Week 9

Well, I would definitely say I am motivated. I am motivated by my own success!
Having lost 8.4 lbs in the first 2 months, having lost 3 weeks in a row and having lost 17 cm... all of these motivate me. They motivate me to keep going. Every single little success is a great success. They seem small and insignificant to many people who don't understand, but they are great. One drop of water seems insignificant. Combine many together and you get a very impressive lake, river, pond, and even ocean!

I continue to log my food every single day on myfitnesspal.com. For a month straight. I have found it to be much more useful than I ever had before!  To be honest, its been 14 or 15 years since I successfully tracked my food intake for more than 3 days.  Writing it down wasn't enough for me. Being able to track calories has been a very eye opening experience!  Being shocked at how many calories are hiding here and there. Its helped more than I ever anticipated.

I'm continuing to participate in DietBet.com. I haven't decided if its a good motivational tool or not. Money is often a very strong motivator. My concern, is because I'm so heavy to start with, I need to lose a full 8 lbs in the 4 weeks of the contest, and that isn't easy. I'll update at the end of the contest.

I have been trying to MOVE my body, at least a little bit, every day. Whether its doing 1/2 hour of running on the spot while watching TV, doing a zumba DVD, going for a walk, or just taking a couple of minutes a few times a day (like when I go to the bathroom) to do a few squats, lunges, crunches or pushups. I'm trying to make it a habit. To make sure to move every day. After a while, I'm hoping that it will become such a habit that I can build up to more dedicated time to it and MAYBE end up not feeling too guilty taking time for myself on the weekends, even when we have 4 kids in the house.

Last week:  199.0 lbs
This week:  197.6 lbs

Loss this week of 1.4 lbs

Net LOSS of 9.8 lbs in 9 weeks

I AM GONNA ROCK!!!

2 month measurements

February 1st is 2 months from the start of this journey... or the start of the new chapter of this journey I should say.

I would say its been a pretty successful two months. I may not have blew anyone away with the numbers, but considering it was during the "over-eating season", also known as the "holidays", I am VERY pleased with my loss of 8.4lbs. That's an average of just a smidge over a pound a week. Pretty good if you ask me. MUCH better than gaining!

I did my measurements, and decided that every two months, on the first of the month, I will do measurements.  Pictures.... not sure... maybe every ten pounds?  If so, those will be coming up soon!!!!!!

Til this point, having lost 8.4lbs, my husband says he already notices a difference when he cuddles me. (Hugging me, he hugs my neck because he is over a foot taller than me).

So here they are:

Waist:         113.5 cm  (loss of 7.5 cm)
Hip:            116 cm (loss of 2 cm)
Bust:           116 cm (loss of 1.5 cm)
Under Bust:   97.5 cm (loss of 2 cm)
Neck:            37 cm (loss of 0.3 cm)
Thigh (R):      74.5 (loss of 0.5 cm)
Calf (R):        43 cm (gain of 2 cm)
Bicep (R)
by the side:    39 cm (same)
Flexed:          40 cm (loss of 1.2 cm)

Total loss of 17.0 cm in two months. I'm super excited about the huge loss from my waist!!  Its a great start!!

I AM DOING THIS