Day 55- Body Confidence

It is funny... I never have been one to fret about my size or my weight... I mean, I always wished to be thinner and fit, but it never bothered me much. Ever since I have started this challenge, I have agonized over my body, my slow progress, how wide my hips are, etc... it gets me thinking that maybe I am missing the point of this whole transformation. I just received some pictures of my girls from my recent Oregon trip... I look at them and am envious of their body confidence. So, please, take a cue from my girls and rock the swimsuit, smile on the scale, and keep on trucking.

Day...uh....??? Hey, I am on vacation!

So here I am at the end of my quick trip up to Oregon... proud of myself for working out and making some good food choices, but still feeling bloated and f-a-t right now. Just talked to Timmy...the weight seems to be melting off of him (down 26 pounds already!!!) Trying not to have a pity party for myself and wondering why not me, but it is hard. I know it might take longer for me to see the results I want but I am DETERMINED to get there!!! I do miss my gym so I guess that is a good sign! I am going to indulge in my ma's AMAZING homemade cherry pie tonight!!! Here is to a better week ahead... hoping to see 141 when I step on the scale next Saturday! Wish me luck and keep on moving!!!

Day 42- Start of Lucky Week 7

So here we are... half way through this 12 week journey. I am going to take a minute to reflect and set some new personal goals for myself. Those of you who have the pleasure of getting to hear me bitch on a regular basis may know how I am struggling with my slow physical results. I am down 8 pounds total from start... I am still in the same pant size and I still have a long ways to go. I am not going to waste anymore time talking about what has not happened for me... I am going to continue to look forward and challenge myself in a new way everyday. I am totally the tortoise... and slow and steady will win the race. I am traveling out of town for the first time since I started this, and I am nervous about being out of my comfort zone... especially since I am going to my mom's house where I usually gain about 5 pounds per visit. So, Ma... if you are reading this... DON'T TEMPT ME!!! It will kill me to not eat your home cooking and cherry pie... but be my cheerleader! Thanks! Tomorrow I am setting 3 goals for myself... NO WHINING, DRINK WATER, AND NO NIBBLING!!! I will report back and let you know how I did. To all of those who are ready to change their unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy one, know this... I used to dread going to the gym... I am now a gym rat. It can happen! I went to the gym TWICE today and it is supposed to be my cheat day! Now go get 'em tiger!!! LOL
Love Kait

Need some motivation...

These last two weeks have been rough... the diet part of my transformation has been killing me. I want to eat... whenever I want and whatever I want. I want dessert and snacks... I want to feel stuffed. I am not motivated at all!!! I am down 8 pounds and that is it... no dramatic weight loss or body transformation... my pants are still snug... ugh. Ok--- so enough bitching about it... I need to stick with this and get somewhere with it. So what do I do? Where can I dig for this motivation? I say I am not going to take little bites throughout the day and I do... I feel like a failure b/c I can't even do that!!! This is not just a 12 week challenge... it is a lifestyle change. How can I make this work? My new goal is just for the rest of today, tomorrow, and until Saturday night... I am going to give 110% at the gym and no cheats! Not one little morsel. 2 1/2 days... I CAN do this! My life will no longer be defined by the challenges I am facing but by how I respond to and handle them.

Day 30- Minor Setback

So these nasty viruses going around knocked me off my feet! Haven't been to they gym now in 3 days and am feeling the dreaded F-A-T. Yuck. I just feel gross. I have been trying the last couple of days to at least eat and keep my metabolism going, but, amazingly, I am in no hurry to get on the scale this week! We took my 4 week photos on Saturday and I noticed a slight difference in the backside view but I am looking forward to WAY more progress this next time around!!! I know they say 8 weeks is the magical mark to see results so I am a little bummed I am set back a week, but what can you do? So despite the fact that I can't even make it through a conversation without my annoying cough, I am going to the gym tomorrow...even if I have to walk the whole time. I have been pretty bummed that I have not dropped a pant size yet, but the other day while getting dressed, I realized how quickly I just grab a shirt out of my closet now... I no longer am selectively picking the best shirt to hide my tummy. So, although I am not down a size, my clothes must be fitting better. Awesome! Wasn't that one of my goals? I don't think I wrote that down, but I used to think that skinny people could just pull clothes on and I envied that. Now I am doing that (although I do still wish the sizes were smaller)! It is still progress! And although I am living with the Hare... the tortosie finished first, didn't he???