Almost there...

Down another -2.0 lbs this morning!! So now I am just -2.8 away from being back where I left before vacation. Today is another beautiful sunny day. I am going to go to dance class this morning and then lay by the pool for about an hour before heading into work.

Getting closer....

Yesterday was just a typical lower carb day. I forgot my aunt was going to be in town just for the night. I was supposed to go to dance class after work, and then was just going to have a protein shake for dinner when I got home. Instead, I did not get to work out and ended up eating out. I went to Cafe Rio and had a salad with extra meat and no rice. We even shared a little key lime pie. I was bummed thinking that all of my hard work all day probably just got messed up. But this morning I was down -1.8!! So now I am 4.8 away from being back where I normally am. I will get there!

Little at a time...

Okay so this might take a little more work than usual :) I did my steak day yesterday, but only lost -1.2 lbs. Usually I get 2-3! So now I am 6.6 away from getting back to where I was when I left for vacation. I will do my usual for the rest of the week and hopefully get another 3-4 off this week. I hate the end of summer and getting back to school and homework :( Lots to do and so little time!

Will I ever learn??

So, I get back from vacation and turns out the gain isn't that bad, and what do I do?

(I told myself I would just eat clean until the weight was off, before there were any more free days.) Well, Saturday morning TOM hit. Then it became a free day. Probably would not have been too bad, had Sunday not become a free day too! For pete's sake! As of this morning, instead of the 4.6 above I am 7.8 above! TOM is some of that. I have lost 7# in one week before, so let's see what I can do :) Steak day today and then low carb the rest of the week. I have decided to do my next round starting the first weekend in September. I just want to be 149.8 at least by the time I start again so I am not re-losing. I have plenty of time for that. It would be really nice if a few of you could stand post outside of Kneaders this Saturday with a scale. Don't let me in the door unless I am back at 149.8 :) I promise I will learn.....someday.... ;)

Happy Saturday!

Nothing like waking up on a glorious saturday morning with TOM to greet you! Knew that one was coming. Work has been pretty busy the past couple days. Last night my husband and I went to see Step Up 3. You know me, I love dance. It was SO bad when it comes to acting, but the dancing was pretty cool. This morning we are going to go work out and then have some Kneaders french toast! YUM! I have been reading a fitness girls blog for about the past 7 years. She is awesome and I love her insight. Her latest post: Discipline, Diets and Whining is perfect. Click the link to read. So good :)

Not too bad!

Okay, so maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought:) I keep trying on my pants that I want to fit right and yesterday morning they really weren't that bad. So I thought, do I dare check the scale?? I did and I was 154.4! Only 4.6 above where I left on vacation! That was after a steak day and a high protein day. I can live with that :) TOM is due any day now, so I will just keep doing what I am doing and weigh at the end of next week when TOM is gone and see where I end up.

Work is busy. We got a completely new software program and are having to transfer all of the old data into the new program. But it will be really nice when it is done. It is almost time for kids to be going back to school (ugh!) and of course there is plenty to do for that. I am headed off to dance class before work. Have a great day!

Back to work!

Wow, it feels like it has been a year since I last posted. We were completely off the grid for 2 weeks :) I have been trying to catch up on you guys since we got back Sunday night. I would have posted yesterday but my internet was having issues!

First off, it was fabulous. The weather was perfect and the water was beautiful. My husband and I had the first week to ourselves and then the second week with the kid. Very relaxing and a great time. Most days were boating, swimming, and tanning. I could definitely get used to that on a permanent basis :)

Now for the "weight" issues...... let's just say I have some work to do :) I did not get on the scale while I was gone and I still have not gotten on since I got home. I did a steak day yesterday and am going to do P3 style and high protein till my clothes fit the way they should. I wore the smallest pair of pants I own the day before I left, and I can still put them on and button them, but they are TIGHT! All of my clothes are snug:)

I had a very good time on vacation, but the mental battles were tough. When you eat low carb, and then eat carbs a lot, you get the water re-flooding your system. For most people that is 4-8lbs. So within about 3 days I could feel that, but did not feel like doing steak days constantly to bring that back off. I could have been good and ate they way I do at home, but I bring my cooler everywhere and we were always on the run and I just did not want to do all of that. So I had a few really hard days where I was emotionally beating myself up, but I finally decided it was not worth it. I had to either suck it up and eat right or take a vacation and just enjoy. Enjoy is what I did. Or over did :) It is amazing that even after all this time old habits just come right back. But I have learned so much this year and I know what needs to be done.

I am guessing that I probably gained 12 pounds or so. It seems like a lot, but the big bulk would be water and then some gain. I know seeing the numbers would send me over the edge and make me crazy, so I am just going to do what I have been doing. Eating clean and exercising. One thing I decided on vacation was to do another round. I am fine with where I am, but it is right at the top end of where I want to be. After the vacation, I realize I would like a much bigger cushion and get to the lowest end of where I want to be. My LDW was 144.5 for my last round but went to 149.8 immediately after adding exercise. That is pretty much where I have stayed for the last 4 months. I would like to get around 130-135 and see if I can stay there. I am planning to start in September, so anyone who might be starting then, let me know and lets do it together!! Here are some pics from vacation: