My Weight Loss Struggle in Photos

You can't share weight loss struggles without photos. I have always been chubby since childhood. I reached my peak in college. Here are some pictures displaying my many sizes over the years. 




Heaviest Weight: 210 lbs (2005)

Smallest Weight: 134 lbs (2012)

Clean Eating Journal & Activity Day 2

Meal Plan/Activity for Tuesday (Day 2)
Meal 1 (Breakfast): Meal Replacement Protein Shake (MyFitFood Whey Protein) & Almond Milk

Meal 2 (Mid-morning snack): 2 Tbsp. Avocado & 1 Granny Smith Apple

Meal 3 (Lunch): 5 oz. Adobe Chicken Breast, 1/2 cup Cilantro Lime Rice, 1 Cup Steamed Broccoli

Meal 4 (Mid-Afternoon Snack): 1/8 cup walnuts & 1 Naval Orange

Meal 5(Dinner): Same as lunch, but reduced rice to 1/4 cup

Meal 6 (Evening Snack): 1/2 Banana

*Space meals 2-3 hours apart
*Water consumption: (8)-16.9 oz. water bottles, approx. 1 gallon.
*I use small MyFitFoods containers for portion control.
*Exercise: Shaun T-25 DVD-"Cardio"

-Down 1.4lbs today! I am feeling a little hungrier this evening, so I had to drink some extra water to calm that craving. There is nothing in my fridge or pantry to even tempt me anyways! I was barely able to get through with the Shaun T-25 DVD, due to baby being fussy. Getting workouts in is still challenging for me with my little man wanting my undivided attention.  He did giggle at me a few times watching my big butt jump around! I am going to sleep good tonight. This is a little inspirational video clip my husband shared with me. Enjoy!

My Story

I am a chronic weight loss-weight gain yo-yo type of person like many. I often lose weight for events or because I see a picture of myself and can't stand it. I am the "Well, you have a pretty face" girl. That does not make you feel better by the way. I've lost anywhere from as little as 20 lbs, 30 lbs, to over 60 lbs in consecutive amount of time. My highest weight was probably about 210 lbs and lowest weight was 134 lbs! That was probably the smallest I had ever been in my life ever! I have always been chubby since about age 5. Standing at only a little over 5 feet, any extra weight looks bad. When I got down to 134, it took about a year and a half of intense exercise 6X week, very clean eating, and very few cheat meals. All this effort was for the Big Day in March 2012. I had not gained a pound from Jan 2011 to March 2012. One week later after our Honeymoon in Hawaii I was up 7 lbs! Anxiety kicked in. Back to the gym. 5 months after being a newly wed, 15 more pounds creeped up on me. August of 2012 we got pregnant and we were so very excited! Our son was born April 2013 and I stepped on the scale when I got home from the hospital. Here I was back to square one! Ughh! Just as everyone anticipated I'm sure. I find myself not wanting to take pictures with my son because of my weight, as shallow as that sounds. I know how to lose weight and what it takes. "Maintenance" is the issue for me. My hope is that this blog helps me stay motivated while sharing with others who struggle with being a super mom and getting fit! :)
-Sophia

Noom Coach App Highlights

Day 2: 1.4 lbs lost already! Yay!

Last night I discovered a FREE app called Noom Coach. I am very excited about it because it has so many features. You can upgrade to the Pro version starting at $4.99/month. The free version has so many features that I have not decided if I need the Pro version. The app includes a very easy meal log that has every food I've eaten so far. Noom coach has weight log, exercise log, pedometer, and so much more. Here are some pics of some of the great features. I'm hooked! :)







 

Clean Eating Journal Day 1: Monday 10/21/13

Finally getting back on track after giving birth to my son in April 2013. I have went back to work teaching high school and pumping my breast milk at school (challenging!).  I lost a considerable amount of weight (63 lbs) before my wedding in March of 2012, but it took 1.5 years of exercising 6 days a week (high intensity) at gym, with trainers, clean eating, very limited alcohol, and only 1 cheat meal per week. This was extremely challenging, but I am major Type-A personality and have no hesitation when it comes to taking on complex tasks.

I have put a lot of weight back on (but not all) since getting married and having my first child.  I am not sure if I can dedicate as much time working out as before, but I can control my food choices. I now have to use home videos and not be a so much of gym rat as I was in the past. Some home DVD's I have are: Insanity, Shaun T-25, Yoga for Mommy and Baby, and Tracy Anderson Post-Baby. I love the gym and atmosphere, but with a newborn it can be challenging to get out the door.  Doing workouts at home will take more effort for me personally.

Here we go...

Sunday Food Prep
Cleaned out my refrigerator and pantry and went to H-E-B to get all my clean food and began meal prep on Sunday 10/20/13.  I am keeping it simple and doing chicken breast, broccoli, and parboiled rice (lower glycemic index than brown rice) for the beginning of this week.

*Cooked 1 cup of Parboiled Rice and added fresh cilantro, lime, pepper, and 1 Tbsp of "I Can't Believe Its Not Butter".

*Steamed 1 large bag of frozen broccoli. Drain and season with Pepper and 1/2 Tbsp of ICBINB.

*Baked a pack of Adobe marinated chicken cutlets (5 pack) from H-E-B at 350 degrees in a baking dish for 30 minutes. I sprayed baking dish with 0 calorie PAM.

Meal Plan/Activity for Monday, 10/21/13
Meal 1 (Breakfast): Meal Replacement Protein Shake (I did an Advocare shake, but when I run out I will use MyFitFoods protein powder)

Meal 2 (Mid-morning snack): 2 Tbsp. Organic Peanut Butter (No Hydrogenated Oil) & 1 Granny Smith Apple

Meal 3 (Lunch): 5 oz. Adobe Chicken Breast, 1/2 cup Cilantro Lime Rice, 1 Cup Steamed Broccoli

Meal 4 (Mid-Afternoon Snack): 2 oz. Avocado & 1 Naval Orange

Meal 5(Dinner): Same as lunch

Meal 6 (Evening Snack): 1/2 Banana

*Space meals 2-3 hours apart
*Water consumption goal: (8)-16.9 oz. water bottles, approx. 1 gallon.
*I use small MyFitFoods containers for portion control.
*Exercise: Shaun T-25 DVD