TimonTracy
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2000
Hello All -
I have been a lurker on the D.I.S. for many, many years. I knew I wanted to start a Weight Loss Journal and this seemed like a great place. So here goes...
HISTORY
A little bit about me - I'm 31 years old, mother of 2 little girls. Samantha (2) and Molly (2.5 months). I have a wonderful husband, Matt. We were married at the Wedding Pavillion in December 2006.
I have always been overweight and having 2 kids only added to that weight. I'm 120 pounds over where I should be Wow ! I guess I'm going to have to write the numbers down if we're going to be honest here.
CURRENT WEIGHT
Last week I weighed 276. I am 5'10 - my height has always helped hide some weight. This week I'm down to 273 - yeah !!
EXERCISE
One of the major helps to my getting healthy/losing weight plan has been the Wii. I've been using WiiFit/WiiFitPlus to motivate me. The exercises are fun and Samantha loves to watch me play the games.
Today, I started EAActive - which is basically a personal training workout. Seemed okay - but the leg strap is so annoying.
I also started walking with Walk Away the Pounds DVDs. My husband also likes them - so we have committed to get up early and at least start the day off with a mile of exercise each morning.
EATING
I have decided that the best thing for me will be to count calories . I've done Weight Watchers in the past and had some success - but I think I'd like to track calories because there are several free calorie tracking websites out there and another goal of mine is to save money. I am using TheDailyPlate to track my calories. I want to make sure that I eat enough because I am still nursing my baby, so hopefully that doesn't throw any wrenches into my weight loss plans.
SHORT TERM GOALS
Apparently, my goal weight is 155 pounds for my height. I'm not going to even go there at this point. I want to focus on something shorter term. I would like to lose at least 1 pound per week while still being able to nurse the baby.
-Lose 1 pound per week
-Drink 60 to 80 oz of water
-Weigh-in on Friday mornings
-Walk 1 mile per day
-30 minutes on the Wii per day
-1 Family Walk to the playground per week
-0/1 caffeinated beverages per day ( I love sweet tea !)
-Post in this journal everyday
(Yes, committing to exercise everyday is probably not advised - but consistency is key with me )
LONG TERM GOALS
Participate in a Disney Walk/Run (5K) in 2010
Go down a pants size (from 24 to 22) - by the end of the year
Okay, that's enough to start... will post the daily post tonight ! Thanks for reading
I have been a lurker on the D.I.S. for many, many years. I knew I wanted to start a Weight Loss Journal and this seemed like a great place. So here goes...
HISTORY
A little bit about me - I'm 31 years old, mother of 2 little girls. Samantha (2) and Molly (2.5 months). I have a wonderful husband, Matt. We were married at the Wedding Pavillion in December 2006.
I have always been overweight and having 2 kids only added to that weight. I'm 120 pounds over where I should be Wow ! I guess I'm going to have to write the numbers down if we're going to be honest here.
CURRENT WEIGHT
Last week I weighed 276. I am 5'10 - my height has always helped hide some weight. This week I'm down to 273 - yeah !!
EXERCISE
One of the major helps to my getting healthy/losing weight plan has been the Wii. I've been using WiiFit/WiiFitPlus to motivate me. The exercises are fun and Samantha loves to watch me play the games.
Today, I started EAActive - which is basically a personal training workout. Seemed okay - but the leg strap is so annoying.
I also started walking with Walk Away the Pounds DVDs. My husband also likes them - so we have committed to get up early and at least start the day off with a mile of exercise each morning.
EATING
I have decided that the best thing for me will be to count calories . I've done Weight Watchers in the past and had some success - but I think I'd like to track calories because there are several free calorie tracking websites out there and another goal of mine is to save money. I am using TheDailyPlate to track my calories. I want to make sure that I eat enough because I am still nursing my baby, so hopefully that doesn't throw any wrenches into my weight loss plans.
SHORT TERM GOALS
Apparently, my goal weight is 155 pounds for my height. I'm not going to even go there at this point. I want to focus on something shorter term. I would like to lose at least 1 pound per week while still being able to nurse the baby.
-Lose 1 pound per week
-Drink 60 to 80 oz of water
-Weigh-in on Friday mornings
-Walk 1 mile per day
-30 minutes on the Wii per day
-1 Family Walk to the playground per week
-0/1 caffeinated beverages per day ( I love sweet tea !)
-Post in this journal everyday
(Yes, committing to exercise everyday is probably not advised - but consistency is key with me )
LONG TERM GOALS
Participate in a Disney Walk/Run (5K) in 2010
Go down a pants size (from 24 to 22) - by the end of the year
Okay, that's enough to start... will post the daily post tonight ! Thanks for reading