Week Four Weigh In

Well, I’ve made it three weeks, and now to start Week Four. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much for this weigh-in. I spontaneously planned a quick trip to Yosemite this weekend and the food choices were pretty limited so I ended up eating more (BFC) carbohydrates than I should have mostly because protein and veggies were in limited supply.

So, here we go.

Today’s weight: 356.5
Total pounds lost: 10.5
Pounds lost last week: .5

Yah, that’s about what I thought. I guess I had the opinion that as long as I didn’t gain over the week that I’d be okay with it. So, no complaints from me.

Today I started the Fast Track plan. It’s been somewhat challenging for me because of the very low carbs today. I like my little snack I have every day and now I’m limited to a piece of dark chocolate (I have the 88%) and well, I wasn’t a big fan of dark chocolate to begin with, so the extreme dark chocolate isn’t a big treat for me. So bitter! But it’s good to know that if I need something, it is there as the option.

Today I measured my waist as part of the Fast Track plan and I’m happy to say that I’ve lost 1/2 inch off my waist and 1/2 inch of my stomach in the past two weeks! That would explain why some of my clothes are getting loser and the need for the belt. I also took some pictures in some tight clothing so I can see the difference at the end of the two week Fast Track. Jorge says we can lose up to 14 pounds if we follow the program exactly.

I’ll post an update by mid-week to report back in on how the Fast Track plan is going for me!

Week Three Weigh-in

I will make it my goal to weigh in every Monday and post the results to this blog. My start date was on a Monday, so this will be accurate to a weekly weigh-in.

Today’s weight: 357
Total pounds lost: 10
Pounds lost last week: 4

I’m happy with this. Last week I felt so bloated and like I was retaining massive amounts of water so I didn’t think I’d be losing much at all this week. My goal is to lose 15 pounds a month. My prior weight loss I was able to keep to a 15 pound loss most months; some a little more, some a little less.

My first mini-goal is to get below 350. My pre-pregnancy weight was 342 so I’d like to get back there at least and say I have finally lost my baby weight. Even as I type these numbers, I still cannot believe my weight is in the 300′s. I must do something about this. And… I am!

Thanks for being on the journey with me!

Week Two Weigh-in

I will make it my goal to weigh in every Monday and post the results to this blog. My start date was on a Monday, so this will be accurate to a weekly weigh-in.

Today’s weight: 361
Total pounds lost: 6
Pounds lost last week: 6

Week One went smoothly! Even detoxing from all of the sugar and bread that I had been eating, so that was amazing. It’s pretty awesome how things can go smoothly when you are completely motivated to succeed! I’m a bit worried going into Week Two that I won’t lose as quickly as I have in Week One, but I have to realize I’m not in a race. Sure, I’m one of those people (like many of us) who assume when we start a new food plan and have success with it, that the weight should just drop off overnight because we want it so bad!

Note to self: Let’s live in reality shall we? and realize this isn’t going to happen overnight. Be patient! Keep on the path and you’ll eventually arrive.

The starting number... gulp

Okay, I’ve struggled with whether I wanted to admit this starting number, but really why start a blog about my weight loss journey if I’m not willing to be honest about the numbers.

My “official” starting weight for this journey is …

367 pounds.

Yep, there I said it. And if that was my *highest number ever* I might be feeling even worse, but the truth is — it’s 33 pounds less than my all-time high of 400 pounds.

*sigh*

Note to self: I will not let the number on the scale dictate my self-worth.