Losing It Week 4
So…this week was pretty much the same as the past few weeks! I weighed this morning and I lost another pound. That makes 7 pounds total. I’m pretty happy with these hard earned single pounds I’ve been losing each week since they’ve been steady loss. However, I do feel that maybe I should try to kick it up a notch to lose at least 2 pounds a week every now and then. If I continue at this rate I’ll have lost almost 50 pounds by the end of the year which is my goal.
::Eating- I ate well this week. I must admit I haven’t been counting calories as well as I should since at some point I want to be able to eat the right portions without help from counting calories. I don’t think I’m quite there yet. And I’m an awful nibbler!!! I nibble on everything and anything if it’s out or while I’m preparing lunches or dinner. Those nibbles definitely add up! And since we’ve started doing Financial Peace University I’ve been packing my lunch on the three days that Katelyn is in school from 11:30-1:55. On those days I don’t come home and it was just so easy to grab McDonald’s. Now that we’re really watching our spending and I’ve spent all my “blow” money this month I’m being forced to make myself a sandwich instead of eating chicken nuggets and fries. And I haven’t bought chips in ages! That was a weakness of mine. Especially while eating a sandwich. So I know I’m definitely saving calories on those days.
Another thing I’ve been very pleased with is that I haven’t been throwing as much produce away as I used to. We’re all eating it! My girls were actually fighting over the last pear slice the other day! These are the two girls who wouldn’t touch a pear before!! It’s so nice to see my crisper and fruit bow emptying because we’re eating the stuff and not because it was going bad and I had to throw it away. My husband has been taking half a sandwich and salad to work every day. And he doesn’t eat any kind of salad dressing on it either. (He’s super picky and doesn’t like salad dressing! Who doesn’t like salad dressing??!!) So, he’s eating plain salad which I’m sure is healthy!
We’ve also both noticed that if we eat out over the weekend and have a lot of greasy food we feel terrible. It doesn’t sit as well with us anymore.
::Exercise- It’s becoming a part of my day more and more! I’ve worked out my elliptical for 30 minutes two days this week. Yesterday I went walking for 30 minutes while pushing 31lb Madelyn in the stroller on a hilly road by Katelyn’s school so I was huffing and sweating when was done. So that makes three days so far and I’m going to get on the elliptical today too.
I’m feeling positive and encouraged! I haven’t tried on any clothing that didn’t fit me before to see if they now fit me. I think I’m going to wait until the 10 lb mark or later for that!
So, that’s my Losing It week!
How was yours?
Head over to Mary’s blog Giving Up On Perfect to read how all the other participating ladies in the Losing It challenge did this week.
Thank you to Jessie at Vanderbilt Wife and Ashleigh at Heart And Home for also hosting this challenge!
