Getting Closer

OK just 1 pound but I freaking worked my butt off this week I mean like really. I barely ate anything and I ran like a demon so where is my ultimate reward you ask well... one measly pound!! Holy cow I need to get to 140 by the end I need to step it up and shock my body somehow. Any tips???

I love Pasta!!

My husband is super about my weight so this isn't true for me and if it is true for you girls well... just whip those men into shape!! So went to the Pasta House here in Pinetop last night and ate like a whole basket of bread all by myself. I am struggling the most probably with going out to eat and also with late night eating. I get all of my dinner done by 6:30 and than of course I stay up until 9:30 or 10 which means that I start to get the munchies again. I guess that I should just go to bed earlier or just stay as busy as possible to get my mind off of food, right?? Anyways always vowing to do better the next week.

Periods and Pounds

Well I started my period this very morning of weigh-in. Not to mention I am going to the temple this morning which also brings horror stories and thoughts of terror. I still lost 1 pound though and I consider it a tremendous victory among bloating and such. I am struggling so much with this last weight, why is it so flippin hard?? Oh well will try harder this week.

Yep the picture is small but that is me on the right and my mom in the middle and my sister on the left. I sure hope my mom and sister don't get wind of this but the women in my family are just bigger women. I think I may have just gotten lucky being the smaller of them but if I don't stay in line it is only a matter of time. I know that I have a tendency towards it and I fight it so darn much!! I wish I could just lose this last 10-15 pounds and just be done with it for the rest of my life. Maybe fluctuate 5 pounds here and there but just be done!! I am done having my babies so there should be no excuse at all. It is getting towards the summertime by the end of this contest and there is nothing worse than being fat for summer. I really didn't try much this past contest and I still got third place last contest so that means none of us did well for the holidays so oh well this should be the time!! Good luck ladies I am rooting for you all big time!!

Slowing Down!!

I think that in the beginning of this competition when I started at 171 that I was really losing weight very quickly like 2-3 pounds every week and now... well I am definitely slowing down. I think that possibly my body is starting to regulate to the weight that it is supposed to be and so it is going oh so slowly. I am barely squeaking out a pound a week now and it is frustrating. I have serious goals for not going overboard this holiday season like if I really want dessert than skip on the carbs at dinner like rolls and potatoes. Good luck girls and have a super Christmas!!

I Can't Believe I Cracked My Way into the 140's

I don't know if I should call this picture my inspirational one of the week or a picture of something that I will never be!! I mean she hasn't had any kids and so her boobs are still perky and her stomach is flat, don't mind me I'm just bitter and she's 39 for crying out loud!! Anyways I cracked my way into the 140's I am officially 149 but maybe not at the end of today but I am right now, and I am celebrating!! I am running really good right now and for longer stretches and thanks to you who gave me advice on if I should run for distance or for time, I appreciate it. I am doing better with eating but a problem I am having now is that of course I am stopping my eating by 7:00 but I don't go to bed until like 9:30 or 10:00 so I start to get hungry again. I guess I should just go to bed earlier but hey my kids are in bed and I run around getting stuff done. I need to find a way to take my mind off of it. OK so ward Christmas party is tonight and I need to plan now what I am going to eat and not eat. Maybe no rolls and no potatoes but I have to have cheesecake maybe half a slice. It is always better to make a decision beforehand so you don't get roped into other things when you are there. Sounds like an after-school special moment right. It's true!! Good luck ladies

Bloated!!

This contest is making me go banana sandwich. I can't freakin lose like the last one and it is making me totally crazy!! I just started my period yesterday for the first time in a year and half due to pregnancy and nursing. I don't like feeling bloated and crampy again and it makes me just mad! Alright enough ranting and raving. OK maybe not, how come it is so easy to put weight on in like one day (Thanksgiving) and than its like 2 weeks to take off, the world is not fair I tell ya. Since we live in the mountains I am always like huffing and puffing to run. I went to Yuma for Thanksgiving and was like running all over the place and not getting tired or winded I seriously am mad at elevation! You would think that because I have lived here 3 years that it wouldn't make a difference but it totally does. I have been eating seriously great this past week so it makes me mad that mother earth's gift snuck back in after soooo long for the weigh-in. Oh well better luck next tim. Good luck chickies!!