Dieting

I've seen this before, but I'm trying it once everyone leaves my house this weekend!




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Starting on Monday...

Along with Insanity...

I won't push it off anymore...

I must get back to pre-wedding weight...

Ugh...

Wish me luck...

xoxo,

Weight Watchers... Again... & Recipes

Does baby weight just hang around on everyone?! 

It seems like it's not going anywhere for me...

Actually, I feel like I've gained weight aside from the baby weight.

So since that is the case, I figure I better REALLY do something about it. 

And when I saw a Weight Watchers promotion at Shop At home - sign up for $1 and earn $7 cash back, I figured it was a sign. 

Side Note - I love Shop At Home.  It's wonderful!

So I'm on the Weight Watchers train (again) and I'm hoping to be the new Jennifer Hudson... Yeah right!  I wish!  But yes, I have tried this before.  I tried it with my mom, but I'll be frank with you... I suck at diets.  They make me more hungry than normal and I always want things I shouldn't have.  I guess that's the point of a diet, but I enjoy food.  Which is why I chose this again because I will be able to eat, just not as much.

I'm going to work hard and I'm going to lose this weight if it takes me forever.  I feel uncomfortable, my clothes don't fit right, I only have a few things that I can fit into, and I'm just sick of being large.  I felt so good leading up to and even after my wedding.  To get back down below 150 would be wonderful!  I think that's my starting goal, but my real "ever-after" goal is to get down to 135/140. 

Aside from just Weight Watchers, I'm making myself do some-sort of activity every night. It can be running, a long walk with Ella, or my 20 min Windsor Pilate's (that makes me sweat), but it has to be something. 

My motivation:

1. I'll feel better!

2. I'll feel better!

3. I'll buy myself new clothes!

4. I'll look good in my new clothes!

5. It's good for me!

And... we might start to eat as vegetarians too, just to try to "health" up our eating...

Although, don't worry, I bought coney dogs to make this week!  Probably eat up all my points in one sitting!

But, instead of worry about that right now, I'm going to share some of my favorite found recipes from the website thus far!

Grilled Stuffed Jalapenos!

1 Pepper = 1 Point! 

Holla!

Beef Nachos!

4 Nachos = 3 points

Easily a good dinner!

Caramel Cappuccino Shake!

5 points

Angel Hair Pasta with Eggplant and Tomato Sauce!

6 points per 1.5 cups

Chicken Teryaki with Broccoli!

7 points per serving

So maybe it won't be that bad...

Even Chili Dogs are only 6 points... a lot less than I thought!

Happy Fat Tuesday!

*all pictures are from Weight Watchers*

-- Bootcamps with a Twist --

So I saw this on Wedding Chicks the other day and yes I am partial to wedding chicks because I am a blogger on that site too...although lately I find myself blogging here WAY more than there...but I was a blogger there before Everyone could be a Wedding Chicks blogger.  I still love Wedding Chicks either way! 

Anyways, they featured this great fitness facility out of Richmond, VA called Styles Group Fitness Network.  It's a womens based fitness facility where all their classes are geared towards a particular group and named to reflect that.  The classes are Bridal Bootcamp, Momma Bootcamp, Puma Bootcamp, Cougar Bootcamp and Hitched Bootcamp!  I freaking Love it!  How cute!  And how appropriate!?

Look at these classes -- I'm sure you'll get in shape in no time. 

With it being 6 months out it's really time to start thinking about tigtening up my belly flab and shredding that extra weight.  I read a little bit of Miss Frozen Yogurt over on WeddingBee -- not quite sure how I latched onto her, but I did.  She enjoys Miss Jillian, Miss Jillian Michaels that is and her 30 day shred video.  I have it and i really need to stick to it and try it and see what it does for me.  It is hard and I do sweat in 20 min and I'm a HUGE fan of short workouts.  So we'll see. 

The Special K Diet

In an attempt to knock off another 6-10 lbs I'm going back on the special K diet for 2 weeks. I did this early last summer and I think it was a major factor in a weight loss that I had then. I'm going to try it again. I'm hoping in combination with the "training" for the mini-marathon that has started recently this will be a good thing.

Doesn't this look Yummy?!? C'mon...you know it does! It's only 2 weeks. I know I can do it and then it will be on to other new things.

We shall see...

I guess you could consider this, along with the mini, processes in Bridal Boot camp.

Bridal Bootcamp Begins

So it’s official…Bridal Bootcamp started last night. The dieting started a couple of weeks ago, but very casually, but the running began again last night. I’m going to try to do a Mini-Marathon in Fort Wayne in September. That will give me a goal. Below is the bootcamp gamplan.

Week of June 8th

(and hopefully beyond!)

Monday -- 2 Mi
Tuesday -- Jillian's Shred Video
Wednesday -- 2 Mi
Thursday -- 2 Mi
Friday -- Jillian's Shred Video
Saturday -- Jillian's Shred Video
Sunday -- 3.5 mi
Total=
9.5 Mi


Looking at that, that’s a lot, but that will be the same for a few weeks until I get my stamina back up. Wish me luck!