By Randi, on February 6th, 2012
Stats
Highest post pregnancy weight: 278
Last week’s weight: 269
This week’s weight:271.5
Total weight lost this week: +2.5
Total weight loss: 6.5lbs
Ugh looking at the scale this morning I wanted to scream. I knew I would see a gain (this weekend was hellish) but it still made me angry. Ah well today is a new day and a new week is upon us. I refuse to dwell on the past. I did some great things last week which I will recap in a post coming up later today.
Also today quite sucks because my Pats lost! So I’m spending my days sulking…lol
Hope you had a great weekend.
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By Randi, on January 31st, 2012
Ugh so my site was down yesterday (in the process of looking for new hosting) hence no weigh in. I will post my stats today.
Stats
Highest post pregnancy weight: 278
Last week’s weight: 271.5
This week’s weight:269
Total weight lost this week: 2.5
Total weight loss: 9lbs
Last week was great. I don’t know if I mentioned before but I signed the family up the YMCA. They were having a special to pay no joiner fee so Tony and I decided to join. The boys love to swim and play basketball etc and they just re-did the fitness area. It was a win win. When you sign up they give a a free GET STARTED appointment along with 2 personal training sessions. My GET STARTED appt was for friday after work. It was great, I explained to the guy that I already know about nutrition and I just want to learn to add strength training into my routine. So we went through all the upper body machines and he showed me good form for each. He also talked to me about getting in other cardio because he felt like Zumba wasn’t “enough”. I had to explain to him that he’s never taken my Zumba classes. Both my teachers do their own choreography so it’s way more intense than other classes I have gone to. Either way he invited me to take his spin class. Which I may do. I took spin way back and I liked it.
I stayed under my calories everyday except Saturday. We went to one of our fav restaurants and yea ate without worry. We didn’t over-indulge it was just food we don’t eat on a daily basis. It was so good. I had no regrets. Xander was the LIFE of the party. All the waitresses came over to “talk” to him. The big boys watched the All Star Hockey game and played tic-tac-toe. It was a great night.
A few non-scale victories:
I ran for a mile (again) (getting back into running has been tough)
100 consecutive squats (on my way to 200! yippee)
Hoping this week is as great as last week.
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By Randi, on January 23rd, 2012
Stats
Highest post pregnancy weight: 278
Last week’s weight: 278
This week’s weight:271.5
Total weight lost this week: +2
Total weight loss: 6.5
Hmmmm what can I say. It was a horrible eating weekend especially Sunday because the game was on. Ended up eating nachos and chicken…yummy but so not good for the waist line.
I did get to exercise. Friday I did day 3 of the squat training program. I did 142 total (sets 1-4) and 80 consecutive squats. This time I didn’t have Xander for the extra resistance (he was asleep). It was tough even without Xander but I am quite confident that by Friday I should be able to do 100 consecutive squats.
Sunday I went to the YMCA (more on this later) and while the boys went to the pool (it was xander’s first time) I went upstairs to the workout room and did some interval training on the treadmill for 30 mins and then switched to the cross trainer for 20 mins. It was a good burn. I also got a good look at the circuit machines since I want to try and incorporate that into my routine.
I’m not dwelling on the gain. I’m moving past it! I’m strong and this week will be better than the last!
How was your weekend?
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By Randi, on January 16th, 2012
First of today is a great day. 1st reason my baby Xander is 4 months today (times flies please cherish it). 2nd reason is because we are celebrating a great man Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Now let’s get into it.
Stats
Highest post pregnancy weight: 278
Last week’s weight: 278
This week’s weight:269.5
Total weight lost this week: .5
Total weight loss: 8.5
So this is pretty much what I expected. Friday I was home with my 1st son because in the middle of the night he puked all over everything and then didn’t stop puking until the next day. Then my step-father after months of me asking finally sent over my sweet potato pie. Then we had pizza for dinner. That was just the beginning of my horrible weekend eating. I did tons of housework but no real exercise so that attributed to the low number also.
I’m partially fine with it. I mean I can’t do anything about it now. Just have to realize what went wrong and remedy it prior to attacking this weekend. I wish it were easier to get out on the weekend but it’s officially FRIGID in Boston now so baby and I going out will not happen. I mean this morning it was 6 degrees! That type of cold makes you avoid going outside unless absolutely necessary.
This week I start the 200 squats training program You can go check out the website but basically it’s a training program that will hopefully at the end of 6 weeks have you being able to do 200 consecutive squats. 3 days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri) you do 5 sets of varying amounts of squats. The fifth set is actually somewhat of a test to see how many squats you can max out on. So each day I do the program I will post my max squats done just to track my progress. I did the initial test Thursday and I was about to do 32 squats consecutively. Tonight I do day 1 week 1.
How was your weekend?
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By Randi, on January 9th, 2012
Stats
Highest post pregnancy weight: 278
Last week’s weight: 278
This week’s weight:270
Total weight lost this week: 8
Total weight loss: 8
Yes 8 lbs of baby weight off! Last week was a crazy week. Between New Years, the big kids returning back to school, trying to get a routine going etc life was crazy. I managed to track all week which was great. Granted I had to go back some days and make sure I input everything but in the end it was worth it because it definitely kept me accountable.
I was able to attend 1 Zumba class and I about died. I mean it’s getting better but it was a class with both of my Zumba teachers and when they teach together they definitely bring out the big guns. I felt great after so thats a plus. Other than Zumba I managed to get in a few 2 mile walks during lunch and make sure I walk up my stairs at least once a day. When I’m home I like to do curls with the baby. He’s about 15 lbs (maybe more we’ll see next week) so a couple of reps gets him laughing and me sweating.
My bf and I decided to start doing a cleanse before we delve into clean eating. This is day one and I already failed because I ate 2 pieces of wheat toast this morning along with a piece of Frittata (recipe found here). Now this isn’t a crazy cleanse we can eat everything except meat, white potatoes,bread, sugar, white rice. So it’s unlimited fruits/veggies. Along with beans, some yogurt (limited), brown rice etc. I started making some curried lentil burgers last night and I’ll probably make some chana masala to hold me over until the week is done.
Hopefully I’ll come up with some good recipes to post soon. Until then I’m hoping this week is as good as last week. I had a really hard time getting up this morning. Cannot wait next monday is MLK day and I have it off plus it’s Xander’s 4 month anniversary of his birth. My baby is getting so big and the time is flying! Hopefully that day off will give me some much needed rest and relaxation!
Until next time folks I’ll leave you with a recent picture of my xander!
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By Randi, on January 31st, 2011
Stats
Highest weight: 293
Last week’s weight: 240.5
This week’s weight:240.5
Total weight lost this week: 0
Total weight loss: 52.5
After a 2 lb weight loss I was expecting a 0 this week. That is just how my body is. Coupled with the fact that I also didn’t have Zumba this week because of snow and I managed to only run 1 of those days means that just eating wasn’t enough to lose any lbs. Also I am exhausted! I had a super busy weekend which ended with me working an overnight shift and then coming to my regular job. Needless to say I feel like a zombie. I don’t know how I am going to make it throughout the day. I also have Zumba tonight and despite feeling like this I still do plan to go and workout as hard as I can.Enough talking about being tired….
I have a few non-scale victories:
Ate home cooked meals all week (mon-sun)
Tracked all week
Actually ran/walked on the treadmill (completed 2 miles)
All those things make me happy. It looks like we are getting another huge storm come Tuesday and not ending until Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Which means that we will more than likely NOT have zumba again. I am making a pledge to run on those 2 days (on top of the shoveling that I will be doing)!
I am working on some February goals to get me moving (more about that tomorrow). I am looking forward to participating in a really cool 5k but since I don’t have all the info yet I will just say that it’s awesome and I can’t wait to make the announcement!
~Randi
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By Randi, on January 11th, 2011
I totally forgot to post my weigh in yesterday despite actually weighing in when I woke up. Work is super busy and then I have Zumba after work so there was absolutely no time for anything.
Stats
Highest weight: 293
This week’s weight:243
Total weight loss: 50
Thoughts
*Le sigh* I gained. I’m not disappointed because I gained .5 lbs it’s the reason why I gained. My old arch-nemesis came back to haunt me. The weekend basically killed any hope of actually losing any weight because I didn’t fully prepare myself. I was lazy on Friday evening and didn’t prepare any breakfast or lunch options for work over the weekends. Then instead of actually changing into my workout gear as soon as I got home to get in a quick 30 min routine I laid down and took a nap. I gave myself false hope by setting my alarm clock on my BB. It was supposed to wake me up within the hour so I would still have time to work out before picking up Tony from work BUT I hit snooze instead. That was my weekend. Not eating as well as I could and no exercise. So all I can do when I look at my .5lb gain is sigh because I sabotaged myself. I didn’t adhere to my own check list that I wrote out myself many months ago to combat the “weekend glut”. I don’t think I ever wrote it out on the blog so maybe I go over it and maybe retool it for the new year I can get it posted before the weekend is here again.
Some happy news is that while I did gain and while I haven’t lost more than my all time high of 52 lbs. I (plus other family members..including my son) has notice significant changes in the way my body looks. The other day my mother commented that from the back and sides “you can really see the difference” and that it looks like “I’m melting”. I have always looked smaller than my actual weight so I just said..”yay thanks” and shrugged it off. This morning though as I let my dog Ramses outside I passed the full length mirror that I have in my living room and I had to take a step back. Wow I said looking at myself. You really can see a difference. I lifted up my shirt to see the bane (I first spelled this bain but learned via this website that it was wrong) of my existence (my belly) even that looks smaller. I still have the dreaded roll of doom but again it looked smaller. Now I’m not one of those people who don’t like to look in the mirror or who despise their reflection, in fact I love looking at myself in the mirror (sounds vain but it’s not). It’s a known fact around these parts that I was feeling quite down because I didn’t feel quite successful because of not (in my mind) losing as much weight as others or even (again in my mind) not “looking” like I lost weight.
I think i was suffering from…. jeez I wish I could remember what it was called. But it’s like what I was seeing wasn’t registering in my brain because I’ve been seeing myself as my bigger self for so long. Omg does that make sense? It took a while for my brain and eyes to reconcile so I could see myself how I am now instead of how I was before. I wish I could remember what is was called. I don’t think it’s body dysmorphic disease but something less sever than that. Anyways so yes after examining myself for a good 5 mins until ramses alerted me that it was time to come in. I realized I am quite happy with where I am now. It’s not always about the numbers it’s about how your body changes and how those changes effect your outlook on life.
Starting this year I am a happy,healthier,fitter version of myself.
~Randi
P.S. I re-start C25K tonight…..pray for me!!!!!
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By Randi, on January 3rd, 2011
Stats
Highest weight: 293
This week’s weight:242.5
Total weight loss: 50.5
I’m back in action! My attitude is 100% better than the past month. I am ready to give my all into the rest of this journey. As you see I am only a bit over my last weigh in. Of that I am proud. I have been going to Zumba two days a week & eating well. I have also dabbled in various activities such as SKYZONE (full review to come soon) which is a huge trampoline gym! Super fun & burns lots of calories. I also purchased a wii & plan on jumping on the wii fit bandwagon. Until then I have the MJ experience game & WII sports to keep me busy.
My plan for the next few months is ZUMBA 3 times a week & running (restarting c25k) 3 times a week with 1 day rest so I don’t burn out. I have a long term goal of 20-25 lbs by May 29th. That is about 5.5 months from now. Which means I should average 4.5 lbs lost per month. Seems entirely do-able & again I am super excited. Starting this week with Zumba tonight!!!!
How are you starting your new year? Do you have an mini goals? Long term?
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By Randi, on November 9th, 2010
Stats
Highest weight: 293
Starting blog weight: 279
Last week’s weight: 241
This week’s weight:242.5
Total lost this week: +1.5
Thoughts
This weekend I celebrated 7 years with my bf. We celebrated by going to a steakhouse here in Boston aptly named Mooo…. We each got a yummy steak (him: sirloin; me filet mignon) that came with marrow butter. For sides we opted for spinach and garlic along with mac and cheese. This was probably one of the best meals I have had in a long time. The night continued with lots of drinks and a comedy show. Sunday i was exhausted and as soon as I returned home from work I slept.
When I stepped on the scale originally I felt bad. I was upset at the number on the scale. In all seriousness though it’s not phasing me. I had a great weekend and I don’t regret anything I put in to my mouth the entire weekend so thanks, I will take the 1.5 lbs!
I finally got around to making the progress photo below. I wish I would have taken more but even with the ones I took you can see my progress through the year. One of my bff’s pointed that my booty is shrinking! That is a yippee and a boo at the same time. I like my big booty so while I am happy it’s shrinking, I don’t want it shrinking too much.
 Side comparisons ~Randi
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By Randi, on November 2nd, 2010
This post is destined to just be all over the place. Sorry in advance.
Stats
Highest weight: 293
Starting blog weight: 279
Last week’s weight: 243
This week’s weight:241
Total lost this week: 2
Thoughts
I must admit I am super happy about my 2 lbs. I tracked 7 days last week and exercised 5 days last week. I made a plan and pretty much stuck to it. I’m happy because last week was pretty stressful and I could have just said f-it and ate mindlessly. Also Halloween was a win! Yes I ate candy but I also made sure to walk it off. I swear we walked a good 2 miles with my son up and down hills.
Weird thing has happened in my candy eating. I don’t like most chocolate candy. It tastes artificial to me. Like the Hershey’s,Nestle crunch, baby ruth etc the chocolate makes me feel kinda sick. I think because it’s alot of crap because I received some Lindt truffles and they were amazing! So my candy of choice has been dots. I know I know HORRIBLE! I just love the chewy goodness.
In halloween news: On Friday we had family night where we carved some Jack o’ lanterns. Sorry for the Crappy pic, it was taken with my blackberry. Naeeme was a character from Kingdom Hearts which is a video game. I dressed up as a witch when I went to a Halloween party on Saturday.
One Year Anniversary
Today is my 1 year anniversary of my starting this weight loss journey. In that time I have lost 52 lbs. I’ve already written about feeling somewhat inadequate about not losing as much as others have in a year so I won’t go into that. Instead I am going to be happy that I have accomplished something which I thought would not be possible. This has been an amazing journey and I am looking forward to losing the next 72 lbs to get to my goal weight! Below I have compiled some before and after shots. I haven’t really taken lots of before shots for the specific purpose of tracking my weight so all of these pics were chosen from pictures of the past and present at various events.
 2008 to 2010
 Sept 2009 to Sept 2010  Oct 2009 to Oct 2010 copy I intend on posting some more before and after pictures in a few days. Until then, thanks for being such great readers,supporters and blends (blog friends).
~Randi
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