Green Tea

I weighed in at 134.4 at the gym this morning. This hard core worker outer guy was on the treadmill next to me and he jokingly asked me if I'd gotten a six pack yet... I told him that I quit doing abs for now, because it was building my ab muscles up and pooching my belly fat out more. So, I am concentrating on cardio to get the fat off first, then I will work on those muscles. He said get Green Tea extract, take 500mg per day, you'll lose weight. He said make sure it has EGCG in it. He also said calcium and vit C supplements are good for you and are easy on the body. I can't take calcium because I get kidney stones, but after I worked out, I rushed to Walmart and bought a big bottle of Green Tea capsules. I would like to lose a couple of pounds by the time Josh (hubby) gets back from his golf holiday....We'll see how it goes.

Nothing new

Sorry, it's been a while. I am swamped at home with the kids, and trying to work on some photography stuff, and my husband is on a golf trip- so working out and counting calories hasn't been on the top of my list this week. I have still been hitting the gym hard and trying to watch what I eat-- make sure I stop when I am full, not snack throughout the day, etc.... Also, I have been drinking ALOT of water-- and that makes me feel so much better, and keeps me from eating all day. I will find most of the time, when I wander into the kitchen and start looking in the pantry, if I just get a big drink of water- that satisfies me-- and saves a bunch of calories... It seems the more I drink, the more I crave and that's a good thing... I will weigh today-- the gym won't be open Sat-Mon, so I am bummed about that... I have been recorded workouts on my DVR and will have to try to do it from home for a few days... we'll see if that happens.

Blah Blah Blah

Is really all I have to say... My weight is like at 136 right now, how it's gone up so much I don't know. I am not really eating any worse than I have the past month.. . I do look pregnant again, but I am not, at least I shouldn't be-- Josh is fixed... I am seriously, seriously going to have to make a meal plan and stick to it. It's so hard to do with pizza parties and family gatherings, and date night, and this and that... ugh.. I am not the kind of girl who can go to a birthday party and be like "no pizza, I will just have salad..." I am like, "heck yeah, gimme a sausage, a pepperoni, a coke" then of course Great American Cookie Co. choc chip cookie cake for dessert-- you think I am going to pass that up? Gimme a break.. Now say "quit complaining about your fat belly, fatty" That's what I need to hear...

belly bulge

I haven't weighed this week, but I know it's up.... My belly is big right now, really prego and bloated looking again, Josh even mentioned it... My theory is that all the eating made me put on a couple of pounds, and all the sit-ups and ab work I have been doing have pushed it out more... Not a good combo. I am just going to do mucho cardio and calorie count for a while and try to get my fat percentage down. Yesterday I did elliptical for 1000 calories, which was about 8.5 miles, then I rowed on the machine, then I ran a mile. Today, Don was bored- and made my day because he trained me, and worked me out hard... I loved it, except the ball/wall squats-- those killed... Yesterday I ate about 1800-2000 calories... a little over, but at least I counted!! HA!!! Today I haven't kept track... slap on my hand... We are stressing about my husband's job situation/money situation and when I am stressed I graze, and haven't logged all my grazing today....

Gaining

I have gained 2 pounds, I am up to 133, muscle weight? Doubt it, probably pie weight.... Hey, when I spend hours in the kitchen making homemade, from scratch pies for people for their birthday, don't think I am not going to make one for me... So, yeah, I ate a piece of lemon pie yesterday and a piece of chocolate the day before...

Anyways, on Tuesday, Don took my measurements again-- I didn't believe Emily's... Just kidding, I did believe Emily's, she just measured in different spots than Don... So, let's compare:



Original:

• Weight 132.4
• Right Arm 10.25
• Chest 33.5
• Waist 34.5
• Hips 36.5
• Right Thigh 22.75

Current:

• Weight: 133
• Right Arm: 11.25
• Chest: 34
• Waist: 29.5
• Hips: 37
• Right Thigh: 23
• Right Calf:13
  

Hey hey, look at the waist measurement. I have lost 5 inches!!! Whoo hoo, a little progress there! Maybe the extra inches and weight gain are from muscle, Don said that would be the case for my arm size???? Who knows, anyways, after this weekend-- a lot of eating going on this weekend... tonight going to the Sizzler to meet my new inlaws (well, my sister's new inlaws) and then tomorrow night going to Red Lobster for Josh's birthday date... Yum-- scampi here I come... Anyways.. next week, Monday the 18, I am cracking down on calories... I shouldn't have any big temptations between then and Thanksgiving... So, I want to lose 10lbs. by Thanksgiving.... (I will allow one splurge on date night only.)

Splurge

After splurging on pizza, pies, ribs, and twice baked potatoes this weekend.... I think I should set some new rules for myself....

#1 Big protein packed breakfasts are a must
#2 Medium sized lunch-- nothing too greasy/fatty
#3 Small, very small dinner
#4 NO Cokes/Dt. Cokes (I usually never ever have coke, but sometimes, I will drink a diet if I need some caffeine, but I have heard they are just as bad)
#5 NO high fructose corn syrup (I read an article about a new study that shows that this automatically turns to fat when consumed and also turns other things you eat into fat more quickly... or something like that...) Anyways, it's bad bad bad for you.....
#6 Cut back on the chips, I swear I could eat a whole bag.

And-- A LOT OF WATER DURING THE DAY.... which for some reason, even though I love water, I have not been drinking that much of lately.

So, I am not going to "count count" calories, just "watch over" them.... keep them in check-

However, I will allow 1 splurge a week-- on our out to dinner date night.

Today after my half hearted work out, I weighed 131... By Thanksgiving I want to be 120.... Everyone read that... hold me to it!!! I am going to have to step it up a notch. On ESPN I heard them talking about the record breaking, gold medalist swimmer- PHELPS and he has to eat like 10,000 calories per day just to MAINTAIN his weight.... I am sad I can not do this... (Because, believe me, I could) They said all he does is eat, sleep and swim....

Anyways, I am going to look on www.thedailyplate.com--- (an awesome website that keeps up with calorie intake, water intake and how many calories you burned in your workout... ) and figure out what burns the most calories... I have the before pics ready... I am too embarrassed to put them up... Maybe I will work up courage.

I've come a long way BABY! Literally

This big and only 6 months along... Jan 07


Harper's birthday, Jan 07, still just 6 months.


Finally, 9 months, my face too swollen to show!


Nope, not a basketball under the gown, it's my belly.


"NO MORE PICS, Kara!!" -- this is awful and embarrassing...

I just ran across these photos... From last January and April.... and remembered I looked just like this for 3 years straight... with all my pregnancies, my BELLY got HUGE!!! And since, I haven't been eating that great and have only been exercising for 2.5 months, I have decided I am doing ok-- Josh is going to take some new pics, so we can compare... So, I am going to keep truckin', start eating better, and realize, it's gonna take some time....


(Ahh, I miss being prego.)

Still the same

I am still at the same weight and am getting very frustrated... I know I need to cut my calories.. ugh...Also, people at the gym are telling me to colon cleanse, and that will jump start my weight loss... Emily does it, but it's like 100 bucks a month or something outrageous like that.... maybe I can find a cheaper one!! Doesn't sound like a bad idea. Today Kara and I did the 300-- an easy version of the 500... then I did my usual butt and thigh work and then I walked with high incline on the treadmill for a long time... long enough to burn 450 calories!!! Woo Hoo-- it was awesome... I need to add that into my workout more often..

132.4

132.4... how many times can a scale say the same number? I am getting frustrated. A few people from the gym, my sis, and Josh have been telling me they can tell a difference in my body--- I think they are just being nice. Like, when I stand up and suck in, my belly looks flat, but when I bend over or sit down, or dear, it all comes bulging out.... yuck... I want lipo... surely there's some rich man that would donate to the cause of a flat tummy..... MAYBE I NEED TO EAT BETTER... hmmmm

I have had great workouts all week... Since Monday, I have been adding more cardio. Yesterday I jogged 2 miles, then did toning and today I jogged 2 miles, did the elliptical for 2.5 miles, then did thighs, butt, arms, and abs... I need to find better ab exercises that really crunch that fat off... Mine don't seem to be working; or maybe I should spend more time on them.