Perty by Thirty Weeks 38 and 39

Oops, I never got around to blogging last week. Probably because I didn't want to admit that I had gained 2 pounds! I was very disappointed in myself as I had been doing so well, but over the past few weeks I have been slacking off. Darn it, those Oreos tasted SOOOOOO good. But, not good enough to make it okay that I gained 2 pounds.

So, luckily, I took charge this past week and lost those two pounds, plus some, to the tune of a total of 3.2 pounds this week. I was THRILLED! And honestly a little shocked, especially since I wasn't great over the weekend.

The past week has showed me how absolutely necessary it is for me to have a friend along for the ride with me on this journey. I joined Weight Watchers after seeing a friend's progress she was having. This friend has been my lifeline at times to keep me on track.

We decided we need to have goals to celebrate our milestones. We are currently planning to have pedicures together when the first person hits 100 pounds. I am currently only 12.2 pounds away. Hopefully by Thanksgiving that pedicure will happen. Too bad it won't be sandal weather.

We are also planning to take a long weekend trip to the beach next summer to celebrate both of us reaching our goals. We are certain we will both be to our goals by next summer and are looking forward to celebrating together.

If it wasn't for having someone to hold me accountable on a day to day basis, I may not be as far along on my journey as I am now.

For the BlogapaLOSEa challenge I am supposed to post a picture each week. Well, I don't have one right now. If I waited to take one and get it posted I would probably be waiting for awhile. I'll try to take one this week and get it added soon.

Totals:
Perty by Thirty: 87.8
BlogapaLOSEa: 7.8

Perty by Thirty Week 37

Thankfully I turned the negative last week into a positive this week as I lost 3.6 pounds! Yay! Only 13.4 pounds until I hit 100lbs!!!!!!

This weekend I decided to clean out my closet. I removed the items that are too big and boy, were there a lot. I have an entire 30 gallon tote full and I haven't been able to fasten the lid yet. Now I just have to hit the lottery and go shopping for new clothes, in another size smaller! I'm now down 10 numbers! Yippee! That is all the motivation I need.

I have not been exercising much recently, but I am signed up to walk in a 5K this weekend, so I will definitely get my exercise in on Saturday.


And as for my weekly BlogapaLOSEa info, I actually took a picture this week. Then I realized it was in the same clothing I wore in my last picture 2 weeks ago. Only this week I made my husband stand up when he took the pictures so I don't look like a giant and I didn't pull on my pants and make them look like parachute pants.

So here it is.

 

Total losses:
Perty by Thirty -- 86.6
BlogapaLOSEa -- 6.6

Perty By Thirty Week 36

Yikes! It's Thursday and I'm just now posting this week. I have lots of excuses I'm sure you all have heard before, but ultimately there are two reason I haven't posted this one. One, I gained weight! ACK!!!!! I gained .4 pound. It wasn't much, but it was the first time I gained in 15 weeks. That was a record I wasn't interested in breaking. I was a bit disappointed in myself. And eating all the bad food wasn't even worth it. Dang! But I'm learning my lesson and have been really watching my food intake this week. As of tonight, my scale appears to be going back down. Let's hope I can keep it up for 3 1/2 more days until my next weigh in.

I also have not found a moment or remembered to take my picture for the BlogapaLOSEa contest. So, I'm tired of waiting to do it, so here is my weekly post without a picture. If I get a chance I'll post one soon.

Totals so far:
Perty by Thirty: 83
BlogapaLOSEa: 3

Perty by Thirty Week 35

This week I have met several goals with my weight loss.

First, I have official dropped 13 BMI points! Which is amazing!

Second, I have FINALLY hit the halfway mark. I now have lost 83.4 pounds (3.4 pounds this past week) and have only 80.4 left to hit my goal!

Third, I won a prize at work in the challenge they had back in June and July. It is an organizer/planner type item. I have not received it yet, but I'm excited that my weight loss helped me win something!

Let's just hope it helps me win something else, like the BlogapaLOSEa competition!


Here is my weekly picture for the BlogapaLOSEa challenge. Please don't look too closely. You may see the stain on my shirt and my end of the day frizz fest I call hair.


So far, my totals are as follows:
Perty by Thirty -- 83.4
BlogapaLOSEa -- 3.4

Perty by Thirty Week 34

I got another 5 pound star tonight at Weight Watchers as I reached a total of 80 pounds lost with the 2.2 pounds I went down this week.

This makes 13 weeks in a row that I have lost weight. I'm hoping I won't ruin it over the Labor Day weekend. Since Monday is a holiday, I am planning on finding a Tuesday Weight Watchers meeting to attend next week.

This week marks the start of BlogapaLOSEa. If you are interested in joining, they are allowing people to enter until September 6th, so go sign up. You can check out all the rules and details here. I'm definitely in it to win it. I would love to lose at least 20 pounds to hit the 100 pound mark by Thanksgiving.

Part of the rules of participation for BlogapaLOSEa is to post a weekly picture of yourself. So, here is mine. It is definitely not attractive. Next week I'll try not to spill my dinner on my clothes and take a picture in something other than poorly fitting work out clothes.


See y'all next week!

Perty by Thirty week 33

Wow! Has it really been 33 weeks since I started this journey? I guess it really has been. It still amazes me that I've stuck with it this long. And I am going to keep sticking with it until I reach my goal. What a day that will be!

This week I lost 1.4 pounds bringing my total to 77.8. Not too shabby considering I ate everything I could get my hands on all day Friday. I even ate at IHOP! Seriously, that could have been enough to doom me for good. But then I went to the State Fair on Saturday and even though I really, really wanted a corn dog and a funnel cake I skipped them. If I hadn't rode a Ferris Wheel I may not have remembered I was even at a fair. I did eat some fried potatoes and real! chocolate! ice cream! that I was supposed to share with the kiddo, but, well, I ate about 9/10ths of it. I couldn't let it go to waste and after the headrush the child acquired after bite number 5, he turned his interest back to the popcorn.

I have been considering my motivation to keep going lately and I talked more about that over here yesterday. And, I have found my most recent motivation, contests! I have learned that if I have a short term goal, I am most successful. Once again, I stumbled upon a weight loss contest and I'd love for any of you who are interested to join. It is BlogapaLOSEa. You can check out the info here.

Beginning next Monday I will be posting weekly about my progress in the BlogapaLOSEa contest. I will even be posting a weekly picture of my progress! Yikes! I am setting my goal at 22.2 pounds. That will put me at 100 pounds lost by Thanksgiving! I would really like to lose more than that in this time frame and it may happen, but I need a reasonable, reachable goal, so hitting the 100 pounds total lost by Thanksgiving will be it!

Perty by Thirty Week 32

I went shopping yesterday and was thrilled to purchase 3 new shirts in size 1X. If you only knew how thrilled I was in the dressing room. I did a little happy dance in the tiny room. Since I never could have considered wearing anything other than a 3X for years, I was on top of the world.

Then I went home and stepped on my scale. I've decided my scale is either a) broken, b) old, or c) a motivator. My scale typically always reads at least 3 pounds heavier than the scale at Weight Watchers. And it send me into a frenzy about the fact that I have gained weight. How could that have happened? I followed my points perfectly. I didn't even use very many of my extra points. I even exercised.

Well, luckily my scale is never right. Eventually I'll remember that, but I'm okay with the broken scale. I need all the motivation I can get.

This week I lost 1.2 pounds.

I was reviewing my book that holds all my past weigh-ins and I was pleased to see that I have not gained any weight for 11 weeks.

I'm working toward week 12 now.

I also posted here today about my weight loss journey.