Mamavation Monday: Up & Down
It’s another Mamavation Monday, and this one’s sort of bumming me out. Last week was a bad week. I was cranky, hormonal, too busy, and I slowly let my eating get worse and worse. I still got a decent amount of exercise in… but the rest was bad. On Thursday I had a brownie sundae at the mall, followed by a soft pretzel with sweet mustard dip. On Friday I ordered pizza rolls for lunch. On Saturday I followed a fast food lunch with overeating at a birthday party. I didn’t exercise Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. I did get my eating back under control on Sunday, but the damage had been done.
For the first time in a long time, I gained.
Starting weight: 225
Previous weight: 186.6
Current weight: 188.4
Gained: 1.8lbs
Total lost: 36.6lbs
I’m bummed, and I’m having a hard time feeling motivated to get back on track. I know I need to. I know I will… but I am worried about how long it might take me. Between the frustration of gaining, the stomach issues from bad food choices, and hormones, I am really not feeling like trying today. I want to eat poorly. I want to sit around.
Instead, I will try VERY hard to use this as motivation:
That’s me, yesterday, in a SIZE 12 DRESS. In December I was wearing an 18. So I’m making that picture the background on my laptop and hoping it can keep me on track until I feel it coming naturally again.
Here are today’s measurements:
left arm-13.5
right arm-13.5
chest-39
bellybutton-37.25
hip-44
left thigh-23.5
right thigh-23.5
Total: .5 off my chest, .5 off my stomach, 1 of each thigh since starting Move it & Lose it!
I hope you all had a better weekend than I did!
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That dress look FANTASTIC on you! I love it! You look great. You know, after watching Rachel’s vlog, I realized that there are a LOT of things that can contribute to a gain.
Yeah, so you didn’t do so great this week, love.. but that dress… that would totally be motivation enough for me to STAY IN IT!!! IT looks sooo good on!
Look back on this week at all of the decisions you made, and change them around to positive decisions.
You’re going to do great! Put the past behind you and look forward to a better week!
HUGS BABE!!
1 Lisa @ljenator said this (August 9, 2010 at 1:11 pm)
That dress is gorgeous!!! You look fabulous!
The fact that your recognize your in a “down” slump is good. Because you know what you need to do to get back “up”. You can do this, focus on the future, not the past! Your doing so good, look at all the weight you HAVE lost!!!!
Have a great week!
2 amanda said this (August 9, 2010 at 3:07 pm)
(((hugs))) Be kind to yourself. Feel your feelings and see what it is that *really* feeds you. What are you wanting or missing in your life that is causing you to want to fill the void with food? Are you taking care of your needs? Getting some me time? Try to figure out your true need and then work towards meeting that. You are doing great & There is nothing wrong with you! Don’t forget it!
3 Krista said this (August 9, 2010 at 7:45 pm)
No biggie… you fell off the wagon… just dont let it drive so far away that you cant catch it!
You didn’t become a size 18 over night and one week of bad eating shouldn’t keep you from your over all goals…
So get back on that horse and do the best you can! Good luck!!!
Laura @SeeLauraRun
4 Laura - Win Lose or Blog said this (August 9, 2010 at 8:07 pm)
Very cute dress!! Looks like one hot mama!!
5 Tara said this (August 9, 2010 at 9:13 pm)
This happens to me too, so don’t feel alone like you are the only one. This road is never an easy one, but it’s a good one. I just tell myself to suck it up and I exercise anyway, and then the food is easier to do when I’ve exercised that day. I’m more likely to crave what is good for me. XXOO
6 Leah @bookieboo said this (August 9, 2010 at 10:30 pm)
Thanks. I did get up and exercise again today, and I already feel so much better.
7 skinnysushi said this (August 9, 2010 at 10:34 pm)
I cannot tell you enough how much it thrills and delights me that you are using a picture of you looking BEAUTIFUL as your inspiration to look more beautiful and continue on your wellness journey! ((hugs)) YOU ROCK. seriously.
8 jennydecki said this (August 9, 2010 at 10:42 pm)
I hadn’t thought of it that way, but I love that too! Thanks for the happy perspective!
9 skinnysushi said this (August 9, 2010 at 11:41 pm)
trust em I have been there and i know i will have days like this agian, but know that you are wonderufl taht dress looks great and you are rocking it!
10 Amanda @beeacutie2 said this (August 10, 2010 at 12:06 am)
Girl, you are looking gooooood!! HUGS on losing motivation – I totally know hwo you feel when we run out of steam. Keep trucking on. HUGS
11 Rachel said this (August 10, 2010 at 12:19 am)
I know that you are frustrated but think about how far you have come. You’ve done an AWESOME job! Keep it up!!!
12 Laura said this (August 10, 2010 at 12:20 am)
Girl, that dress is so cute on you. Like the others said, look at how far you’ve come. Don’t let a lil ole gain get you down! BTW, were we supposed to post measurements? If so, oops. I didn’t do that.
13 Roxy said this (August 10, 2010 at 7:42 pm)
Yeah, I think it was a measurement week?
14 skinnysushi said this (August 10, 2010 at 7:53 pm)
I am glad you are focusing on the big picture so that you are not being too hard on yourself. Overall you are doing GREAT, you did slip up this past week. Now make this current week fantastic!
15 kia said this (August 10, 2010 at 8:25 pm)
awesome job of fitting into dres size i have been size 12 since hs
16 lorrie said this (August 11, 2010 at 2:14 am)
Beautiful dress! I’ve also just had a minor setback of a few pounds gained, so I can relate. You look amazing, though!
17 Cupboard Love said this (August 11, 2010 at 4:29 pm)