I lost 3 more lbs as of Friday, I'm stoked! I'm down 7.5lbs total and am about 10lbs away from my first goal. I started at 173 and am at 165.5, my first goal is to reach 155, and then we'll see how I feel. I know I would like to get down to at 150. I think I weighed 145 around my early college days, which obviously was pre-baby so I am not sure how that weight will look on me now.
I'm pretty sure my weight loss will slow down now, I've always struggled to lose once I get into the low 160's so I really need to keep my mind focused. The past few days I've been a bit stressed out and wanting to 'cheat'. We had a party we went to on Sunday and I did indulge in a couple of cookies, and a soda and I'm sure I probably went over my daily points, but I have the weekly bonus points that I usually never use, so I figure I'm okay and should still be on track to hopefully lose another pound by Friday.
I get impatient very easily, I want results fast, and that's another obstacle for me. I want to see at least 2 lbs gone every week, but I know that its not going to happen especially since I'm nursing. I'm pretty sure WW says you shouldn't be losing more than 1lb a week if you're nursing since you're not really suppose to be dieting due to needing calories in order to produce enough milk. So, I need to accept the fact that its going to be a slow and steady process.
Challenges this week were me going through the phase of wanting to cheat and eat bad foods, I did also cave and have a couple Mt. Dews, I haven't been getting much sleep, so I 'needed' them, however, I tracked them on WW so that I stayed within my points allowance. I need to go pick up a case of diet so that I can grab one of them instead of being tempted by carb filled regular soda.
I also haven't been going walking or any other exercise the past week, we had a week of crappy rainy weather, and now its nice out again but Erik hasn't been home much to come with me on walks, and I don't like going by myself with both kids since Sam is not big on the stroller and wants to get out and walk, yet now follow me. Hopefully we'll get out at least a few times this week.
Success(s) this week was my 3lb loss of course! I also stuck to cooking relatively healthy meals and didn't cave in to the burger and fries that I so desperately am craving! My goal is to stay away from eating out, and I've stuck to it, I do plan on going out for dinner and a drink next week with a friend, hopefully I can make smart decisions with my meal so that I wont' feel as guilty about the Margarita I plan on drinking.