The Great Disappearing Act. May 15, 2007

No – I haven’t disappeared or vanished into thin air (though, I know some people who probably wish I had!). I am still here, pluggin along.  I am honestly trying to spend less and less time on the computer and more time doing healthy things. Good things such as walking, and dancing, and getting myself moving in general.

The good news is, that as of today I have lost 12 pounds!  I was shocked when I got on the scale this morning, and even more shocked when I went to buy some new summer clothes and I had dropped an entire size!  WOOT!

Yes, I have a way to go, but I am so proud of myself – thank you very much – every little bit counts! And I feel more energetic already.

Keeping this pace is hard, though – it really is!

Weekly Weigh In #1. April 24, 2007

Whoo Hoo!

After making a few, uh, eating mistakes – it looks all the yard work and extra movement paid off.

I lost 2.3 pounds this week!

I am officially down to 185.7 pounds. It was not as much as I had hoped, and I did really well for 5 out of the 7 days, but it is an average weekly weight loss. So I am thrilled.

Let me tell you, seeing that “5″ on the end is so satisfying to me. I got pregnant with my first born at exactly 155 pounds, and I was a perfect size 10. I think it was my most comfortable weight too. So that is just 30 pounds until I get there – even though I would like to lose a few more than that.

Onto week two and another loss! I am going to try to do even better.

I would like to have lost 15 by my 40th birthday, which is May 26th. Do you think I can do it? That would be 12.7 pounds to lose in the next 32 days – or about 3 pounds a week. AAAAGH!

How did you do this week?

First Stats. April 17, 2007

Ok – here goes. My first post about what I weigh and such.

I am a soon to be 40 year old female, 5′7″ tall, and my current weight is 188 pounds. I wear a misses size XL, size 14/16. My current BMI (Body Mass Index) is a 27.9, which definitely puts me into the overweight category.

I have always had a big frame. Very broad shoulders, a big chest (not just the boobs, people) and shapely birthing hips (I did birth 4 babies!).

My Doctor wants me to lose about 30 pounds through diet and exercise. I want to lose 38 pounds.