Headed in the right direction

Well my weight is 194.8 its down, but not really. I need to lose so much more I get frustrated. I ate a high sodium meal and my weight went up even though I hadn't eaten extra calories. So being frustrated I didn't try as hard the next couple days. I could of had a loss but didn't. I really wanted to be in the 170's by now.

down to a new low

My weight for this week was 194.8

So I am down a little bit. I didn't have time to do my weigh in. I got my IUD out and found out that my Uterus and bladder are prolapsed. They want me to go in for surgery and have a hystorectomy and have my bladder grafted up. I told them I would but I won't do it until winter time. I just don't have the time right now to be laid up in bed. I am worried because they said that I would never be able to lift more than 30 pounds.

My weight has been doing good, considering I am still struggling with my chocolate/sugar problems. I am terrible to skip dinner just so I can have my candy fix. I just don't know what to do. I have been eating a lot more fruits and I just can't find a good substitue. I just read a good book about eating more whole foods and organic. I wish I could remember the title. It sure made a lot of sense.

My MIL is thinking of doing the HCG diet. I don't know its pretty crazy. I don't have time today to blog about it but I will be shortly.

Weigh in Results!

Well this week went better. I spent a lot of time outside this week. We have two gardens, one is 40x50 and the other is 20x44. We have been raking, fertilizing and putting black plastic down. We have also been taking out our railroad tie border so we can put up our new chain link fence. With all that work and getting a head cold on top of that I did manage to eat less. I also decided to call my doctor. I am getting my Mirena removed, and no I am not getting pregnant. Chad has had the big "V". I wanted the Mirena to stop my horrible pms and periods but its just not working this time around. I am really looking at trying not to mess with nature and my natural hormones. It will be interesting to see if it has any impact on my weight loss. Also this week I tried some Budget Gourmet frozen meals. They are less than One dollar at wal-mart. So they are really economical. I anitcipate another good week this week, I have a lot of busy days ahead and that seems to keep me from eating all the time too. I also continue to have my Crystal Light Strawberry Energy every morning. It really gives me a great pick-me up, and I try to sip on it all morning. I think now I have lost 8 pounds total since starting, its not too bad but I am off track, I had hoped to lose 2 a week and last week I stayed the same.

Same as last.

My weight didn't change this week. I am ok with that. I spent a lot of time outside doing yardwork and burning calories...and consuming calories. I am doing well this week and I hope to have a 2-3 pound loss this week. Well off to do more yard work. If you want to see all of the new additions to our family check out the blog: www.carterfamilyof6.blogspot.com

Last Week

Well last week was hard. Chocolate is proving to be a great difficulty for me. I am not sure what to do about it. I do appreciate every ones suggestions and I will post some of them later as they are great ideas. I wanted to lose more this week but I know why I didn't. I really don't eat much in one sitting but the chocolate in-between meals is killing my calorie intake. I did go for 2 walks last week pushing the baby in the stroller. We also did a ton of yard work and worked with our small livestock. I didn't count that as exercise minutes but I did work hard. I am not sure if I want to continue writing out my food. For some reason lately when I journal my food I eat it makes me uneasy. Almost sets off a mental alarm that I am going with-out. It seems right now if I just mentally keep a calorie count in my head I seem to do better. The diet mindset I found can really harm me as a dieter. It can really set off a binge attack. I don't know why this is, if its just lack of control on my part or its something genetically hard wired into my system. What ever the case it will be interesting to see how I do this week without journaling. Most mornings I am having cereal for breakfast. For lunch I have a grilled cheese and a piece of fruit. Dinner has been what ever meat I serve the family and skipping the starch, extra veggies and a treat after.

I am discouraged about my pooch. After having 4 very LARGE babies (9.4, 8.4, 8.6 and 9.8) this pooch doesn't show ANY signs of shrinking. If my health is good and my heart is doing alright I think after my weight loss I am going to look into a mini-tummy tuck. I know its vain but its something that really bothers me.

Well I am off to take care of the kids and house.

March 23rd Weigh In

Week #2 Weigh in

Well the first week started off well, but I bombed at the end. All said and done I still have a loss but I could of got under a certain milestone had I not eaten way too many Peanut Butter Bars. I really had a small amount of exercise minutes 90 minutes for the whole week is pretty pathetic. In my BLC most people had about 300. I really need to step it up if I expect to have a chance at the exercise prize. My goal this week is to continue to write everything down and to really exercise. I figure planning my exercise is going to be the key. So I am planning a walk later today. Its a little cool to take my toddler out right now so we are going to wait until after lunch.
Here is the scale...too bad I don't have the biggest loser music to add in :)