BEW Weight Loss Feb. 8

This week was slightly better than last week. I am seriously considering going back to Weight Watchers though, because It is seriously hard to find a balance between working out and eating the correct amount of calories. Last weekend, I ate whatever I wanted, and lost .4 pounds! On Monday I did Couch to 5K, right when I got home from school, and made sure to eat the right number of calories, and I was back to the weight I had been last Friday. I then decided to quit working out, and see if I could lose. That is the only way that I lost weight this week, which is frustrating!

Here are some pictures. Not much change, but I haven't lost that much yet. :) The one on the left is from a month ago, and the one on the right is from today.

Weight Loss Goal by April 14: Lose 20 pounds

Pounds lost this week: 1.4

Progress Towards Goal: 8.7 of 20

Favorite thing that I ate this week: We had Taco Salad last Saturday, and that was really yummy, because Casey's mom helped Casey make homemade Salsa!

Favorite new Recipe that I made this week: I didn't make any new recipes, but one that I found on Pinterest, and have made several times, and I also made this week was this Smothered Chicken.

Exercising Goal: To walk or do the Wii Fit at least 3 times per week.

How many times did I work out this week? Once. And it backfired, so I quit. That is the only way I could lose weight, was to not work out...very confusing.

I am only allowed to drink Diet Coke from Friday-Sunday.

Did I stick to that this week? I had two extras this week. Yeah, I know.

Leave a comment! (I am not doing the Linky Tool this week, because it is making me pay, and I don't want to!)

BEW Weight Loss Feb. 1

This week was extremely frustrating for me. Usually on weekends, I let myself cheat a little bit. Sometimes a lot (Such as last weekend, where I ate insane amounts of German Chocolate Cake!). This past weekend, I was right on the cusp of moving into another "decade" of pounds, and almost to 10 pounds, so I said to myself "Self: You are only allowed to cheat on Friday this week." So, that is what I did. I cheated on Friday, but then on Saturday I ate my correct amount of calories, did my Jillian Michaels workout, and did the first day of couch to 5K! Then on Sunday, I ate my calories correctly. The rest of this week I did exactly as I was supposed to do, and here are my results:

Weight Loss Goal by April 14: Lose 20 pounds

Pounds lost this week: 0.8 (Super frustrating! I lost more weight last week, after eating the aforementioned German Chocolate Cake ALL WEEKEND!)

Progress Towards Goal: 7.3 of 20

Favorite thing that I ate this week: I didn't really eat anything super exciting this week. Again, another reason I am frustrated! I did make this Crockpot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken, which I have made before, and it is good.

Favorite new Recipe that I made this week: No new recipes tried this week.

Exercising Goal: To walk or do the Wii Fit at least 3 times per week.

How many times did I work out this week? 5. I did Couch to 5K twice, Ripped in 30 once, and I walked a mile once.

I am only allowed to drink Diet Coke from Friday-Sunday.

Did I stick to that this week? I had one medium Diet Coke on Tuesday night, but other than that yes.

I know this happens to everybody. It is just frustrating. Apparently losing weight is harder after the age of 30. Usually the first 10 pounds fly off of me in record time! This is probably a weird analogy to you guys, but this situation reminds me of my faith in God, after I lost Brittyn. After you see your best friend lose her baby, and then two months later, you lose yours, and you hear a billion more stories just like it, it is safe to say, that the devil tries to creep in and say "Why do you believe in a God, that allows things like this to happen??" At that point you have a choice, but really you don't. Your choice is: stay strong in your faith, or...that is it! I mean, what other choice do you have? If you don't have Him, you have nothing! So in regards to weight loss. My choice is: stay strong and keep trying or...give up and gain it all back? I mean how would that make me happy?

So, pretty blah week for me, hope you guys did better!

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An update and BEW Weight Loss Jan. 25

My doctor's appointment was fine on Monday. He says he is pretty confident that my cycles will return to normal by losing weight. He did some bloodwork, to make sure it wasn't my thyroid or some other issue, and I haven't heard back from him, so I am assuming everything turned out fine. (He said he would only call if there was an issue). So, that gives me all the more motivation to lose weight! Here is my 3 week update:

Weight Loss Goal by April 14: Lose 20 pounds

Pounds lost this week: 1.2

Progress Towards Goal: 6.5 of 20!!

Favorite thing that I ate this week: My German Chocolate cake from Elite Treats! Yumm-o! I definitely ate way too much of it though, so I had to spend the rest of the week recouping from my birthday weekend! I'm definitely thankful for a weight loss despite the cake!

Favorite new Recipe that I made this week: Last night I made Avacado egg salad. Casey was not crazy about it, but I really liked it. You boil 4 eggs, chop up one avacado, put 2 tablespoons of mayo, 1 tsp of cumin, and salt and pepper. We ate it in a wheat tortilla, as a wrap, with chips and salsa. Since he didn't like it, I will be making it for my school lunches! :)

Exercising Goal: To walk or do the Wii Fit at least 3 times per week.

How many times did I work out this week? 4! I did the Jillian Michaels "Ripped in 30" workout Monday-Thursday. I'm planning on trying to do it either today or tomorrow as well.

I am only allowed to drink Diet Coke from Friday-Sunday.

Did I stick to that this week? I allowed myself to have a diet coke after my doctor's appointment on Monday. Partly because I needed it emotionally, partly because I had a headache and needed caffeine, partly because it was MLK day, which is technically the weekend, and partly because I am a giant cheater.

How did you guys do? Leave a comment or link up!

An important visit

I do not very often ask for prayers, but tonight I feel like I really need them. I am going to see Dr. Fothergill (my OB/GYN) tomorrow at 2:00. There are several reasons why I am going, and several reasons why I would appreciate prayers.

After losing Brittyn, he asked me what we were thinking as far as having another child. (This was about 2 weeks after losing her). I told him that I really felt like we would start "trying" sometime this past fall.

We have never been very keen on "trying" to have a baby for a couple of reasons. 1) We have seen people with fertility issues that really struggled to get pregnant, and we just never wanted to put ourselves through the emotional turmoil actively "trying" causes. We believe that if it is supposed to happen it will. 2) We have never had a need to "try". If we wanted to have a baby, I have always gotten pregnant the second I even had the thought..

Til now.

Since we lost Brittyn, my cycles have been very sporadic. This can definitely happen after having a stillbirth, so I am not super worried about it, but it is frustrating. I am pretty certain that I am not ovulating at all at this point. I have not had a menstral cycle since November 6. (This has happened to me before. Before we had Kailey, I was about the same weight that I am now, and my cycles completely stopped. I lost weight, and they came back).

Anyway, obviously I am frustrated, and I would just appreciate your prayers for my appointment tomorrow, and just for this entire situation. I do not want to have to like, get on Clomid, or something for my cycles to get back to normal. I would rather them just come back on their own, but I am not sure what the probability of that is.

I also need prayers, that I will be content in realizing that Brittyn may have been my last pregnancy, which is very hard for me. I am incredibly blessed with my girls, and I do not have a need to do any sort of fertility treatments to have another child, so if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. Probably, if it hasn't happened by the end of 2013, then we will not continue to "try" to have a baby at all.

So...please pray for my appointment tomorrow, and my contentment. I appreciate all of you!

BEW Weight Loss Competition-January 18

Happy Birthday to me! It is my third 29th birthday today! Time flies! Last weekend we went to Dallas to visit friends, and to go to a wedding, so I was worried about weight loss! I did pretty well this week, even with all of that.

Weight Loss Goal by April 14: Lose 20 pounds

Pounds lost this week: 1.8

Progress Towards Goal: 5.3 of 20!!

Favorite thing that I ate this week: That would definitely be my burger from Twisted Root Burger last weekend, but it was definitely not healthy!

Favorite new Recipe that I made this week: Today at lunch we had a potluck, and the theme was "Pinterest Recipes". I made a cheese dip that was so good! (again..not healthy!) You get the TGI Fridays spinach artichoke dip, and velveeta, and Rotel, and melt that in your crock pot. It was super yummy!

Exercising Goal: To walk or do the Wii Fit at least 3 times per week.

How many times did I work out this week? 3! I did the Biggest Loser DVD workout 3 days.

I am only allowed to drink Diet Coke from Friday-Sunday.

Did I stick to that this week? Yes! I only drank water and unsweet tea Monday-Thursday, and then today I rewarded myself with a Route 44 Diet Coke!

How did you guys do? Leave a comment or link up!

BEW Weight Loss Competition-Jan. 11

I was sick all week, so I was a bit worried about my weight loss! I did really well though (except for the exercise..).

Weight Loss Goal by April 14: Lose 20 pounds

Pounds lost this week: 3.5!!

Progress Towards Goal: 3.5 of 20

Favorite thing that I ate this week: That would be my grilled cheese with avocado sandwich, and La Madeleine Tomato Basil Soup that my husband got me yesterday!

Favorite new Recipe that I made this week: (same as above) Grilled cheese sandwich with avocado. Try it! It was so yummy! I just used colby jack cheese and mashed up half an avacado with garlic salt, then cooked it like normal. I got the idea from my friend Heather.

Exercising Goal: To walk or do the Wii Fit at least 3 times per week.

How many times did I work out this week? ZERO. I definitely did not exercise this week, seeing as I could barely talk or breathe from being so congested and feverish. Next week though, next week!

I am only allowed to drink Diet Coke from Friday-Sunday.

Did I stick to that this week? Yes! I only drank water and unsweet tea Monday-Thursday, and then today I rewarded myself with a Route 44 Diet Coke!

How did you guys do? You can link up, leave a comment on the blog, or leave a comment on facebook to let me know. Feel free to do it whatever day this week that you did it last week. So if you didn't link up til yesterday, you can link up on Thursday. :)

BEW Weight Loss Competition Week One

That is right, I am starting a weight loss competition! You need to join me! I know there are tons of my readers who need/want to lose some extra poundage. Some of you may only want to lose 10 pounds of Holiday Weight, some of you might need to lose a lot more than that! No matter how much you want to lose, I want you to join in the competition!

I am going to post every Friday about my personal weight loss progress. I am going to post in the format of those Maternity posts, except I will be losing weight instead of gaining, and also there is no baby. :)

This competition is called the BEW Weight Loss Competition, standing for Brittyn.Elizabeth.Williams. You pronounce it like Jew, but with a "B". The deadline for round one of the competition will be Brittyn's birthday, April 14.

If you want to join in, I am including a linky tool at the bottom of the blog, and you can link directly to your post about week one. You can model your posts after mine, or you can keep it much simpler, it is up to you. I am mainly doing this for accountability for myself, and that is why you should do it too...

BUT...

Whoever loses the largest percentage of poundage by April 14, will also get a gift card to their favorite store. And if I win, well I will just buy myself a gift card. :)
**If you want to be eligible for the gift card, you have to do your first post by next Friday, January 11th.**

SO here is my first post, and make sure to join in the fun!

Week One

Here are my pictures. (I know it looks exactly like a maternity post, right? But no, that is just my baby weight from Brittyn..no judgement, please.) :)