Keeping Myself in Stitches!

Hot Mamas: Week 14 (THE FINALE!)

Ok...it's done... you never have to hear me talk about it again :)

I came in second place to my sister as expected!  And we'll be spending her winnings this weekend on a shopping spree :)  I ended with an overall loss of 21.8 pounds.  And check out the before and after pics!  I honestly was even surprised by them:

   

  

Hot Mamas: Week 13 (The Penultimate Week!)

OMG!  What a way to end my day :)  I had weigh-in tonight and I honestly didn't know what to expect... I ate mostly well and worked out (although I skipped my normal "Tuesday night super-workout").  I stepped on the scale and I was down 1.8 pounds this week!!!  Not only that but... it puts me into the 120s!!! AND I've lost 20 pounds now!

Wow... I'm just super happy that I could do this and not be hungry and stick with it and everything.  I promised myself that 2009 would be a happier healthier year... so far it's shaping up nicely :)

Hot Mamas ends with our final weigh-in next week... looks like I'm going to walk away with second place (first should go to my sister who is kicking major butt :))  I'm still going to continue the workouts and see if I can tone myself into my actual goal weight... but if I stay where I am I can't complain much.

I also did my measurements again (out of curiosity)... doing well... since January 12th I've lost .75" in my small partof my waist, .25" on the largest part, 1.25" in my hips, .5" on each thigh, .5" on each arm and (unfortunately) 1.25" in my chest (*sad panda*... I liked my chest where it was... this one is so small :( )

Bathing suit season... HERE I COME!!!!!

Hot Mamas: Week 11 and 12

So I never posted last week, but did update my little "weight ticker" thingy... after my disappointing, but somewhat expected gain in week 10... week 11 had me at an awesome loss of 2.6 pounds!  Then tonight... week 12, I lost another 1.2 :)

I'm at a total of 18.8 pounds lost now!  wow...

Originally, my goal was to lose 30 pounds total.  Now, I'd like to lose a total of 25, but honestly am just sort of letting my body do it's thing.  I'm not going to stop the healthy eating and the exercise (and I still definitely have some toning to do in areas), but we'll see what happens.  I'm so happy and healthy now that if I were to stay where I am, that would be ok too.

As far as the contest goes, I expect to finish a strong second place behind my amazing sister who is kicking serious weight-loss butt :)

Also, I need to point out that my race training is going AWESOMELY!!!  Can't wait to post some race stats next month :)

Hot Mamas: Week 10

Well... I was expecting it, but I'm still not happy... I gained 1.2 this week :(

I have no one to blame but myself.  I ate poorly this weekend (well... more like ate too much... the choices weren't horrible, the portions were bad) and didn't exercise since last weigh-in (except for about 45 min of strength training on Tuesday night).

I'm not going to let it bum me out though.  I can actually get to the gym A LOT in the next few weeks... so I'm going to make sure that I go.  And I just need to remember to portion my food right away when I eat out and make sure to get a "to go" container immediately.  That should help.

Will be hitting the treadmill in a little bit, so here's to a new, better week! :)

(btw... 4 weeks left in the competition and I'm in 3rd place... the top three are all really close though)

Hot Mamas: Week 9

Can you say "wuhoo!"???  I can :)

I'm down again... bringing my total weight loss to 16.2 pounds :) super squee!!!!

And... in my Weight Watchers account... I got to see this today:

 

AND! (can you tell I'm excited this week?) I did my measurements the other day.  Some of you may recall back in April I had vowed to do this every week... yeah well, that didn't happen, but I had taken them on 11/13/08 and had this:

Chest - 37", Upper right arm – 11.5", Upper left arm – 11.75", Waist (smallest part) – 29.25", Waist (largest part) - 35", Hips – 40.5", Right thigh - 23.75", Left thigh – 23.25"

Took them again on 1/12/09:

Chest - 35.5", Upper right arm – 11", Upper left arm – 11", Waist (smallest part) – 26.75", Waist (largest part) - 31.25", Hips – 38.25", Right thigh - 21", Left thigh – 21"

I've lost a total of 16.25" over those measurements!  That's cool :)

I'm very happy with my fitness level, my new-found pretty good eating habits, and the way my clothes fit these days... still have a little ways to go to my "goal weight" but things are awesome.

Here's a new pic of happy healthier Cheryl:

 

Hot Mamas: Week 8 - the week that wasn't...

Well, normally I would be weighing-in tonight, but due to the storm... uh-uh.

I did update my weight counter earlier this week though because I had both a weigh-in at work for another contest and a doctor's appointment that pretty much verified my weight for the week.

I try to look at is as the fact that I'll blow them away next week!... but I'm still bummed not to be able to go show a nice 2 pound or so weight loss tonight.  And I have to pay $5 into the "pot" for skipping weigh-in.  C'est la vie!  If my sister wins the pot... I'm totally getting my $5 back ;) lol

Took the night off from the gym, but will be back in there tomorrow night.  Tonight, stuff at home and I'll try to get on the wobble board for a bit too.

Hot Mamas: Week 7 - The Half-Way Point

wow... I'm now officially half-way through my 14 week "hot mama" program.  Have to say I'm really proud of myself.  I got to (actually HAD to) buy a bunch of pants for work this weekend because mine were literally falling off me!  That is an amazing feeling after struggling with this weight for so long.

While I'm loving the way I look... I'm also just really happy with my increased fitness level.  I can run a mile straight (a 10 minute mile) and not be sucking wind after... I can run almost 3 miles in 30 minutes now.  I know that next time I go hiking, I won't be as much of a "slow down" and won't have as many needs to stop.  There are tons of benefits and I'm looking forward to seeing them as 2009 progresses.

So... weigh-in was tonight (early due to the fact that I'll be partying this time tomorrow ;)).  I'm down another 1.8 pounds.  That's 13 pounds total right now!  yay!

I still have a ways to go, but I'm only 2 pounds from my "step one" goal which was to lose 10% of my body weight.  So happy :)

Here's to a happier and healthier New Year!

Hot Mamas: Week 6

Wuhoo!  Down 2 pounds this week :)  Makes up a bit for the .2 gain last week.

And the thing I'm most excited about is that I'm in the 130s for the first time in years!!! yay!

Hot Mamas: Week 4

Wow... haven't blogged in a week.  Mostly I was busy cleaning the house and having fun on my birthday which was this past Saturday :)

So here's the awesome news... dispite the eating out for my birthday, the lack of gym time, and the company holiday party on Monday... I lost another 1.8 pounds this week!!!

That brings my total to 9.4 pounds (soooooooo close to that 10 pound mark!)  The big thing is that I started at 150 (I'm not afraid to talk numbers now :)) and I'm now at 140.6!  The thing I'm really excited for is the fact that next week I may officially be in the 130s for the first time in almost 5 years.  yay

This week, my big goals are to drink more water, eat more veggies, get to the gym at least 3 times, and get into the 130s!! :)

Hot Mamas: Week 3

Tonight was weigh-in for the Hot Mamas... I'm down another 1.2 pounds!  I'll be honest that I was a little disappointed that it wasn't more, but really I can't complain.  Hell it's 1.2 pounds! :)

The cool thing is my clothes!  I wore pants today that I haven't fit into in about 2-3 years!  And it's not like I squeezed into them either... they fit comfortably with extra room in the hips!!!! wuhoo!

My official weight loss total right now is 7.6 pounds.  I'm pretty psyched.