Sleepy

So obviously the weight gained from the weekend was water weight seeing as how I'm back down to 172.5. Whew! Did well with eating yesterday but didn't work out. I could not get Brendan to fall asleep last night. Every time he was almost asleep he'd wake up and start playing. Silly baby. So I didn't get done putting him in bed until 10:30. And then Brent got home, ate dinner, we took our showers, and we went to bed. I didn't sleep well at all last night!

I got my haircut last night and I think I lost 3 pounds just with that! Hehe. My hair was getting so long. My stylist said we cut off 9 inches!!!! Hard to believe it had gotten that long. Sad though cause an inch longer and I think I could've donated it to locks of love. Oh well, maybe next time. Good news is that it feels great and Brendan can't grab and pull it anymore!

*Sigh* Again

Well, we had lots of issues this weekend that didn't help our progress. Friday night was the dress rehearsal for Brent's sister's (Krystal) wedding. The dinner was catered by a VERY good mexican restaurant. Fail number one.

Saturday at the wedding we were actually really good. We ate cheese and fruit and we split a piece of the bride's cake and the groom's cake. And we also danced the longest "Cotton-eyed Joe" we've ever danced! It was like 10 or 15 minutes long... or at least it felt like it. And we were drenched in sweat afterwards.

Saturday night we had pizza... Fail number two.

Sunday we had Sonic for lunch which wasn't as bad as we could've made it but still wasn't good and then we had beer and pizza in the afternoon/evening. Fail number three (and four?).

Good thing about the weekend? I discovered that I fit back into my size 12 Cato jeans! I think their jeans run a little small is the only reason I mention brand name, cause my dress for Krystal's wedding was a size 10. That made me happy :-)

We've decided our hearts weren't in it last week and we are going to try, try again. Hopefully, we can be good this week. The only event for the weekend is a baby shower. And I'll have Brendan with me which usually means less food for me. It's hard to eat much when you're constantly running after a toddler who's getting into everything. Which reminds me... I'm hoping to update the baby blog tonight. There were lots of cute pics taken at the wedding of my boys in tuxes!

*Sigh*

I should've worked out last night. I was bad food-wise. We had donuts at work which I ate because I was coaxed into it. We had tacos for dinner and I should've had 2 instead of 4. And I didn't make my lunch yesterday so I had a sandwich and chips in the cafeteria which wouldn't be so bad except that they give you a HUGE serving of meat on the sandwiches and I can't resist croissants as a choice for bread. Oh, and swiss cheese has a TON of calories (did you know that?). Should've had it on wheat with pepperjack. Live and learn. But I did drink my water for the day. In fact I don't think I've had a soda since Saturday night.

I agree with Miriam... I think one of my issues (especially when it comes to sweets) is that I don't wanna miss out! I think ooh, I better eat that before it goes away or someone beats me to it, I might never get to have it again! Of course this is all subconscious and it's usually over something stupid like an Oreo. When is the world gonna run out of Oreos?! Mindless eating is a big issue for us. Which is why we normally don't have potato chips in our house. We both love jalapeno kettle cooked chips but can't keep them because between the 2 of us, we could polish off a bag in 1 or 2 sittings easily.

I also can agree with Ashley... when the weekend comes it's time for hanging out with friends which almost always means beer/wine/good food.

So the goal for this week is to remember moderation is good and okay and won't deprive me of anything! Maybe I need to say that to myself before every meal, lol.

We might take our measurements too... I tend to get really disappointed by scale numbers but I've never really paid attention to measurements other than my chest size, hehe.

Brent's Goal

So last night I didn't work out. We had pizza but it was a little thin crust pizza. And I ended up losing a pound. I'm at 173 now! Brent said his goal is 199. I just looked up BMI stuff for our heights. 152 - 204 is "normal" for him. 108 - 145 is "normal" for me. So even at my first goal weight, I'll still be considered overweight. Crazy! Again... I think most BMI calculators way under-estimate where a person "should" be. So I'll create a weight tracker for Brent now.

Motivation, Goals, Etc.

Many people in America these days struggle with weight loss. We do too. We've decided to do something about it. I think for me (and I can probably say for Brent too), my biggest motivator is our son. I don't want him to grow up eating junk food all the time and ending up with the same issues that we've struggled with. We have health problems on both sides that can be helped by maintaining a good weight.

Brent and I decided to compete with each other to help motivate us to lose weight. We did good the first week but really goofed this week. Brent started at 235 and I started at 174.5.

Brent will be posting to this blog too, but for now, I'll address my goals and motivation. I really want to get back down to the low 150s as my first goal. That's where I was (152 - 157 range) right before I got pregnant with Brendan in the fall of 2007. The old adage of "eating for two" caught up with me and I ended up gaining 59 pounds with my pregnancy. 216 lbs is way too much for a woman who is 5' 4"! I could blame my doctor for continuing to say "your weight is fine" at each appointment or I could be a grown-up and say it was completely my fault. I'm going with option B. The next pregnancy (God-willing) I intend to be MUCH better. But for now, let's start with getting back down in that range again. These are the things I want to accomplish through this:

1) Eat better. Include more vegetables in dinners. Eat smaller portions especially when we eat out.
2) Exercise regularly (ie, at least 3 times a week). When I lost my weight the first time (I went from 182 to 152 in 7 months with Weight Watchers) I did it without exercise. It was all through portion control and drinking enough water. I want my muscle back. In junior high I had a lot of muscle from swimming and track season (I threw discus and shot-put). Plus I need my muscle for hauling around my 20+ lb bundle of joy!
3) Not be self-conscious in my bikini when we go to Cancun in August!

So my current update is that I weighed 174 this morning. I worked out last night using our Wii Fit. The best thing about the Fit is that it's perfect for my competitive nature. I love beating my old scores on things and being able to see when I improve or backslide. My favorite Yoga pose would have to be the shoulder stand, favorite Strength exercise is the Plank (holding yourself up by your forearms in a push-up type stance for 60 seconds!), favorite Aerobics exercise is tied between the advanced boxing and advanced step, and finally favorite Balance game is the ski jump. In the exercises I do with the Fit, I've been concentrating on the ones that target core muscles. And between that and the balance games, I've noticed a huge difference in my stance. I have got to keep this up! According to the Fit, I need to be 129 to be at a good BMI. Personally, I think that's a little underweight for me. I weighed 130 when I graduated high school and that was with very little muscle. So a long-term goal would be 145 for me. But that probably won't happen until I'm done having children, lol. 152 is my goal. I have 22.5 lbs to go!