Operation Skinny Update

Week 2 - Completed!!! 


My challenges and successes this past week:


Successes:
1) Lost 3 pounds this week!!!
2) Packed a lunch for work every day full of healthy snacks!

3) Made healthy dinner meals! Our favorite last week was Creamy Braised Pork Chops with Rice and Peas from Green Lite Bites.
4) Drank tons of water

Challenges:
1) Still find myself needing a snack at night.
2) Finding it hard to keep my junk food cravings at bay.
3) Can't find the motivation to exercise.


STATS: WEEK 2 (completed)
Starting weight: 180 lbs
Current Weight: 173 lbs
Difference:  -7 lbs
Pounds to lose to Goal: 23 lbs

Operation Skinny Update

Operation Skinny Update...


Not the greatest 1st week of my journey, but I will accept the loss for what its worth :-)... a few pounds closer to my goal.


A few challenges and some successes:


Successes:
1) Took my son to the park to race. Its good exercise!

2) Said "no" to a FREE sample of a brownie at a bakery I was working at with a client of mine!!

3) Tried to make healthy meals given the current lack of food at my house this week.

Challenges:
1) Do not start a weight loss journey if you haven't gone grocery shopping for the week. Makes it hard to eat healthy balanced meals.
2) Its in your head! Throw the damn devil off your shoulder and stay away from the ice cream in the freezer. You can do it.
3) Stop being lazy and walk, walk, walk.
4) Drink more water. Get rid of the Coke Zero (by giving them away... not consuming them).


I finally went grocery shopping yesterday. My fridge is stocked with fruits and veggies, light string cheese, and a ton of yogurt. My pantry now has some baked chips, nuts, and healthy cereal :-) Its only 7am but I have been up for about 30 minutes and I'm ready to take a walk with the kiddos after breakfast. Its going to be a great week!


STATS: WEEK 1 (completed)
Starting weight: 180 lbs
Current Weight: 176 lbs
Difference:  -4 lbs
Pounds to lose to Goal: 26 lbs

Your 3 Words

Its only been a week since I started my weight loss journey. This picture is how my week started... I've had a rough week. I'll post about it on Monday with an Operation Skinny Update.

Brock and I went up to the park on Monday evening and raced for about 45 minutes. I couldn't tell you how many times we raced back and forth from the swing set to the big trees. At least 12 times. He was so cute because he kept saying he wanted to beat me, so of course I let him... Lets be honest, I couldn't even keep up with him! LOL! He would get to the tree and cheer me on with "Run faster mamma!!" OMG. So cute. I love him. We also picked up some more pine cones to make more home made bird feeders!!  After the park, we raced home! 

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ON A MISSION


Truly inspired by Jenni from the Blog's recent weight loss victory, I am ready to get back to my goal weight. I'm being brutally honest and putting my current weight up here for everyone to see. I need a place to keep me accountable and I suppose this will suffice. I can't afford Medifast which seems to be the new hotness... so I'm going to go about this the old fashioned way and just watch what I eat and get some exercise in. I did it once before when I was on Weight Watchers, so I know that my goal is realistic and attainable.  My plan is to lose 30 pounds by March. I can do this! So... Here are two pictures that will serve as my before picture and a snapshot of what I looked like about 5 or 6 years ago when I was 30 pounds lighter...

                                   

I have no shame :-)

I'm hoping this new project will help me! Its our new...

That's our Old English Mastiff, Winston. I think he likes his new shady spot :-) 

My husband built this Square Foot Garden for me based on Mel Bartholomew's gardening techniques. Let me tell ya, I LOVE IT! We followed his soil mixture of using compost, peat moss, and vermiculite to create our soil mix. My mom and I put the seeds in this past Monday, August 1st and by this evening, August 5th I already have the following veggies sprouting: green beans, cucumber, green onion, and tomatoes!!! The other veggies we planted are pumpkin, peppers, zucchini, and chives. My chives were actually started back in May and I was able to move them from a small planter into the SFG! I know its super late in the season, but thanks to the soil mix and the heat we're having right now, its perfect! I'm hoping to have a small crop to harvest in the next few weeks. We'll see!!

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