Do Over!

So it's been a while!

I left you hanging with my pregnancy back in 2011.. and my motivation to stay in shape and not gain too much weight while I was pregnant, right?  I went from 166 to 220 pounds after I posted that blog.  Yes folks, that's 54 pounds I gained in 6 months.  Yikes!  My body is just not made for pregnancy; well it is, just not the kind that stays slim through it.

So I'm back to start over!  Officially, today.  My blog is kind of all over the place, and I felt like with my last initative to lose weight, I was just really getting into what worked for me so I'm going to continue that trend.

Today I weigh 198 pounds.  Yes, sadly I weigh even more than what I did when I started last time.  :(  My goal is yet again 145 pounds.  My goal is to lose no more than 2 pounds a week.  I am breastfeeding and it's imperative I keep my milk supply up so I'm losing it slowly and healthy.  So it will take about 21 weeks (give or take) or 5 months or so.  That puts me right around the end of the year.

I will update my other tabs and hunt for a challenge to be on so I can have others hold me accountable.  I also chat with a great group of women who are also Junebug Mama's which are a good support system!  More about that later.

And more about food and exercise.. and babies! later.

I'm not gone for good, I swear!

Most of you probably thought I fell off the face of the earth!  Not the case.  Check out my new blog at:

http://ohbabymcdole.blogspot.com/

For those who didn't catch on with the blog title - I am pregnant!  We are expecting our baby on June 7th, and I am currently 11 weeks pregnant!  I've been HIT (pumbled, socked, knocked down..) with extreme exhaustion and nausea so I've been kind of MIA lately.  So sorry!  I've been feeling a tad better and hopefully that trend continues so I can get my butt back in gear!  My taste buds have not been working with me and I struggle to find healthy foods that agree with my stomach.  Lots and lots of crackers are currently my friend.  I started out my pregnancy 11 weeks ago at 173 pounds and currently sit at 168.  I've maintained between 168 to 168.5 for the last 4 or so weeks.

For those who know my story - I gained a LOT of weight with my first baby.  I wasn't prepared for my metabolism with age or baby and I gained almost 100 pounds.  I was at 235 pounds when I gave birth to my first, and dropped to 213 2 or 3 weeks post partum.  45 pounds that I dropped later, I find myself pregnant again and initially I was FREAKING out.  I do not want to gain weight!!!  I had to stop myself and realize that I know how to eat now, what my body reacts well to and I don't have to gain all that weight back.  I can gain a healthy 25-35 pounds and get right back on the band wagon afterwards. 

Now if I could only get baby to agree that veggies are GOOD!  Fruit smoothies are the only way I can eat fruit right now and I need to do them more often than I have.  Anyway... for now, this blog will be dormant until probably July or August of next year.. so move on over to my baby blog!  (It will definitely adapt as my pregnancy does).

Warning: It is all things baby which does include nutrition and exercise, but hasn't been about a lot of that lately because I have a hard time lifting my head from the pillow!

An unexpected loss

I've been really busy lately so I haven't had a lot of time to update.  I did want to share that I lost 2 pounds this week!!!!  I weigh 166 now, wowza!

Update - A not so inspiring blog title.

I weighed myself day before yesterday and I weigh 168 pounds.  As mentioned in my previous blog, I've had to change up some things that I will be able to divulge more in a couple of weeks, so I am thrilled with this weight!

This week my goal is to keep my eye on the prize.  I need to continue with my water, track my calories and increase my exercise.  Tomorrow we're walking a 10k so it's a really good start to my week of exercise.  I'd really really LOVE to exercise at least 5 times this week, even if that means just walking around the community with Riley.  I *really* need to get my tube fixed on my bicycle so I can enjoy the cool weather! 

OH and I'm all caught up with the bills and that feels good!  I'm ahead of the game, so I can come up with a good plan for setting ourselves up with a nice big cushion for possible rainy days.

I hope everybody else is doing fabulous!

I'm still here!

Okay.. so I have company in for a week from Cali, Matthew's Dad and his girlfriend.  We're having a lot of fun and time has flown by and I was like EEK.. my blog!!!

I have not forgotten about my challenge, it's actually on my mind a lot.  I know I didn't post on the previous Monday and I was aware of it when I skipped it.  I am also in the process of switching some goals and things around in my life to better suit my current situation.  I will explain more later when I have a moment.

Company leaves on Saturday afternoon so I am hoping for a chance to update more afterwards.

I am still doing great with my food and mediocre on my exercise, but it is still there.  I am ordering a couple of new DVD's this Friday to add to my choices and maybe excite my muscles. 

I hope everybody else is doing well also and losing weight!

1st Week - Challenge Update!

I can't believe a week has already passed us?  It's crazy. 

Getting down to business for an update of my week; I did have one evening where I went off the deep end, however I did track it regardless of not liking it.  I haven't had an evening where I've done that in quite some time.  It doesn't make me feel good and the after effect is it wasn't worth it.  With that said, I think my weight  week over week is due to that Friday night of fun, mostly due to sodium and water retention.  I did stay under my calorie goal for the week though, I just picked the wrong things which didn't feed my body healthy items.

Honestly though, I originally didn't even want to put it in writing that I failed my "alcohol and soda free September" because I'm disappointed in myself and it just feels bad.  The other reason is I really don't want anybody to say "but you have other accomplishments, and truly only one night out of a month is something you should be proud of" because I truly don't believe that.  I am however continuing the rest of the month out, and more than likely pushing it into October.  I typically drink 3-4 times a month, but when I do it's not a glass or two of wine.  It is literally a bottle or two.  Thankfully on Friday evening, I didn't start to raid the refrigerator or pantry, I held on to that restraint but typically I get munchy and have a bite of this and a bite of that.  This is why I limit myself to it, it's just a downward spiral of losing control.  So that one time that I drink a bottle and consume half my daily calories in a beverage makes me furious, especially if you do it three to four time a months.  So please don't try to make me feel better about it, seriously.  Let me be mad so I don't do it again.  Alcohol is bad for you anyway.

I weigh the exact same thing I did last week.  In order to get to my goal weight, I need to lose an average of 1.5 pounds per week.  So my goal this coming week is to lose 3 pounds to make sure I keep up.  While it sounds like a lot, I know I will drop it once I get the nastiness out of what my body is holding onto from Friday evening.  I also intend on accomplishing this by some intense work-outs.  I keep telling myself that I need to work-out more and push myself but for whatever reason, I just haven't been able to fully apply it.  I have this road block in my mind.  I hate working out, but I do love the feeling of accomplishment afterwards so I have to remember that.  This week is that week, to bring the intensity back.

This next week leads up to a week of chaos.  Well, not chaos, I'm excited really.  My Father-In-Law and his girlfriend will be here for 8 days and they arrive on October 1st, next Saturday.  I intend on staying on track and exercising 5 times, in the morning.  It's necessary to not let myself use guests or vacations as an excuse to make it "free time", personally I think that's kind of ridiculous, for myself.  I've done it before, and I come back a mess and it takes me a while to get back on track.  Besides, we're in a challenge and I want to be successful.

I look forward to hearing everybody elses successes!  I also am super super excited for next weeks update.

Blogger, you fail!

I cannot make comments to anybody's posts.  When I attempt to make a comment, it tells my my account does not have authorization to view the page and makes me log-out.  It's frustrating as all get out!  Some folks posts have been extremely inspiring this week and I'd like to comment but noooo.  Ugh!