An Open Letter to My Stretchy Pants

Dear Stretchy Pants,

I know I have been wearing you a lot lately. 

Like everyday. 

This is my chance to say "thank you". The last couple of months have been tough for me. A new batch of meds combined with an unquenchable hunger for French fries has made all my other pants a little... tight. 

But you? 

You stuck with me through everything. 

You stretched and pulled until I tugged you all the way up my thunder athletic thighs. 

You even were gracious enough to let me pull you up all the way to under my twins so that I could suck in my muffin top as well. 

Stretchy pants, you really went above and beyond. 

And that is why I dedicate this post to you. 

You are a true friend. 

I have been cutting back on my French fries and hitting the gym, so I may be wearing you less and less as the days pass on. But trust me, for those fat days where I feel like a bloated, gross and disgusting pile of lard after a 2AM McDonalds binge, I know you will be there to (literally) pull me together. 

Love you Stretchy Pants.

Week 3 of My Getting Sexy Challenge

It is officially Week 3 of the 12 Week Weight Loss Challenge and this week was fantastic for me. Much better than the previous two weeks where I was just kind of... ehh. 

One of the challenges from last week was to ditch the scale. And I think for the remainder of the 12 weeks, I will keep that scale locked up and away. I easily get obsessed by the numbers and because my scale isn't digital, so it is even more annoying trying to figure out if I lost or gained 1 pound or not. I rather check my scale at the end of the 12 weeks and see a significant change. Fingers crossed.

I have been killing it at the gym this week. I went every day except for Wednesday due to it being my last day of my summer semester! And by killing it, I mean I attack that equipment until I am dripping wet and nasty and starting to smell. I love it. 

I have also started running. I have a 5k Color Run in October and I would like to actually run it instead of my original plan to woggle (walk + jog + jiggle) it. 

My eating is better, too. The last 2 days I definitely went off my plan but I am planning to pick it up and make next week amazeballs. Especially because I am leaving for NYC in 2 weeks and want to feel my best!

Now I am off to enjoy my Lifetime movies for the next 4 hours. Have a great weekend!

Oh hey July!

It's July? When did that happen? I feel like I just took a long nap and woke up and poof! July.

 

I definitely need to re-focus on my 12 Week Weight Loss Challenge. It's approaching the second week now and the first week went .... okay. Not great, but not awful.

 

Just for a brief catch-up, the 12 Week Weight Loss Challenge is being generously hosted by Caitlin over at Weights and Measures. She is super supportive and if you are looking to shed some extra poundage, a great ally and motivator to have!

Last week I was super pumped to be getting into a fitness/weight loss challenge. The "mini-challenge" last week was to:

1) Identify 3 weight-loss related goals

This one was easy because it required pretty much no effort. Accomplished!

 

2) Drink 2L of water/day!

I slacked a bit on this one. But I have a handy new water bottle the size of a small newborn and I am committed to getting my water in!

 

3) Get 30 min. of activity/day

Ehh... Started off strong on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday by doing the Insanity workouts (aptly named, in case you were wondering). Wednesday I had to run around with my Mom for some doctor appointments and came home around 7pm exhausted. Thursday I was also wiped and yesterday I was similarly exhausted and super depressed, hence my slightly melodramatic post yesterday. So out of a 7 day week, I so far have 2 days of workouts and 3 days of blerrrgrrghhjh (that's a word, right?) BUT the good thing is that today is Saturday. Which means I have TWO more days to sneak in some exercise and tip the balance in my favor for a 4 day workout, 3 day rest week which means next week I am totally going to rock it even more.

 

So what are our goals for next week?

 

1. Ditch the scale.

Easy. The scale depresses me and makes me ugly cry.

This was wayyy to easy to find online.

 

2. Create an inspiration Wordle! 

Never heard of it but will give it a go.

 

3. Track my food every day.

This is a great challenge and one I am eager to commit to. I have definitely turned my eating around but still need to keep my portion sizes in check. This will definitely help and I am tracking with MyFitnessPal so it literally doesn't get any easier.