Get my act together!

It's been about a month since I updated here, it's not so fun to post when I don't have a loss to brag about :( The good news is I have maintained the 12-13 lbs loss, I gained a little in Oklahoma but I've taken it off since arriving back home.
My next goal is an additional 10 lb loss by Dec. 21, and then maintain over the holidays. I'll do Weight Loss Wednesday posts weekly between now and then.

Hilda

Slow . . . .but in the right direction

I'm down almost another pound this week, total loss of 13.4 lbs.
There is a handy website  www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html that I use to calculate, body mass, percent body fat and etc. According to yesterdays calculations I am 51.5 lbs overweight, yawn, I guess I have work to do :)
Check out the link, there's lots of good info and it helps motivate me. I think I'll re-calculate the 1st of every month to see where I'm at.
I still haven't got into the routine of tracking all my food. I did so well with it when I started this weight loss thing and my weight loss is stalling now because I'm not tracking. So. . . . . today I start tracking again. When the days are so busy and I'm running around like a mad dog I think I don't have time, but I WILL take the time.
Going for 2-3 lbs loss by next Wednesday- go Hilda!!!


Hilda

Stalled

I'm in a bit of a rut. Too much eating out on shopping trips, not tracking my food and on and on. . . . .

No good excuses. This week I lost the weight that I gained last week. I've lost 12.4 lbs so far.

My goal for the next 4 days is to track every bite that goes into my mouth and stay under 1300 calories.

Hilda

Fail!

Gained 1.2 lbs this week- there I said it. This past weekend I just thought I would check to see if I could have Mickey D's Mocha Frappe's, hot wing dip, Buckaroo steaks etc. and still lose weight. Oops I guess not!
Now that I know that, this week it's back to tracking every bite and staying under 1320 calories.
I am feeling the inches lost this week.  Some of my clothes are beginning to get a little looser.
Looking for a big loss next week.
I CAN do this.

Hilda

Weigh In Wednesday

I lost .8 lb this week - total of 11 lbs. It's slow going but I'm building lots of muscle with Jillian :) I'm sore in muscles I didn't know I had.

Hilda

Staying on Track

Gene and I took a little 50th birthday trip last week. We did lots of hiking and biking in eastern Iowa. I tried to eat right most of the time, although I didn't track on myfitnesspal. The evening meal I treated myself to some higher cal/higher fat things. I feel like I burned off more than I ate but the scale isn't showing it. We'll see if I can have a loss by Weigh-In Wednesday.

For my noon meal I've been taking advantage of all the produce from our garden. I usually start with some kind of meat- either beef strips, chicken or tipalia, and stir fry any veggies I have around. Red and green peppers, tomatoes, zuchini and onions are plentiful in the garden- so yummy. Add spices, usually Chiptle pepper, Lawry's, fresh ground pepper. And, I add shredded parmesan cheese to top things off. Calorie content- about 300-375 calories for a huge helping. I keeps me full until supper.
Talapia:

Beef strips, from lean sirloin steak:

--Hilda

On a Roll

Happy to report a 2.6 lb loss this week! I think I might be able to do this :)
Total loss of 10.2 lbs since my heaviest a couple months ago, this is my number on My Fitness Pal so I'll go with this number on here too so I don't get confused.
I've been working out with Chantel in the evenings. We've been doing a DVD by Jillian Michaels, it's a good work out!
Gene's taking me away for a couple days for my 50th, I don't know where- it's a surprise. He told me to take my tennis shoes and biking gear so I'll be doing lots of calorie burning the way it sounds.
My new favorite food this week- Chobani yogurt. It's a greek yogurt, I tried it for the 1st time last week. It's awesome, almost like cheese cake ha ha! It's packed with protein and fills you up for a long time.

Until next time, Hilda

Weight Loss Wednesday

Slow going. . . . . . the scale is sort of stuck (stupid scale :) )
I feel like I did well tracking my food and stayed under 1350 cals all but 1 day.
I've been up and down so much my weight doesn't budge much at first- it takes awhile to see if this is for real. I also upped my activity and exercise this week, biking, aerobics etc. I could be building some muscle.
I lost .6 lb this week.
Hoping for a big loss next week.
Each week I'll highlight one food I've been eating.
This week it's a smoothie in the afternoon. I start with a can of Diet Mt. Dew- put it in the blender and add 1 cup frozen strawberries( I use the frozen strawberries from Sam's Club) and either some yogurt or skim milk. Blend it all up and it makes a very large afternoon pick-me-up, especially on these hot days.

Weigh-In Wednesday

This is not a typical week since my start date was Monday and it is only Wednesday, hence only 2 days into this.

I'm down 2.8 lbs. I'm happy with that but the first 5-7 lbs have been there and then not there for awhile now.

I'm trying to follow a low fat, low carb, clean eating plan(as much as possible). The carbs I do eat are whole grains, fruits and vegetables and dairy products- and very little sugar. I eventually would like to wean myself from the artifical sweetners, mostly in my coffee and added to smoothies.

Last night after leaving Wild Water West we went to Texas Roadhouse for supper. That was a real test of my will power :)

 

 

 

--Hilda the Hippo (hee hee)

Where to Start?

Anybody who knows me at all knows that I have struggled with my weight most of my married life. I've been up and down a lot of pounds in all those years.

The picture I had taken at the airport with Tyler last week was the absolute heaviest I ever want to be!! (Although I weighed about 5 lbs more than this some time ago- GAAA!!)

So the journey begins for the 10,386th time in the last 30 yrs :)

This time I going to be accountable to myself and whoever reads this blog by posting my weight loss(gain) weekly on this blog. I'll also post any new ideas, foods etc. that I find are working for me, along with things I am struggling with.

I am tracking my food and exercise/activity on My Fitness Pal. I highly recommend it. My daily calorie limit is 1320.

For now, my goal is to lose 70 lbs from where I am today. I'm going to break that down into smaller 10 lb mini goals since 70 lbs sounds like waaaay to much work.

My weigh-in day will be Wednesday.

First Mini Goal- 10 lb loss by Oct. 3.

--Me (next time I'll give myself a new name- something catchy and appropriate hee hee)