Weigh-In Wednesday - 1/15/2014

It's another Weigh-In Wednesday!

...and I'm down another 1.4 lbs. I am still chuggin' along in the 21-day FullyRaw Challenge, as well as following Well-Girl's December 2013 Shoulder & Arm Challenge (yes, I know it's january!) and Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans' Squat and Push-up 31-day Bootcamp, though I am on day 8 today - a week behind, remember? ;)

More exciting news! I decided to begin Couch-to-5k this week! Yesterday was Week 1, Day 1 and I have to say, I was super impressed with myself for completing it. About halfway through I thought to myself that the old me TOTALLY would've given up about that time. Since I've almost always been overweight, I never thought in a million years I would be a runner, but as I'm growing into my new self, I'm realizing that I think I might actually REALLY enjoy running! I don't really have any specific goal to run in a 5k, but just to be able to run for cardio. Plus...being outside, connecting with nature, all that hippie stuff that runners say about getting high on endorphins...really appealing to me these days!

If you want to join me in beginning C25K this week, there's still time!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014.
Weight: 281.8 (↓46.6 since May 1, 2013; ↓66.8 since highest known weight of 348.6)
P4P donation total: $51.20

PS: I will not be donating any money to Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project this month. I am going to hold off until I get back to that 51.2 mark and then I will pick it up again. (which means I am ONLY 4.6 pounds away from being able to give again!)

Weigh-In Wednesday - 1/8/2014

It's Weigh-In Wednesday!

...and I am down 2.2 lbs from last week! I had no doubt in myself that I could get back on track. In addition to participating in the 21-day FullyRaw Challenge, today I've decided to begin doing a couple of month-long work-out calendar challenges. I will be using Well-Girl's December 2013 Shoulder & Arm Challenge (yes, I know it's january!) along with Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans' Squat and Push-up 31-day Bootcamp. I will be doing these starting on Day 1 today - I'm okay being a week behind! - in addition to some cardio. So, join in the fun!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014.
Weight: 283.2 (↓45.2 since May 1, 2013; ↓65.4 since highest known weight of 348.6)
P4P donation total: $51.20

PS: I will not be donating any money to Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project this month. I am going to hold off until I get back to that 51.2 mark and then I will pick it up again.

A New Year, A New Me!

Yes. That is the right picture. I am up 8.2 pounds since my December weigh-in. To say I am disappointed with myself is a bit of an understatement. I pretty much stopped working out before Thanksgiving. I indulged. I drank. I knew it was coming. But... c'est la vie.

I do have some exiting news to share! Beginning this Sunday, January 5th, I will be starting the 21-Day FullyRaw Challenge that is being done by a local gal, here in my hometown, named Kristina. She runs Rawfully Organic, which is the largest non-profit food cooperative in the nation. She's quite an inspiring young lady and I hope to learn a lot through this 21-day journey. Kristina will be giving away a free e-book at the end of the 21-days, all you have to do are join in and watch the daily youtube videos, comment on and like the, and provide your email address on the website (there is a link to the email entry in the description of every video).

I have also decided that since I'm currently doing a 6-month long dietbet that allows weekly weigh-ins, I'm going to start posting weekly with my photo and perhaps some news or sound advice each week. We'll see. I am excited to get back on track with my weight loss journey, and I hope you'll join me!

Friday, January 3, 2014.
Weight: 285.4 (↓43.0 since May 1, 2013; ↓63.2 since highest known weight of 348.6)
P4P donation total: $51.20

Thankful

I have started participating in Diet Bets on dietbetter.com and I'm really enjoying it! It is GREAT motivation to lose weight, since you win money. They require you take photos of your scale and yourself, too, so it's nice to see the changes. I did a weigh-out today so I'm a little late, I guess, but I figure that's alright. I've been the same weight since the day before Thanksgiving. I'm just thankful to have not gained anything! So, my official weigh-in is 277.2, which means I've dropped 11.6 pounds since last month! I'm pretty dang happy with that!

I will be donating $11.60 to to Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project. If you'd like to match my donation, you can do so on the website by clicking here (in the notes section, please mention Pounds 4 Pooches) and if you do decide to match me, please comment below and I'll keep a running total of money raised so far as time progresses.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013.
Weight: 277.2 (↓51.2 since May 1, 2013; ↓71.4 since highest known weight of 348.6)
P4P donation total: $51.20

Keep on truckin'

Been super busy, but wanted to pop in for a quick weigh in! This month I actually got down to 287.4 right before my birthday, but then I indulged a little too much perhaps, and had to work that back off before the end of the month! So, my official weigh-in is 288.8, which means I've dropped 10.2 pounds since last month! That's exciting stuff right there. I may even soon find that I fit into some of those clothes I had gotten too big for, but decided to keep anyway.

I will be donating $10.20 to to Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project. If you'd like to match my donation, you can do so on the website by clicking here (in the notes section, please mention Pounds 4 Pooches) and if you do decide to match me, please comment below and I'll keep a running total of money raised so far as time progresses.

Friday, November 1, 2013.
Weight: 288.8 (↓39.6 since May 1, 2013; ↓59.8 since highest known weight of 348.6)
P4P donation total: $39.60

Indulgence

Well, imagine my surprise when I stepped on the scale this morning only to get a flat 299.0... AGAIN!

I'm less sad about this than you might think. It just lets me know I need to work harder. This last month was very crazy with FD charity events and I ate too much pizza, too many cake balls, and drank too many cape cods. So, lesson learned. But, I'm back in the saddle.

Tuesday, October 2, 2013.
Weight: 299.0 (↓29.4 since May 1, 2013; ↓49.6 since highest known weight of 348.6)
P4P donation total: $29.40

Below 300!

This is very exciting!!! I am weighing in on the 2nd instead of the 1st because I did a 3-day juice fast over the holiday weekend. So, call me a cheater if you will, but I'll take it!

I haven't seen a 2 on that scale in a long time!

I will be donating $4.80 to Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project. If you'd like to match my donation, you can do so on the website by clicking here (in the notes section, please mention Pounds 4 Pooches) and if you do decide to match me, please comment below and I'll keep a running total of money raised so far as time progresses.

Tuesday, September 2, 2013.
Weight: 299.0 (↓29.4 since May 1, 2013; ↓49.6 since highest known weight of 348.6)
P4P donation total: $29.40