Becky's Fitness Tracker

[This has also been added as a footnote to this blog.]

Pounds that I would like to shed:

Days of excercise per week:

Supersized Abby Minimized!

At the onset of all this diet stuff, I had been a size 20W.

Now I'm wearing a 14W bottoms and a 16M tops. I'm disproportioned. My top is a size smaller than my bottom! I can get my but into a 14W pant, but the 14W top is huge. But the 16M bottom is just a smidge tight, while the top is perfect.

That's encouraging to me. I need to hold on to that!!! Use it as motivation.

I have no clue what my goal is. Maybe I'll say 14M bottoms by beach. I need to get my butt in gear w/ this whole diet thing!

Right now, I keep bouncing between 180 and 185 lbs. I want to get to 160. Then I'll assess where I'm at and where I want to go.

I did a good job this week through lunches. It was dinners that killed me. Augh!

There Goes That Bandwagon

A few weeks ago, I fell off the "Diet Bandwagon." Got myself a bit banged up. I need to get back on it, but it keeps going right past me!

Maybe I'll just make my own wagon.

New Beginnings

Abby and I are starting over! We will call eachother EVERY night to check up on eachother. To keep accountable.

Yesterday was good for me... until I came home from B&N. I was so depressed since my Hubby was upset w/ me, that I ate a ton of candy after he went to sleep.

Today I simply had cereal and coffee for breakfast. But then i splurged on lunch: Sonic's for a Chicken Club Toaster and Large Tater-Tots. Taking into account that Erica shared a few of the tots, I took in approximately 23 points!!! OUCH! But i knew what i was getting myself into. I had it planned. For dinner, I will simply have a baked potatoe w/ broccoli. That will only be 1 point.

26 alloted points
-5 for breakfast
-23 for lunch
-1 for dinner

all equals -3 points

In other news...

I'm thinking again about the beach trip this summer. Its approx three months away now. If I can stick to my diet, I'll lose 2 pounds a week. That's 8 lbs a month. I have the potential to lose 24 pounds. [I'm not exactly sure of my current weight. My scales are frustrating me, they are hard to read, and I'm not sure which one is right. Regardless...] That would take me from 190-ish down to 166 lbs! Absolutely amazing. And really, IT IS attainable. I just need to stay disciplined.

Ocean-Trip swimsuit goals

My motivation has been slipping a bit. But when i think about going to the beach, it gives me a new goal to look towards.

I want to look much better by our beach trip. Granted, its only like 4 months away. So i cant say: "I want to be a size 10 and wear a string bikini." okay, i wont ever wear a bikini again, b/c of my unsightly stretch marks, gratitudes of erica.

But lets say... maybe i'd like to wear a tankini. It'll probably have to be a long top though, to help cover some of my stretch marks.

And a size goal... maybe 14. That is possible. If i'm really diligent.

GO, GIRL, GO!

OUCH!!! pictures

these are our "before" pictures. Lets make sure that our "after" pictures are MUCH more pleasant to look at...

First up is Abby

Next is Becky

And of course, Erica

In writing

Okay, i've realized that i need to write out my weight. [did i do that before?] Okay, i just checked, and i did type it out before. oh well, i'm gonna do it again...

Start weight: 211
Weight as of Super Bowl Sunday [2/4?]: 195
--> That is 16 lbs lost
I forget when i next weighed myself. Probably 2/12: 190
--> That's 21 lbs lost

Now, i need to weight myself today. I have a foreboding feeling that i will have gained weight.
[I just ran upstairs to weigh in. i cant tell exactly what it is. my scale sucks, so if its not exactly on the five or ten line, i cant quite tell. So, its somewhere between 190 and 195, but closer to 190. it appeared to be 191 or 192. Not good for me]

i've been eating all week, for two reasons. 1) i was depressed b/c no one noticed i lost weight. 2) i had cabin fever and that further depressed me.

But i'm back on track today!!! Breakfast was just Total cereal + milk [3 pts] and coffee [2 pts]. i need to drink LOTS of water. i'm getting dehydrated, i can tell. headaches and feeling woozy.

i'm not sure what to do for lunch. hmm... i dont have too many options. and i need to figure out what to make for dinner. double hmmm...

i'll probably go out and buy potatoes. they are GREAT, only 1 pt and yet so filling. Definitely a "comfort food." I also found a recipe at recipezaar.com for meatballs, that you put apples in. Very interesting. I may buy ground turkey instead of burger though. not quite as fatty.

Oh, and in addition...

i did pilates once last week. and did lots of shoveling. i feel like i was really getting a workout. So, i'm gonna continue w/ the exercise. probably in the afternoons, not sure. But i felt really good afterwards, though my abs REALLY hurt.