My little Bit of Honey

Hello to my readers! I apologize for the lack of entries lately. I have had a very good reason though, I had to stop my "diet"  and really working out for awhile. Reason being, I'm about 12 weeks pregnant! :) So, I suppose that is a good reason for it! I couldn't quite figure out a way to post something without revealing what was actually going on, so I figured I'd hold off, so I do have a few things to update on! First thing, being pregnant and trying to eat right is hard work. For me, I've been craving sweets big time as well as fruit, but mainly the bad stuff. I've been also trying to keep counting calories not to lose weight but to try and keep a healthy amount each day. That has also been really hard for me, I've found that since I'm not "focused" on my weight right now, I haven't been as dedicated as I once was. I'm hoping that by starting to write in my blog again, I'll be able to keep myself more accountable. I am...

I haven't weighed myself in a few weeks, in fact I was pretty terrified of the scale. I kept thinking that it was going to go up since I haven't worked out and I haven't been eating all that great lately.  Well, this morning I decided to bite the bullet and weigh in. I have lost 1.6 pounds since the last time I weighed myself which brings me down to 145 and puts me int he 25 pounds lost category! I was so happy this morning, I didn't think I would get to this point. I honestly just thought I would hit 150 and wouldn't lose any more weight at all. This has been a really slow and difficult process for me, both mentally and physically. My body was working against me at first with my awful thyroid issues and then a slow metabolism. I finally won though, I got my thyroid under control and I have lost all the weight that I put on after my wedding and then 5 pounds of weight that I haven't been able to successfully lose in years. The last 15 will be the hardest, I kn...

I haven't been posting as regularly lately and I apologize. I just feel like I've been posting the same things, over and over again so I figured I would wait until I had something *new* to post about. Lucky for all of you, today is that day. Whenever I gain any type of weight, I gain it in my face first, this make me look like a 12 year old. Not fun. I get these little chipmunk cheeks that are cute when you are say 12 but not 27. So, this is the place I notice the weight gain first because I always have a double chin. It's always been there, the little bastard. Even when I have lost weight in the past, yup still had the double chin. I would put my neck out as far as possible, risking looking almost ostrich like to avoid the double chin. Well, today I noticed that my face really has thinned out (it's also the place I lose weight first) so I turned from side to side checking out cheek bones that I haven't seen in quite awhile. Then I tried nodding my head to check o...

In the past 2 weeks my life has become quite busy, my husband and I bought a house! Since we bought the house we have spent just about every moment that we aren't working, at the house getting it move in ready. So I have been really busy and it has made things difficult to track my food and to exercise. In fact, exercise sadly has not been a part of my life for the past two weeks. Not to worry, it shall come back. So, I have found that when I have these life events happen that I have a hard time adjusting and usually will slide back into old routines. Not this time, oh no. Stress you will not get me this time. The thing for me is to establish a routine beforehand of what I am going to do once we move to keep myself on track. This includes meal planning (every day and night) and exercise planning (running in the morning and going to the gym at night). If I give myself a plan, I have no choice but to follow it. The alternative is to lose all the progress I've made so far and th...

Hello Readers! I haven't posted in awhile, life has just been quite busy for me. My Husband and I just purchased our first home! Woohoo! We have been doing work on it ever since we closed (last Friday),  this has included painting, ripping up rugs, cleaning etc. It has been quite exhausting and challenging for me to stay with my program and within my calories. I haven't been logging my food as religiously as usual, I actually forgot to log in for the entire day on Friday! No! My streak is ended! I was very disappointed in myself that I let that happen. I also ate tons of pizza and greasy food this past weekend and I haven't really been monitoring what I've been eating to closely the past few days. It's been disheartening, but I'm not going to let it continue. I am forcing myself to get back on track, even if my life is crazy.  The key to all of this is to be able to stay within my calorie amounts, even if situations change in my life. Last week was a real test...

I remember when I first started this whole journey, I had this thing where I just needed to see a difference. It was so hard for me to keep going until things started looking and feeling better.  Now that I am about 6 months in (wow, time really flies!) I definitely see and feel a major difference. I know I've posted pictures and somewhat about how I've felt in the past few months, but I don't think I've really given credit to how far I've come. I am my own worst enemy and my own biggest critic, we all are aren't we? I have come very far, I've lost 23 pounds. That is something. That is an accomplishment and something that I can be proud of. Do I have a ways to go? Yes, but 17 pounds is a whole lot better than 40. 17 is doable and feels way more attainable than 40 did when I first started.  As time goes on, I'm noticing not only changes in my appearance but the way that my body feels. The way I react to certain things and how much stronger I feel from w...

The gym can get really, really boring sometimes. No matter how many TVs they put in there, I can never get into any of the shows on there while I'm on the treadmill. How do you keep yourself entertained long enough to put in an hours worth of a work out? It feels impossible sometimes, it's why there are some nights where I Just don't want to go. I've started mixing up my playlists to try and get "pumped" about going to the gym. Tonight, it just isn't working. How do I force myself to look forward to spending an hour of my day working out when it could be much better spent laying around..doing nothing. I look at my calories and realize that I only have 393 left for today, crap. I have to go. Either that or I skip dinner and skipping dinner is NOT happening. So, I must go.  I know that once I get there and get moving I will feel a lot better about it, I will be more motivated once I have my work out clothes on. Right now, it's just not happening. I wis...