Today begins the “May Day Weightloss Challenge” over at Tales from the Scales. Every Tuesday from now until September 18th will be a day to weigh in and be accountable for how I’ve treated my body in the past week. For this first post, challengers were asked to tell a little bit about their weight history and some goals they would like to achieve.
There is not much to tell about my weight history. I’ve never been hugely overweight, but like most women (and girls) I feel the pressure to be skinny and so I’m usually looking to lose a few pounds. The heaviest I’ve ever been was when I met my husband. That was during my party years (alcohol has a lot of calories!). I tried to lose the extra pounds by eating low fat or fat free. That was the worst thing I’ve ever done!!! I did not pay attention to the packaging to see that those types of products have more calories in them than the original and I would eat more of it, thinking that was okay because it was “fat free”. I ended up gaining instead of loosing.
Before I got pregnant with my first baby I was the leanest I’ve ever been. I had been going to the gym and loved it! My actual weight (as in the number itself) was not very low, but I had gained a bunch of muscle weight. I was trim and wearing small sizes, so the number didn’t matter. I felt great!
That was 5 years (and 2 kids) ago.
Here are my tools for the next 18 weeks:
A new, cute journal and the 32 oz. mega cup from QT.
Goals for the cup: drink 2 per day full of water.
Goals for the food journal:
1. Consistently write down what I am eating and drinking, focusing on better food choices and smaller quantities
2. Remember to take my vitamins
3. Keep up with weekly excercise, working toward a goal of 3 times per week for minimum of 30 minutes
Okay, there you have it. Seems reasonable, yes? Eighteen weeks is a long time. Hopefully by checking in weekly, I will be able to keep on track. Oh, and I was asked to give a weight loss goal too. I am going to say 8 pounds. Although for me, I don’t mind having the higher number as long as my clothes feel a little loose. A better way for me to tell if I succeeded when September 18th rolls around is by answering this one question: “Why are you wearing a thong?” Is it because my pants are snug and wearing panties will show off the forbidden panty line? Or is it because I feel sexy??? I am hoping for the latter of the two!
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You go girl! I know we all CAN do this together!
Another way to track what you’ve eaten, since we all obviously love computers, is sparkpeople.com. I find that when I really do track what I eat I do so much better.
I love this entry. HOORAY for joining the challenge!!
You are making some great decisions! I agree, keeping track of what we eat helps us keep control of it. I joined the challenge too and
look forward to hearing of all our successes!
Thanks for commenting on my blog Jodi. Good luck to you too. My husband is not a southern fried eater but he is a “I must have big piece of meat, red preferred” eater. Most of the time, I try to serve healthy meals to my whole family, but sometimes I just cook his favorites and fix something better for me. Like having a veggie burger when I’m grilling hamburgers or having a lean cuisine pizza while everyone else has papa john’s.
I’m a cookbook collector and I will work on posting some of my favorite healthy books on my blog.
Best of luck to you. Sounds like a great challenge. Maybe I’ll take it with you! God knows I could stand to lose 8 . . . or 10 . . . or 12 . . . and so on!
Another great tool is http://www.fitday.com – very easy to journal what you’re eating. :)
I’m in too, Jodi. I want to lose between 6-8 pounds–I can’t believe I actually committed! Ugh–now I have to do it! I’m excited for you and will be looking forward to hearing your progress! We can do it!
Good luck to you! I hate having to lose weight but I consistently struggle with my weight. I love to exercise but it’s hard to find time with
2 small children. We are going to the beach in 2 1/2 weeks so I am trying, too!! You will do great and you will feel great when you reach
your goal!!:)