tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10503293089810968282024-03-12T22:26:47.902-07:00Heathers weightloss journey (Heathers losing it)heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-27902838022188057762010-04-18T15:33:00.000-07:002010-04-18T15:41:08.473-07:00SlippingAs of Wednesday I have lost 54.4 lbs. Such a fantastic accomplishment. So why am I slipping. It started with some chips last week. One night of eating them turned into two nights of eating them, which turned into pizza night and Wendy's for lunch. I know I should not be eating like this but its like a switch went off that has stopped me from giving a crap.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-63865955677876345982010-04-11T06:44:00.000-07:002010-04-11T06:58:07.861-07:00It's all goneI am hyperventilating a little bit today. O.k maybe a lot. I went through my entire wardrobe and got rid of every single item that is to big. A big yellow garbage bag full of clothing went out the door never to be worn by me ever again. I am feeling a little bit panicked about this because of two reasons.<br /><br />First- I can never put the weight back on. Because if I do I will have to walk around naked, and no one wants to see that.<br /><br />Second- About this time last year I was pregnant, fat, swollen and miserable. I was putting away some clothes and was very irritated how full my dresser was. At that moment I thought I was going to be fat forever and decided to get rid of all my smaller clothing (size 10- 18) I held on to size 20 and 22<br /><br />So now I am left with size 20 clothing which is getting very loose and I am kicking myself for throwing away all that smaller stuff. But on the bright side 19 days until I go to Florida and can do a major shopping spree while I am in the states :)heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-11248239794038474182010-04-05T12:24:00.000-07:002010-04-05T12:29:23.224-07:0050 !!!!!Last week at my WI I hit 50 lbs off. I am so excited to be able to tell people I have lost 50 lbs, it is such an achievement. Today I went shopping for some new t-shirts, my old ones are getting pretty ratty. I went into Old navy and got 5 new ones in XL. I was thrilled to be back in an XL last summer the XXL ones were to tight for me and now I am into a XL. Large here I come :)heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-22297118380320571012010-03-11T10:48:00.001-08:002010-03-11T10:48:25.928-08:00WIDown 2.6heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-63250584195265639452010-03-04T11:30:00.000-08:002010-03-04T11:35:16.079-08:00The wallI have a wall with my weight loss. Don't know why it is there but it was. I have made about 4 good <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">attempts</span> at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">losing</span> weight each time getting 30 + off. For some reason after I hit 30 I go way off track start gaining back and quit. I call it my curse. I hit 30 lbs in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beginning</span> of February and started to worry. Would I make it out of the 30's and go on or would the curse strike again and throw me against the wall.<br /><br />Well last night at my WI I lost 2 lbs and broke through my wall. I have lost 40.2 lbs!!!!!!!heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-5429129693827330192010-03-04T11:29:00.001-08:002010-03-04T11:29:59.897-08:00WIDown 2 lbs this week :)heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-56935463315912683792010-02-27T09:47:00.000-08:002010-02-27T09:55:05.993-08:00Dread the ShredSo after hearing so much talk about the 30 day shred in the WW community I decided to pick it up when I saw it at Costco. How hard could it be? I have been working out pretty hard for the last few months so the shred should be a piece of cake. <br /><br />OMG was I wrong. It absolutely killed me. I almost screamed when she said I have to do jumping jacks. I mean seriously I am a 227 lb woman I don't do jumping jacks. But in the spirit of trying new things I did them, even though my stomach flab was jumping up and down as I was. I think the weights I used were to heavy because the strength training was so difficult for me. Don't even get me started on the ab work.<br /><br />And I have to do this for 30 days. God help me.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-59043361135451058872010-02-26T18:18:00.000-08:002010-02-26T18:24:22.630-08:00YuckSo I decided today it was time to take another picture of the progress I have made. Don't know why but I decided to have my husband take a picture of me in my bathing suite. I guess I wanted to get a more accurate look at where I am losing, what needs work etc. Well all I can say is yuck. I should be against the law for me to be wearing bathing suites. But as mortifying as it is hopefully in a year from now I will look back and say "wow can't <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">believe</span> I ever looked like that" and be glad that I documented how far I came. <br /><br />I was studying the two pictures I have posted and I look bigger in the bathing suite pic. I am 14 lbs lighter in my new pic but I still think I look bigger.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-74112166206437293222010-02-25T07:22:00.000-08:002010-02-25T07:23:57.858-08:00WII weighed in last night and was down 3.4. I have now lost a total of 38.2 lbs. So close to breaking 40 :)heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-23294020125309220062010-02-22T11:44:00.000-08:002010-02-22T11:57:43.137-08:00Tomato headSo if you popped off my head and replaced it with a tomato that would be a fair portrait of what I look like after I work out. No maybe I'm wrong there is a hint of purple in my tomato head. Maybe I should replace my head with a plum? An eggplant? <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hmmm</span> next time I am in the grocery store I will be sure to examine all purple/ red produce.<br /><br />I have gotten into the routine of working out 30 minutes on the elliptical every afternoon,. When I first started working out I noticed the tomato head when I finished my workout. I though it was maybe because I was so out of shape and carrying around 266 lbs. But 34 lbs and a few months later I am just as red when I finish. Not sure what that is all about. My husband laughs at me and my baby kind of gives me a funny look after my workouts. I wonder if I am doomed a lifetime of being a tomato head. Seriously I look like I am going to drop dead with a stroke after my workouts. That's probably the reason why people used to look at my with worry when I used to work out at the gym.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-40577915487450402252010-02-18T10:40:00.000-08:002010-02-18T10:41:29.116-08:00WIDown 5 lbs this week!!!!!!! With a total of 34.8 lbs released 40 lbs here I come.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-8045911308082139332010-02-16T12:10:00.001-08:002010-02-16T12:17:13.995-08:00Front of the pack!So six weeks ago I started a new challenge with about 40 other ladies. We each paid $10 and are competing to see who can lose the most weight in 16 weeks. We are into week 6 now and I was the top loser as of the last WI with 4.84% lost. I am very excited about it since I began the competition with a slight gain. I know I will lose my top spot in the upcoming weeks but it feels good to have got there at least once during the competition. The ladies have been a great inspiration and motivational force to get my but in gear.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-52649012151374322662010-02-13T15:44:00.000-08:002010-02-13T15:45:02.091-08:00WIDown 1.2 lbs Moving in the right direction.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-60876604554163113092010-02-03T18:49:00.000-08:002010-02-03T18:51:15.138-08:00WIDown 3.4 today for a total of 28.6. I am almost back to the weight I was before I fell off the wagon at Christmas.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-8259497150316912192010-02-01T13:25:00.000-08:002010-02-01T13:32:35.090-08:00I thought I was fatSo my husband found an old photo album of a couple of vacations I took when I was 19 years old. One of the trips was to the Dominican and I remember being so self conscious because I thought I was huge. I am wearing shorts with my bathing suit to hide my legs and am in a one piece suit. OMG I can't believe I thought I was fat back then, I was so skinny. I was maybe 140 lbs in those pictures but because my friend was 20 lbs lighter I thought I was a hippo. I am now 100 lbs heavier then my old "fat" self. What I would kill to be that "fat" again. I wish I could go back in time tell that girl you are beautiful stop hiding yourself. And maybe give her a smack and tell her to stay away from potato chips and french fries in the future.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-22671018955465177592010-01-31T07:09:00.001-08:002010-01-31T07:09:19.115-08:00Oh CrapI looked :(heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-10262659794677391132010-01-30T07:14:00.000-08:002010-01-30T07:21:25.830-08:00I am slowly going crazy 1-2-3-4-5-6switch crazy going slowly am I 6-5-4-3-2-1 switch<br /><br />I have been scaleless for about 3 days now and it is driving me insane. I need to know am I up am I down WHAT IS GOIN ON with my weight. My husband is losing weight and he only weighs himself once a week. He doesn't obsess he does not even care. How can he not care. I need to know what I weigh in the morning, after I shower, after I go pee and before I go to bed. Again, its my love hate relationship. Hello my name is Heather and I'm a scaleaholic.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-4682129721314884632010-01-27T19:07:00.000-08:002010-01-27T19:08:32.144-08:00WIWorked my ass off last week and was down 4 lbs for a total of 25.2 lbs released.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-5457494573757482542010-01-27T09:20:00.000-08:002010-01-27T09:26:57.291-08:00Still hate the scaleI've said it before and I'll again I HATE my bathroom scale. I think it is the most unhealthy relationship I have ever been in. Why don't I get rid of it? Because I love it and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">some days</span> it is good to me. Today I see it as a torture device. If I was ever kidnapped and tortured to reveal government secrets all they would need to do is make me weigh myself 4 times a day on my bathroom scale. I mean seriously today it gave me an 11 lb difference. Every time I stepped on the little bugger it showed me a different weight. Oh well rant done.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-10228641349449313972010-01-25T08:36:00.000-08:002010-01-25T08:45:40.030-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtteRk4pffo86flmuQzkVU76uxprAJ_-3-G1pDC3Z2brdamgou5FW6VpDzP7UCQbDi_qa1MwhPefQvBAWHaKKfNJNAYwxrepSb73VihfssIygvpNh9DIJlTWGYWVstBQpOTXp5bIBOsIq/s1600-h/torontos_cn_tower.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430717373650688978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtteRk4pffo86flmuQzkVU76uxprAJ_-3-G1pDC3Z2brdamgou5FW6VpDzP7UCQbDi_qa1MwhPefQvBAWHaKKfNJNAYwxrepSb73VihfssIygvpNh9DIJlTWGYWVstBQpOTXp5bIBOsIq/s400/torontos_cn_tower.jpg" /></a><br /><div>OMG I must be insane. I have registered to climb the CN Tower on April 17, 2010. Don't know what came over me but I am scared to death. I am climbing for the WWF -Canada if anyone wants to sponsor me please follow this link <a href="http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=807027">http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=807027</a> Thank you</div>heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-35716209860757771952010-01-25T08:28:00.000-08:002010-01-25T08:34:23.852-08:00It's been awhileSo I after going through the 266 menu I could not find very many things I liked so I decided maybe it was unrealistic to follow. So I stopped after a day. Sorry 266. <br /><br />It's been awhile since I have updated. I fell way off track over the holidays and had a huge gain. I got over it and got back on program (well kinda) . It took a few weeks to work out some kinks but now I feel really good about being OP. I am in a challenge that ends in April so that is giving me lots of motivation. I started walking again which feels so good and drinking tons of water. Anyway this is getting to be a boring post so I will stop now.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-28664526712604108562009-12-13T09:42:00.000-08:002009-12-13T09:45:28.486-08:00Day 1 of 266So I am trying an experiment I am following the 266 blog and going to attempt to go back to her first day and follow her food and exercise plan today is day 1.<br />o.k here we go. Looks like I am starting off easy:) I have the menu planned out and just need to complete a 25 minute walk. I will report on my progress hopefully laterheatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-17462813149980664282009-10-19T08:48:00.000-07:002009-10-19T08:55:58.588-07:00Biggest LoserYesterday was the first day in a new challenge I am in. I am very excited about it because I love challenges I feel they help me stay motivated. This week is the water challenge I feel I can do well at this because I love water and drink lots anyway. <br /><br />On the darker side of things I am feeling nervous about my weigh in this week. We had Thanksgiving dinner a week late at my in-laws on Saturday. I served myself very little portions thinking if I am still hungry after I eat I will go back for another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">piece</span> of turkey. before I could sit down to eat the baby started fussing so I got up and spent 10 minutes rocking him to sleep. After he was sleeping I ate my dinner and thought I will have some more turkey but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unfortunately</span> everybody else helped them selves to seconds before I could get there. So I went home hungry and against my better judgement asked Evan to stop off and get my chips on the way home. I ate 3/4 of the bag all by myself and was still not satisfied so i sent Evan out to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">McDonald's</span> and when all was said and done i ate about 5 times my points for the day.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-32828111843854408402009-10-16T11:56:00.000-07:002009-10-16T12:06:12.745-07:00ScrapbookI found an old weight loss scrapbook I had been working on a few years ago. It was pretty depressing to see how well I had done just to throw it all away and gain back plus 20 more. I removed the pages and stored them away and decided to start again (even though I am already 3 months and 30 lbs into it). Hopefully I can keep up with adding to it and it does not end up in the graveyard of unfinished scrapbooks along with my wedding one and my first son's one.<br /><br />I had my weigh in yesterday and am ashamed at the fact I was upset by the number. I lost 2.2 lbs which is an awesome number especially since it was after a holiday. But I had the number 3.4 stuck in my head because that is what I needed to lose to reach 30 pounds off. Anyway the baby is crying so I'm off to do my mommy thing.heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050329308981096828.post-6508029224131067032009-10-09T07:27:00.000-07:002009-10-09T07:37:30.175-07:00Celebrate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkHXYvUwMV14eIBFNYfSWRVnzOGZ5q0TY9BlV3voT2Q67UINOglmnqKRv2PHDdE39E7hlB-nDISUGv8vn1srpbf2UcSY3vY1yOrbfpQw_ZkLHUWFRhIsH-VFyi7_QXAj29JxheparY0Uj/s1600-h/Eid_Celebration.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 382px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390609324295443218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkHXYvUwMV14eIBFNYfSWRVnzOGZ5q0TY9BlV3voT2Q67UINOglmnqKRv2PHDdE39E7hlB-nDISUGv8vn1srpbf2UcSY3vY1yOrbfpQw_ZkLHUWFRhIsH-VFyi7_QXAj29JxheparY0Uj/s400/Eid_Celebration.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Well I have a few milestones I am able to celebrate this week. Might as well jump right into it. Yesterday I lost 2 lbs and reached my WW 10% got yet another key chain to add to my collection from previous failed WW attempts. But this will be my last key chain I don't have an option to lose my footing and fall backwards again. This 2 lb loss also put me into the 230's a place where I am excited to be and I am at 239 the same weight I was when I got pregnant with my first son. So that means I have taken off every single pound I gained in either of my pregnancies. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am losing slowly this time and I am fine with it. I have done the race to take off the weight before and always found myself weighing more at the end of those journeys then when I started. So a 1 -2lb loss a week is fine by me. I do have a goal to get below 200 by my 30th birthday which is in May but if I don't meet that its o.k. I guess my real goal is to still be on program and losing by my 30th birthday.</div>heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618774437528595352noreply@blogger.com1