I'm Back!

Ok, kiddos. Here I am, ready to begin announcing my weight-loss again. Boy it is late, 11:30 pm, so I'm going to make this quick. I feel terrible for not sticking with my blog and updating you guys on what's going on with me and my progress. I will do a weigh in this Saturday to start off a new round of updates. I have been keeping up with my weight, so I know about where I am but I will put up all the new stats on Saturday. I'm excited and I hope you guys are too. Please forgive me for being a terrible blogger....

Good Night.

Mwuah!

My Review of Pump In Style Advanced - Backpack

Originally submitted at Diapers.com

Medela Pump In Style Advanced - Backpack

An electric retail pump with research-based and hospital proven, 2-Phase Expression Technology for more milk in less time*.  2-Phase Expression is an advanced pumping pattern that mimics a baby's natural nursing pattern a...

Pump In Style Advanced - Backpack

This pump is well worth the money.

By Zollnermomma from Highland, IL on 6/13/2010

 

5out of 5

Pros: Portable, Fast/Efficient, Easy to clean, Easy to use

Best Uses: Newborns, Working Moms, Infants, Breast Feeding, Travel, Milk Storage

Describe Yourself: First Time Parent

This is the third pump I've purchased and I'm finally a satisfied customer. So quiet and extremely efficient..I was blown away. The only thing that I think could be different is the "let down" button that you push if you're having a let down...this is a double pump and it's difficult to press when both hands are occupied. That is the ONLY thing I would say is a con. I like the 2 phase suction which Medela got right..it works perfect. Buy this pump if you are looking for something that is more hospital grade than the traditional hand pump or single electric pump. AMAZING!

(legalese)

My Review of Minerals by Baby Blanket 4oz Tube SPF 70+

Originally submitted at Diapers.com

Baby Blanket Minerals by Baby Blanket 4oz Tube SPF 70+

Minerals by Baby Blanket SPF 70+ 4oz Tube Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide Formula

Minerals by Baby Blanket 4oz Tube SPF 70+

The Best Baby Sunscreen out there.

By Zollnermomma from Highland, IL on 6/13/2010

 

5out of 5

Pros: Not Greasy, Effective Protection, UVA/UVB Protection, Scent free, Rubs In Well, Sweatproof, Waterproof

Cons: None

Best Uses: Daily Use, Sports, Beach, Swimming

Describe Yourself: Budget Buyer

I like that it tells you to rub in until you can "barely" see white and then the white fades within a minute or so as it's absorbed by the skin...makes me feel like it's really going to work. It's not greasy or thick but still coats well. I love the high SPF and FPS protection for my little one. Best sunscreen I've found by far...plan to use it myself.

(legalese)

WAY TOO LONG....so HELLO!

Ok, so yes I'm late and probably losing your attention but bare with me since you all know my situation. New mom equals, um, well busy ALL the time.

My last weigh in I did was last Saturday and my weight was....drum roll please........

Digital Scale: 166.2 lbs

So, that means I only have roughly 14 lbs left to be at my pre-pregnancy weight..WHOA, YOWZA! The pre-pregnancy weight (152) is my current goal...if I hit that, I'm happy BUT my real goal is to be 130 AND I do plan to make that before I ever have another kiddo. I want to try and be in the best shape ever.

Things are really good for me right now. I have a ton of energy and I'm just enjoying my little sweety every bit that I can. I can't believe she's almost 5 months old, that just blows me away. I can't chat long because..like I said..I'm busy. I have sheets in the dryer, I need to start on dinner, Amelia will be waking from her nap soon, and I have a pile of laundry in my room and on my couch that need to be put away asap...I'm bad about getting laundry put away..I never seem to have time.

I'm also planning on a garage sale in early to mid June which is going to be huge. We have lots of stuff to get rid off...I'm freshening up this place.

Welp, I'll try my best to get on here more often so yeh....I'll be back. lol

Mwuah!

Weigh in # 7

Whoo hooo!

Let's get right to the stats:

Digital scale: 174.6 lbs
Wii Scale: low on battery this morning and wasn't working. blah blah.

This is super exciting. I even slipped up..A LOT this week. I did buy some Breyer's Peach Ice Cream..which is yummy! Everyday is a new day, I think I finally have my mind right...FINALLY. I've tried a ton of exercises and foods to try and lose weight and this is the only thing that has ever worked for me. I am so happy to have finally found my cure for my belly, which I had even prior to having a baby by the way. If you want to see what my goal weight looks like on me, I'm going to post a picture of me and imagine me 10 lbs heavier than the picture. That would be my goal weight, 130 lbs. I still have over 40 to lose but I have lots of time.

I have been eating a lot of salads, mostly for dinner in order to keep dinner light. My salads typically consists of romaine, tomato, cucumber, mushrooms, onion, feta cheese, sunflower seeds and a balsalmic dressing. I've been eating turkey bacon and 2 scrambled eggs almost every morning and lunch is kind of all over the place. Sometimes it's a mixture of different foods that don't go together like, a grapefruit, cheese stick, nuts OR it might be a small pita bread pizza consisting of pizza sauce, pesto, spices, pepperoni & cheese. Very good! Tonight I made taco salad.

I haven't been doing much for exercise this week, it mostly consisted of carrying my daughter, doing housework..OH and sleeping...with an occasional walk here and there. Slacker? Yes. I just haven't had much time and when I do have time, I'd rather relax, read, watch a movie, OR yes, sleep. These days I enjoy treating myself to a home spa which in other words, is a warm shower followed by lotion and clean clothes....aaaaahhhhh, bliss.

I'm thinking about joining this decade and starting a vlog and jumping ship on this blog stuff. Not only will vlogging be a lot more fun for me AND you but, I can post them on youtube and get more followers...I need more input from other fellow weightlossees. LOL The decision will come soon and I will let my whole 4 followers know asap. If I do join the vlogging world, I will be dropping this blog all together and transferring my info to my new vlog. I'll keep you posted.

Spring is peaking around the corner and I'm so excited. I really have a lot of "Spring cleaning" to do and I can't wait to install our hardwood floors and get this place looking nizice. We did clean our garage last weekend..our to do list is slightly shorter now. YES!

I found a new blogger to follow and all his videos are pretty interesting. You can find him on youtube, he calls his channel "Underground Wellness".

Anyway, gotta get to my life now. Mwuah!

obsessed.

This is amazing. I have never in my life lost weight like this. This low sugar and carb diet is working. I've become obsessed..well, almost obsessed with weighing myself ever since I realized that weight was falling off. So, I weighed myself this morning and I'm down another pound since yesterday. I always weigh myself first thing in the morning before I've eaten so that it stays accurate. I've lost a whole pound in one day, that is shocking to me. Anyway, I can't wait until this next weigh in...it's going to be big news. Ya know, when you start to lose weight like this because you've finally found something that works for you, it's really easy to stick to it. When you want results so badly and have wanted them for some time, when you finally see them, there's no turning back.

Mwuah!

Weigh in # 6

YES!! Excellent results this week.

I started a new diet/life change type plan. I recently read this book by Jorge Cruise called "The Belly Fat Cure". Jorge basically says to cut down on your sugar intake and keep track of your carbs and you WILL lose weight. He uses S/C which is sugars/carbs and he says to eat no more than 15 grams of sugar and 6 servings of carbs each day. I have been staying pretty close to this the last 3 days and here are the stats from my weigh in that I did this morning:

Digital Scale: 176.4 lbs
Wii Scale: 178.5
BMI: 28.03

A side note: my digital scale also tells me my fat percentage which I have been far too embarrassed about to come out and say the actual fat content of my current body. BUT let's just say that since I started this blog, my fat percentage has dropped 6 %..whooo hoooo! That's kind of a big deal. In total I've lost a bit over 5 lbs, I am so excited. Oh by the way, when I was doing the low sugar and carbs for 3 days, I was not working out and I still lost the weight and more than what I was losing while working out. I do plan to continue working out but this was a bit of an experiment. ;) Jorge also promotes the use of sugar substitutes like Stevia and sugar alcohols which I'm not really sure about their actual safety yet. I have just been cutting my sugars instead of substituting to make things sweet. I'll have to do more research on this.

Welp, it's the end of my 30 day challenge, which needless to say, I did not follow. I did workout but I did not do that video every day for 30 days as I had originally planned. Your body needs rest and variety..which is something I've always known so I don't even know why I attempted it. Also, today is the official end to my 21 day habit challenge of reading for at least 30 minutes every day. I did do this challenge. I read everything from baby magazines, web articles, and books. Now I have to think of a new challenge. hmmmm...

I'm going to be doing housework here while my daughter sleeps because it's the end of the day and as usual, this place is a big sty.

Mwuah!