It has been a few weeks since I have posted. I found myself obsessing a little bit and putting too much thought into this weight loss process. I wasn't making it fun for myself, I was making it work- so i took a step back and re-evaluated a few things. 

The first thing I realized was that I needed more help than I thought. I almost needed someone to break stuff down for me and then I would apply that to my lifestyle. Bryan and I have some excellent friends and family in the area and we decided to explore our resources. We considered joining a few gyms that our family attends, but we didn't feel like that was a good fit for both of us and our relationship. So we explored a little more and I called up a great friend whose husband has his own gym. The next night, we were at their house for dinner, eating with the kids and having a nutrition meeting! boy, i'll tell ya now, I needed that more than anything!

I am the type of person that HAS to work out to lose weight- I can't just diet and expect results. While talking with Jeff, he told me that I needed to have 6 small meals a day and work out 4 days a week to see significant weight loss. We talked about what I was eating and turns out- i wasn't eating nearly enough and not eating the things that would be used productively in my body! Cutting calories wasn't the answer, maintaining my metabolism was! I needed to eat 6 meals a day. each meal MUST have protein and fiber. when we talked about that and he broke that down for me, it was like a light bulb came on. Protein and fiber- I can do that! low carb, try not to have breads and eat as much fruit and veggies as I want... Easy right??? 

it  wasn't easy for me in the past because no one had explained it to me like that. We met for weight training on Tuesday and I worked my butt off! I ended up completing the work out and Bryan had to stop early! The next two days were rough because I couldn't walk correctly- My legs were in shock! I pressed on and swam laps on Thursday and Saturday, only getting 3 work outs in last week because I was in pain. 

This past Tuesday, I went in- stepped on the scale and was down 3 pounds! I couldn't believe it! so excited and ready for another hard core weight training work out! :) 

All in all, I have lost 5 total pounds since this weight loss venture. Not exactly where I want to be so far- but I'm glad I figured out what works for me. I am going to continue to work out with Jeff and take his nutrition advice! we do two days a week at his gym and then 2 days a week at anytime fitness or laps or at home work outs! 

it's an amazing feeling and I'm so happy I'm doing this!

Can't wait to share more with all of you! 

<3 

I know that I haven't posted in like 4 days, please don't think I relapsed! I have actually been really busy and have trying to get to bed at a decent time because I know consistent sleep and 7 or more hours of sleep helps promote weight loss. So anyway, enough with the excuses. Remember how I told you guys I was going to a friends house for dinner and that we were bringing chicken kabobs to stay with our diet? Well, it worked wonderfully! They had a veggie tray and yummy salads that went right with our diet! So sweet of them! So Friday I made Bryan and I some taco bowls before his softball games. I just seasoned ground turkey just like tacos but then had the meat in a bowl with a few added ingredients like lettuce, tomatoes and Greek yogurt instead of sour cream (seriously, it tastes the same but it has a higher protien content). Any who, I didn't work out on Friday because it was a sauna outside but I was on 5 days without considering cheating so I thought that it would be ok, besides I will a bit sore still from Thursday's workout. After dinner, Bryan and I headed to his softball game where I sat outside in the sauna and Bryan played softball in it.... For over two hours! No need for a work out- I lost enough sweat at the game! Saturday I was sure to be really active. I woke up and visited my old swim teAm that I used to coach last year, The broad bay barracudas! It was a cool morning until like 10:00 when the sun decided to come out. By the time I left I was sweating from everywhere!! Needless to say, I didn't wait too long to get to my parents pool. I stayed in the pool and played with my nieces for like two hours. Needless to say I was pooped and didn't workout for the second day in a row, even though I was really active. And I still hadn't cheated a bit, not one soda, no coffee, no dessert, no nothing. Later that night, bryan and I wend to his aunts house for dinner. This doesn't happen but twice or three times a year so we decided that it would be ok to "cheat" that night. We honestly didn't eat horribly, we just had stuff that we haven't eaten in a while. We had pita chips And edemme hummus (so good) and guacamole with chips. I was full from that! But then we had dinner which was slad and tuna for me and Bryan had steak, tuna and salad. By that time I was done eating.... But then there was dessert which I cant believe I fit in... Somewhere. We also drank alcohol that night too. First time in seven days, I only had two drinks and had a solid buzz, which is pathetic for me as most of you know! I woke up several times during the night and in the early morning with the worst stomach pains and I thought I was going to throw up. Luckily, I didn't but needless to say I was in no mood to eat. Sunday I had go babysit all day for the family I used to nanny for. I tried to drink a v8 but nothing was doing it for me. FinLly, around noon I found my appetite And ate some fruit. That was all I ate all day. I took the kids for ice-cream around 4 and I'll admit I had a Little for myself (bad kristin). The rest of the day I wasnt very good, but I didn't overindulgence myself like the day before. Either way, I never wanted to feel like the way I did on Saturday again. Monday I was good with the no carb high protien diet. And today I plan to stick to an apple and veggie juice in the morning then high fiber, protien and no carbs today. I also plan to work out today, even though the kids keep me active...non stop! Tonight is girls night and we are getting sushi. I plan to only eat two rolls and fill up on edemem and salad so I don't want to eat when we go to the movies. Wish me luck! By the way, someone told me the other day that no matter if I loose the weight or not (not that I'm planning on stopping) that I will still be a beautiful bride. That made me feel reLly great. I also wanted to mention that I went and tried on three dresses on my own the other day. The experience wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I'm glad I can blame the really big sizes on my boobs not my belly! Anyway... I'll post more details tomorrow!