Not a body shot, but you can see how thin his face is! ;)
As for me......the scale has me at 68 lbs lost this morning!!! :)
Monday, August 30, 2010
90 LBS and "ONE"DERLAND........
For Erik, that is! :) It's been a busy couple of weeks getting the kids back in school and we were out of town for a few days last week/weekend, so this blog has been a bit neglected. Erik and I both had some slow going loss numbers....and I'm sure that's to be expected at this point in the game for Erik. The scale teased him mercilessly last week and stalled at 200.0 for several days. It would just NOT drop into the bliss that is known as "One"DERLAND. As in the number on the scale begins with a 1, instead of a 2. ;) It's been a l-o-n-g time since that lovely numero uno has stared him back in the face. So, we were out of town, as I mentioned above, and so he didn't weigh in for a few days till this morning. 198!!! So, this morning he hit 90 pounds and landed into ONEDERLAND!!!!! :) He's being a bum and won't pose for pics right now, so I guess I'll post one of the both of us from this weekend. :)
Not a body shot, but you can see how thin his face is! ;)
As for me......the scale has me at 68 lbs lost this morning!!! :)
Not a body shot, but you can see how thin his face is! ;)
As for me......the scale has me at 68 lbs lost this morning!!! :)
Monday, August 16, 2010
Catching up mentally......
I had intended to include these thoughts in my last blog, but my 5 year old kept wanting me to watch all of his cool "ninja" moves, lol, so I was a bit distracted. ;)
Erik and I were having this conversation the other night about not being caught up mentally with our physical changing. I guess when you've been used to seeing yourself a certain way or looking at your clothes of a certain size for so long, it just becomes sort of burned into your brain that that is who/what you are.
So, I've been noticing that about myself. I see the changes in myself, obviously, every day when I look in the mirror. But, I don't think I'm really seeing myself all the time, mentally. I was really studying myself in the mirror the other day and Erik happened to walk by and just stopped and smiled and started laughing at me. It's a great thing we've been married so long that we can see each other doing really dorky stuff and just laugh at each other and ourselves. :) So, I see what I am and logically know the changes, but when I go to buy myself something new.....or just think about it......I automatically walk to the "big girl" section and start looking at things in the size I was when I started. Then it occurs to me, that those things aren't going to fit. Every time I go to put one of my new pairs of capris on, I see them and think, "Oh, these aren't gonna fit!" and yet they slide on and are even getting loose! So, I was browsing the dreaded swim suits the other day, because I *really* need a new one. I went swimming at the gym the other day and decided my old suit was just not working any more. But, I'm looking at the suits and I'm a bit intimidated and I'm finding that I'm feeling that way about clothes in general.....because I have a lot more choices now than being so limited in the plus sizes. I haven't been able to bring myself to try one on yet though! lol But, I'm gonna have to do it. We're going back to Erik's parents' house and I won't be able to swim in their pool if I don't!
Erik has said that he is having the same kind of "issue." Just not quite used to being what he is now. Makes sense to happen when you lose so much, so fast.
Even funnier though, at least for me, is that I'm not used to seeing Erik either. I find myself just staring at him sometimes. I have actually twice now, lost him in stores! We separate for just a minute and when I go to find him again, I look everywhere and then I see him and realized I walked right past him, not realizing it was him. LOL
I guess it will just take a while for our brains to catch up with our bodies! ;)
Erik and I were having this conversation the other night about not being caught up mentally with our physical changing. I guess when you've been used to seeing yourself a certain way or looking at your clothes of a certain size for so long, it just becomes sort of burned into your brain that that is who/what you are.
So, I've been noticing that about myself. I see the changes in myself, obviously, every day when I look in the mirror. But, I don't think I'm really seeing myself all the time, mentally. I was really studying myself in the mirror the other day and Erik happened to walk by and just stopped and smiled and started laughing at me. It's a great thing we've been married so long that we can see each other doing really dorky stuff and just laugh at each other and ourselves. :) So, I see what I am and logically know the changes, but when I go to buy myself something new.....or just think about it......I automatically walk to the "big girl" section and start looking at things in the size I was when I started. Then it occurs to me, that those things aren't going to fit. Every time I go to put one of my new pairs of capris on, I see them and think, "Oh, these aren't gonna fit!" and yet they slide on and are even getting loose! So, I was browsing the dreaded swim suits the other day, because I *really* need a new one. I went swimming at the gym the other day and decided my old suit was just not working any more. But, I'm looking at the suits and I'm a bit intimidated and I'm finding that I'm feeling that way about clothes in general.....because I have a lot more choices now than being so limited in the plus sizes. I haven't been able to bring myself to try one on yet though! lol But, I'm gonna have to do it. We're going back to Erik's parents' house and I won't be able to swim in their pool if I don't!
Erik has said that he is having the same kind of "issue." Just not quite used to being what he is now. Makes sense to happen when you lose so much, so fast.
Even funnier though, at least for me, is that I'm not used to seeing Erik either. I find myself just staring at him sometimes. I have actually twice now, lost him in stores! We separate for just a minute and when I go to find him again, I look everywhere and then I see him and realized I walked right past him, not realizing it was him. LOL
I guess it will just take a while for our brains to catch up with our bodies! ;)
4 Months!!!!
Today marks 4 months since Erik and I started on our journey!!! Four months ago I could have never imagined that we'd be where we are and looking and feeling like we are today. It's amazing and been a huge blessing in our lives. :)
Stats..... today, finds me at 62 lbs lost. :) I've hit a slight plateau. Not completely stopped, but I've fought the scale very hard for the last two pounds. UGH!!! I did read something a couple of days ago on a Facebook group for our weight loss plan that made me feel a bit better for when this happens, she said, "So my trainer told me something that made me be ok with going thru a plateau. She said that plateaus r extremely important and good in your weight loss. They allow your body to reset and maintain the current weight u r at. Your body automatically wants to rebound to your previous weight, when u hit a plateau your body ...will then look at your current weight as a rebound rather than the previous weight!!" A lot of people have also said that during plateaus they notice more loss in inches, and come to think of it, my new capris are feeling looser on me already. :) Again, kicking myself in the rear for not taking measurements when we started and keeping up on it!
For Erik, he also hit a plateau for a couple of weeks. He actually had a week where he didn't lose even a full whole pound! But, of course, he's broken that and the pounds are dropping like nothing once again. Today's weigh in finds him at 85 lbs lost!!! Woohoooooo!!!! 85 pounds in 4 months!!! WHO DOES THAT??????? ERIK DOES!!!!! :)
I blogged a while back (at least I think I did!!! lol) about a security guard at work not thinking that he was him because he was sooooooo much heavier in the pic on his security badge. Funny thing is, he wasn't even at his heaviest in that pic! So, he put in the request for a new badge and he just hasn't gone and done it. Since that time, he's also gotten a new hair do......as in NO hair! Needed a haircut and was running out of options with his balding going on, so he decided to try and rock the Vin Diesel look. lol So, this morning, he had the same thing happen with a security guard and the security guard ordered him to fix it TODAY. lol Don't worry, he's already taken care of it this morning! ;) He really needs to fix his driver's license too. He was pretty much at his heaviest or very close to it, when he had his driver's license pic taken last year and he looks NOTHING like his pic anymore.
See what I mean?!?!?!
I'll see if I can convince him to take care of that after work today as well! lol
As for a small update on my last couple of blogs, I'm doing better. Was a difficult week+ for me and I've stayed completely on plan. :) I send my baby off to kindergarten tomorrow, but if I got through the past week, I'm sure I'll be okay!
It's been an amazing 4 months and I can't wait to see what we look and feel like in 4 more! :)
Stats..... today, finds me at 62 lbs lost. :) I've hit a slight plateau. Not completely stopped, but I've fought the scale very hard for the last two pounds. UGH!!! I did read something a couple of days ago on a Facebook group for our weight loss plan that made me feel a bit better for when this happens, she said, "So my trainer told me something that made me be ok with going thru a plateau. She said that plateaus r extremely important and good in your weight loss. They allow your body to reset and maintain the current weight u r at. Your body automatically wants to rebound to your previous weight, when u hit a plateau your body ...will then look at your current weight as a rebound rather than the previous weight!!" A lot of people have also said that during plateaus they notice more loss in inches, and come to think of it, my new capris are feeling looser on me already. :) Again, kicking myself in the rear for not taking measurements when we started and keeping up on it!
For Erik, he also hit a plateau for a couple of weeks. He actually had a week where he didn't lose even a full whole pound! But, of course, he's broken that and the pounds are dropping like nothing once again. Today's weigh in finds him at 85 lbs lost!!! Woohoooooo!!!! 85 pounds in 4 months!!! WHO DOES THAT??????? ERIK DOES!!!!! :)
I blogged a while back (at least I think I did!!! lol) about a security guard at work not thinking that he was him because he was sooooooo much heavier in the pic on his security badge. Funny thing is, he wasn't even at his heaviest in that pic! So, he put in the request for a new badge and he just hasn't gone and done it. Since that time, he's also gotten a new hair do......as in NO hair! Needed a haircut and was running out of options with his balding going on, so he decided to try and rock the Vin Diesel look. lol So, this morning, he had the same thing happen with a security guard and the security guard ordered him to fix it TODAY. lol Don't worry, he's already taken care of it this morning! ;) He really needs to fix his driver's license too. He was pretty much at his heaviest or very close to it, when he had his driver's license pic taken last year and he looks NOTHING like his pic anymore.
See what I mean?!?!?!
I'll see if I can convince him to take care of that after work today as well! lol
As for a small update on my last couple of blogs, I'm doing better. Was a difficult week+ for me and I've stayed completely on plan. :) I send my baby off to kindergarten tomorrow, but if I got through the past week, I'm sure I'll be okay!
It's been an amazing 4 months and I can't wait to see what we look and feel like in 4 more! :)
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Surviving,,,,,,
I'm in the thick of all the emotional stuff I blogged about below. Two years ago today, my life was turned upside down. It was the beginning of the end of my beautiful, awesome Mom's life. It's been a very, very rough few days for me emotionally. Lots of tears shed. But, I am being good and am staying on plan. Just praying I stay strong through the rest of the week.
This is my Angel. My beautiful Mom. I know she is looking down on me and Erik and is so happy for and proud of us. :)
This is my Angel. My beautiful Mom. I know she is looking down on me and Erik and is so happy for and proud of us. :)
Monday, August 9, 2010
Dealing with emotion......and NOT eating to do it!!!
***WARNING, HEAVY EMOTIONAL STUFF WITHIN THIS BLOG***
This week will be a real test in strength for me. In a few days, it will be the 2 year anniversary of my Mom's death. At times, my emotions of losing my awesome Mom can still reduce me to an absolute mess. The days leading up to the anniversary are so hard, because in some ways I relive those last days.....the last time I spoke to her, the day that I received the awful phone call that she was not breathing and being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and the horrible days following with all the emotional ups and downs before we had to finally say goodbye. Ironically, during those days I *couldn't* eat. I had to remind myself to do so and actually force myself to do it. Funny too, because people feel so helpless to do anything so they FEED you, because it's doing something. We had way more food hanging around than we could deal with at the time.
I more than made up for it afterward though. *rolling eyes* I didn't realize it for quite some time, but I'm an emotional eater. It was definitely not a conscious choice I was making. Like, "I'm feeling sad and crappy today, so I'm gonna stuff my face." But, I think that I would eat mindlessly trying to fill that HUGE void in my life that losing my Mom left behind. I could eat chocolate especially like nothing else......because chocolate makes everything better, right? ;)
It will be an emotional week+ for me coming up because of all of that, but also because school is starting a week from today. But, this year, my "baby" is going to school too and after 11 1/2 years of *always* having at least one child with me, I will be alone. All day long, 5 days a week. One one hand I am so excited and can't wait for that liberating feeling of being able to do pretty much whatever I want. Really exciting things like going to the grocery store in silence, with no children whining or complaining or begging me to buy them something. LMBO On the other hand, it's a sad and empty kind of feeling. *sigh*
So, I'm glad for the insight I have gained about myself and my past habits and hopefully will stay on the "wagon" this week and not self medicate to deal with my emotions. I will keep myself busy and tell myself.....I WILL STAY ON PLAN! I WILL STAY ON PLAN! I WILL STAY ON PLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
This week will be a real test in strength for me. In a few days, it will be the 2 year anniversary of my Mom's death. At times, my emotions of losing my awesome Mom can still reduce me to an absolute mess. The days leading up to the anniversary are so hard, because in some ways I relive those last days.....the last time I spoke to her, the day that I received the awful phone call that she was not breathing and being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and the horrible days following with all the emotional ups and downs before we had to finally say goodbye. Ironically, during those days I *couldn't* eat. I had to remind myself to do so and actually force myself to do it. Funny too, because people feel so helpless to do anything so they FEED you, because it's doing something. We had way more food hanging around than we could deal with at the time.
I more than made up for it afterward though. *rolling eyes* I didn't realize it for quite some time, but I'm an emotional eater. It was definitely not a conscious choice I was making. Like, "I'm feeling sad and crappy today, so I'm gonna stuff my face." But, I think that I would eat mindlessly trying to fill that HUGE void in my life that losing my Mom left behind. I could eat chocolate especially like nothing else......because chocolate makes everything better, right? ;)
It will be an emotional week+ for me coming up because of all of that, but also because school is starting a week from today. But, this year, my "baby" is going to school too and after 11 1/2 years of *always* having at least one child with me, I will be alone. All day long, 5 days a week. One one hand I am so excited and can't wait for that liberating feeling of being able to do pretty much whatever I want. Really exciting things like going to the grocery store in silence, with no children whining or complaining or begging me to buy them something. LMBO On the other hand, it's a sad and empty kind of feeling. *sigh*
So, I'm glad for the insight I have gained about myself and my past habits and hopefully will stay on the "wagon" this week and not self medicate to deal with my emotions. I will keep myself busy and tell myself.....I WILL STAY ON PLAN! I WILL STAY ON PLAN! I WILL STAY ON PLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Erik @ 80 Pounds Lost!!!
After a s-l-o-w couple of weeks, Erik FINALLY hit 80 lbs lost!!! WOOHOOO!!! GO ERIK!!!!! It's so frustrating when you're >< this close to another milestone and your body teases you.....and that's what's been happening to him the past couple of weeks. So, he made a progressive collage pic to show where he has come from April 16, 2010 till today. That's 16 weeks and 2 days. :) Isn't it CrAzY?????? :)
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Website
Along with becoming health coaches, we have now been hooked up with our own website. This website has a couple of videos go into a little more detail about what this program is all about. Check it out at www.TeamSimper.com
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Short term investments.....
So, I decided that since I'm at nearly 60 lbs lost, 59 to be exact, that I needed to make a couple of short term investments to my wardrobe. I can still wear stuff...but things are so loose that they are not comfortable loose....they are uncomfortable. I also decided the act of pulling my bra straps back up in public was not exactly attractive. lol So, got a new bra that FITS and then picked up a cheap pair of denim capris to help get me through the rest of the warm months and a new shirt as well. Think I'm gonna pick up another pair of capris too. It felt so good to be in clothes that actually FIT. I think I spent so long trying to stuff myself into clothes that didn't particularly fit me and then going the opposite direction and have been trying to hold off buying new stuff that won't fit for long either, that I've forgotten how good it feels to be in well fitting clothes! Must have made a difference in my appearance having the girls back in their proper place and well fitting clothes because I got so many compliments last night. :) I walked out of the Church feeling so good about myself! :) It was awesome!!!
Something else that's awesome is that I looked at a BMI chart this morning and have now gone from being "extremely" obese to just plain obese. Gosh, I hate the word "obese." It's just a gross sounding word. But, I'll take just being obese over extremely obese and will be thrilled when I'm just called overweight. lol
Still got a ways to go, but these are exciting milestones!!! :)
Something else that's awesome is that I looked at a BMI chart this morning and have now gone from being "extremely" obese to just plain obese. Gosh, I hate the word "obese." It's just a gross sounding word. But, I'll take just being obese over extremely obese and will be thrilled when I'm just called overweight. lol
Still got a ways to go, but these are exciting milestones!!! :)
Monday, August 2, 2010
Happy Anniversary to us!!!!!
Today is our 13th anniversary!!! :) Erik is now close to the size he was when we got married.....though a little less hair! lol I still have all my hair, but have a ways to go to be the same size. ;) I still have my wedding dress though and though I obviously won't be wearing it anywhere, I WILL be able to say I fit in to it again someday and maybe even say it's too big for me! :) I was very happy at that size, though I honestly don't remember what I weighed back then. When I fit back in that dress, I will be a very happy girl! :)
Here's a pic of us on our wedding day. Gosh, we were so young and cute and thin!!! :)
There's a pic on the side bar of what we look like now. :)
Just for fun, I'm posting this video I took of Erik last weekend. Our 5 year old is OBSESSED with doing cartwheels (one handed, no less!) and wanted me to take video of him doing them. So, Erik decided that he would do cartwheels too! :)
Not bad for an almost 35 year old, eh? lol He definitely wouldn't have been doing that nearly 80 pounds ago! lol
We haven't looked or felt this good in a long time and I'm so excited to think that this time next year, we'll both have reached our goals and looking and feeling completely FABULOUS. Oh, and I WILL be posting wedding dress pics when that day comes! :)
Here's a pic of us on our wedding day. Gosh, we were so young and cute and thin!!! :)
There's a pic on the side bar of what we look like now. :)
Just for fun, I'm posting this video I took of Erik last weekend. Our 5 year old is OBSESSED with doing cartwheels (one handed, no less!) and wanted me to take video of him doing them. So, Erik decided that he would do cartwheels too! :)
Not bad for an almost 35 year old, eh? lol He definitely wouldn't have been doing that nearly 80 pounds ago! lol
We haven't looked or felt this good in a long time and I'm so excited to think that this time next year, we'll both have reached our goals and looking and feeling completely FABULOUS. Oh, and I WILL be posting wedding dress pics when that day comes! :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
