Weight Loss

Jenny - I know it seems hard to lose the pounds but they say that the best and most healthy way to do it is to lose 1/2 to 1 pound a week. So you're right on there. They say that is the way that you won't be gaining it all back as soon as your done dieting/exercising. When they're losing tons of weight on shows like the Biggest Loser they're doing so under professional supervision (trainers, doctors, therapists, etc) and their diet and exercise plans are designed specifically for them. They're being monitored very regularly for everything.

Also, I've heard that when you're working out so hard (like we are) you need to make sure to get enough vitamins and minerals. I've heard that the best vitamin to take is actually pre-natal vitamins - just the cheap ones you get at Wal-Mart. And make sure to get your weight training in!

Oh ya forgot to add.

Sorry, about my long post.

I do track my progress every day, on a calendar, if I've worked out or not and my goals. I put it on my fridge. It's helped me out A LOT. I see it every day. I want to do the same with my eating and put in a diary what I've ate that day. I'll post that later. :)

Yippie. Excited to start!

Thanks for inviting me guys. I've been thinking about it for awhile now. I have been exercising but I know that I need to eat a LOT better. I've been eating out way too much and I think that's why I'm struggling to lose a few extra pounds. If anyone has any good salad recipes please email me: jenny_lunsford@yahoo.com. Okay....so I've been doing P90X for the last 3 weeks. I'm really proud of myself for sticking to it this long. Gwen's post helped me a lot to think about the 21 day thing. It makes sense! It helps to think if it on fewer days and keep motivated. P90X has been pretty hard and I've scaled it down A LOT but I've noticed that my pants are starting to fit a little better this month. I wouldn't recommend starting this program until working out at least a couple of months. I haven't dropped any pounds this month but I'm hoping that I will if I change what I'm eating. Okay, here's the fun part. I don't know what my measurements are so I'll have to post that later.

Weight: 143, 142.5 (depending on day)
Weight lost so far: 8-9 pounds. I started at 151. I've been working out about 4 months now.

I am happy about the weight loss but I feel like I've been working my freakin' butt off and I'm not losing it faster....all the eating out is not doing justice. It's frustrating, especially when I'm nursing and exercising an hour every day. Unfortunetly, I am taking some medicine that may or may not help with losing weight. One of the side effects is weight gain. I've only been on it recently, so I'll change my diet and see what happens. :)

Goals:

Lose 10-15 pounds. I would like to get to my prepregancy weight: 126.
Short term- 5 pounds a month. I've been losing about 2 a month so far.
Continue the P90X workout videos. I'm in week 3 and have exercised 6 days a week so far. :) I'm doing it for 90 days.

Eating: Drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Breakfast: protein shake, or healthy cereal. Lunch: a healthy salad w/protein and fruit. Dinner: half of my plate filled with veggies and protein (chicken...etc). 2 snacks in between. (protein bars, fruit).

Julia, if you could email me some salad recipes that would be great.

Thanks for adding me to your group. It will help me stay motivated. Love you guys.

Jenny

Jenny

I hope no one minds but I invited Jenny to be an author to the blog. She was telling me that she'd like to be able to keep track of stuff. She may like to receive our Get Skinny Club emails too. Her email is: jenny_lunsford@yahoo.com

My New Goal Blog

I decided that I needed a place to track, for myself, how I'm doing in all areas of my life. I decided to create a new blog where I can challenge myself and record my thoughts and feelings about my challenge. I'm starting with exercise and it's been going well so far but I will move on to other areas after my exercise goal is really going and I know I've formed a new habit for myself. Feel free to check it out: www.21daystoanewme.blogspot.com

21 Days

Emailing with Lauri the other day I realized that I can do anything for 21 days. That is going to be a new goal of mine. I'm going to start doing things for 21 days. They say that it takes 21 days to make a new habit. My first 21 day goal is to get up and exercise. I was going to start this morning but Ethan was up from 11:30 to 4 last night so I couldn't get up at 6 when I wanted to. Could not live on 2 hours sleep! I'm starting tomorrow.

I had to show you a picture of a salad that tasted better than any salad I have had yet on this new diet.

I put my lettuce on a small plate, about 2 cups. Then I put a tiny bit of ranch dressing on it, which it could have done without and it would have been delicious still!

Then I put 4oz of kidney beans from a can on, and then put "Pace Picante, Green Taco Sauce". Which is only 5 cal, and 1 gm of sugar!

And then I sprinkled it with ground pepper, which really brought out all the flavor of everything! Ohh, It was soooooo yummmy!!!

This is definately a diet I can handle because the salads are soooooo goood! All you need to do is make sure you have your lettuce, 4 oz of protien(chicken, beans, cottage cheese), and then for luch you have a cold vegetable with it plus a cooked veggie, and then for dinner its the same, and a fruit for dessert!

I have been doing it for 4 days, and 2 of those days with no cheating and my scale was a lb less than it has ever been since I had Kimberly. I was stuck at 157, and then recently it went to 151-153, and then this morning it said 150!!!

I am excited to keep going! And the good thing is the meals aren't confusing to put together, there are no starches involved, and it is totally full of vitamins!

The breakfast I do is 4oz. of plain lowfat yogurt, with 1/2 cup mixed berries, and a half a cup of uncooked oats. I don't really even feel hungry anymore, and don't have the desire to snack anymore. Part of that is because I want this to work so bad, and so far it is allready starting to.

One more thing that I know will, and has allready helped me, Is when I pray over my meals, I ask to please bless, that I will get the nutrients that I need to be healthy, and that I will be able to lose the extra weight that my body doesn't need. I know Heavenly Father has been helping me stick with this diet, and is helping my body to have what it needs and to get rid of what it doesn't need. I know I need to involve him, and I know I will be able to do it if he is helping!