One More Pound...

One more pound until I hit 25lbs.  Holy smokes.

I met with Dr. W today as sort of my 3 month check in.  I have lost 15lbs on her scale (I've lost 24 since my highest).  I've lost inches and all in all I feel great.

I decided to stop taking the shots for a few weeks to see how I do on my own.  I have 26 more pounds to go and hope to do that in about 6 months. 

I'll be eating about 1,400 calories a day, working out 4 times a week and walking the pups.  I should continue to lose 1-1.5lbs a week.  I just need to stay motivated and I know I can do it.  But I'll admit.  I'm having a difficult time staying motivated. 

How do you all stay motivated when you're hitting an exercise and/or diet rut?

::waves to readers::

Hi all!  Sorry it's been so long since I've written anything.  Tim and I went on vacation with 2 awesome couples then picked up our puppy.  So.  We've been busy.

That little weight loss ticker over there ::points to the right:: is still moving, so I'm happy with that.  It's slow.  But it's moving.  And that's all that matters. 

And I do have a confession.

I haven't been exercising as much as I should be.  Since coming home from vacation, I've been working and chasing a puppy around.  It's hard to do things, like exercise and cook, with needing to keep an eye on the puppy.  And I feel so guilty when I'm gone all day and not give the dogs all of my attention.  But.  I'll get back into the routine.  Like today.  Today I'll exercise.

I've been asked a lot about what I do for exercise.  Since I despise the gym, I've been doing The Biggest Loser Challenge on Wii, TBL Last Chance Workout and walking.  I have TBL Challenge set for 4 days a week for 40 minute workouts on challenging.  I do the Last Chance Workout on days I don't feel like doing the other and just want to get a workout over with and done.

Another confession.  Even though I have it set for 4 days a week.  I haven't stuck with the program.  But my newest goal is to lose the next 7.5lbs in 3 weeks before I go to Boston.  I know I can do it.  I'll just have to stick with my workouts. 

The ABC's of Me

To keep things fresh, I stole this from 2 beautiful, wonderful women.  Anywho, here ya go!

(A) Age: 27

(B) Bed Size: Queen

(C) Chore You Hate: Laundry.  I'm good at washing it... but fail at every other aspect.

(D) Dogs?  Henry Tracker, the adorable and lovable basset.  AND.  Skeeter, a German shorthaired pointer!  The newest member of the Lawler clan.  We get him after our trip to SF. 

(E) Essential Start Your Day Item: My phone.  It helps ease me into waking up.

(F) Favorite Color:  All the colors of the rainbow, are so beautiful to see.  All the colors of the rainbow are smiling back at me.  There's red, orange, yellow... green, blue, purple.  Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.  (Song brought to you by some toy my mom has for my niece and nephews)

(G) Gold or Silver? Silver. Or white gold.

(H) Height: 5'6 3/4" 

(I) Instruments You Play:  I used to play saxophone.  A little flute and piano.  Oh, there was an oboe phase, too.  That was fun.

(J) Job Title:  Speech Language Pathologist

(K) Kids:  I've had 2 born prematurely and passed away shortly after birth.

(L) Live: So Cal

(M) Mom's Name: Sarah

(N) Nicknames: Sus

(O) Overnight Hospital Stays? Yep.

(P) Pet Peeve: Loud eaters, finger lickers and mouth breathers.

(Q) Quote from a Movie: "You can tell she's a good dancer by the way she drinks her soda pop."  The Proposal

(R) Right or Left Handed? Right

(S) Siblings: 1 brother.  3 sisters-in-law and 2 brothers-in-law.

(T) Time You Wake Up? For work: 5:30 or 5:45. 

(U) Underwear: Gapbody, baby!

(V) Vegetable You Dislike:  Hmm... this is tough.  I can't think of one!

(W) What Makes You Run Late: Not wanting to get out of bed.  But really, I hate being late. 

(X) X-Rays You've Had Done: My hand and my foot.  My finger was slammed in a sliding van door when I was in elementary school the night of a band concert.  Yeah that was fun.  And one night when I was slightly inebriated I was running outside and my flip flop got caught on the curb making the pad of my foot hit the curb.  That was fun, too.  That still hurts if I wear the wrong shoes.

(Y) Yummy Food You Make: I lurve the stuffed mushrooms and pesto chicken.  The crab enchiladas are pretty tasty, too.

(Z) Zoo, Favorite Animal: The elephants (or ephelants as I like to call them).

So, do you like it?

The new layout that is. 

I think as I take new body pictures, I'll have the progression instead of the ones I have now.

I had a good weekend.  I went to Anthropologie and tried on this dress.  In a 12.  And if I didn't have to take deep breaths or sit, it would have been just fine.   So I ordered the 14.  It should be here soon.  If I need to get it taken in later, I will.  But a 12?  That's insane.

I have a feeling the next couple of weeks may be slightly difficult.  We're going on vacation to San Francisco.  But.  I know the foods I can and shouldn't eat.  And I'll be with some of the most supportive people ever.  And I'm sure Ghiradelli will have some dark chocolate for me to munch on.

I also hope to hit a new weight milestone soon.  20 lbs.  ::fingers crossed::

18.6 lbs.

Whoa. 

18.6 lbs since my highest weight.  Which is slightly cheating considering it was like 2 days after Matthew was born.  But I really don't care. 

Ladies and gentlemen.  That is 18.6 lbs.  Only 1.4 away from 20.

I started the shots today.  So far the only side effect is that my arm hurts.

Today while Dr. W was giving me the shot she asked about cravings.  I said "chocolate and coffee."  I can have both now.  Hooray!!!!  Decaf coffee, of course, and organic 80-95% dark chocolate.  I'm so happy.  So happy.

I think this calls for a stop at Starbucks tomorrow for a decaf with soy.  Yay!

A Confession.

I'm reaching the point where dieting and exercising is hard.  I want to throw it all away, eat the cookies, drink the coffee and eat french toast while I sit on my ass and watch trash T.V.

 The first month, it was easy.  Meal planning, exercising, being prepared.  It was easy because I was motivated.  I'm still motivated and I'm still prepared.  I'm not getting in a rut with my diet and I don't crave the foods (sweets mainly) that I did before. 

For the last week or so, I have been so much more in-tune with how much work this is.  Every day it's a conscious decision to make the right food choices and to exercise.  It would be so easy to just put on my (now much looser) comfy pants, put my feet up and go back to the way things were.

But I didn't like how they were.  Looking back, I didn't like that me as much.  This newer me is so much better.  I'm stronger and heather, both physically and emotionally, than I have been in quite awhile. 

And saying that tastes better than any cookie.

Next Steps

I had my 3rd visit with Dr. W yesterday.  She is very happy with my weight loss and my overall feeling amazingness.  I can start adding things back into my diet!  Hooray!  I have to add things back in slowly and carefully.  I have to add one thing at a time, eat it for a few days, keep a journal of how I'm feeling then if everything is okay, I get to add the next food.  The foods I get to start are milk, cheese, corn, wheat and gluten.  I think there may be something else, but I can't remember right now.

She also recommended me starting on some injections that I don't remember off the top of my head and I don't want to get up and look right now.  They're all natural enzymes that help cleanse my liver and boost my metabolism.  She said the B12 in it will help me feel amazing.  Well.  Actually, she said "warm and fuzzy".  And don't worry everyone, I'm going to research the injections a little bit more before I make the decision whether to do them or not. 

Dr. W mentioned that with the injections, working out 5 days a week and my diet that I could be down to my goal weight in 3 months.  The slow weight loss is healthy and steady.  And.  Holy crap.  I could be down to my goal weight in 3 months.  ::wipes brow:: That's exciting.