What Will it Take?

I often ask myself this question! 

What will it take for me to get serious about living healthy and sticking with it for more than a few days in a row?!?

I weighed myself this morning...it has been a while since I did and I have NOT been eating healthy for the majority of the time. 

SCARY, 179.6lbs!!! 

That is a gain of 7.6lbs. YUCK!

So I could tell you all the reasons why I have not stuck with living healthy but the truth is none of them are any good. 

There are SO many reason why I need to get healthy and continue living a healthy lifestyle...now to move on from the wanting to make it click and to DOING it!!!

Monday Meals

Breakfast
Super Milk Making Shake (this is suppose to help boost my milk supply) ~S
Greek Yogurt with 1/4 raspberries ~FP

Lunch
Broccoli Salad (raw broccoli, sunflower seeds, onions, cheese and mayonnaise) ~S
5 Strawberries and 2 squares of 85% dark chocolate ~S

Snack 
Mug in a Muffin with a dollop of peanut butter ~S

Supper
Salmon fillet served on a bed of raw cabbage and topped with Catalina dressing. ~S
Clean Nut Slab Fudge (3 pieces) ~S

Today was a total S meal eating day as far as Trim Healthy Mama principles go.

Tomorrow I will throw in an E breakfast and stick with S for lunch, afternoon snack and supper.

Trim Healthy Mama

Okay, most of you know that I change my mind a lot and I am up to it again!
Hey, what can I say...I am a WOMAN!!!

This past week I decided to follow the principle in the Trim Healthy Mama 'lifestyle' book and had great results on the scale, never felt hungry or deprived so I have decided to stick with it for now.

Those first few weeks, a while back when I felt so frustrated with the 'science' behind THM I am learning is a common feeling but as a person becomes more comfortable with the eating style it becomes easier and I am seeing that in myself.

So I plan to continuing learning and eating the THM way!!

Going Strong

I am still at it!

Today's monthly weigh in has me at 174.6...loss of 3.4 pounds this month!

Could be better but I am happy with it as it is going in the right direction.

Total weight loss so far 27.2 pounds since the New Year!

Winds of Change!

It is hard to believe that it is almost 3 weeks since I posted.

So much has been happening in my own little world but to the outside it probably looks like NOTHING is happening.

I have been 'trying' to follow the principles of Trim Healthy Mama eating for about a month but just can not do it so I FINALLY decided to stop trying and start DOING what I know how to do and that is eat clean, healthy and unprocessed foods.

This was a hard decision to make because the THM has such a great bunch of women that are a big support system to each other and I know I am going to miss them but I had to let it go.

My weight has remained the same for the last month. I will only be weighing myself once a month now and will let my clothes and wedding ring tell me how I am doing the rest of the time. So next Friday is my next weigh in.

Last week I discovered what I thought was a diastasis in my tummy. I went to the doctor yesterday to confirm it and sure enough I have a rather LARGE one.
A diastasis is a separation of the abdominal muscles. At my belly button it was measured to be a 7+ finger width and above it a 4 finger width.
I am now working on closing up that gap by doing some specific exercises to strengthen it.

With that news also comes the restriction of only walking and isolated free weight for my arms for the next 12 weeks.

Weekend Report

I am feeling so amazing lately, for many reasons but fitting into smaller clothes and hearing from my husband that he can really see how I am losing weight top the list.

This weekend workouts were; Friday~ Jillian Michaels Cardio Kickboxing, Saturday~ Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones and Sunday~ 5km Walk.

Eating was great all weekend! I have been battling through wanting to eat non-stop due to that time of the month when cravings are rampant but I have been victorious thus far. Hopefully it will not last much longer since it started on Thursday afternoon.

Things I have Noticed...

• That I am standing taller.
• I want to get dressed each day and not just hang out in my p.j.'s.
• Taking time to do my hair daily.
• Speaking kinder to/about myself.
• Wanting to exercise because it makes me feel good!
• Seeing the good in others more often.
• I can wear 'regular clothes again and not just my maternity clothes. (I even was able to pack most of them away!)
• Can see my collar bones a wee bit again.

All these things because I am eating healthy and watching the scale go DOWN!

This weeks weigh in, 178 lbs for a loss of 3.4 lbs!!!

Only 8 more pounds until I am at my pre-pregnancy weight with baby #7.