week 8

Well I will not have a week like the previous week. It just isn't worth eating crappy, gaining weight and then spending the next week trying to lose it. It will have to really be worth it like a date at "The Roof" restaurant. Or a CA trip of eating at Wahoo's every day. I did my triathlon training like I wanted to. I did each leg of the race at least once.


this week: 192 I'm happy with the .3 and glad to be back on track.
this week I need to ride the bike more, that is the "event" I'm struggling with. My swimming is starting to feel stronger but the bike is pathetic.
Lent is good so far. I've had my temptation but I'm still going strong ;)

I should be doing measurements this week but I'm already showered and dressed, I'll wait until next week.

Ash Wednesday

Today is the first day of the season of Lent and I am fasting from treats for 40 days. I'm hoping this will help. Especially because my latest weight gain has been from treats. I will be chewing a lot of sugar free gum to help that sweet tooth and need to buy a few packages of sugar free pudding. Wish me luck till Palm Sunday!

1 holiday+4 birthday parties=weight gain

It was Cloe and Abbey's birthday this week and I did not hold back. Therefore I gained.
last week: 192.3
this week: 193.6
darn it.

I went for a bike ride this morning. It's the first time riding a bike since I was 20 weeks pregnant. Oh my goodness it was hard! Like pathetic hard. I can blame the bike a little. It was my moms so the seat was too low and I needed a tool to raise it, and the tires were a little low also. Every time I've added a triathlon workout, swimming & biking, I question my ability to be ready by May 16th. I didn't think my muscles would be so shot after being pregnant. I just need to work that much harder and do more triathlon workouts.
I found my weight watchers stuff and have been going back and forth about whether or not I want to count points. It just seems so annoying when I think about it.
And Wednesday is Ash Wednesday which starts the season of Lent. That means I will be fasting from treats for 40 days. I need this big time. And it's gonna take a few days to program myself to not eat treats.

My goal this week is to do a workout of each leg of the triathlon. Swim, bike run.

week 6 and measurements

Not the best eating week but I added some different workouts in that were more intense and more effective. This week I don't want to do a "free day" because it usually turns into 2-3 free days. I have 2 birthday celebrations this weekend for the girls, so instead of a free day, I'm going to have a small treat each day, so that will allow me to have a small piece of cake at their parties. I haven't been good with the fruit and veggies like I was before and I'd like to refocus on doing that again. And I found my weight watchers stuff. I need too re look it over and i haven't decided if I'm going to start it. What I"m doing now seems to be working fine, but we'll see.

bust.............41.5 ....same
belly button.......37 3/4.....-0.75
baby bulge.........40...........-.05
waist............40...............-1
hips.................43.5..........-0.5
Rarm.........12.25.......-0.25
Larm..........12.75......+0.25
Rleg.............21.75.......-0.25
Lleg.............21.5..........-0.5

so the last 2 weeks, I've lost 3.75 inches.

weight 192.3.........-1.2

maybe stress helps me to lose weight :) so this weeks goal is to reincorporate the fruits and veggies and to not have a free day.

life has been stressful and i hate days like today when i don't workout. don't be an artist in a bad economy!

no more fat pants

I forgot one exciting thing that happened. At the end of my pregnancy, I ripped the front of my maternity jeans and it wasn't on a seam. I sewed them back together. Then after she was born, I was still wearing them and the mended rip, ripped again. Old Navy was having a sale, jeans $12. So I bought a pair of size 16 to hold me over. This week I started wearing size 14. I was wearing 14 when I got pregnant. I also was able to wear a pre pregnancy skirt to church on Sunday. Not an elastic waist one mind you, it had a zipper. It feels good to be getting back into my pre pregnancy clothes. But I plan on dropping 2 more sizes to a 10. That would be FAB-U-LOUS!

week 5, glad it's over

This week has been stressful for me. Stressful times in the Brown household right now. I've also learned that I'm an emotional eater. BUT since i realized it, I can easily control it. Oh, and we have no sweets in our house and I can't quite pinpoint what would be good at that moment. I'm always up for Costco cake or the chocolate mouse at The Roof restaurant!! When I first weighed myself, I thought "phew, at least I just maintained and didn't gain anything." But then when I looked back to last week, I actually lost!!

last week: 194.5
today: 193.5
This was great news and helped perk me up for the day.

I still have 3 months to train for the triathlon but I am nervous. I didn't think it would be tough to get back into shape after having a baby. I've never tried anything like this after my other pregnancies. I've been picking up my running pace which feels good to do but now my route can be finished in less than 30 minutes. And mentally, I like my steady state cardio to be at least 30 minutes. My plan for next Saturday (if it works with Ryan's schedule) is to go for a bike ride. I haven't done that since I was 22 weeks pregnant. And I'd also like to try and get in the pool and swim one day.
And this week I can't let myself get on the scale until Saturday morning. It just messes with my head too much when my weight fluctuates throughout the week. But I also like to know where I am, like if I need to eat more protein and less carbs or do more cardio. But for sanity's sake, no getting on the scale until I'm ready to check in.