My PB + J

it’s a weekly thang! {weigh-in wednesdays}

last week i was on a high that i finally met a goal, god, that felt great, like really great! i made it to the park with the kids a few days and i started noticing that my jeans were really loose in my thigh area. at first i was peeved because i am sick of saggy jeans and wasting money on denim that i hope to never wear again. i was just getting ready to tell jim that i needed to purchase another pair when a light went off and said to go look in your denim drawer. i picked the first jeans on top, my true religion’s. i slipped them on and they fit, like i could actually button those suckers. i went running down the hallway, jumped in front of jim and said a nice profanity filled statement and squealed. it was a great feeling, a victory. you see, i have not been able to wear any of my old jeans since i was first preggo with payton. they have sat lonely in my bottom drawer, at least for now i can wear one pair, the rest will hopefully get some attention in a month or so. i leave you with a picture of my ass, just what you needed to get your wednesday off to the right start…


my starting weight: 170 
today’s weight: 148
 week one: 6 pounds
 week two: 3 pounds
 week three: 1 pound
 week four: 1 pound
 week five: 3 pounds 
 week six: 0 pounds 
week seven: 2 pounds 
week eight: 1 pound 
week nine: +.6 ounces 
 week ten: 2.6 pounds  
 week eleven: 0 pounds 
week twelve: +.02 ounces
 week thirteen: +2.4
week fourteen: 3.2 
week fifteen: 1 pound 
week sixteen: 0 pounds
week seventeen: didn’t weigh-in
week eighteen: 1 pound
 total weight loss for week nineteen: 0 pounds 

total weight loss: 22 pounds  
pounds away from goal #1: 0! i finally met goal #1!!! 
pounds away from goal #2: 9

it’s a weekly thang {weigh-in wednesdays}

i’ve had a rough week of in taking entirely too many carbs. i am telling myself it’s okay because it really is. i started taking classes at the dailey method: barre fitness last friday and love it. i can already see a difference throughout my hips and thighs. i purchased six weeks so i am hoping with the right diet that i will see great results by the time vegas rolls around. i am happy there wasn’t a gain this week because i thought there was going to be a significant one. here’s to a better week! 


my starting weight: 170 
today’s weight: 149
 week one: 6 pounds
 week two: 3 pounds
 week three: 1 pound
 week four: 1 pound
 week five: 3 pounds 
 week six: 0 pounds 
week seven: 2 pounds 
week eight: 1 pound 
week nine: +.6 ounces 
 week ten: 2.6 pounds  
 week eleven: 0 pounds 
week twelve: +.02 ounces
 week thirteen: +2.4
week fourteen: 3.2 
week fifteen: 1 pound 
total weight loss for week sixteen: 0 pounds

total weight loss: 21 pounds  
pounds away from goal #1: 1
pounds away from goal #2: 10

it’s a weekly thang {weigh-in wednesday}

hello, wednesday! i have a slightly better outlook today vs. yesterday. one of my closest friends, suzanne, sent me a book as my reward for finishing my third 5k, she also happens to the editor on the book. soon after the UPS man dropped it off i ripped open the envelope, saw her inspirational message and began reading until soon i was at page sixty. many passages stood out to me but this one spoke to me:

this weight loss journey is an act you must figure out. you’ve spent way too much time feeling bamboozled, lost and defeated. now is your time to bring forth the realization that the choices you make, and how you take care of your health is significant in your world. – pg 31
you might be asking yourself, well, what is the book melissa?!? the book is called, burn your fat pants, and it is more than just a book. it’s a club for girlfriends to support one another and to provide the inspiration you need to find yourself to be happy with your body, mind and soul. i haven’t finished the book yet, but i know suzanne wouldn’t send me something if she didn’t believe in it and honestly she knows me well because it’s exactly what i needed. 
if you want to purchase the book you can here and here. 


my starting weight: 170 
today’s weight: 149
 week one: 6 pounds
 week two: 3 pounds
 week three: 1 pound
 week four: 1 pound
 week five: 3 pounds 
 week six: 0 pounds 
week seven: 2 pounds 
week eight: 1 pound 
week nine: +.6 ounces 
 week ten: 2.6 pounds  
 week eleven: 0 pounds 
week twelve: +.02 ounces
 week thirteen: +2.4
week fourteen: 3.2 
total weight loss for week fifteen: 1 pound

total weight loss: 21 pounds  
pounds away from goal #1: 1
pounds away from goal #2: 10

i finally broke out of the 150’s! i did a happy dance last week when i saw this number for the first time. it could have been lower this week i am not going to lie. after the 5k i was depressed and at my mother’s birthday lunch i went on a downward spiral. i ate spinach dip, a korean chicken pizza and then on sunday i ate really badly. i had weighed myself really quick on sunday to see the damage i had done. i went up to 152.6. i wasn’t worried because everything i was craving was chock full of sodium and i am due to start my period tomorrow so i know the water weight will go away. this morning, however, i got back to 149. my weight will always fluctuate, which i am okay with. after seeing 149 last thursday i tried on a pair of my skinny jeans from f21 that are a size 29 and they fit. barre classes to start on friday for the next six weeks! 


it’s a weekly thang {weigh-in wednesday}

so…i am still on a diet despite me not posting. over the past two weeks i have been struggling a lot mentally. remember a few years ago when i was struggling with severe post partum depression? well, i’ve had a few relapse days. i am totally fine i just get days where i don’t want to do much and i sit and mentally beat myself up. i have been juggling a few pounds, i go up to 153 then back to 151, it’s just so weird. when i go to the gym i do a lot of strength training and then an hour of spin or i run. the fluctuation in weight is due to the new muscle. my hubby and a friend have helped me see that i am losing weight.

we booked our rooms in vegas for my birthday. let’s just say the final countdown is on. we re-started cycle #2 this week. we tried last week but it didn’t happen, we had contemplated going back to cycle #1 but i would not physically be able to do spin and run so cycle #2 it is. it’s actually really easy now because this diet is a lifestyle. i even ate two slices of pizza at my friends house on monday and lost a pound. it’s probably because i stopped drinking my starbucks double shots but i have been eating a few pieces of chocolate everyday. whatever it is, i am just accepting it.


my starting weight: 170 
today’s weight: 150
total weight loss for week one: 6 pounds
total weight loss for week two: 3 pounds
total weight loss for week three: 1 pound
total weight loss for week four: 1 pound
total weight loss for week five: 3 pounds 
total weight loss for week six: 0 pounds 
total weight loss for week seven: 2 pounds
total weight loss for week eight: 1 pound
total weight loss for week nine: +.6 ounces 
total weight loss for week ten: 2.6 pounds  
total weight loss for week eleven: 0 pounds 
total weight loss for week twelve: +.02 ounces
total weight loss for week thirteen: +2.4
total weight loss for week fourteen: 3.2 pounds

total weight loss: 20 pounds  
pounds away from goal #1: 2
pounds away from goal #2: 11

i just purchased a deal on living social for the dailey method: barre classes. do any of you take these? i am always nervous to start something new but a friend sent me the deal and said she has lost six inches and she doesn’t have six inches to lose so i am hoping i can see some results! i think i might start these on friday when jim gets home from his business trip. it’s for two unlimited weeks so i need to figure out my schedule since jim is gone again next week and i will have missed two weeks of spin. i cannot wait for brayden to be six months old so he can go to childcare at 24 hour. come on next wednesday! geez. that’s actually scary that he’s already half a year old. 
are you still on your weight loss journey? how’s it going? i would love to hear your stories of triumph or tragedy. 

it’s a weekly thang {weigh-in wednesday}

so i realized that i never posted last week. no biggie, you didn’t miss much. i went up 0.6 oz, which honestly is nothing in the grand scheme of things and it was my first gain. this week i have dealt with more battles, not with my weight but with my body. a few weeks ago i jogged that 5k and was supposed to be doing another one this sunday but last thursday when i went to go run at the gym my knees put a halt to the 5k. i still managed to run for twenty minutes that night paired with my leg workout. i could barely walk on friday while out with the family. saturday morning i slept through my 5 am alarm for spin so i headed out to the gym to run instead. i made it three minutes and i was almost balling. intense pain. i laid low for sunday even though i wanted to go to spin. monday i was limping like an old lady but managed to make it to spin and i made it through the entire sixty minutes plus another leg workout. after thirty i could feel the pain coming back so i backed off the resistance. my knees felt better yesterday but i am very weary of running. maybe it was too soon or maybe my knees are just healing from my bad fall. who knows. i think it’s just an f-you sign from my body letting me i will be thirty in three months. sorry body you will not win this battle. i am strong and will kick you in the. . .


my starting weight: 170 
today’s weight: 151
total weight loss for week one: 6 pounds
total weight loss for week two: 3 pounds
total weight loss for week three: 1 pound
total weight loss for week four: 1 pound
total weight loss for week five: 3 pounds 
total weight loss for week six: 0 pounds 
total weight loss for week seven: 2 pounds
total weight loss for week eight: 1 pound
total weight loss for week nine: +.6 ounces 
total weight loss for week ten: 2.6 pounds

total weight loss: 19 pounds  
pounds away from goal #1: 3
pounds away from goal #2: 13

like i said on monday not one single pair of jeans i own fit and that’s roughly twenty pair. sickening. my skin is still saggy, i swear the second kid…however, when i woke-up yesterday morning i could finally see the skin below my belly button tightening up. nine months on, nine months off, right? i am fully confident that by my birthday (three months & one day from today) that i will fit into my designer jeans and if they do by that date jim has agreed that i deserve to purchase a new pair as my final reward. it’s the little things. now let’s pray my body continues to cooperate as i continue to kick ass over the next three months because the last three months have been pretty easy… 

i never do this but last night the hubbs and i actually snuck away together, alone, since my parents are here. i tried a few dresses on and took a pic because i am still not loving myself in a dress. my knees are beat up from the fall and i am in need of a tan, badly. anyhow, what are your thoughts? the dress is one size too big, i get that. but other than that, thoughts? what shoes would you wear? sandals, flats? 

what spring looks are you loving?

happy wednesday!