September 23, 2009 at 8:05 am (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Tags: weigh-in
Well, this is it. That little weight loss challenge between friends is at a close and I’m still in maternity wear, so I’m not pleased with my results.
Here’s how we’ll work it: send me an e-mail with your weight for this week and your weight for the week of July 8th if you didn’t send it to me then. We’ll do the percentages and declare a winner next week.
August 26, 2009 at 9:40 am (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Tags: weight loss challenge
Down 2 more pounds to 181, which makes me only 6 pounds from pre-pregnancy weight (I know. Yikes! I’m working on that) but I’m still not coming close to fitting in most of my non maternity clothes. I’m very frustrated to put on baggy maternity clothes every morning.
I’m still exercising, and mackerdoodle has taken to standing beside me and copying me which is a lot of fun. Now that the weather is cooling off (a month earlier than usual. I’m expecting one last blast of summer any day now.) and the cheesedoodle is less “newborny” I’m spending more time outside and we’ve begun taking a walk in the afternoons. It’s good for mama’s waistline and mackerdoodle’s bedtime.
So, who’s still with me? What’s working, what’s not and what are your plans for the upcoming week?
August 20, 2009 at 8:53 am (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Tags: weight loss challenge
I didn’t remember it was Wednesday yesterday until I saw that my wordless Wednesday had auto posted. So I weighed myself this morning. I’m down 2 pounds which is my first loss in three weeks, so the little exercising I’m doing is helping. Having Jonathan at work, and the house in a sort of routine is also helping.
My exercise routine is a simple version of the clean and press barbell lift. Of course, if you click on that link, you’ll find some ripped man lifting a barbell with big weights on each end. I look nothing like that. I lift an empty 15 pound bar for 2 reps of 5 lifts and then I hold 2 three pound dumb bells (one in each hand – six pounds total) for another two reps of five lifts. Or at least that’s my plan. It tends to get interrupted by a toddler holding herself, dancing and saying “I tee-tee. I tee-tee.” in a panicked voice, or a hungry baby, or a tired baby being woken up by a toddler saying “Baby? WAKEUP!” or any combination thereof. Regardless, an incomplete exercise routine is better than no exercise routine, so I keep at it.
So, what about y’all? What’s working? What isn’t?
August 12, 2009 at 10:36 am (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Tags: weigh-in, weight loss challenge
Well, I’m stuck at 185 pounds. (There. I put a number out there. How humiliating.)
Truth be told I didn’t do much this week in the diet department. I could blame potty training. I could blame my daughter’s birthday. I could blame the stress of job hunting. I could. I won’t. The fact is that I just got lazy and started feeling sorry for myself. My response when I see my deflated looking body that still doesn’t fit into my pre pregnancy clothes is to eat a brownie.
I did exercise this week. I exercised on Monday. My legs are still sore. I think I need a better plan.
What about y’all? What worked? What didn’t? Who’s still in with me? Someone give me some hope. 
Oh, and for all of you worried about Moriah’s reaction to Jonathan shaving: we were worried too, so she watched him shave it off. All in all, she’s taking it better than I am.
August 5, 2009 at 11:43 am (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Tags: weight loss challenge
Well, for the second week in a row I have lost nothing, nada, zilch. Sigh.
I’m trying to come up with ways to exercise that don’t involve: a. waking a sleeping infant, or b. being outside in 95 degrees and 80% humidity. I have a few things to try this week, so I’ll let you know next week if they worked.
On the good news front: Jonathan has four job possibilities on the line, so we’re praising the Lord for that, and praying that at least one will come to fruition before our paychecks stop in two weeks.
So, what about you? What’s working? What isn’t? Have you beat me this week? (I sure hope someone has! )
July 22, 2009 at 2:13 pm (Wednesday Weigh-in)
I’m down two pounds this week. Considering I couldn’t use my kitchen for two days and had four fast food meals, I don’t think that’s too bad. Still struggling to exercise though. I found my Tae Bo tapes, but I don’t think I should be high kicking while wearing a baby – don’t you agree?
So, what’s working for you and what’s not?
July 15, 2009 at 9:53 pm (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Well, I’ll do a blog about what my week has looked like so far, but I did want to give everyone a chance to sound in on the weight loss challenge. I weighed this morning and I’m down another 4 pounds – but my pants still don’t fit, which is frustrating.
This week I didn’t eat as well, but I exercised more – more on that in a future post.
Here’s a tip I just discovered: I need to drink more water, especially with the heat of the Georgia summer. Unfortunately, water is boring; but if I put a little lemon juice and a package of Splenda into my quart of water it has just enough flavor that I enjoy drinking it, but no calories.
So what’s working and what’s not working for y’all?
July 8, 2009 at 2:49 pm (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Tags: weight loss challenge
Today is my 35th birthday. I know, I know . . . I’m middle aged.
Last night my husband cooked me an amazing meal to celebrate and today Jawan made cupcakes, but the best present was stepping on the scales.
I’m down 4 pounds.
So, all of you in the challenge, how are you doing? What’s working for ya’? What’s not?
I’m really struggling to exercise. It’s so hot here, that getting out to walk is just so daunting. I’m wearing the Cheesedoodle a lot and trying to walk extra steps with him in the wrap (ie: taking two trips to carry laundry instead of one). Any suggestions?
July 1, 2009 at 10:49 am (Wednesday Weigh-in)
Tags: baby weight, weigh-in
Well, the cheesedoodle is three weeks old this afternoon and that seems like an auspicious beginning for our 12 week challenge to weight loss. I’m not going to lay out a diet plan for everyone because everyone’s body responds differently to different things and y’all know your bodies better than I do. The goal for us here is to hold one another accountable and share what’s working for us and what isn’t.
For an added incentive, my sister came up with a great idea. If you want to participate in the 12 week challenge, go to paypal and send $5.00 to coraliecowan@yahoo.com. The money will stay in the paypal account for the 12 weeks, and at the end of it the person with the highest percentage loss will get the whole pot. I figured percentage loss instead of total pounds loss because we all have different goals to and needs as far as actual pounds go, but percentage loss should level the playing field.
When I presented the idea to my husband, he said, “How will you know they’re telling the truth?” Frankly, it never crossed my mind that y’all might lie to me! But, if there is money on the line I suppose we should try to be above reproach. So here’s the plan: some time in the next couple of days, stand on the scale and take a digital picture showing the weight. E-mail that picture to me. No one will see it. I will not post your weight. At the end of the 12 weeks, everyone will take a second picture of our weight and the big winner (or loser) will claim the big bucks – well, mediocre bucks.
For the next 12 weeks, every Wednesday I’ll post a thread about how I tried to move more and eat less, and y’all can comment with your own success or failure that week.
So how does that sound? Doable? Still in?
My $5.00 is already in the pot. My plan is to eat more fruits and vegetables and fewer carbs, not to snack – especially after supper – and to drink more fluids – especially after supper when what I really want to do is snack. I’m also committing to *try* to exercise three times a week here in my own house.
I’ll let you know next week how this goes.
E-mail me:
coraliecowan
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