Hello friends! Thanks for visiting. Just wanted to say that I'm grateful for both your concern and encouragement that I received after my last post on some of the lower calories that I was taking in. In looking over the past few weeks, I noticed that my calories had actually averaged more around 1,100 calories a day.
In response to the last commenter, our 11 months old receives plenty of breastmilk even with my reduced calories since she takes in the breastmilk more as supplementary food versus her three main meals a day.
Other than that, I just wanted to update you that I have increased my weight loss to 18 pounds in eight weeks. Hopefully I'll sneak in those last two pounds before the ten week mark and hit 20 pounds in ten weeks. I will be continuing my diet and going for another 20 pounds in another ten weeks. I'm not sure if I'll be able to continue this pace of two pounds a week weight loss, but I will be adding and changing a few things to try and make it happen.
Hope you all have a great week, and I will update again next week!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Here's What I'm Doing...
Hello friends!
What the heck, I'll tell you what I'm doing to lose weight. I'm about done with six weeks of dieting and still at a 14 pound loss, but I anticipate some more weight dropping in a few days.
Well...I had observed that over the past several diet attempts even with avid weight training and running (cardio) I was only dropping an average of one pound a week. I was taking in between 1,400 to 1,700 calories a day. So, I figured that since one pound equals 3,500 calories, I should lose additionally that much if I cut my calories by 500 a day. Then, I would get the two pounds per week average I had been wanting to drop. Also, I felt like I was taking in too many carbs, so I slashed those in half.
This is not my normal method of weight loss. I usually advocate consuming more calories. That being said, I felt that this was something I wanted to try to see if I could get something to happen. Also, at present I am not weight lifting, only running two miles, three to five times a week and doing abs. For this particular season in my life, I felt like not weight lifting until I'd lost a few pounds because 1.) I felt discouraged when I would see myself in thegym mirrors while carrying so much weight. Running didn't involve mirrors so much because I could run outside or on the treadmill in my sweats 2.) I didn't have much time or motivation to weight lift.
So, I'm eating about 900 calories a day, three to five meals a day. I try to eat two spinach salads a day. No wheat or sugar. Although I will put some sugar in a coffee or two.
I also fast one day a week. I usually pick a day that's most convenient for me usually on the weekend. I try to pick days that might involve a lot of food. For example, I fasted on Easter and the week prior on a family birthday party when there was a lot of food. Instead of going backward from overeating on those days, I lose weight the next day. I don't have to worry about spending two or three days making up for one bad day. When you take eating out of the day, things feel more simplified for me. Before this diet, I'd never fasted before. I was scared of it a little I think. But once you get through the occasional hunger pangs, I feel fine. At first, I thought I might be weak from hunger, but that wasn't the case.
I also decided to change my perspective on eating and trying to let go of my desires for certain foods or let go of the idea that I was somehow languishing from not getting certain foods. I decided to replace this with the notion that I would enjoy eating less. What I had formally seen as negative aspects of dieting, I would view them as positive.
Maybe next time I will give a little more outline on exactly what I eat each day. I do suspect that when I start weight lifting, my calories will go up.
Talk later!
Thanks for your time!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
What the heck, I'll tell you what I'm doing to lose weight. I'm about done with six weeks of dieting and still at a 14 pound loss, but I anticipate some more weight dropping in a few days.
Well...I had observed that over the past several diet attempts even with avid weight training and running (cardio) I was only dropping an average of one pound a week. I was taking in between 1,400 to 1,700 calories a day. So, I figured that since one pound equals 3,500 calories, I should lose additionally that much if I cut my calories by 500 a day. Then, I would get the two pounds per week average I had been wanting to drop. Also, I felt like I was taking in too many carbs, so I slashed those in half.
This is not my normal method of weight loss. I usually advocate consuming more calories. That being said, I felt that this was something I wanted to try to see if I could get something to happen. Also, at present I am not weight lifting, only running two miles, three to five times a week and doing abs. For this particular season in my life, I felt like not weight lifting until I'd lost a few pounds because 1.) I felt discouraged when I would see myself in thegym mirrors while carrying so much weight. Running didn't involve mirrors so much because I could run outside or on the treadmill in my sweats 2.) I didn't have much time or motivation to weight lift.
So, I'm eating about 900 calories a day, three to five meals a day. I try to eat two spinach salads a day. No wheat or sugar. Although I will put some sugar in a coffee or two.
I also fast one day a week. I usually pick a day that's most convenient for me usually on the weekend. I try to pick days that might involve a lot of food. For example, I fasted on Easter and the week prior on a family birthday party when there was a lot of food. Instead of going backward from overeating on those days, I lose weight the next day. I don't have to worry about spending two or three days making up for one bad day. When you take eating out of the day, things feel more simplified for me. Before this diet, I'd never fasted before. I was scared of it a little I think. But once you get through the occasional hunger pangs, I feel fine. At first, I thought I might be weak from hunger, but that wasn't the case.
I also decided to change my perspective on eating and trying to let go of my desires for certain foods or let go of the idea that I was somehow languishing from not getting certain foods. I decided to replace this with the notion that I would enjoy eating less. What I had formally seen as negative aspects of dieting, I would view them as positive.
Maybe next time I will give a little more outline on exactly what I eat each day. I do suspect that when I start weight lifting, my calories will go up.
Talk later!
Thanks for your time!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Lost 14 Pounds In Five Weeks
Hi ya' all! Thanks for the comments. Just wanted to let you know that I'm now at a 14 pound weight loss in five weeks and one day. So, this is by far the fastest the weight has come off in a l-o-n-g time. Pretty soon you're going to ask me what I'm doing because I am doing something different... It's a little drastic, but I'm pretty happy with it so far.
I don't want to get ahead of myself, but at this rate I could be at a 20 pound loss in eight weeks. Yes, I'm slightly shocked.
I'm feeling better with weighing less. I still have a lot of weight to lose to but at present I don't feel down about things taking awhile.
Talk later!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
I don't want to get ahead of myself, but at this rate I could be at a 20 pound loss in eight weeks. Yes, I'm slightly shocked.
I'm feeling better with weighing less. I still have a lot of weight to lose to but at present I don't feel down about things taking awhile.
Talk later!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Friday, March 29, 2013
Big Weight Loss and a Laundry Story
Hello friends! Just because I haven't blogged in a bit doesn't mean I haven't lost some weight. I'm finishing up the fifth week of my diet and have lost eleven pounds. I figured that since I've done so many stops and starts on my diet, I didn't want to blog about anything until I began a diet that stuck.
This attempt is by far the most successful. I will try to do an update again soon.
Oh, and just for kicks, I thought I'd mention that our washing machine recently broke down. So, we have been going to the local laundromat and monopolizing every washer and dryer. I kid you not, but two days ago we did 16 loads of laundry. Do you know how much bending over and picking things up and throwing things in dryers that you do with 16 loads? Then, the place closed at 10 p.m. and I could see my husband and I weren't going to get everything folded in time, so I called in my daughter for clothes-folding reinforcements. So, to re-cap we did 16 loads of laundry in 2 hours and 15 minutes. Crazy, I figured since I probably burned a few hundred calories doing that I could enjoy a glass of wine. So, I did.
Well, I hope you are all doing well.
Talk soon!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
This attempt is by far the most successful. I will try to do an update again soon.
Oh, and just for kicks, I thought I'd mention that our washing machine recently broke down. So, we have been going to the local laundromat and monopolizing every washer and dryer. I kid you not, but two days ago we did 16 loads of laundry. Do you know how much bending over and picking things up and throwing things in dryers that you do with 16 loads? Then, the place closed at 10 p.m. and I could see my husband and I weren't going to get everything folded in time, so I called in my daughter for clothes-folding reinforcements. So, to re-cap we did 16 loads of laundry in 2 hours and 15 minutes. Crazy, I figured since I probably burned a few hundred calories doing that I could enjoy a glass of wine. So, I did.
Well, I hope you are all doing well.
Talk soon!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Hello friends!
Well, Christmas and New Years is finally over, but then I got sick. And lost weight, because of...well...things that make you sick. So, I suppose this weight loss of a few pounds isn't really official. But, it has me down 8.4 pounds since I began.
So, in good news, with the holidays behind me, I can focus on other things like home schooling and diet and exercise. Although, my diet took a dip, my exercise has been good. I've been running three to four times a week and weight lifting three times a week.
I absolutely love the runs! I feel so invigorated afterwards. I don't mind running even in the cold.
I may post again on Sunday!
Hope your weekend goes well!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Well, Christmas and New Years is finally over, but then I got sick. And lost weight, because of...well...things that make you sick. So, I suppose this weight loss of a few pounds isn't really official. But, it has me down 8.4 pounds since I began.
So, in good news, with the holidays behind me, I can focus on other things like home schooling and diet and exercise. Although, my diet took a dip, my exercise has been good. I've been running three to four times a week and weight lifting three times a week.
I absolutely love the runs! I feel so invigorated afterwards. I don't mind running even in the cold.
I may post again on Sunday!
Hope your weekend goes well!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Monday, December 3, 2012
Against The Odds
Hello friends!
How are you all? Sorry about not posting for two weeks. I have been very busy. I have not lost any additional weight yet neither have I gained any.
I have not been recording my calories for the past two weeks which is causing me to not be on top of my calorie restrictions. I am still eating well, but perhaps just too many calories to actually drop weight the way I want to.
In good news, I started running two weeks ago and will commence my third week of running this week. I continue to weight lift at the gym three days a week.
So, in order to get the weight loss to resume, I need to focus on writing my calories down again. Another struggle I have is with my caffeine intake which affects my hydration levels. And being dehydrated reduces the rate of weight loss. But it's a tough balance for me right now because I am homeschooling four children along with also just taking care of three other children, one being six months old. So, I don't get enough sleep because of the work load. So, then I drink caffeine which affects my ultimate weight loss.
It's a circle that I'm determined to extricate myself from...somehow. Ha!
So, bear with me as I try to lose weight against odds that I feel are stacked against me.
I will try to post again on either this Sunday or shortly thereafter.
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
How are you all? Sorry about not posting for two weeks. I have been very busy. I have not lost any additional weight yet neither have I gained any.
I have not been recording my calories for the past two weeks which is causing me to not be on top of my calorie restrictions. I am still eating well, but perhaps just too many calories to actually drop weight the way I want to.
In good news, I started running two weeks ago and will commence my third week of running this week. I continue to weight lift at the gym three days a week.
So, in order to get the weight loss to resume, I need to focus on writing my calories down again. Another struggle I have is with my caffeine intake which affects my hydration levels. And being dehydrated reduces the rate of weight loss. But it's a tough balance for me right now because I am homeschooling four children along with also just taking care of three other children, one being six months old. So, I don't get enough sleep because of the work load. So, then I drink caffeine which affects my ultimate weight loss.
It's a circle that I'm determined to extricate myself from...somehow. Ha!
So, bear with me as I try to lose weight against odds that I feel are stacked against me.
I will try to post again on either this Sunday or shortly thereafter.
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Hello friends!
Today marks the 27th day of my diet. I lost .8 pound last week for a total of 5.8 pounds lost. Last week after I posted my weight loss, my weight actually fluctuated up. However, it couldn't be because of what I ate. I don't like this snail's pace weight loss, but this is much preferred to the alternative of gaining weight or remaining the same.
Here is a break-down of the week:
Sunday: 1,240 calories, 30 minute leg work-out, abs
Monday:1,395 calories
Tuesday: 1,225 calories. 2 1/2 mile bike, abs, 50 min. back and bicep work-out, 10 minutes elliptical
Wednesday 1,270 calories
Thursday:1,350 calories, abs, 40 minute chest and triceps work-out
Friday: 1,415 calories
Saturday: 1,580 calories. 2 1/2 mile bike, 35 minute leg work-out, abs
I keep saying I need to start running. This may be the week it will happen. Also I should take some measurements to see how that looks because I did take some at the beginning. I am trimming down a little even with just losing six pounds.
I hope you all have a good week!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
Today marks the 27th day of my diet. I lost .8 pound last week for a total of 5.8 pounds lost. Last week after I posted my weight loss, my weight actually fluctuated up. However, it couldn't be because of what I ate. I don't like this snail's pace weight loss, but this is much preferred to the alternative of gaining weight or remaining the same.
Here is a break-down of the week:
Sunday: 1,240 calories, 30 minute leg work-out, abs
Monday:1,395 calories
Tuesday: 1,225 calories. 2 1/2 mile bike, abs, 50 min. back and bicep work-out, 10 minutes elliptical
Wednesday 1,270 calories
Thursday:1,350 calories, abs, 40 minute chest and triceps work-out
Friday: 1,415 calories
Saturday: 1,580 calories. 2 1/2 mile bike, 35 minute leg work-out, abs
I keep saying I need to start running. This may be the week it will happen. Also I should take some measurements to see how that looks because I did take some at the beginning. I am trimming down a little even with just losing six pounds.
I hope you all have a good week!
Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama
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