This morning I got on the scale thinking that I was going to see a lower number and once again, it went up.  Same weight as last week, and there was a split second I was discouraged, but then I quickly reminded myself to not give up.  After my workout, I came back in and…

My body built up some muscle!  That is not the first thing I told myself this morning though.  The first thought that popped in my head was ‘The scale is going to be more and it’s going the wrong way.’  My body is still sore and exhausted from Saturday, which I believe has a lot…

My body built up some muscle! Weigh In:  166.2 This time last week:  167.7 Activity:  3 sets of pushups, squats, crunches.  Walked over 10,000 steps – wrote this blog while on the treadmill Breakfast:  1 piece whole grain toast with 1 egg, 1 TBSP light mayo & onions, smoothie with spinach, 1 apple, 1 banana,…

This morning I woke up VERY sore – not just my legs, but my back, abs, arms… my body was definitely not used to doing that 5k yesterday.  It does motivate me to do more of those soon though! Weigh In:  165.3 This time last week:  168.2 Activity:  Walked over 10,000 steps. Breakfast:  Egg &…

My better half told me this morning, ‘you are getting SO skinny!’ – it feels really great to be doing something right finally with the healthy eating habits! Weigh In:  166.6 This time last week:  168.6 Activity:  Virtual 5k – time 44:39 – if you haven’t heard of my amazing friend, Tiffany Haseker, check out…

Today was another one of those days where eating just wasn’t a priority… but I still made myself eat at least something.  Last week, I broke the 170 weight with not weighing that one day… that hasn’t happened in over 3 years.   Weigh In:  167.1 This time last week:  168.6 Activity:  3 sets of hammer…

For some, when they get overwhelmed or super stressed, they stress-eat.  Me, I tend to have a hard time eating, and that happened towards the end of the day.   Weigh In:  166.8 This time last week:  169.5 Activity:  3 sets of tricep kickbacks, dead lifts, seated trunk twists; Over 10k steps; writing this blog while…

Today is the day where muscle started forming and I could feel the soreness! Weigh In:  168.2 This time last week:  168.6 Activity:  3 sets of reverse flys, skater lunges, double crunches; Over 10k steps; writing this blog while on the treadmill. Breakfast:  Egg & vegetable casserole with buffalo sauce on top and a smoothie…

Today definitely did not feel like a Tuesday! Weigh In:  167.5 This time last week:  169.5 Activity:  3 sets of lateral raises, hamstring curls, side bends; Over 10k steps; writing this blog while on the treadmill. Breakfast:  1 hard egg on whole grain toast with 1 TBSP light mayo, 1 medium potato with ketchup Snack:  Six…

Each day I wake up and hope that the scale continues to go down.  When it does, I am ecstatic.  When it goes up, I remind myself that muscle is building and the day is a new day.  Today, I am at a weight I have not been at in over a year – it…

I was asked today, ‘Don’t you miss eating what you want?’.  My answer was no.  I still get to eat what I want – I just modify the types of food or ingredients I use.  I absolutely love pizza – I could eat it every day!  Whole wheat pita bread, cauliflower crust, spaghetti squash crust…

I took measurements back at the beginning of April and figured I’d take measurements again.  So far, I have lost over 10 inches total!  Total inches on April 8th was 304.4 and total inches today was 294.25.  I’ll take them again at the end of June to see where I’m at. Weigh In:  168.6 This…