LWLA: Entry 5

Almsost 3.5 lbs. lost this week! Woohoo! I think it definitely had to do with the fact that I found out I had Gallbladder problems and will be having surgery tomorrow to remove this problematic organ. I have been able to keep the attacks in check by hardly eating any fat and not overeating. It was great for my diet! Hope you all are doing well!

LWLA: Entry 4

Here I am reporting this week. The exercise was not as good as the week before, but I did get a handle on my eating. I only lost .8 lbs this week, but I am grateful for a loss at all. My eating habits are going to have to change drastically since I received the results of recent blood work and saw how high my cholesterol was. Scary high, actually. No more red meat for Lindsey! We'll see how fast I can get it down. With a different diet and more exercise I should be on the right track. If anyone has some yummy recipes to share with little to no meat. I would love it if you would share them!

LWLA: Entry 3

Well, a week has gone by and I would be lying if I said I did everything perfect and by the book last week. I was pleasantly surprised when I got on the scale this morning and I had lost 1.8 lbs, but I really was hoping to do a little bit better.

My goals for this week are to try and eat better. I didn't do great at exercising last week, but I didn't do poorly either. My eating habits, however, were not the best. I made cookies and ate a lot of them and... Adam, Britney and I went to the movies and I ate popcorn, pop, and milk duds. This week I will not make cookies and I am going to try to make my snacks healthy choices like fruit or veggies.

We'll see how this week goes. I love how Monday is always a fresh start! How did you guys do this week?

LWLA: Entry 2

Monday: Pretty good. I exercised and ate pretty good.
Tuesday: Not as good. We made cookies. Enough said.
Wednesday: I tried to do the 30 day shred. Eden was not going for it.
Today: Success! Strapped Montanna on my back and Eden on my front and made the 3 mile trek around the air park. Not as easy with an extra 37 lbs. but we made it and got a good workout.

Lindsey's Weight Loss Adventure: Entry 1

Baby Eden is 4 weeks old as of yesterday and even though I don't have the official doctor's okay to start exercising, I am going to go ahead and start and just take it easy for a couple more weeks while I finish recovering and healing up. I'll tell you now, that recovering from Eden has been a little more of a challenge than with Montanna, but I think I am really on the mend. Thank goodness it is all worth it. These babies are just precious!

I have been thinking about exercise and getting back into shape for months now and am grateful I can actually put a plan into action. My plan started this morning by putting Montanna in the backpack and Eden in the front carrier and setting off for a stroll. I am not sure exactly how far we went, maybe a mile? But the wind was blowing so hard and with Montanna rocking back and forth, I think I got a little bit of a workout. I am looking forward to more walks like this. Montanna and I sing the whole time and Eden just slept. I am sure she will keep on just sleeping for a couple more months.

I also plan on getting on the treadmill this afternoon as soon as either Adam can stop working for a while or Britney gets home so I don't have to jump off as soon as I hear Eden squeak. Montanna has done pretty well at staying off of the treadmill as long as she gets her turn when someone is finished. She can actually do pretty well on speed 1. I plan on doing at least 3 miles. I don't know exactly how long that is going to take me. Maybe I'll go further, or maybe it will take me an hour just to reach that goal. I'll have to let you know when I report back.

Here are my goals so far:

1: Run on the treadmill 5 days a week. Logging in at least 3 miles each time.
2: Eat small meals and don't ever let myself get full. Just satisfied.
3: Drink lots of water - although I am going to allow myself to drink 2 pops a week. If I cut this out completely, I think I will do okay for a little while, and then just start drinking pop again like crazy. By 2 pops, I mean, 2-12 oz cans. Probably as a treat on the weekend.
4: Go on walks with Eden and Montanna at least 3 days a week if not 5. I know I may not be able to get out every day, so I want to make this an achievable goal. Montanna loves to be outside and the weather is finally starting to warm up and it makes it perfect for playing and walking outside.
5: Weigh myself each Monday and record my weight loss so everyone can see it and hold me accountable.

It is a little bit embarrassing letting everyone know that I weigh 170.6 as of today, but maybe if I get that embarrassment over with, you can all celebrate with me when I reach my goal of 135. I know I will feel so much better about myself and I will be so much more excited to go shopping. So now you all know how much I weigh. Hopefully I will be in the 160's next Monday. I think it's a pretty good bet that I will, but I guess you never know.

I am going to put a weight loss ticker on the side of the blog so you can all keep track of how I am doing and if anyone else would like one, I can create it for you or show you how to do it. Wish me luck! Although I am excited now, I know it is going to be a challenge to lose this weight, but I am excited to be at the weight I was when Adam and I started dating almost 5 years ago. My weight has just slowly gone upward with each month and year since then. Good luck to all of you as well.

Here is a picture of Montanna, Eden and I heading out on our walk this morning. Eden is still such a peanut that she is completely covered. It was too windy to take off the blanket. I am going to have Adam take a BEFORE picture of me tonight. I would like to say I am brave enough to do it Biggest Loser Style, but I am afraid I am not. I think it will be fun to look at a before and after picture when I am done. I am saying "bye, bye" to double chins!

**Update** I only logged 2 miles today. It looks like I am going to have to work up to where I want to be. It sounded a lot easier than it was. :)

Slacker Culture

Bueller? Bueller?

Hey slackers, is anyone out there? This is Hillary, of course, and I’m just trying to check in and see how everyone is doing.

I’ve started a new video and will resume my diet tomorrow. I took a bit of a break for reasons unlisted, but will be back in the game as of Tuesday. I’ve been doing my videos since January and don’t take a break from those, but eating right has always been my Achilles Heel.

How about you guys? Still rocking the p90x? Cutting out soda? What is going on over there?