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Week 7 Weigh In

Week 7 down a total of 11.4lbs. 6.45%

Yes my toenails still suck!

The Butt Explosion Diet

This week was my first week back to school with students.  The first week I really needed to get back into a regular routine and it was not regular whatsoever.  This past week was complete whirlwind with not only work obligations but also trying to figure out the schedule for my daughter's extra-curricular activities. Needless to say I did not exercise one bit during the work week!  Once my schedule is in place and routine, I definitely need to make more time for this. I did get a two-mile yesterday and it wasn't too much of a struggle, but if I don't keep up with it more, I know it will be.


Despite not having exercised, I still managed to lose weight! How you wonder?  The Butt Explosion Diet! Typically I find myself making really bad choices when I am at work.  I rush to get out the door on time, taking crap food for breakfast or grabbing a package of Oreos from the snack station at work. This week I made better food choices.  For breakfast  I had either fruit, avocado toast, or a smoothie from The Corner Perk (pineapple, mango, spinach, maybe something else that I don't remember. It was yellowish green).  For lunches:  I made my jar salads on Sunday.  By Thursday, my friend said they were "fragrant" but they tasted fine. Snacks: apples, pears, plums, hard-boiled egg white Dinner: some meat and veggies.  One night I drank a few lagers and decided to make myself a dang quesadilla at about 9:30.  I have allowed myself a Diet Coke once, but only finished half the can.  It really doesn't taste good anymore.


My body was not really used to the amount of fruits and veggies I was taking in and let me tell you, this picture was pretty much my life...  Hot stuff right?

Week 6 weigh in

Up .2 lbs

Week 5

So I lost weight this week, but I am a little disappointed.  I feel that I worked pretty hard and was hoping for more than 1.2 lbs.  I ran further distances.  I really watched what I ate, except for one night I went to dinner.  I did do some day drinking on Tuesday and rocked it out on Thursday.  Ok, so maybe I didn't do as well as I thought.  Any ways, I am at 4.64% loss, which is 8.2lbs.  With regards to our contest...I regained the lead!  I just need to keep it!

Week 5 weigh in

Was hoping for more.

Lunches are Made!!

Tomorrow I head back to work.  I really need to focus on making good food choices.  Sometimes I get so busy that I just grab something quick, easy, and shitty for me!  I am going to work hard to not do that.  I am going to work hard to make time to prep foods.  I set aside some time today to make these mason jar salads. They are supposed to last up to a week. I found some tips on pinterest about how to layer them to keep the ingredients from getting soggy.  Here they are:

Layer 1: dressing
Layer 2: hearty veggies like cucumbers, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli...
Layer 3: beans and less hearty veggies
Layer 4: grains ( I didn't use any this week, but I will)
Layer 4: proteins and cheese
Layer 5: lettuce, nuts, seeds

Here is what I made from left to right...fyi...I don't tomatoes, onions, and peppers


1. poppy seed dressing, cucumbers, cauliflower, chicken, cranberries, spinach
2. ranch dressing, corn, tri-bean mix, chicken, shredded cheese, iceberg lettuce
3. oil and peach basalmic dressing, cucumbers,  crab meat, goat cheese, strawberries, spinach
4. ranch dressing, cucumbers, chicken, ham, turkey bacon, eggs, iceberg lettuce
5. poppy seed dressing, carrots, cauliflower, chicken, shredded cheese, spinach

Totally doing this when I get bored running

http://www.brobible.com/life/article/girl-uses-nike-plus-draw-dicks/

I'm about to cut someone!

Today was the halfway point.  I have been leading up until today.  Ugh, my sister passed me and I am pissed!!  A good sort of pissed, you know the motivating sibling rivalry, I am not gonna lose to this bitch kind of pissed!

Halfway Point

Today is the halfway point of the weight loss challenge I have goin on with my sisters. That doesn't mean I am halfway done trying to lose weight, feel better, and look good naked. I am starting to accept that this will need to be a complete lifestyle change and not just a short-term thing. I don't really like that, but it is what it is.

So I am down a total of 7lbs  from the start of our contest. Today we also had to record our neck, waist, and hip measurements. I lost 1in from my neck. I never really considered that I had neck fat, but I guess I do. I lost 2 inches from my waist and 3.5in from my hips.  

I am pretty pleased with this week's progress consider I ate entire ball of mozzarella on Friday and a large calzone on Saturday.

I  would love to say that I will be super disciplined for the remainder of this contest, but I definitely need to do it one day at a time, like most recovery programs.

Faux banana pancakes

A new breakfast fave.

1 mashed banana

2 egg whites

1/4 cup dry oats

Dash of cinnamon

Make two good sized "pancakes" for a total of 230 calories.

So good no butter or syrup needed.