Weight-loss update

So, I haven't posted in a couple of weeks almost, but I am still at it. In fact, I am down 41lbs! Still working hard and holding steady at 3,000 yards 5 days a week and Body Pump 1 day a week. It's working!

Week 7, Day 48; Week 8, Days 49-53

Week 7, Day 48
Saturday, I managed another 2000 yards.


Week 8, Day 49
Sunday was my day off and weigh-in day. I knew the number wouldn't be huge since I have been sick, still I had a loss, which is better than a gain! 1lb down and a total of 34lbs lost so far. I'm not going to complain. I splurged quite a bit because I felt like I deserved it because I was sick. I sure know how to make lame excuses for food!


Week 8, Days 50-53
I upped my yardage again this week. I've managed to increase to 2500 yards. I swam this Monday, Tuesday and today. Yesterday was Body Pump day. I'm really, really sore, so I'm hoping that means a good weigh-in on Sunday!


Miscellaneous:
I decided I needed sweets in a major way while I was sick, so I decided to try Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches again. I've had them before and wasn't really that impressed. Well, after dieting and working out for as long as I have, they were like eating pure sugar. Gross? No! I loved them a little too much. I decided I can't buy them for a very long time. Pretty sure it doesn't count as low calorie if you're eating more than one a day. Oofta! Lesson learned. I'm worried it'll affect my weigh-in Sunday, but I'm hoping the increase in my swim will even things out.


So, I fit back in to a pair of pants that I love and held onto. Yes!!! I am seeing progress and that is really the best motivation for me. I also bought some new swim equipment (bag, goggles, swim caps) and that should be here this weekend. Woot! Swim Outlet is an awesome site. I had never shopped them before, but I will definitely be buying from them in the future. Free shipping, great sales and about every brand you can possibly imagine.


I'm finding it more and more difficult to get on here to blog everyday, so you'll probably only see a blog update 1-2 times a week. Swimming longer cuts into my me time once I get home; the kids are waking-up earlier and earlier, too. Don't they know they're suppose to sleep longer? ;)

Week 7, Days 46 & 47

Really struggling this week. All credit due to this sinus infection. Still, I managed to get in 2,000 yards yesterday and today. Not going to give-up.

Week 6, Days 40-42 and Week 7, Days 43-45

I have a good excuse for not posting these days. I've been super sick with a nasty sinus infection. Did I stick to my calorie goals for each day at least? No, not really. But, I'm back on my feet and on track again. 4 days in a row of being absent from the gym...I wasn't about to make it 5, so I did manage to go yesterday. I had to ease back into working-out, so I just did an hour on the treadmill at 2.5mph. My lungs are still quite tight, but I can breathe through my nose thanks to Mucinex.

Day 45:

I made it back into the pool this morning. In fact, I decided to see how far I could make it without stopping. I went ahead and stopped at 1,000 yards and followed it with 4 sets of 250. I'm glad I bought magnesium yesterday. My right calf muscle likes to cramp towards the end of each swim. I'll be glad when that doesn't continue!

SafeSplash

I am so excited about this! Joshua and Jenna both start swim lessons on Monday. We were able to pay off enough debit with our tax return to be able to afford special needs swim lessons for them both. It's really a great program and truly the price is reasonable considering the quality of instruction (they go through extensive training) and experience/knowledge of the instructors (most of them have a background in Occupational Therapy or are in school for OT).

I found this company simply by Googling "special needs swim lessons". I was going to just use our Rec Center for their swim lessons, but the more I thought about it, the more concerned I grew over the idea that the instructor wouldn't understand or might lose patience with the kids. Well, honestly, I'm not as concerned about Jenna in that area as she is extremely athletic, but poor Joshua's ASD gets the best of him often. The jumping, flapping and inability to connect the dots is very frustrating and difficult to handle for people who just don't get it. So, the slightly higher price in tuition is worth it in my opinion. They start on Monday!!

http://www.safesplash.com

 

 



Week 6, Day 38 & 39

Yesterday was Body Pump and one of my friends came! She left concerned she wouldn't be able to walk today. I'm anxious to hear how she's holding up. Haha! I added more weight on my squats again and I really felt it this time; still feeling it this morning! I am a little bummed that my Fitbit doesn't automatically calculate the calories I burned in class. I still had to use my app to tell it I was doing a work-out. I thought it monitored calories burned by your heart rate, but I guess I was wrong. Pretty bummed. This was the reason we bought it in the first place.

2000 yards this morning. It was another sloppy mess of a work-out. I feel myself getting sick. Sinus drainage always turns into an infection, so I'm busting out as much as I can before I can't anymore for a while. Oh the joys of winter allergies. I need to figure out which tree gives me so much heck so I can destroy them all! Just kidding. I love trees.

Week 6, Day 37

I really had to push myself to get to the gym this morning. Thankful tomorrow I get to "sleep in" as much as the kids will let me. My winter allergies are getting the best of me and I'm just waiting for this to turn into a full-blown sinus infection (which is what usually happens). Still, I managed to do 2000 yards. It wasn't pretty, but it could have been worse.

Today, Joshua has co-op. Normally, I would go into ninja mode on the house and spend time doing school with Jenna, but I think I will have to rest and let the messy house stay messy. Jenna is working on her letters. She's still struggling with it quite a bit, but I'm hoping repetition will be key and it will just click for her one day. She doesn't seem frustrated by it, so I'm thankful for that.

Happy Tuesday!