a slap in the face

I got a MAJOR reality check/slap in the face yesterday - here is how it all went down...
Cast of Characters -
Darci - myself (duh)
Tonya - Jack's daycare provider
Tanner - Tonya's 11 year old son
Logan - Tonya's 9 year old son

Tanner: Dionthe (the neighbor boy) thinks you're hot!
Darci: Dionthe is gross!
Logan: Well you ARE kinda hot!
Darci: Well thanks Logan!
Tanner: Hm..I'd say you are OK, like somewhere in the middle...
Darci: Oh, really? Well you should have seen me before I had a kid!
Tonya: Yeah, you should see her pictures on facebook from her wedding! She was really tiny!
Tanner: So you used to be skinny too?
Darci: Sad look on face...
Tonya: Yeah and she had really long black hair!
Tanner: So why'd you cut your hair off?
Darci: I don't know! I think I'll go home and NOT eat dinner now! Thanks Tanner!

That's all I have to say about that!

guess i'll try ww...

Well I have to admit I got totally side tracked and burnt out on the whole trying to lose weight thing simply because I wasn't seeing results and I felt like I was working so hard. I've realized that my lack of weight loss has to be due to my eating habits, not a lack of exercise since I've been exercising 5 days/week!

So I've decided that yesterday was a new start! It's the start of a new session at the Y, so that helps too! I'm going to try the whole weight watchers things - again. I did it for awhile before my wedding and it seemed to help some. I think just writing down what I eat will be the main focus and will help me the most.

So I'm starting over again with week 1....(and yes I can do this - it's my blog)! Yesterday the scale read 1X9 - yes that is up about 2 pounds from my last weight check about a month ago...ugh!

xoxo

weight check week 15 (i think)

Yes I realize I haven't posted a weight check in a couple weeks, but quite frankly I just haven't remembered to even weigh myself and I'm in a lul with the whole thing. So if I remember to weigh I'll update this post, but don't hold your breathe - there goes my "goal"!

xoxo

Week 12 Weight Check

I lost a pound last week, which I'm happy about it seemed like I was stuck at my previous weight for quite a few weeks!

I'm now 1(x-1)7! So 7 pounds total - again not great for 12 weeks, but I'll take it!

Week 11 Weight Check

Well I foiled my plans for losing 1.5 pounds this past week - I only lost a about a 1/2 a pound... I'm blaming all the beer at the wedding Saturday!

Week 10 Weight Check

No improvement this week...still 1(x-1)8. My goal was to lose 20 pounds before Jack's first birthday (mainly for the birthday party), so at this pace I have about 6 more weeks before his birthday party on June 5th! Using my approximate 6 pound weight lose over the last 10 weeks, that means I'm losing 0.6 pounds per week on average, take that times 6 more weeks and I should lose about another 4 pounds, if I continue at this same rate, putting me at about 10 pounds - 50% less then my goal...ugh!

That analysis done, I'm adjusting my goal - to push myself and achieve results faster (hopefully), my new goal is 15 pounds...so 9 pounds left, which means I need to lose approximately 1.5 pounds per week for the next 6 weeks!

You can tell I've already been doing some analysis work this morning b/c it totally just carried over into my blog post...haha!

Week 9 Weight Check

Not a whole lot to celebrate, but I did lose 1 pound last week. I'm officially 1(x-1)8...this week I have cut out soda, and am really trying to watch what I eat...we'll see.

Week 8 Weight Check

I'm behind on this...the scale is still reading 1(x-1)9...ugh. I seriously don't know what else to do? Working out 5 days a week and try to watch what I eat for the most part, but I think the biggest issue is I have become ADDICTED to soda again! Like 3 or 4 cans a day ADDICTED!? I'm going to try to wean them down the rest of this week and go cold turkey next and see if that does anything over the next couple of weeks!

Wish me luck and not to many lack of caffine headaches!

Week 7 Weight Check

Woo-Hoo! I made my goal this week (barely), the scale read 1(x-1)9 this morning! Yippee! Now I just can't let it go back up in the X range!

xoxo

Week 6 Weight Check

So I forgot to weigh this morning, but I weighed last night (which I hate doing), but I was down to 1X0 again (4 pounds overall) which really isn't great for being at this for 6 weeks...

My big goal is to get back into the 1(x-1) range next week! I'm determined! We'll see!

xoxo

Y...M...C...A...!

In my attempts to further my diet and exercise program, I am now a full-fledged member of the Y...M...C...A (imagine the song in your head), like I pay a membership fee and everything. I am taking lunch classes M-F now, not just M,W,F and to top it all off - we have a new step aerobics teacher on M and W and she is a BEAST! I mean, BEAST - brutle, but deep down I know that's a good thing (I'm not sure my ass will agree tomorrow morning), but shesh after 2 weeks off (tattoo and spring break) I was DYING today - I'm pretty sure my internal temp is still like 105 degrees and class ended 40 minutes ago!

I forgot to weigh this morning, but I will tomorrow and post the weight check then (I'm scared by the way)...

xoxo

Week 5 Weight Check

I'm not even sure why I keep making these posts? Simply to make my failures known to the world I guess.

I weighed the same this morning as last week - ugh...I actually feel decent about this because I didn't work out one day last week due to my new tattoo (it's on my foot so I couldn't wear a sock and shoe yet), but now that the tat has basically healed I'm going to the Y today and tomorrow at lunch! It's Spring Break so classes aren't being held, but I'm just going to go work out in the Women's Fitness Center - should be a good time...

Jack's daycare is closed Thursday and Friday so I'm going to work from home and hopefully if it's decent outside we can go for a walk those afternoons or I'll do my workout video while Jack naps....

Here's to getting back on track!

Week 4 Weight Check

Blah....last week was NOT a good week. Let's just get to it...I was up 2 pounds this morning when I weighed....Ugh.

Week 3 Weight Check

Well last week was better then the one before, but still not great in my book - the weekends TOTALLY KILL my diet, especially since I've been traveling the last two which means eating out WAY TO MUCH!

However, I did manager to lose one pound last week according to the scale, but I'm super excited b/c this puts me in a new 10 pound range. I started at 1X4 and now I'm at 1(X-1)9! Yea for me!

I really wish Chris would stop traveling so much so he could be available to cook dinner, b/c trying to diet while only eating frozen food doesn't so much work out very well! Then again...I guess I could learn to cook, but then what would Chris do? :-)

Until next week! xoxo

Week 2 Weight Check

So...I didn't lose any weight last week, but I'm 100% blaming it on going to Wichita this weekend. We ate out twice and went out Saturday and drank and Julie made brownies so we ate them throughout the trip...ugh! And when I got home Chris had picked up our GSC which I'm addicted too. So the bright side is that I didn't gain any weight! Ha! I was on track to lost another 1-2 pounds this week until my trip.

Week 1 Weight Check

I meant to do this yesterday, but forgot until after I was in bed and I couldn't post from my phone, so anyway Week 1 of "New Life" diet and exercise produced a 4 pound weight loss! Yep, down to 1X0! Yea for me! Here's to another good week!

xoxo

THIS IS IT!!!!!!!

Today is the start of my new life, well not life, but my workout and eating life! I know I've said it before, but this time something has got to change! I'm still 30 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight and it kills me!

I've been doing Jilian Michael's 30 day shred video for about a month, and I can definitely tell I'm toning, but the scale has yet to drop! I started a new Step Aerobics session at the YMCA today and will do that Monday, Wednesday, Friday over my lunch hour and then at least Tuesday and maybe Thursday will do Jillian at night! I only say maybe Thursday b/c the new season of Survivor starts this Thursday and I'm addicted! But maybe after Survivor since there isn't anything else good on Thursday nights! We'll see!

I'm also pledging to watch what I eat better - have only one burrito instead of two! And only have one chicken wrap instead of two, how about Subway over McD's (oh how I love McD's! It's definitely my WEAKNESS!). I've come down to portion control over all else, b/c if you know me well you know I can and do shovel it in at each meal! I always eat more then Chris and that's sad! Ha! I think it results from eating to fast and also the whole restricting food thing when I was younger - its like I think every meal is my last, but its not! No more candy snacks throughout the day either!

There it is my plan:
1. Step Aerobics at lunch
2. Jilian Michaels in the evening and weekends
3. No more BAD fast food (its all bad to some extent)
4. Portion control
5. No candy

I'm stating for the record that I weighed 1x4 pounds as of this morning (yeah right like I'm going to put my whole weight on here!), let's check back in a week to see how week one treats me! I want to drop at least 20 pounds by Jack's first birthday, but ultimately 30!

xoxo