Because honesty is the first step...

So, I read a lot of mom blogs. I tweet with a lot of incredible mamas that I have met via the awesome interweb and I really like a lot of them. One of the blog posts that a lot of them do is called "McFatty Monday."

Hmph.

I really toyed with the idea of committing to participate in "McFatty Monday" but the one thing I liked about Jenny Craig when I did it was the discipline of knowing I had to face the scale once a week. So, I am doing it.

So step one. I am overweight, I am sick of it, and my mama blessed me with some killer curves and I really should rock them to my fullest benefit instead of hiding in this fat body.

Background is, I have dieted. I have been a lot heavier than I am now. I lost almost 100 pounds on Jenny Craig. Got a little lazy, gained about 10-15 pounds, then got preggo and most of my discipline, well it went out the window!!!

Then I had my girl, dropped about 25 pounds right after but still ate like I did when I was preggo. I lost self control. I tried to diet when I was breastfeeding here and every time I did my milk supply dropped. And I was committed to exclusively breastfeeding her at least a year and then letting her choose when she was done. She quit right before she turned 18 months old. My pre pregnancy jeans, are still hanging in the closet waiting for me to fit back into them. Um, my daughter will be 21 months old this Thursday, its time I buck up and get it together.

So, I wanted to go back on Jenny Craig. My awesome husband told me, NO! "Babe, you know how to do this, you just need to eat right and correct portions and MOVE!!" At first, I was thinking he doesn't know how hard it is. He goes to the gym for like 3 weeks drops 15 pounds and looks like he has always worked out. Muscle has memory, and my hubs....he's super sexy and has arms and shoulder and chests like OMG!

Ok, this blog spot is about me....so I thought about what he said and realized you know what. I CAN do this. Jenny Craig was a crutch and I know what to do and damnit, I'm doing it.

So I am. I started 2 weeks ago. And, although I'm not ready to reveal to the world my weight, I did tell my husband, because I will make him hold me accountable. And eventually, I will put it here too.

I'm eating 1300 calories a day. Each meal consisting of 300 calories and 2 snacks in between that are 200 calories each. My last meal is dinner. I track everything that I put in my mouth. And I eat breakfast early, like right after I work out in the morning. Something, I never used to do and I was always a late night snacker, lets be honest. I was ALWAYS a snacker, period, no matter what time of day.

I also started hiking, this gorgeous hike that is about 4 miles long with a TON of huge grades, that kick my butt, literally and it is GORGEOUS. We do it one day on the weekend and then I am committed to doing at least 3 other days on the treadmill for a minimum of 30 minutes each time, ideally 40 minutes. And I put Eleni in her stroller at every moment I can and just walk.

Now, for my truths. I have been SO good with my eating. Stuck to my 1300 calories every day, except this Saturday our date night (we will visit that in a minute) and have hiked two times and been on the treadmill ONCE. Treadmill FAIL!

So, this week; I am committing to be on the treadmill at least 3 times and to hike, one day. SO that means I will exercise a minimum of 4 days this week.

I have had a few challenges with my diet and honestly, I am feeling really good about how much I have succeeded. The first weekend was my niece's 1st birthday party. She had my favorite cake, banana cake with cream cheese icing from my favorite bakery. So tempting. I took one bite, put the plate down and told Ali nothing taste better than skinny.

This weekend we went on our first date night in like 3 months. We went on a double date with one of my dearest friends and her husband. Went to a great restaurant. Ali got us girls a bottle of wine. I had 2 good size glasses, oops that was probably 400 calories. But I had only eaten about 700 earlier in the day trying to save up for our dinner. Then we ordered appetizers that a had a very small portion of and were incredible, a salad that I had a few bites of, and my dinner was actually pretty healthy. It was a very proportionate size piece of Halibut, that was incredible with a few sliced fingerling potatoes and veggies. So, I definitely went over my 1300 calories but I think I didn't go overboard.

So as of this morning, I am 13 pounds down. Which I think is pretty awesome for 2 weeks in.

Now, for the moment of truth. I may not give you my number but, here is thee before picture:

Hello, major saddlebags. A place where my tiny waist was once and my arms, yuck.
















Goal: Here is me, 55 pounds ago. That is the waist I was referring to: