Vacay!!

I am on vacation until the 30th!

See you next week!!

{over 125lbs lost between us!!}

Yeah Buddy!!!

XOXO

Weigh In: Week Eleven & Twelve...

Yes.. I have been slacking :(

Things have been so busy.. Sheesh!

Anyways..

I hit my Second Mini Goal and am FOURTY pounds, Yes you read that correctly! Fourty Pounds have been evicted from my body!! These past two weeks have been rough because I haven't lost a single pound. I am blaming it on bloat and my christmas party I threw saturday night.. {you can see the pics on my other blog}. It's kind of depressing but I know things will get better, I just have to up my calorie intake and work out a little harder!

I am currently 178lbs and feel great!!!

Here are a few pictures of me at my party on saturday night :)

Feeling pretty good!!!

Can you believe it?? I'm a day early!!

xoxo

Mini Goal #2

Yesterday I reached my 2nd mini goal!!!!

I weighed in at 180lbs yesterday morning! I was so shocked and happy to have come this far. I can't believe that I am 2lbs away from a total loss of 40 Pounds!

I will save the pictures for tuesday!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Weigh In: Week Ten!

Wow...

I can't believe I have been doing this for ten weeks!

Seems like just yesterday that I was sitting in my car, anxiously waiting to take my first pill.. Since then, things have been great!

This past week has been pretty good! Kids are back in school and I can exercise in peace! A-Man has been sick since friday and has been sleeping a lot, so I have been able to get a lot done!

So lets get started before he wakes up and clings to me....


Weight: 182lbs

Lost this week: 3lbs

Total: 36lbs

I thought it would be fun to see how far I have come in ten weeks!!!

I can't wait till Christmas!! All of my clothes are way too big on me and I need new ones!!!

Have a great week!!

Lame-O!

Flaking again...

But..

I have a good excuse!


I have a 4 year old & 3 year old who have been super crazy and an almost 11 month old who has Croup and has been attached to me since Friday :( I promis I will do Tuesday Weigh In tomorrow after I take the older two to school!!

I will include a day in the life on Friday!

Xoxo

Surviving Thanksgiving!!

I actually did it!!!

I survived Thanksgiving!!

AND...

I didn't gain one single ounce!!

That my friends, is something to be proud of!


I made a plan and stuck with it. I was going to eat small portions and not worry about the pies/desserts. I had Turkey, 1/4c green bean casserole, 1/4c mashed potatoes, 1/4c stuffing and 1 roll w/o butter. Even though that doesn't seem like a lot of food, I could only finish half of it.

I did splurge on what I was drinking though.. I had about 4 Mimosas. The rest of the day was water.

I was looking through pictures and compiled a few from the past few years around the holidays...

 {Winter 2008/2009}

 {Pregnant Last Year, Nov. 2010}

 {Early 2009}

{Summer 2009}

And Now...

I am down 35lbs and feel great!!!

I can't wait to reach my next goal!!!

xoxo

Tuesday Weigh In: Week Nine..

Sheesh...

I can't believe how bad I am slacking on my weigh ins. Things have been so busy lately with the kids and the fast approaching holidays. This past week went pretty well. I was Bach to eating healthy and I tossed out all of the Halloween candy! The kids stopped asking for candy two weeks ago, so there was no reason for it to be in the house!! I was at a stand still last week. I blame it on my period showing up a week early and was so bloated, it hurt.

My 2 month check up was on friday and my dr is very proud of my weight loss and said that she could see a difference, especially in my face :) Hearing stuff like that makes this journey so much sweeter!! So, let's get on with the stats!

Month One: 198lbs {-20lbs}

Month Two: 188lbs {-30lbs}

Week Nine: 185lbs {-33lbs}

This past week I have lost 3lbs :) I really hope to be at 50lbs lost by Christmas :) I need to really buckle down because I have been seriously slacking on workouts.. After thanksgiving I'm going to down and get back into my routine. The kids have been out of school this past week, so it's been a hectic week..

I will be posting my pictures tomorrow :)

I hope you have a fabulous thanksgiving!!!



Xoxo

Tuesday Weigh In - Week Eight..

So I totally forgot it was tuesday yesterday...

Nothing has really changed.. I'm still at the same weight, but I think its because my visitor came a whole freaking week early...

Yeah.. Not happy!

So hopefully things will get back on track and the weight will start coming off again..

I have my 2 month check up on friday..

Hope you all have a great rest of the week...


Don't forget to head over to my Family Blog for my GIVEAWAY!!!!

My Story {shortened}

So not everyone knows how big and how unhappy I was, until now cause you are reading my blog. I was always the shortest and biggest girl in my group of friends, and I absolutely hated it. I wasn't fat in high school, even though I thought I was. I fluctuated between a size 7 and a size 9. A lot of my friends were sizes 0's, 3's and 5's.. My height is what messes me up, since I am 5'1.

With my first pregnancy, I gained 57lbs. I was able to lose about 30lbs, but gained it right back four months later when I was pregnant again. 2010 was supposed to be the year I lost all of the weight, but got pregnant with our 3rd child. Thank goodness I only gained like 5lbs, after losing 20-30lbs from morning sickness. After having our baby in January, I had some health issues and basically took a break.

It wasn't until June that I saw how heavy I actually was. I was tipping the scale at 230lbs. When I saw that number, I was completely sick to my stomach. I started eating better and exercising. I made an appt with my new dr for just a regular check up, told her what was going on with my life and body. She asked me if I had ever heard of Phentermine, I said vaguely, she told me about it and gave me an Rx for a month supply. After the appt, I came home and dud a lot of research, good & bad! I filled my Rx and that day, September 20, 2011 will be the day that I took my life back.

So here I am, almost 8 weeks in and 30lbs lighter! I am feeling great and I love when people compliment me on my weight loss. It is such a big self esteem booster! Here are my top reasons for losing weight!


- I want to be healthy! I want to look fabulous in my own skin and not be so self conscious about what I look like, or even worse, what other people are saying.

- I want to be able to chase after my kids for more than 20 minutes at a time. I want to always be there for my kids and watch them grow up into amazing adults. I want to see them get married and make me a gramma {20+ years from now}!

- Being able to walk into a non plus size store and find something within 2 minutes that fits perfectly! I hated wearing my maternity pants/shorts/shirts because nothing fit.

- I want to set a great example for my kids. I want them to be healthy and make good choices when it comes to food and sweets.

- I want to be Happy!


Just want to say hello to my new readers!
Don't be shy, go ahead and comment!!

Have a great weekend!!!

Xoxo,

Breanna

Tuesday Weigh In: Week Seven!

Week Seven is in the books..
After last weeks post, I told myself that I need to get it together. I upped my calories and started working out a little more. I started seeing the numbers going down and kept doing what I was doing. That was until Saturday morning when I woke up with my cheek the size of a baseball {more about that on my family blog}.. So eating and exercising has been minimal, but I am trying.

So when I stepped on the scale this morning after taking all of my meds, I was so excited to see the numbers..

188lbs..

-4lbs

If you are keeping track, that is Thirty Pounds!!

I have not been at this weight since I was two weeks post partum with Allen. I still feel cruddy but I am so happy that I have reached this weight loss goal! I would really like to be at 160lbs by Christmas, but I will take it day by day and see how I do!

{Week Seven, Down 30lbs}

I tried on a pair of Skinny Jeans yesterday morning and they are a few hairs too small. I have a mini muffin top in them, but that is a lot better than a few weeks ago when I tried them on.. :) I can't wait till I can fit into those!!

Hope everyone has a great week! I am going to try and get a workout in while A is napping!

xoxo

Tuesday Weigh In: Week Six...

Can I have a redo on week six?? Please?! This past week has been absolutely horrible. No matter what I have done this week, I have only managed to lose 4oz..

Yes, you read that correctly.. A measly four ounces..

I am going to up my calorie intake this week and hopefully my body will get out if starvation mode. It really needs to ungrip my fat so I can go back to losing weight. I have kept up my exercising and eating healthy, I just need to add a few hundred calories. I hope it will work because putting those extra calories in my diet is going to give me a belly ache. I get full so easily with my 1400 calories, though..

I have only had 2 pieces of candy! I can't pass up almond joys ;) I am so proud of myself!!

So, my to date weight loss is:

26lbs :)

Im going to post my weekly in the morning..

Hope you all had a great Halloween!!!!

My Biggest...

Tonight I was looking through my pictures and started noticing a similarity..

How extremely big I was.

{This was August/September 2009}

{My 25th Birthday - 230lbs}

{On Tuesday for my weigh in - 193lbs}

I am so glad I am taking my life back!!

Weigh In Tuesday... Week Five!

Wow, I can't believe I have been on this for five weeks already. Seems like just yesterday that I started this new journey. I had made a few bad choices this past week and have been working my ass off to fix it. So far, it's working.

My workouts are constantly changing, that way I am confusing my muscles and my body won't get used to the workouts :) It's working because my body is aching, which is a good thing! I am mixing Walking/Running, 30 Day Shred, Back Fat Busters, and a few more that are on demand. I'm also using my weights a lot.

This week was the first time I measured my arms, chest, waist, hips and legs.. So we will see if anything changes :) I sure hope they do!! I've noticed my clothes not really fitting anymore, and to be completely honest, its one of the best feelings ever! To actually see the results with your own eyes is great. A lot of people are telling me that they see a difference, but I didn't really notice it until my tight clothes became loose! Such a great feeling!

So, here we are, week five stats..

193lbs

I lost 5lbs this week!

That is a total of 25lbs so far!!

So Far....

So Happy!!!!

xoxo

Why hello there, weight loss...

Last night I went out for a friends 25th birthday :)

I knew I wasn't going to get trashed since I had to drive home. We all met at her place and I was hesitant to have a drink since I have been in a slump, but she made me a drink. It was Pomegranate Tequila and Sprite. We got to the bar and I had one hefeweizen and was done.

After a few hours, we were headed back to her place. I was starving, so I stopped and got a California Burrito, went home, weighed myself, ate half of it then and thenwent to bed. When I woke up this morning I was so scared to step on the scale cause I didn't want to know what kind of damage I had done.. But when I saw the numbers I was shocked! Yesterday morning, I was 196lbs, at 1am I was 197lbs and at 7am this morning I was 194lbs :)

So happy!!!! This just means I am getting closer and closer to my new mini goal and my big goal!! Plus my period is almost over, so that is belong too :)

See you on Tuesday for the weigh in!

Xoxo

Week Four Pic..

{period started right after this pic was taken.. Hence the bloating..}

Tuesday Weigh In...

Good afternoon :)

This past week was really depressing. I worked out really hard, ate great and only lost 2lbs. I had my 1 month check up/follow up and my dr is really proud of me. Don't get me wrong, I am grateful and love watching the numbers on the scale go lower and lower. I just got off to a great start with losing 10lbs my first week, then it's been 2-3lbs a week. Just frustrating. I also think my losing has slowed down because I should be starting my period any day, I think tomorrow actually. So chalking it up as water weight ;)

Anyways, here are the stats for the month :)

09/19: 218lbs {starting}

10/18: 198lbs

monthy Loss: 20lbs


I could not believe that I lost 20lb in one month. So happy about that!!


Pics to come, I'm on my iPod

Xoxo

Week Three...

Week Three is over and done with!

I am both happy & sad about it. I thought I was losing more than I thought, but what I lost was still great! I have been walking a lot lately and I am feeling great. On Sunday I walked 3.3 miles, I was so proud of myself! I could have gone longer but my gramma is in town from Tennessee and we had to be at my dads by a certain time.

I have been trying on my jeans that haven't fit in over a year and they are starting to slowly fit! They are a little tight, but I am able to get them buttoned! I also had coffee for the first time in three weeks, yesterday! It was so yummy, I had two cups..

I am happy to report that I met my first Mini Goal!!! I am officially 18lbs lighter and a lot of people are noticing! So without further adieu...

Week Three
200lbs

My Comparison so far!!!

Hope you all have a great week!!!

I will try to blog here more, I promise!!!

xoxo

Tuesday Weigh In...

This week was pretty tough...

I had a day where I didn't stop eating, but my dr said that is perfectly okay and I shouldn't beat myself up over it...

So, here we go...

Week Two...

204lbs

Those jeans in the picture didn't fit me 2 weeks ago!!

They are still a hair tight, but I am totally rockin' them today!!!

I am going to start running again this week, I am finally getting an Ipod!

Hope you all have a great week!

2 Week Check Up..

I had my 2 week check up this afternoon and everything is going great!

I had to take my food journal in and show the dr what I have been eating. I won't say how much I have lost yet... I will save that for tomorrows weigh in!

I have to go back in for another 2 week check up, just to make sure everything is going well! She is happy with my weight loss, too! I will also get a refil on my Phen in 2 weeks!

Going to get back into running this week!

have a great week!!

Tuesday Weigh In...

Week One:

Here is my starting point.. 218lbs

Here is 1 week in at 208lbs

And.. Yes, you read that correctly!! I have lost 10lbs in my first week! I can definitely see the difference in the pictures!! This makes me want to work harder and harder towards my ultimate goal!!

I have been on Phen for 1 week and so far I am loving the results!!! Yesterday I asked my husband if he can see a difference and he said "You look thinner around the mid-section!" You have no idea how great that made me feel!! I have also changed my eating habits for the better. I haven't had any sweets, soda or starbucks for 8 days! That is a big step in the right direction for me. Whenever I am hungry, I will look in the cupboard and ask myself "What is the best snack for me.." I have never done that. It's like I am almost scared to eat something that will get me off track...

Love watching..

The numbers on the scale drop!!

This morning when I woke up, I decided to step on the scale..

Are you ready?!?

210.4lbs

I have lost 7.6lbs since starting Phen. I didn't think I would be losing so fast since I have only changed a few things..

I have given up:

Soda

Candy

Starbucks... {yikes!}

Bad Carbs

I am so ready for the next few months!!!

Day 1

Today hasn't been so bad..

I was talking with a friend who is on Phen and she said that her worst side effect is Dry Mouth.. Guess what this chick has... Yup, Dry Mouth... I feel like I can't get enough water. Since 9 this morning, I have had 36oz of water. I am also a little jittery, but nothing I can't handle :)

Breakfast: Oatmeal, 2% milk
Lunch: Side Salad from Jack in the Crack.. {kids wanted a milkshake}
Dinner: will be Lasagna, Salad & Lots more water!

Yesterday when I was weighed at the dr's, I was 218. This afternoon I am 215.8...

I don't know if its my scale or what, But I am liking this already!!

Have a great Hump Day!!!

A New Start!

Today is the first day of a new life.

I had gone to the drs yesterday because I have been sucking at losing all of this baby weight. I have been eating healthy {for the most part} and exercising… and no results. I think I may have gained a pound or two. So I was telling my dr all of this and she decided to give me a prescription for Phentermine. I also had a lot of blood work done yesterday… Nine freaking vials of blood was taken from me. Complete Panels, Vitamin B12 & D, Cholesterol, Diabetes and Thyroid.. I have a 2 week follow up to make sure the pills are working and to make sure all of my blood work came back good.

Right when I got home from the appt, I started looking up all of the info on Phen and stumbled upon a Phentermine forum website with success stories, along with not so successful stories. I signed up and am going to track my weight loss from day one. I also have to keep a food and exercise journal so my dr can keep a close eye on my health. I am so ready to be at a healthy weight and look good!

Today is a new day!

I hope you follow me in my weight loss journey!

Thanks!

Back for good...

Wow.. Talk about no bloggy love...

Its been a rough few months with the kids and my weight loss gain. But right now, I am back and ready to really start this weight loss journey. I am going to really push myself to the limit.

I recently had a birthday party for my older two kids this past weekend. When I saw the pictures of myself, I cried. I didn't realize I was that big. It has made me so depressed along with a few other things.

I have been walking a lot and need to find a 3 seater jogging stroller for a reasonable price. That way I can walk anytime. Right now, I can only walk in the evenings because D works days and it would be absolutely crazy to take 3 kids on a walk with 2 strollers.. get my drift?!?

Right now my weight is *sigh* 214.4lbs and I am completely heart broken about it. I never expected my weight to be this high. After having my 3rd baby, I dropped to 185lbs. Then it slowly started rising again.

Time to get serious...

Weigh in Wednesday...

Well, Well, Well....

So I did my weigh in and was depressed by the numbers I saw on the scale :(  I thought I was doing so well with not eating the whole bag of jelly beans {only had like 5 jelly beans}. I stopped drinking soda and sugary drinks.. But I am still at the same weight.

Today I plan to get my ass beat by Jillian at least twice today and eat healthy. I am also going to clean out my cupboards and get rid of all the fatty food. My gramma will be in town this weekend and I just know she is going to say something about my weight. It just sucks :(

I am excited for Saturday because I will be walking the March of Dimes! All 6 miles with Allen in the jogging stroller. Then I might come home and have Jillian kick my ass too!!

I need to lose this weight!

Welcome!

Welcome to my Weight Loss Blog!

 

My name is Breanna and I have been married for almost 4 years and have 3 beautiful children. I am starting this blog because I want to lose weight and feel great about myself!

 

I was always the chubby one in my clique of friends, and when I got pregnant with my son I just kept gaining. I would try to eat healthy and go on walks but nothing would stop the weight gain. After I had my son, I lost around 30 pounds, but a few months later I got pregnant with my daughter. So after delivering my daughter I was way above 200 pounds and maybe lost 20 pounds after having her.

 

I started eating healthy again and am starting to work out and running after my kids is also a great work out ;) One year after having my daughter I was still overweight and have become very self-conscious with my body. I had recently {3.5months} given birth to a little guy and am now at a point in my life to where I need to lose all of this weight.

 

So, I am giving myself one year to get down to the body that I want. I would like to be around 125lbs by my birthday, but that is pushing it.. We will see how it goes..

 

Welcome to my journey!