6M- Week 4...Reset. (W,G)

This week I knew the scale was going to be tough on me because of Jalapeno Fest 4. Traci hosted this amazing food party and boy, I went crazy. I ate too much and drank too much and the scale reminded me of that. That being said, I was able to run my longest run, 8 miles. I ran 6 of those miles. I thought I would have blisters when I took of my shoes but I survived it.

This week coming up will be damage control. I set myself back to 8 pounds to the goal but no wahala, it will be fine. IJ and I have challenged ourselves to be 6 pounds lighter by Thanksgiving which is 175lbs for him and 198lbs for me. As much as I was not a good girl, I looked good. I found this old picture from our trip to Washington DC for a side by side. Granted it was not the best picture but it did make me feel good about my progress!

In Summary,

Weight: 206

Distance: 17.4 miles

# of active days: 5

6M- Week 3....A luta Continua (W)

The struggle continues for sure.

I am so glad that I am finally out of the slump. I managed to lose another 3 pounds this week and it feels awesome. I am 5 pounds away from 199. This is so exciting; I sure hope that I don’t stall before I make it to that mark. Adding more vegetables has been helping cut the calories I was consuming and I am getting stronger as my 5K runs don’t take as much out of me anymore. I also started taking Fenugreek to help me with making milk and though I have not seen a big increase, I am glad Ishe is not as hungry lately.

This week I had some pain in right hip, I thought it was my new Asics and had to rest for 2 days. I did get back on the pavement and the pain was a lot better. I need to take advantage of the heating pad, extra stretches and switch up my running shoes.

In an effort to mix up my workouts, I brought out the Kinect Zumba game. I had really missed it and did the routine like I had been doing it forever. I am going to be doing that as my evening workout. There are 20 minute and 45 minute sessions so I am going to mix up the 20 minute beginner classes for the next 10 days and then move on to the intermediate sessions. Hopefully, this will help shed some inches in the places that I need to lose.

In Summary,

Weight: 204

Distance: 16.25 miles

# of active days: 5

6M- Week 2...It moved. (W)

Finally, the scale moved. Imagine my excitement when I got on the scale and I had actually dropped some pounds. I think the plateau is over and I am 8 pounds away from my short term goal. I thought my eyes were deceiving me for a moment but no, it’s true. I double checked today and it is still going down. Looks like my half plate of vegetables is working already, yay. To be honest, I really didn’t do so well once the weekend came but baby steps, the fridge is stocked up with vegetable and so this ought to be better. I received my order of Fenugreek and have been taking it. Hopefully I will see an increase in my milk supply soon.

I clearly and losing the weight completely differently this time around. I don’t know if it’s because of my childbearing hips but the last time I neared 200lbs, I was already squeezing into a size 12. This time, there is almost no noticeable difference in my size 14 jeans. I am really hoping for a significant transformation of my body, especially my shoulders. I still think I look like a linebacker. I will keep going at it and hopefully one day, I will get the look I am hoping for.

In Summary,

Weight: 207

Distance: 15.1 miles

# of active days: 5