updating again

Wow it's been awhile. So when I started eating normal again I ended up gaining back 4 lbs from the idiot proof diet, but have since lost 2 of those. I have pretty much stayed the same for the past 4 weeks or so, but have toned up and gotten a lot stronger.

On Saturday I ran 8 miles in 83 minutes, I am so proud of myself. That is the farthest I have ran, and without taking walking breaks was pretty incredible. I still work out 1-2 times a day but I have been super hungry all the time. There has been a lot of sugar around with birthdays so I have not made the best food choices. I want to drop another 20lbs by my birthday in may. To do this I am going to cut out sugar. By doing this I think the rest will fall into place as I already eat a lot of fruits, veggies, lean meats, whole grains ect.

I have been struggling a lot with thinking that I'm not doing very well because I have so much more to go. I am trying to change this and the last few weeks I keep telling myself how far I have come. Since I stopped the rapid loss after delivery with Gideon I have lost 28lbs, and if you count my heaviest since delivery I have lost 54lbs. I am also still nursing which makes it harder to lose some of the weight because of the increased water retention and fat stores, as well as the hunger from feeding another little being.

I am trying to wean Gideon and hopefully in the next week or two my body will be all mine again :) That sounds so nice. Anyways that's where I'm at and I'm still plugging away.

Workout Mania

I have been working out like crazy, usually an hour of cardio and then another workout whether it be weights or a walk. I am trying to ensure that I can wear my suit at my medical school interview in a little over 2 weeks.

Today I did some elliptical then I ran 2 miles on the indoor track and during the last two laps (about a 1/4 mile) I did some sprints and I was a little shocked at how fast I was able to go, and it felt good! I love being stronger and can't wait for it to keep going!

2nd round

So I finished the first 11 days great, losing 7.8lbs! I know how awesome is that right? Well it would have been better if I didn't gain back some of those during my 3 days off. I didn't drink enough water nor eat very good. I did my Christmas baking as well as Christmas eating but I started again on Sunday. I have had a treat or two each day and after today I should be back to my ending weight. I am resolved to be better on my days off to not gain back the weight and to keep drinking water.

I also was being a little optimistic with the losing by Christmas time table and have changed it from 15lbs to 11lbs. Hopefully I'll be able to make it, but it's only like another 4 so I feel it's doable.

I interview with the U's med school on January 12th and I got a super cute suit, now I just need to fit into it :) I am currently starting to fit into my 12's, and the pants are a 10. I can put them on, they just don't look very good. So there is some extra motivation to stay diligent.

Losing!

So the weight has been coming off, which is so great! But I am a little worried it's coming off too fast. I have been losing a little over 2lbs a day the last two days. I am drinking tons of water and eating till I'm not hungry so I feel like I'm doing everything right. Hopefully it slows down a little bit so it's not so extreme but losing almost 6lbs in 3 days is pretty sweet too.

My clothes are all getting loose and I'm feeling good. Today we took Gideon to the doctor again to check on his neck (more on my other blog) and afterwards we decided to get hot chocolate. There is this little place called cocoa cafe on 900 s and 200 e that has the best hot chocolate ever, so we stopped and I got a small one. We'll see if this affects the loss at all, but I am cutting out one of my 4 meals so hopefully it doesn't set me back too much. It was wonderful to have a little treat though :)

New Program

So I was reading my friend's Amber's blog and I am totally inspired by her weight loss! It is really quite amazing and she has been doing it by the idiot proof diet. The disclaimer is that you need to find a diet you can stick with and do it, so I figured what else do I have to lose except weight right? So I signed up for it online and it generates a diet for you that you follow for 11 days then a 3 day break, then you can start over if you want to lose more weight.

I'm currently on day 2 and it's a hard mindset for me to know that I can't eat whatever I want, and I am trying to drink a lot of water at the same time. But I am working on changing my mindset to a more positive outlook with a better body image. I have found that I have a mental barrier with losing more weight because I have always been heavy but I am working on changing that.

Also I updated my ticker again with my real goal weight, so keep checking :)

ticker update

Ok just as a side note I updated my ticker to reflect my starting weight when I actively started trying to lose weight after my postpartum appointment and took off my high pregnancy weight :) So it is now a more accurate number.

Christmas Goal

So I have set a goal for myself of dropping 10 lbs by christmas. So far I have gained 2 :( So here it is, I will try to update this every couple days or so. I bought a new scale so I can keep track of it better, and resolved myself to eating better. On a happier note I did run 4.5 miles on Sunday! I have gotten a lot stronger and feel quite a bit healthier. Now time to get really focused to meet my goal!