Down 2 lbs!

I hopped on the scale this morning and I'm down two pounds! YAY!! Having gotten rid of *most* of the junk food in the house has helped a lot!! Next year I'll ask Santa to go easy on the chocolate because if it's in the house I HAVE to eat it. And I'm squeezing in walks when I can. I'm definitely feeling better about myself already, hopefully that'll keep me going!

Our last 2 Christmas celebrations are this weekend. That means turkey supper on Saturday and then again on Sunday. I love me some turkey!! But I'll go easy on the gravy and desserts :) I find that drinking lots and lots of water during the day helps me out because I feel full sooner than I would if I hadn't been drinking water. So I've got to keep that up!

I'm feeling scattered this morning, so accept my apologies if this seems hard to read. I've got my sister's 4 kids here every morning and evening and while they're great kids and I love them, having 4 extra mouths asking me for things pretty much constantly, I get a little scattered feeling and can't focus all that well. Right now the youngest one is hovering because she wants breakfast. Darn kid, can't you see I'm busy here? Lol!! Ok, off to go be a good auntie. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend :)

Why Santa, Why?

Santa brought me a truckload of chocolate... it's my weakness. I've been limiting myself to just a bit here and there, but I can't wait until it's gone! I even gave some of it away!! There's nothing wrong with re-gifting if the person likes it, right? Lol!

I went for a walk with my 4yr old yesterday. She was going stir-crazy and driving me a bit crazy so off we went. It was a lot of fun! We played tag (yes, I ran!) and walked through the cemetary, we collected sticks and pine cones which we glued to paper to made a beautiful nature picture. We even stopped in and visited with one of her little friends who lives a few streets over. So yay!!

That's about all I have to say today. I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow morning and see if I've made any progress in my journey to hotness :)

And I want to give a shout out to my followers. You make me feel so loved. Thank you :)

Starting Stats - 12/30/2010

Hopped on the Wii balance board today to find out exactly what I'm dealing with here (lol). I wasn't surprised by my weight, but I was surprised by my BMI.

Weight - 158 lbs
BMI - 30.85


FYI - A BMI over 30 = obese.

Ouch!

My Story

My name is Amy, I'm a 31 yr old mom of two and I'm overweight. Bigtime! Before my first daughter I was a size 4. Now I think I'm about a 12 or even 14. Ugh, this is embarassing, but it's my starting point and hopefully I'll never be this big again. Anyway, how I got here... during my first pregnancy I gained close to 50 lbs and while I was able to lose 30 lbs shortly after having my baby, I slowly gained a lot of it back due to lack of exercise and poor eating habits. Then 3 years later I got pregnant with baby #2 and I managed to keep my weight gain within 30 lbs this time, but the weight I did put on, added to the extra weight I was carrying before has left me very close to obesity. I am unhealthy and I feel like crap. My clothes fit like sausage casing! Gross!! Anyway, starting today I'm going to stop my b!tching and do something about it!

My first goal is to lose 15 lbs by my birthday (March 12). So that gives me two and a half months to get there. I'm going to exercise and cut down on the sweets. I'm addicted to chocolate, so this might will be rough. But I'm not going on a diet. I'm just going to eat smarter and eat less. As for the exercise, I've got my Wii Fit, and my husband's gym membership that he never uses so I'm going to use them both and come up with a routine that works for me.

So that's a bit about me and what I'm doing. I'm blogging about it because it makes me feel accountable and therefore I'm more likely to stick to it. So here goes nothing!!