 1st goal), then I should be at 111 lbs by......

AUGUST 22nd.

Let's see if it can happen.