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!!!!