Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Burst Into Summer Week 1 Weigh-In and Update

Hey all of you in blogland and my fellow Sisters & Brothers over @ shrinkingjeans.net !  I am just estatic to be writing this post b/c for the first time in a long while I am feeling good about myself.  This past week was great!  I got in 3 runs and Monday's Bootcamp workout...boy did that bootcamp kick my bootie...in a good way!  I am still sore and need to get on today's workout.  Those side plank dips were killer and I can totall tell I put my work in.

As for the weight I am currently @....drumroll please...............181.2!!!
My starting weight was 185, so I am down 3.8lbs for the week!  Woohoo!!!  I feel really good right now and hope to continue the ride.

I am not gonna lie, I struggle with the sugar!!!  There is not a cake, cookie, pie, or candybar out there that isn't calling my name...but for the past 2 wks I have resisted.  I really think a switch finally switched for me.  I even went to a wedding shower this weekend and had NO cake.  Now that is serious. 

I am currently reading a book called "Made to Crave, Fulfilling Your Deepest Desires with God Not Food" and it has changed my life!  The first day as I was reading I came across a scripture that is now my personal mantra...Everything is permissible...but not everything is beneficial. 1Corinthians 10:23.  Any time I get that craving or want that second helping or whatever it is I am struggling with, I just repeat that scripture to myself and find something else to do.  So, that is my week 1 check-in.  I hope everyone else has done great too.

Go TEAM 6!!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Burst Into Summer!!

Today is the official kickoff of my Burst Into Summer Challenge on the Sisterhood site.  I am on a team of 5 that I am sure is going to kick butt in this challenge.  I really like doing team challenges b/c it is harder for me to disappoint others when they are counting on me.

So, to kick off the challenge I had to weigh in.  My weight when I signed up for the challenge a wk ago was 188.  I normally don't do my measurements out of sheer laziness and also b/c I normally can't find a measuring tape, but this is such a long challenge that I wanted to know.  So, without further ado....

My official SW is 185...down 3 lbs.

Chest-45
Waist-45 @ largest part
Hips-43
Arms- R-13   L-12.5
Thighs- R-23.5   L-24

Current size is 14...barely.

I need to lose about 40 lbs. to be at my goal weight.  I know that I am not going to be at my goal by the end of this challenge...11 wks from now on Aug. 31, but  I will be that much closer :)

I am excited to start seeing so real results!!  Go Team 6!!!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans

So I have tried so many different weight loss websites it is pathetic.  I have had some good results early on but never stick with it.  My latest site to try is... The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans  http://shrinkingjeans.net/  I am getting ready to start their latest challenge come Monday, June 13...it includes teams and bootcamp and it last 11 weeks, until sometime in August.  I am hoping that being a part of a team and accountable to them will help me stick with it.  Wish me luck!