MOMPROVEMENT

Just a Stomach Flu Away From My Goal Weight

Posted by momprovement on October 23, 2009  |  No Comments

Well, I had been doing good keeping up with my weight loss updates, and then when I moved to a new server, I somehow lost all my weight loss updates!  I hope that’s not a sign of things to come – but based on what I ate for lunch today it just might be!

Anyway, I’m still participating in Weight Watchers – and I’ve lost a total of 6 pounds so far  – officially.  Unofficially I’ve lost well over 10 (I was over 195 when I started, but was down to 191.2 when I joined Weight Watchers.)  I still have quite a ways to go to reach my goal weight of 130.

I had to laugh last night when I was watching The Devil Wears Prada when the assistant said “I’m just a stomach flu away from my goal weight.”  Unfortuneately I’m quite a few flu’s away from my weight, but also, it seems, I tend to gain weight when I’m sick, so maybe the stomach flu isn’t the way for me to go!

So, until next time – I hope you are successful at losing weight without the stomach flu!

Weight Loss for Moms

Posted by momprovement on September 4, 2008  |  No Comments

Time to Lose Weight

Well, it’s that time again.  Time to try to start to lose all that baby fat again!  I said I would lose weight when my baby was one and I stopped nursing, but, well, life happens, and here it is, my baby is 19 months and I still haven’t started losing weight, that is until today.

Sure, we can all come up with reasons why later would be better, but the truth is, there is no better time to start than right now.

The Starting Point:

Here’s my situation:

• Current weight: 176

• Current height 5 foot 2 inches (I actually don’t expect this to change!)

• Current health status:  I would say on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being great, I’m actually about a 5.  I feel fine on a day to day basis, no major health issues, but I don’t really have much energy at all, and with 3 kids, I need to whip myself in to shape, not just to look good to my husband (who loves me like I am!) and not just to look good in my skinny jeans, but to have the energy to keep up with my kids.

• Current health plan:  I am in the process of giving up drinking Coke, (I say soda, some say pop, actually what I drink is really Coke, the full strength stuff in a 44 ounce styrofoam cup!) and I want to cut out high fructose corn syrup (more on this in a later post).  I am looking into various diet possibilities, and will let you know when I pick one!

• Current exercise plan:  I am going to start walking 3 days a week, and I just borrowed my sisters copy of “Core Rhythms” that I will start using.  Look for my review of that exercise DVD once I get started!

Well, that’s it for today!  That’s where I am now!  Sorry, no picture!  I’ll post it once I can see a difference between by “before” and “after”!