My weight, and what I'm going to do about it.

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Well, I lost a pound this week! My goal was to lose 2 pounds, but I ended up having a little bit of a cheat day since we had a babysitter we went to our favorite restaurant the other day for greasy cheeseburgers, then we went to my grandparent’s for dinner and my grandma made me a massive strawberry shortcake and I would have felt bad if I didn’t eat it. So I think that day definitely messed up with my 2 pound goal.

I figured it would be good to post about how I ended up weighing way more than I should be. I mean besides gaining 50 pounds with my pregnancy, that’s so much! When my husband and I met nearly 5 years ago we weren’t in the best shape, but we were in pretty good shape. Then we turned into complete foodies, especially once we moved in together. We were always cooking and baking. You always hear people talk about using food as a way to cheer themselves up, well it’s so much worse for us. We use food to cheer us up when we have a bad day, we use it to celebrate the good, we eat when we’re bored, heck we plan our vacations around food and the restaurants we want to visit. We really have no control when it comes to healthy eating and we’ve both gained so much weight from it. 

A picture of our first Christmas together, I don't even recognize those people anymore!

This is another picture of what I looked like the month I started dating my husband (obviously October) This is my skinny inspiration picture, I still have those jeans in case a miracle happens. Right now, I'm pretty close to 40 pounds bigger than I was here. 

One of the big things that jumps out at me and makes me want to lose weight is how I look in pictures. Not so much the strike-a-pose kind of pictures, but the ones that I find myself in the background of. Blissfully unaware that someone is taking my picture until it ends up on Facebook, bad posture, bad angle, crazy weird expression on my face. That’s when I step back and really realize that I need to lose weight, and wonder what in the heck that person was doing posting that picture on Facebook!  

This picture isn't exactly what I'm talking about, but it highlights my, alright let's be blunt...this picture highlights how fat I am. My arms are huge, I look so wide, my hand is on my stomach maybe highlighting the fact that I do indeed look like I'm still pregnant, and I don't know what in the heck is up with my poodle hair here. 

So now I need to get serious about my goals. I have to show some more control when it comes to eating, I’ve been doing decent, but it’s way too easy to slip-up (like my greasy cheeseburger, strawberry shortcake day). It’s tough to find a place to work out in winter since everything is ice and freezing cold, and an expensive gym membership (or home equipment) are so not in our budget. I still have to work on finding ways to get at least a good 30 minutes workout in 3 times a week. I’ve been doing ok just by using my Kinect for Xbox, I feel like it’s not the same workout I’d get at a gym, but it works in a bind.

This week I have to start being serious about my eating, no more junk food, no going out to eat or getting take out. I will eat a light breakfast and lunch and use portion control at dinner. I will work out 3 times this week no matter what. I have to get on track, I want to get under 200 pounds, and never ever see that number on the scale again. I can do this!

I'm using this post for our Getting Fit Friday Link up!