Be Loyal to Your Goals

In my last post I told everyone about the deal me and my husband had about me reaching a goal weight and receiving $500. If you’re here reading this, I’m sure you’re wondering if I got paid!

I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I've done an update! Life sure does have a way of taking over. Between work and taking care of the boys & the house & our weekly spiritual life, time has just flown by.

If you don’t know the details of the bet with the hubby you can read it here.

For those who are all caught up. Sadly, I didn’t reach the first goal. I however am not disappointed. I am proud of myself for what I did accomplish! At the beginning of this deal I weighed in at 213lbs that was Oct 1st. The goal was 190 by Dec 31st... I made it to 200lbs, 10lbs shy of receiving my money bag. I may not have got the dough, but I did lose some of mine! (fat roll decrease is always a win!) -13lbs was a great accomplishment for me, I hadn’t seen 200lbs on the scale in almost 10years!

Today is the 14th of January and I weighed this morning. Finally kicked it below 200!! 

for those who need visual proof

I’ve been stuck there for at 200lbs for a couple weeks now. So seeing this, this morning was amazing!

Some days it’s hard for me to workout. I am tired. Toddlers are balls of non-stop energy, catering to my toddler & baby all day, on top of the other things I do, then working at night, it can be overwhelming mentally & physically at times.

Through all of the ups & downs... Consistency is key!

It is a challenge for me to eat below or at my 1800 calories. I’m still breastfeeding & will be for a while longer. The appetite can be absolutely ridiculous! It takes a lot of work to keep milk flowing, my body is still not just my own and I cannot survive off of coffee and bacon & a 1400 calorie day like I'd like to. My body is my baby's life right now. He's 7 months old and still barely showing interest in solids. He depends exclusively on his milk, which means Momma still has to sacrifice for him. Yes, it may mean a slower road to reach my goals, but he needs me and I won't danger my supply. But I will continue to do as much as I can!

Now I’m focusing on reaching the 2nd part of me & Hubby’s deal. In case you missed his comment on the last blog post:

"You can do it babe! Don’t forget another $500 awaits for the next targeted weigh in, in March!"

175lbs by end of March for more $$$ I am definitely going to push myself and do all I can to make that goal. I’ll need every penny of the money for a new wardrobe then! 

As always you can follow my Instagram account for more consistent updates. If you’d like to see my food diary to see how & what I eat on a daily basis please drop a comment and let me know!

Until next time here's something I keep reminding myself & now I'll be reminding you: Be Loyal to your goals! I bet you're Loyal to your spouse, family & friends. Nothing could make you be disloyal could it? So stop cheating yourself & Be Loyal to YOU & YOUR GOALS! Even if you do slip up, & have a cheat snack, meal, day, or even weekend, don't give up! You have to be consistent. No one's perfect, no one has a flawless food diary. Missed a few workouts? Ok, so dive back in. Focus on why you started and keep going! You will meet your goals! 

Challenge Accepted!

We're all in the car headed home after a HUGE lunch at a Chinese Buffet on Sunday, Sept 30th. We usually eat ourselves to the brim but this time we all behaved. Plus, I had to work that night and wasn't trying to feel like I was about to birth a food baby.

As we're riding I'm on one of my timeless rants about my eating. We were talking about my goal weight. That's when it happened...

The Challenge.


Hunby said "If you can get down to 190lbs by the end of December I'll give you my bonus check." I was like Yea... ok, sure buddy. But, he was serious. Serious enough to let me record him saying it again! LOL

So here we go! I started the next day. First thing I had to do was buy a scale, because it'd been months since I weighed. So, what's the damage? I weighed in on Monday morning (Oct 1st) at 213lbs. Which was less than I thought. Last update on my weight in my blog, with an actual scale... I weighed in at 227lbs. So the scale has been slowly moving in the right direction!

I am keeping my food diary on My Fitness Pal. I am sticking to Low-Carbs and I'm trying to workout, well... daily. I have been out of commission on workouts past few days because I strained my hip muscle. But it's almost 100% and it's finally pretty outside so I can start walking this fat off soon. I have also picked up a part time job, and just adding that extra activity to my days has made me more active. Also, less hungry. Which is great for the calorie count! I HAVE to eat at least 1800 calories a day to no interfere with my milk supply.

So as of Yesterday here's what I weighed. This is with 1 Week of good eating & I exercised when I could. But like I've said in my previous posts, Nutrition > Exercise.




210lbs! I lost 3lbs in week 1!! Yaaaaass!!

Now, I've calculated and for the remaining weeks until Dec. 31st I have to lose 1.7lbs per week. At first I though there's no way I'll ever get this money. But y'all I can do this! I just have to stay focused, and I gotta, say this money motivation has me fueled! 

I will be back to update you on my progress, because it has helped me in the past to post here, another thing to help me keep my eyes on the prize!

Be sure to follow me on Instagram there I update daily & will begin to post more weight-loss oriented posts! See ya there! 

PostPartum Goals

5/25/18  Marked be officially being 1 week post partum and thus deciding it’s time to stop having fun, with bad food & get my nutrition back under control. After birth 12lbs fell off. That’s 7 for baby & the rest is fluids. 

1 week Post Partum Weigh-in

I have 20 more pounds to lose to be at my pre-baby weight. Which when I look in the mirror, I don’t feel like it's that much, I guess the absence of the big preggo baby bump is fooling me. The scale slaps me back to reality, it’s 20! 

How do I plan to do this??? What goes in your mouth is THE biggest factor in losing weight. Obviously I cannot workout until completely healed from my C-section, at this point I’m still unable to move in bed without feeling like my stitches are ripping. So yea, it’ll be a while before workouts happen. I go June 1st to have incision checked. But it'll still be internal recovering that keeps me down a while. That’s why my food intake has to be strict with no exceptions to get the good results I want to see. I’d like by end of July to have made a HUGE dent in that 20lbs!

I love doing Low-carb, I have been doing it off and on for the past 4 years. When I stay away from complex carbs (breads, wheats, pasta, sugar, & processed foods) my body feels so much better. No bloat & I can lose weight well & steady. It's just what works for my body. Bread and Rice seem to be the worst for me, I’m bloated for days afterward & it’s not worth it at all.

So I started yesterday & did amazing! Hubby even ordered pizza for dinner, I didn’t partake I had a huge fully loaded salad and was a happy camper! Every non-scale victory small or large is amazing! They add up in the end!

I am keeping a food log as usual on MyFitnessPal if I'm around 1800-1900 calories a day I'm happy with that, and if it's something like fruit or nuts that make me go over by a bit, that's a victory as well. I'm breastfeeding and some days the appetite is just as vicious as when you're pregnant.

As I documented my pregnancy weight gain for y’all, I’ll do my weight-loss updates every few weeks. It holds me accountable sharing this with the public! So check back in a few weeks to see which way the scale moves! 

3rd Trimester Struggle

I’m in the home stretch now, the last two months of this pregnancy. I have noticed my will to care about my food intake has drastically declined. I am trying to not give up completely, but it’s almost to the point of I’m too tired to care. I haven't had any cravings this pregnancy. So there's nothing in particular I want, or have binged on. It's just been a combo of bad, easy choices.

The last two weeks have probably been the worst two, when it comes to food of my whole pregnancy. I’ve eaten carbs on carbs and sprinkled with more carbs!

You got to admit, that's some beautiful food!

I have been consistent at least, with doing some type of workout 2-3 times a week so I 'm guessing that’s helped me maintain thus far. If I hadn't been I surely would've put on at least 6 lbs or more from the past 2 weeks.

So hopefully me putting it out there for the world to read will help me regain my focus & stick to a healthier pregnancy diet. I have done so good this pregnancy with keeping a lower weight gain. I can’t give up now!

I really don’t want to blow up and gain a ton in these last two months. I know I will gain the most this time of pregnancy because baby is packing on all the fat he needs, but I am perfectly fine with him packing on the pounds, as long as they leave with him when he's delivered & not left remaining on my thighs or belly!

I also need my body to be at its best for labor! I don’t wanna feel bloated and weak while trying to push a baby out. And if the VBAC doesn’t work out, being healthy now will help my recovery from a C-Section.

So today was my last Hoorah! (I have said that a million times, but 2 months of working hard is doable). Tomorrow is a new week and I’m refocusing on lower carb intake & 1800-1900 calories a day. Plus upping my water intake. I will keep my workouts where they are because that's all my body can handle right now. As we all know, nutrition outweighs exercise everyday!
I can do this!! In two weeks I will be updating my Pregnancy Weight-Gain blog, so check back and see if I was able to stick to my goals!

Have you had a hard time throughout your pregnancy trying to keep your appetite under control?