Weigh and Measure day!!!

So today was the day I had been dreading for quite some time...weigh in and measurement day! I have been working very hard all month, and while I haven't done everything completely perfect I have done a pretty damn good job. So I guess I was a tiny disappointed when I weighed, and it's not that I didn't do a good job this month, or that the weight loss was terrible...what I think happened was since I was able to fit into jeans that were quite a bit smaller I was thinking I was going to see a smaller number than what I did. So here it is...

So there it is, my final number for January 2012. 234.4!!! Ok so I was hoping to see a number about 10 pounds less than that, but now that I have done the math..and the measurements I'm pretty excited! I started out at 258.2 on January 1st which puts me at a 23.8 pound loss this month....and that's quite a bit of weight :) and it's about .77 pounds a day. Not bad at all for the first month, and I'm hoping it's just my jump start for an even better number in February.

So today I also did my measurements and they are as follows:
Waist-41 1/2 inches
Hips-45 inches
Right thigh-25 inches
Left thigh-25 inches
Right calf-16 inches
Left calf-16.5 inches
Right Arm-13 inches
Left Arm-12.5 inches
Bust-44 inches

So from January first from now I have lost
6 1/2 inches off my waist
7 1/2 inches off my hips
3 inches off my right thigh
3 inches off my left thigh
1/2 inch off my right calf
1/2 inch off my left calf
1 1/2 inches off my right arm
1 1/2 inches off my left arm
3 inches off my Bust

THAT IS A TOTAL OF 27 INCHES OFF OF MY BODY, THAT IS MORE THAN 2 FEET!!!

And I am thinking that is a pretty big deal....even though my actual weight wasn't what I expected, I can see how I fit into smaller jeans..27 inches is a lot, and 14 of it in the waist and hips where my jeans go :) Anyways it is month number one...coming to a close and I am happy, and I am proud that my work has paid off, and I am even more proud that I am still going at it...still working towards my goal. Onto the next month and onto more sweating and dieting and working hard to get me closer and closer to where I wanna be! Moving on to the next chapter...and new numbers...hopefully much smaller ones ;)

Me in my new size 14 Levi's...looking pretty good I think :)

1/31/12

Breakfast:
1 Dannon Peach Greek Yogurt-130 calories
1 cup peach chunks-60 calories

Breakfast Total-190 calories

Lunch:

1 Pre-packaged smokehouse bbq salad-260 calories

1 cup Progresso Vegetable soup-80 calories

Lunch Total-340 calories

Dinner:

4 oz boneless skinless chicken breast-110 calories

2 tbls hickory smoke bbq sauce-50 calories

1/2 cup broccoli rice-175 calories

1/4 cup broccoli cheese soup-100 calories

1 cup frozen broccoli-30 calories

Dinner Total-465 calories

Dessert:

1 Peanut Butter skinny cow ice cream sandwich-150 calories

Dessert Total-150 calories

Today's Total-1145 calories

Great diet day today, good day on exercise too. I did a 25 minute jog, and walked just over 5 miles. I am definitely feeling my body getting stronger, I'm able to do much more physical activity :)

1/30/12

Breakfast:
1 Dannon Greek yogurt, peach-130 calories
3/4 cup peanut butter multi grain cheerios-110 calories
1/2 cup skim milk-50 calories

Breakfast Total-290 calories

Lunch:

1 pre-packaged chef salad-280 calories

27 Sour Cream and Onion Special K cracker chips-110 calories

Lunch Total-390 calories

Dinner:

2 cups shredded lettuce-14 calories

1/4 cup colby jack shredded cheese-110 calories

4 ounces turkey-110 calories

2 tbls ranch dressing-150 calories
1/4 cup tomatoes-7 calories
10 large black olives sliced-50 calories

Dinner Total-441 calories

Dessert:

1 Vanilla skinny cow ice cream sandwich-140 calories

Dessert Total-140 calories

Today's Total-1261 calories

Ok so I am not a big fan of Monday's but today was pretty good. I did great on my diet today, and although I didn't get a walk in...I did bust my butt all day shampooing carpets and tons of other housecleaning. It was a good day, and tomorrow is weigh in day...the 31st! I hope it goes good. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping I see some numerical results! Tomorrow we will see I guess. No blog tonight...it's just been way to crazy the last 3 days! Goodnight Everyone!!

1/29/12

Breakfast:
Didn't have any breakfast....I know..bad bad bad

Lunch:
2 hot dogs-300 calories
2 pieces sliced cheese-120 calories

Lunch total-420 calories

Dinner:

10 chicken nuggets-500 calories

2 tbls ketchup-20 calories

2 slices wheat bread-120 calories

4 slices turkey lunch meat-70 calories

1 piece sliced cheese-60 calories

6 pizza rolls-210 calories

Dinner Total-980 calories

Dessert:

1 vanilla skinny cow ice cream sandwich-140 calories

Dessert Total-140 calories

Today's Total-1540 calories

Ok this is terrible, and this is why it's a good idea to log your food because when you have to write it down or type it out....you see how good (or how terribly bad you did). This is what I ate Sunday..BAD BAD BAD. It started out bad skipping breakfast..and it's not the calorie amount that bothers me, its the crap I put into my body! Yuck! Note to self....definitely should not make a habit of eating like this!!!

1/28/12

Breakfast:
1 Dannon Strawberry Greek yogurt-130 calories
3/4 cup peanut butter multi grain cheerios-110 calories
1/2 cup skim milk-50 calories

Breakfast Total-290 calories

Lunch:

1 pre-packaged Santa Fe salad-280 calories

27 Sour Cream and Onion Special K cracker chips-110 calories

Lunch Total-390 calories

Dinner:

4 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast-110 calories

2 tbls. Lawry's Teriyaki Marinade-40 calories

1/2 cup Rice a Roni chicken Teriyaki rice-125 calories

1 cup frozen stir fry vegetables-35 calories

Dinner Total-310 calories

Today's Total-990 calories

Saturday I walked 5.31 miles..was a good diet day too, plus it's the day I got into the size 14's pretty excited by that!!

This...Is....Working!!! :)

I did not get to blog last night because I took my husband out on a surprise date, which was a ton of fun and something we don't do a lot. I mean just be with only each other. So anyways, that is why I didn't blog last night, but it works out ok because today I did something that gave me something to tell you guys!!!

This afternoon I was getting ready to drag my hubby out to walk with me and getting my workout clothes on, which I have noticed over the last week that they are bigger. I eyeballed a pair of size 14 jeans that have been given to me and I though "What the heck? Let's give it a shot!" I tried them on, and they fit me!!!!! I was so excited I ran out to show my mom and Cory and then I started second guessing myself...thinking it was some kind of a fluke or something, so I went and dug out a second pair of size 14, and they fit as well! Now I am nowhere near where I want to be, but this is a huge deal for me, you have to remember that there was a time, when I was at my heaviest that I was in a size 24! Even most recently, when I started my weight loss journey January 1st I was a solid size 18 and even some 20's. So a 14? I'll take it! I do have one pair of 15's that I can't get one which is weird but it must be the brand running different, plus they are low rise and I definitely have hips, and I have been told that I have a very round behind....so maybe that's why. Either way I will take it! I'm happy with it, and more than that it let's me know that what I am doing is working! It's so much more motivating when you have concrete proof that things are changing!

Now January 31st is the day that I need to weigh in, that is on Tuesday and I am thinking that I'm gonna be ok with the numbers because I am fitting into smaller jeans, but I refuse to get on the scale before then because I want to give myself the next 3 days to lose lose lose if that's what it wants to do (and it better be!) So Tuesday is the day and that's the day that I will also be measuring myself....so time will tell, but in the meantime I am going to keep trucking away at it, working hard, eating right, and keeping a good attitude!

Even if the scale doesn't say exactly what I want it too, my jeans are the proof that it's working anyways...it's not always about a number!!




Now hopefully the next ones I post will be even better...still have a long way to go but I'm off to one hell of a start! I wish I had taken photos before I started at all!!!!! :)

1/27/12

Breakfast:
1 Dannon Strawberry Greek yogurt-130 calories

Breakfast Total-130 calories

Lunch:

1 Pre-packaged Santa Fe Salad Bowl-280 calories

27 Special K Sour Cream and onion cracker chips-110calories

Lunch Total-390 calories

Snack:

6 inch Subway Tuna sandwich on wheat bread with veggies-450 calories

Snack Total-450 calories

Dinner:

6 inch Subway Tuna sandwich on wheat bread with veggies-450 calories

1 serving Cheese Doritos-150 calories

Dinner Total-600 calories

Today's Total-1570 calories

Ok so I went a little over my calories...bottom line is tuna is a bad choice for a sandwich, it doesn't seem like it, but it is...turkey breast is a much better choice, also...obviously, Doritos is a big no no. I know both of those things are not the best choice, but I allowed myself to splurge a little bit and I only went 70 calories over my limit so it's ok!