Today is my official starting day!  I’m wiping the slate clean, starting with a goal to lose 25 lbs in six weeks.  My husband and I have a trip planned to go to New Orleans for Mari Gras where we will stay at a friends house, and I really want to try to get 25 lbs off by then.  I know that’s quite a goal, but I think I can do it.  I usually lose quite a bit the first week when I get back on track, and then after that, I hope to lose about 2 to 3 lbs per week.

So far, I’m doing well, had a mini bagel and light cream cheese for B-fast.  Plan to go for a walk later when it warms up, and I already have my lunch and dinner planned out for the day.  I’m thinking of starting Weight Watchers again.  They have a new program out called the New Momentum Program.  Still not sure, if I want to do that, or just do it on my own, either way, I’ve made up my mind and it’s going to happen.

Hope everyone had an awesome holiday season and Happy New Year!!

Thanks for stopping by Making Mommy Hot! Have a great day!

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Wow…I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I’ve posted. I promise that I will never go this long again, without posting something to let you guys know what’s going on in my crazy world. So far no more gain to report, so that’s a relief, but still haven’t lost either.

As you all may know, January of this year, I set out on a mission to lose 150 lbs, and I fell very short of that goal. It has almost been a year since I began this journey, and I’ve only lost a total of 26 lbs. I know, that’s better than nothing, but it was over 35 lbs and I’ve gained some back. So that’s no fun. But still within this year, I can say I’ve lost 26 lbs, so that’s very encouraging, and to be honest, I’m pretty proud of myself. So in a way, I still feel like a winner.

I’m hoping after the holidays, I can get back on my journey and work towards completing my original goal of losing 150 lbs. I just may start with a smaller goal of 50lbs, meet it, then move forward. Part of me is wondering if I should just bite the bullet, and start now, forget about the temptation of the holidays, because I would hate to gain more, and come January be back to square one. That would be devastating. All I know is, I’ve been completely out of control, and I have got to do something.  I’m not talking diet pills or anything, I just need to figure out how I’m going to kick start this new mission.

Any suggestions??

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Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on things so far.  We haven’t moved yet, but more on that later.  I’m in major crisis here with my weight.  I broke down and weighed the other day, and was shocked to see that I had gained 10 pounds.  Can you believe that???  TEN POUNDS!!  So definitely a major setback.  I’m PMSing this week big time, so I’m praying that’s part of it.  But I guess I needed this wake up call, because I think I’ve FINALLY made up my mind that I’ve got to do this.  This morning, as I write this, I haven’t had anything to eat yet, and I’m sitting here telling myself, “Today is the day, you’ve got to do this!”  So the motivation is there, I’m just praying it last throughout the day.  I will say that I feel different today.  I’m not craving any particular food, although I am hungry.  Usually, if I’m starving, I’m just dying to get my hands on something really good and fattening, something I love.  But today, I’m not doing that.  So hopefully, that’s a good sign, and I make the right decisions today.  Wish me luck!

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I’m happy to say that I’m still at 253.6 this morning, so it’s official, I am still showing a 1.8lb loss since my last HYC check in.  I’m also proud to say that I’m boasting a brand new HYC badge on my sidebar.  I’ve made it past 35lbs!  Some of you may be confused about that, and I’ll explain.  In my last HYC post, I talked about how Weight Watchers online was showing that I had lost 34lbs when I was showing that I had lost 28.  Well, the reason for that, is because I had actually started trying to lose weight in 2005 when I was at my highest of 289lbs.

At that time, I lost 11lbs and then that Christmas my mom passed away, so I went off my diet due to all that I was going through, and then I got pregnant with my twins, 3 months later.  So I didn’t actually start trying again to lose weight until the first of this year, and I had completely forgotten about my previous loss and how much I weighed back in 2005.  So to make things right, I adjusted my starting weight on my blog and with My Fitness Pal, so that it would reflect the correct number that Weight Watcher’s was showing.

Just wanted to clear that up, in case some of you are thinking I’ve lost a bunch of weight over the past couple of weeks and I really haven’t.  But I will say, knowing that I’ve really lost more weight than I thought I had in the past really has given me a huge boost of confidence, and has helped me stay on track.  The only thing that I’m kinda bummed about, is knowing that if I hadn’t had that major slip up a couple of months ago, when I was having trouble getting myself back on track, that I would probably be showing a bigger loss.  And even now, I know I could be doing more.  With that said, I’d like to set some goals for myself for the next week, and then come back next week and review them and see if I have accomplished them.  Sounds like a plan, huh?

Here are my goals for this week:

1. Drink more water – I need to be drinking atleast 6-8 8oz glasses of water a day, and I haven’t been.
2. Exercise more and develop a good routine.
3. With eating, I need to be more structured and plan out my meals, and try to stick to a specific schedule.  I do so much better, when I know what I’m suppose to eat that day, rather than just trying to figure that out on the spot. Make sense?
4. Sleep schedule – OMG…it has been horrible.  And getting enough sleep is so important.  And that just hasn’t been happening.  So I’m going to try to make myself go to bed earlier (even though I really enjoy my “me” time after the kids go to bed)

So there ya have it.  Those are my goals for this week.  I think I can do it, how about you?  Have you set any goals for yourself this week?  I’d love to hear about them in the comments!  Until then….I’m out!

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I’m just too excited to wait until Tuesday to post this.  I haven’t weighed in almost 2 weeks, due to the fact that I’ve been super busy with anything and everything.  Anyway, I weighed this morning and I showed a 1.8 lb loss!  So now I’m down to 253.6, and I couldn’t be happier!  Things have been really crazy since the kids have started school.  The babies have also had a couple of doctor’s appointments.  This week, things should slow down a bit, so I should be able to get back to my food and exercise journal.

I’ve been doing good with my eating during the week, but splurged a little last weekend.  Yeah…it was my trigger food, pizza.  Something I’m probably going to have to totally eliminate all together.  It always seems to be the one that sends me right over the edge.

Do you have a trigger food??  What is a trigger food you ask?  JoLynn Braley over at The Fit Shack explains it really well:

“Trigger foods are any foods that trigger you to overeat and/or binge. They are foods that you just can’t get enough of; one bite is never enough and one helping isn’t enough. Trigger foods can also lead you to overeat on other foods that initially you weren’t even thinking about eating if you feel guilty for eating your trigger foods in the first place!

Some people could have just one trigger food category like ice cream, and others could be triggered by anything sweet, salty, or fatty. Usually trigger foods contain refined sugar, and while trigger foods don’t necessarily lead to a binge, it’s interesting to note that the binge eating survey I did here at The Fit Shack showed that 72% of the survey participants binged on foods that contained sugar.”

Check out my poll located in my sidebar, I’d love to see what others find their trigger food to be.  And if yours is not listed, please feel free to share it in the comments.

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