Louann-watch out!

Im going to catch up to you girl! i just checked my weight--whoo hoo..its probably just the thryoid medication kicking in again..or maybe its because im better at working out BETTER at the gym..i've been doing MORE weight and LESS reps now..i can FINALLY see some muscle formation--i TOTALLY GET why boys STARE at themselves in the mirror at their muscles! its kinda fun to think "hey i did that!" rock on!

i notice that i kind of just eat what i want..just small portions of it..also on the sweets.. i have a little here and there..so far so good..i figure im burning more muscle and need the energy to burn it!

how's everyone else doing??!?!

So I finally figured it out...

I'm sad that it took me this long. All this time, I have been trying to have something low in points (WW) for breakfast so that I could eat a pretty good lunch...Well, all that was doing for me was making me hungry and cranky and yucky (blood sugar wise) feeling all day. I decided to start having a good breakfast. I'm not a huge fan of breakfast food, I usually like it better for dinner than anything else and I don't like oatmeal or any other type of hot cereal...So I have been having a scrambled egg on toast sandwich for breakfast around 9 each morning...What a huge difference it makes! I feel full all day from it. I have been having an apple or some other small snack in the early afternoon, but I'm not even feeling hungry. We'll see if the scales like what I'm doing when Monday morning rolls around.

1 WHOLE GALLON

In one day is a ton of water.. I haven't done the math, but maybe I should be drinking more! :)

I drink 32 ounces at a time..

1 before I eat breakfast

1 before I eat lunch

2 between lunch and dinner

I spent a lot of time in the bathroom... I am not doing it today.. still drinking.. just not quite as much.. and tommorrow with church I dont' know if I can squeeze it in.. we'll see

4 DAy'S in a RoW

to the gym.. have done about 3 miles each time.. and that is walking on an incline and doing the eliptical..

a gallon of water is a lot.. I don't think I have got a whole gallon in, but close..

the sugar is hard for me.. I am definately addicted to sugar.. I am cutting way back though so that is a good thing!

I am feeling good!

My first post here

okay.. so I probably have more weight to lose than anyone else who even reads this. I am not going to post my weight.. but lets just say I have a lot to lose. I am tall.. at 5'10 so I tend to gain weight and not have it real noticable till I gain a lot.. When I got married 12 years ago yesterday I weighed about 175.. and wore a size 14.. I don't ever remember wearing anything smaller than that.. except for a second as a freshman I think I wore a size 11... ANYWAY... I gained 60 pounds each time I got pregnant.. and didn't lose it all every time.. So now that my baby is 4.. I am looking at my stomach and just thinking.. umm... I look like I could be pregnant and that is NOT good..
SOOO today.. I am starting no sugar... I ate cracked wheat with splenda for breakfast and just now ate some string cheese. I burned 630 calories this am at the gym on the treadmill and eliptical... I have drunk a ton of water.. and when I have lost weight before.. I was down to 177 before I got pregnant with Luke ... I have drunk a ton of water.. a gallon a day.. that is a ton of time in the bathroom, but it tends to keep me focused on a task and it keeps my stomach and mouth busy... also when I have lost weight before I joined WW and did tae bo daily and also walked.. I dont' know that I am going to join WW.. I know how to do it.. we'll see how it goes..

So there are some of my goals.. gym every day.. a gallon of water a day.. and no sugar, and of course eat carefully!

wish me luck!

Who watched?

So for the 1st time i watched this show:
i COULD NOT believe how much weight some of these guys LOST in ONE WEEK!!! i will say that it took me 2 MONTHS before ANY weight came off-then all of a sudden it started happening-so dont give up if you dont see any results right away!!

It was a way fun show to watch and now im hooked!

One week down & newest craving!

Im VERY happy to report that both Kristen and I have made it 5 DAYS this week to the gym! YA FOR US!! we do weights and then 30 minutes cardio--OH YA! feeling awesome!


for some reason these are my newest cravings lately! Sandra bought these and they are SO YUM! they are WHITE peaches--SO SO GRUB!

How's everyone else doing this week????

My first post

SOOOOOO---after secretly reading the "diet & exercise blog" for months---I actually stepped foot into the gym--so I feel worthy to post!! well that, and I finally figured out HOW to post!

Since I'm playing catch up- -Congrats Lou on the biggest loser trophy!!!
-Congrats Christina for being told you're as skinny as Lou--
-Shauna-amazing you even thought of exercise during all the moves
-Congrats to you all for working so hard, as I sat on my butt, eating brownies, while reading how you were all working so hard!!!

It has been fun to hear all your funny, inspirational, encouraging stories, they have motivated me on more than one occasion to grab another brownie and read some more!!

Keep up the good work!!

LA Fitness Here I Come!!!

Oh...the day is FINALLY HERE!!!!!! With a month and a half of no gym time (or working out of ANY kind) I, as well as my mid-section, are dying to get back to the gym!!! The kids start school tomorrow and after I drop J off at school I will be heading to the gym!!! Man, it's just in time...this past week was the breaking point for my weight gain, I haven't gained any all summer and then this past week (probably due to A LOT of "end of the summer" indulging) BOOM I've gained 2 pounds.

I have to run at least 2 miles on the treadmill b/c I know I won't be able to do what I used to b/c I'll be sucking so much wind due to the lack of cardio all summer! Yikes.

I am very excited to get back into my school routine just b/c I NEED to get this place organized and start exercising....I've been putting it off ALL summer. Those are the only reasons I'm glad to get these kids back to school.
Have a great week everyone!
Lou Ann

Labor Day

i ate and ate and ate...and then ate again and again...nice!! oh well..tomorrow its back at it again!
how was your labor day?