Weigh-In Friday: Week 36

With Thanksgiving and going to a different meeting I totally forgot to screen-grab my weekly weigh in. I actually lost 1.8 pounds over Thanksgiving! YES!!!

However, I was able to stick to my Thanksgiving plan, for the most part. I did cave and had a roll, but I spit it with my son. There is just something so comforting about a nice warm roll. I also only had one plate of food with 1/2 cup of everything I wanted and I did not feel deprived. I also only had water to drink and skipped on the pumpkin pie.

I also chose to attend a Friday meeting this week. Originally I was going to attend a Saturday meeting, but I figured it would be easier to stick to my plan if I knew I was going to weigh in the next day. In the meeting this week we talked about mind over matter. We talked about leftovers and the fact that people seem to eat more in leftovers than during the actual holiday meal. The only leftovers we took home was a turkey breast and the veggie sides that I took with me. I am actually planning on making a vegetable stir fry with turkey breast as well as turkey sandwiches. 
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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 258.6
Current Week: -1.8
Total Loss: 47.8

November 2015 Progress Post

261.1 Pounds                                                                                          260.4 Pounds

 I have struggled with my weight and issues on plan however, I feel like the pictures really show some progress. With midterms and the ankle injury I have had some setbacks. The cast is nice though huh? I actually am on crutches and am trying hard not to put any weight on my ankle. I hope it heals fine and I can get back on track.

The pants I am wearing in the November picture did not fit until not. I am not excited about the way my stomach fat looks in the picture. It is something to work for and hopefully it will go away sometime in the future. I can tell it is shrinking and that makes it all worth it.

I feel like the back pictures usually show the most progress. Which is kind of sad that the most progress that can be seen is located in an area that I cannot see. That is kind of disheartening and I still feel like I cannot see any progress unless I see a picture. Even though my pants are now almost 2 sizes too big.

Measurements	March ‘15	Sept. ‘15	Oct. ‘15	Nov. 15
Neck	-	15.5	15	15
Right Arm	-	20	19.5	18.5
Left Arm	-	19.5	19.5	18.5
Bust	-	50	49	49.5
Waist	-	45.5	43.5	43
Hips/Rear	-	54	53.5	53
Right Thigh	-	30.5	30	31
Left Thigh	-	30	30	31
Weight	306.4	263.3	261.6	260.4
Dress Size	24/26	22	20	20

My measurements are kind of wonkey this month. I have lost a total of 0.5 inches overall, but I have gained inches and lost inches in areas. I find that kind of odd. Lets see how next month goes. As promised, I have taken a picture of my "wings" hopefully over the next few months we will see them shrink as well. I also like how my 'muffin top' looks in this picture. This is because it is basically non-existent. Progress.

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Weigh-In Thursday: Week 35

Well, I gained this week.I kind of expected a gain this week due to the fact that I fell over the weekend and sprained my ankle quite badly. I am under strict orders to keep it elevated and to stay off of it as much as possible. It is also in a nice cast that you will get ti see when I post my progress pictures for this month. It was a bummer, I am in quite a bit of pain and I can not even put weight on my ankle.

I have also been staying up a little bit later and this leads to late night snacking. I have been eating cereal every night after dinner. Sometime I have points left over and sometimes I do not. At least I am still tracking everything I am eating even if that means I am tracking it the morning after. Late tracking is better than no tracking.

This weeks meeting was focused on the upcoming holiday, Thanksgiving. We talked about making plans about what we will eat now so we go into the holiday feast with a plan. I will be taking 2 vegetable side dishes and I will also be allowing myself to have 1/2 cup of everything else. I have also decided that I will skip my favorites. Rolls and candied yams. I will also be making plan friendly pumpkin cheesecake bars for dessert.

Next week, I will be weighing in on Friday. This is due to Thanksgiving being on Thursday and to help keep me on track. I have a great plan in place for surviving the holiday and I am excited to see how next week goes.

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 259.4
Current Week: +1.4
Total Loss: 46

Weigh-In Thursday: Week 34

Well I tried to watch my sugar intake. It was quite hard and I wasn't as successful as I tried to be,  At least I limited myself to the mini versions of the candy bars. I skipped the fun-sized ones and went for the mini ones only. I actually expected a gain this week. I am still working on my plan restart, but I found myself snacking on candy in the wee hours of the night.

The topic this week was something I needed because I have been slacking on meal planing and planning my shopping trips. The topic this week was about being smart about going to the supermarket. Time to refocus on my meal plans because having meals planned makes the shopping trip easier. I am also going to make sure that I have a snack or a meal before shopping. Grocery shopping on an empty stomach is a recipe for disaster.

I am so close to hitting my 50 pound weight loss goal. I was hoping to hit that by Thanksgiving and that gives me 2 weeks to lose 2.6 pounds. I am not expecting to hit it, but I am hoping. I really need to focus.

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 259
Current Week: -0.4
Total Loss: 47.4

Weigh-In Thursday: Week 33

Well the restart I completed this week totally got me back on track. I spent time planning meals and actually sticking to it. I was also able to curb some of my munchieness. I was more focused this week. That is what I needed because I felt like I was getting complacent with the plan and I was eating the 'same old things'.

At the meeting this week we talked about being more nutrition savvy because not all nutrients are equal. Even if something has the same amount of points the nutrition of it could be skewed. This week I will be working on cutting back on my intake of saturated fat and sugar, or at least trying to. The sugar thing is going to be a hard one due to the amount of Halloween candy that the kids have in the house right now. I plan on being smart about my choices and allowing myself to have some candy in order to keep me from binging on an entire bag due to deprivation.

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 259.4
Current Week: -3.6
Total Loss: 47

Weigh-In Thursday: Week 32

I really expected more than just a 1.4 pound loss. Ever since I hit 45 pounds lost, I felt like I couldn't really loose much more. My body and my clothes (for that matter) was trying to keep me fat. And to think I (almost) gave up this week. Here are the reasons why I really wanted to 'throw in the towel':

1. I was tired of tracking,
2. I felt deprived of the 'bad' foods I wanted to eat.
3. I was sick and had trouble keeping anything down.
4. I was sabotaging myself.

I went threw my closet this week and purged everything that was either 2+ sizes too big, or simply not fashion able. This made me think that maybe I should stop losing weight so that I could fit into the clothes that I already owned (talk about self-sabotage) even though it was starting to be a hassle because all of my cure clothes are either too big (at least now they are) or too small (wishful thinking).

If it wasn't for my amazingly supportive boyfriend I would have cancelled my membership and given up altogether. He is the best because even when I am feeling weak and like I am done with everything; he believes in me. He believes in how far I have come and he knows that I am just looking for any reason to give up. I love him so much for being my 'realistic rock' and not letting me give up because I have been hosting a pity party for myself. He believes in me, even when I don't believe in myself. 

I have decided that I needed to start over. After my meeting concluded this week I attended a "new member meeting" which I really needed. I am starting fresh with the plan hoping to overcome this everlasting weight loss plateau and to overcome even my own expectations. Here is to a new week and a re commitment to the plan. I will not let small 'missteps' determine my future success. I got this! My next mini goal is to reach 45 pounds lost (again).

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 263
Current Week: +1.4
Total Loss: 43.4

October 2015 Progress Post

279 pounds                                                                                            261.6 pounds

Can you see the difference from July? I can. My muffin top is definitely shrinking and I can also see it in my arms do the the shifting positions of my tattoos as well as in the elbow crease area. I am thinking about adding a picture to my line up next week for progress. You know the one with the 'guns' out? Although it would not be to measure how  large my biceps are growing, yet. It would be photo evidence of how my 'wings' are shrinking. This is because as my clothes are getting larger I am starting to notice that I have more room in the arms of my shirts and that is very encouraging and kind of annoying. Man, sleeves really move around alot when it is not stretched to the max in order to contain all the excess fat you have in your arms.

Here are the measurement updates for this month. There is definitely some progress to be had in the last month. This is promising due to midterms and the gains that I have had after hitting my 45 pound lost goal before Halloween. For some reason that seems to be my modus operandi (M.O.) for this weight loss journey. Hit my next mini-goal, which is super exciting, until it is followed up by a few weeks of gains. However the inches lost this month was a total of 5'' overall. I am also officially in a size 20 in pants. That is even without having to squeeze into them too!

Measurements	March ‘15	Sept. ‘15	Oct. ‘15
Neck	-	15.5	15
Right Arm	-	20	19.5
Left Arm	-	19.5	19.5
Bust	-	50	49
Waist	-	45.5	43.5
Hips/Rear	-	54	53.5
Right Thigh	-	30.5	30
Left Thigh	-	30	30
Weight	306.4	263.3	261.6
Dress Size	24/26	22	20

I should also warn you that the pictures may not be truly accurate due to the fact that my phone went swimming, and that forced me to get a new one. The camera is much better quality, as evident in the October pictures. That is both a blessing and a curse. The pictures are crisper and with crisper pictures comes more detail. I guess that also means that the losses will be more evident. (I hope!)

I am excited to see the progress around my midsection. That is where is is most evident. It was also the area in which I lost 2'' in the past month. I am so excited about that because that is one of the areas that I guess I would consider to be my 'problem areas'. My midsection and my flabby arms; and even those don't bother me as much as they used to. Slowly and surely they will go down. This I know and I am looking forward to more progress in the future.

It is really evident that I was wearing a more supportive bra this month. I'll have to remember that for next month so there is no more 'saggy boobs'. HA! It is hard to really see a true difference in this one due to the angle in which these two pictures were taken. I see it most in the arms and my chin and maybe a little in the calf, but that might me a bit of a stretch.

I feel like there is not as much progress, if any, in this picture. In all reality I am just wearing a smaller tank top that really 'hugs' everything. Although I can see that the 'elbow' crease is almost gone and my 'back boobs' are definitely shrinking. That's the silver lining. My Thanksgiving goal is to reach 50 pounds lost. I guess its time to workout in the A.M. and take my dog for walks in the evening, as long as it is not too dark. Here is to another month of progress!

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Weigh-In Thursday: Week 31

Another gain this week and I can't say I'm really that surprised. I kind of want to consider this a plateau, even though it is really just me slipping from staying on plan. I ate a lot of things I shouldn't have, in greater amounts, and without tracking it. If that isn't a recipe for disaster than I don't know what is.

I tried a little harder this week, but then the weekend came and went. I guess I didn't try as hard as I thought I did. I am happy with the small gain, not even 1/2 a pound. I am still in midterms and the stress has not helped much. I am done making excuses it is time to own up to my actions and keep on trucking. I can do this! Here is to a better week next week! I only have one more midterm to complete and then I am done with the 'hard' stuff until end of November beginning of December. Time to get back on track.

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 261.6
Current Week: +0.4
Total Loss: 44.8