Naturally Curvy

Hi all! Welcome back to Monday weigh in here on Finally Getting Fit. I didn’t weigh in last week because it was my first wedding anniversary, but now it’s time to face the music and see what kind of damage (if any) there is to deal with.

Well, today is the day I haven’t been dreading but have been…not looking forward to. Like I said before, I don’t regret fully enjoying my anniversary weekend, but that was followed with a lot of time spent on the road and out of the house. Food choices weren’t exactly abundant.

I tried the best I could, and that’s what matters. I’m still in a good place mentally.

SW: 256
LW: —
CW: 248

In a good place mentally despite the fact that I’ve gained since the last week I weighed in.

I know why it happened; that’s what’s important. Yeah, I’m a bit unhappy about it, but I have gained before and that hasn’t stopped me from losing the weight. I can and will lose this weight just like I have lost weight before.

And even with the gain today, I have accomplished an awesome non-scale victory that I have been working towards:

I power walked a mile in under twenty minutes! Yay!

So with that to keep me going, I keep on with my new gym plan and I am trying to drink more water. I have no doubt that I can get the weight back off in the next couple of weeks.

How are you doing? How is your fitness journey coming along?

That’s right; I’m not weighing in today.

Today I am taking a break from dieting, exercise, and everything else. Today is the day I truly enjoy myself…and my husband.

May 5th is the day I celebrate my first wedding anniversary. Last year at this time I was nervously pacing and getting everything together so I could have the wedding I had dreamed of, getting married to the man I had always dreamed of.

We met online, me from the US and him from Australia. We went through a lot of hard times because of distance and so-called ‘friends’. But we made it through and met in person when I took a plane ride to Australia nearly a year to the day after we met online.

Seven months after we started living together, we got married at the local park, surrounded by our friends.

It wasn’t long after that that I got serious about my getting healthier. I knew that if I kept on my current track, my life would probably be a lot shorter and with a lot more complications. I’m a greedy sort and want all the time I can get with my husband, so I began on my journey.

Nearly a year later, celebrating our first anniversary, I am more in love with my husband than ever and I love myself as well. We have lived, learned and grown so much in the last year and the time has gone by so fast.

I can only hope that we see the success and abundance of love this year that we had sustain us last year.

Be well and happy.

Hello everyone! It’s that time again, and I hope you are having a wonderful Monday. No beating around the bush today; it’s time to weigh in.

Starting Weight: 256
Last week: 244
This week: 244

Yep, that’s no loss for this week, but that’s also no gain as well!

It looks like I am going to at least maintain 244 until my anniversary next Monday, which is the minimum of what I wanted to do. Given that this is (supposed to be) time of month, I’m grateful that I haven’t gained anything. Especially given that my PCOS is acting up and I haven’t actually completed the cycle, so to say.

I usually have about a two to five pound gain at this time, so I’m definitely happy with maintaining. There is also the usual gain after having a time of not eating much (I had the stomach flu last week), so I’m glad to not have gained because I’m back to eating regularly again.

How is everyone else doing? Loss? Gain? Maintain? I’d really like to hear about your strategies and how things are going for your personal weight loss.

Are you feeling good about where you are? Discouraged? Do you feel like you could use some support or do you like to battle it out alone most of the time? Are you on a diet plan or are you watching what you eat without a plan?

This week I’m really hitting the water and the gym. I’m trying to take it easy after being ill, but having a little loss for the next weigh in would be fabulous.

SW: 262
LW: 260
CW: 260

I have officially been exercising and all that good stuff for one week! Woohoo!

This week I am focused less on weight and a lot more on everything I have accomplished. As I said to Mr. JM this weekend, “I feel like I am in such a good place right now.”

And that pretty much sums it up. I’m working, exercising, cooking, cleaning… Things aren’t really balanced at the moment, but I feel like I’m walking with the flow of life instead of fighting upstream like usual.

The lack of a change from last week to this week is disappointing on one level, but I’m not concerned about it. First, I’m still on TOM technically so I’m probably still retaining water. Second, my body is probably still getting used to this level of exercise and is probably retaining water for that reason as well.

So it’s all good!

There is another issue happening that could be keeping me from losing weight, but I’m still debating whether or not that subject is just way too much information to be talking about on this blog.

I really feel like I have finally found the exercise routine that works for me. I’m someone who gets bored pretty easily, so spending half and hour on a treadmill doesn’t quite work for me. With the routine I’ve put together, I’m moving around, incorporating different types of exercise and I’m not doing anything long enough to become bored.

Woohoo!

I’d love to be to 256 by my wedding anniversary (May 5th) but we’ll see if that actually happens.

I hope everyone out there is feeling great and accomplishing wonderful things.

SW: 262
LW: -
CW: 260

Hello everyone!

Yeah, I know; I’m sounding a bit perky for someone who is only two pounds away from highest weight, but there is so much going on right now…

First, I had a great time on holiday. Talk about relaxing. Mmm. I could definitely use some more of that. I’m also fairly certain that a pound or so of the gain I’ve had came from the holiday (as it does). I mean, I did have pancakes for the first time in four (probably more) years.

Also, there is the TOM weight gain that it took me two months of birth control to figure out lands right on Monday, which is weigh in day. Smart move, that… *grumblegrumble*

I am still feeling pretty fantastic, though. Through bad times good things can come.

We arrived home to a pretty nasty rent rise – that we’re going to appeal – that lit a fire under our bottoms about moving. I’m hoping we get to move to New South Wales (gorgeous place with a lot more job opportunities for Mr. JM) so keep your fingers crossed for us.

I’m getting into a new exercise and eating routine that I’m quite proud of. You may think I’m kind of crazy for starting a new routine during TOM week, but when I think about it, I don’t want to wait any longer. I’m sick of being fat. I want to be the skinny me in my picture.

I’m cutting out alcohol (with the exception of the once every few weeks glass of red wine) completely. I’m also cutting out things that I let myself indulge in because they weren’t candy bars – muffins, banana bread, chai latte. I’m also cutting down on my breads/grains in a more gradual manner. Saying a flat no to all of that is just going to make me binge.

I’m brave enough to move from the individual serves of yogurt to the bulk (cheaper) container, so that will be the first test of whether or not I’m getting past my binging. Wish me will power.

The exercise is going great (after one day…) I’m combining bits of everything (stretching, yoga, cardio, weights) and breaking it up to two times a day so I am active more often and I don’t get bored.

See? I told you: huge amount of things going on right now, but I’m feeling great about everything. Even despite the gain.

You can be assured I’ll be checking in often with this stuff, though, because I want to succeed all the way! I won’t screw things up this time.