Well ladies, only one more week to go after this one.

Just one more.

I am NOWHERE near where I wanted to be at this point. Nope. Not even close.

This week was awful.

I didn’t exercise. My excuse will be that it rained the majority of the mornings, but that’s just an excuse. My other excuse could be that I’m too busy, but that’s just an excuse.

I didn’t count calories. I ate french fries. I ate desserts. I pretty much did whatever I wanted.

Shocker – I gained a pound back. Of course. You can’t behave badly without consequences!

So, I have one week left of this challenge. One week to treat my body like the temple it is. One week to get my booty back in gear. *sigh* Praying to find the motivation. Seriously! Realizing (once again) that I can’t do this on my own. That I need to soak myself in God’s word and allow Him to take the burden of this. And, when He wakes me up at 5 to actually get out of the bed and WALK rather than lay there and try to go back to sleep.

So, how did you do this week? I hope you did better than me!

I can’t wait to see who wins the prize next week!

Link up ladies.

I am SO LATE getting this post up today. I could list for you all the (really good) reasons I’m late, but that would bore you to tears. Of course, it might make a good Top Ten Tuesday post. Hmmmmm…

This week was another stagnant one. No movement on the weight front.

Why is that you ask?

Oh, it might be the boxes of Lucky Charms I bought so I could get the box tops and have proceeded to eat at an alarming rate.

Or, it could be the fact that I didn’t walk every day.

Or, it could be that I’m not recording what I eat.

So, can next week be a better week. Oh yes it can!

How was your week?

Good morning Losing It! ladies!

I hope you are having a better week than I am.

I have lost all motivation. Like all of it…

Well, I’m still walking most days, but the eating thing. Totally out of control.

I’m a stress eater. And an emotional eater. I’ve been both lately – stressed and emotional. They kind of go together don’t they?

I didn’t gain any weight, but I didn’t lose any either. I did walk most days, but it was like pulling teeth to get myself out of bed. I will give the excuse/reason that Aunt Flo was visiting me this week. Her visits leave me drained. I always need more sleep.

How did you guys do this week? I can’t wait to hear. I’ve seen lots of exercising and calorie burning numbers on Twitter. So proud of all of you. Really I am!

Link up ladies!

Well ladies, another week down.

I know some of you are having great weeks, and I can’t wait to read all about them.

I am impressed daily by how hard you are all working on taking better care of your bodies.

Well, I had an okay week. Lost back the pound I had gained last week. So, that’s a bonus. I’m exercising regularly, but still not eating as well as I need to be. It’s lunch that seems to do me in so I need to really focus in on that meal. I need to be better prepared… more intentional.

My goals for this week were…

• Lose 2 pounds Lost the one back that I had gained…so, doesn’t feel like I really did anything.
  
• Exercise 6 times I did 5, which is better than 4, but not as good as 6.
  
• Drink nothing but water and 1 glass of tea a day This is getting better. Lots of water this week.
  
• Log my calories into My Fitness Pal daily (and DON’T go over) Don’t think I did that one day. Which would be why I’m not doing well with the eating.
  
• Encourage the #LosingIt11 gals better on Twitter This I think I’m good at.
  
• Begin the day with prayer for help with my eating choices. Need to be more intentional about this.

I’ve got the same goals going into next week. I’m praying that I can find some motivation somewhere!

How did you do this week?

Rough week for me.

I truly don’t want to talk about it. But, I shall for you my fellow losing it gals.

Gained a pound.

Ate french fries – twice.

Didn’t drink enough water 3 days.

Didn’t exercise every day.

Extremely frustrated with myself.

However, tomorrow is another day! (Didn’t Scarlet say that or something?)

I can do this. I just need to focus. And not be so stressed. And be more purposeful about packing snacks. And focus. Did I mention the focus?

How did you do this week?

Well friends, we are half way there!!! Half way through this Losing It! competition. Only six more weeks to go. Are you where you wanted to be half way through?

I am NOT!

I’ve lost some weight, but not half of the 15 pounds I’d hoped to lose during this competition. Not even close to those 7.5 pounds. That is rather disappointing.

However, the Losing It! challenge is not just about losing weight. It’s about getting healthier, taking better care of our bodies, and supporting our fellow losers. (Tee hee hee. You’re not “losers” – you’re losing it. Get it? Tee hee hee.)

As far as that directive goes, I’m definitely doing better. Much more exercise. Much more aware of how much water I’m drinking. Much more aware of what I’m eating. (Even when it’s bad.)

I (and you) still have time to push through and really work on the actual weight loss. I know for me that means eating less carbs and exercising more. I need to get my heart rate up for longer periods of time to actually burn more calories. I’m going to have to go the Y and get on a torture machine. **sigh**

What can you do to punch it up? Don’t lose your motivation!! This is a life change ladies. Let’s do it!

My goals for this week were…

• Lose 2 pounds Lost 1. Slow and steady….
  
• Exercise 6 times Only 4 again. Grrrr
  
• Drink nothing but water and 1 glass of tea a day This was good some days and bad others. Still no soda though.
• Log my calories into My Fitness Pal daily (and DON’T go over)NOT doing well with this at all.
  
• Encourage the #LosingIt11 gals better on Twitter This is so fun! Love seeing everyone give each other encouragement.
• Begin the day with prayer for help with my eating choices.Love my God.

So, how did you do? Link up so we can go cheer you on!

How was your week?

It was GREAT chatting with you guys more on Twitter this week. I love the mutual support. I really want to try and do more and more of that. I love seeing you talk to each other too. So fun!

We are fighting a lovely virus at the House of Hills right now. Well, by “we” I mean the Princess. The poor thing has sores all in her throat. We are so thankful they have not moved into her mouth, but still she is highly contagious. That means that I’m highly contagious since I hold her and love on her no matter what. That also means my Sweetie is doing his best to stay very far away from us. I’m kinda missing him.

All that to say, my exercise hasn’t been as good this week as I’m afraid to leave the house as I don’t want her to need someone and then infect my Sweetie. I’m going to try and get a walk in today if I can. It’s hard when you don’t want to leave them. (And, yes, I realize she is eight and not a newborn, but I still don’t like leaving her when she’s ill.)

My goals for this week were…

• Lose 2 pounds Nope. But I didn’t gain any either.
• Exercise 6 times Nope. See above for my excuse reason.
• Drink nothing but water and 1 glass of tea a day Better this week. Still need to drink less tea.
• Log my calories into My Fitness Pal daily (and DON’T go over) Five out of seven days.
• Encourage the #LosingIt11 gals better on Twitter Yep! At least I think so.
• Begin the day with prayer for help with my eating choices. Yep! I love time with my heavenly Father.

I’m keeping the same goals for next week. One week I’ll get them all!

So, how about you guys. I saw some real work on Twitter this week. I can’t wait to hear how everyone is doing!!

How was your week ladies!?

Were you able to stick to your goals?

Did you get your water in?

Did you exercise?

For those of you just joining us, we are in the middle of a Losing it Challenge! There is still time to join us if you want. We’d love to have you.

My goals were…

• Lose 2 pounds (Well, I only lost half a pound.)
• Exercise 6 times (DID IT!!)
• Drink nothing but water and 1 glass of tea a day (Drank too much tea.)
• Log my calories into My Fitness Pal daily (and DON’T go over) (Logged every day. Went over on three.)
• Encourage the #LosingIt11 gals better on Twitter (Didn’t do this as much as I should have.)

I was slightly frustrated that I only lost half a pound this week. Then I started thinking of why this might be and came up with the following reasons.

1. I have gained A LOT of muscle mass in the last two weeks. My morning walk is not nearly as “hard” as it was in the beginning.
2. I ate the right amount of calories, but I didn’t eat good calories.
3. I had WAY too much sodium this week. Again, not good food choices.
4. I didn’t get enough water in at the end of the week.

These are all reasons that I might not have lost weight, but I can’t let them be excuses. I NEED to make better eating choices. I NEED to get my water in. It’s my responsibility. MINE. Nobody can do it for me. However, even though it’s my responsibility, I can always ask for help. I can ask friends and family to help. And, most importantly, I can ask my heavenly Father for help. I’m not trusting Him to help me, and that is obvious.

My goals for this week are…

• Lose 2 pounds
• Exercise 6 times
• Drink nothing but water and 1 glass of tea a day
• Log my calories into My Fitness Pal daily (and DON’T go over)
• Encourage the #LosingIt11 gals better on Twitter
• Begin the day with prayer for help with my eating choices.

What are you goals for this next week? Or, are you making daily goals like some of our participants are?

I can’t wait to hear how everyone did!

So! How are you doing? Did you reach your goals this week? Did you do better than your goals?

I will say that the fact that I was going to have to write this post this week helped me in SO MANY WAYS! Like seriously. I LOVE the whole accountability thing. I hope it’s helping some of you too.

If you don’t know what’s going on, I’ll fill you in. We’re having a little contest here at the House of Hills. We’re Losing It!

Here’s how it works…

1. The contest is for 12 weeks. Today is the start of week 2 .
2. You must write a post and link up for 9 of the 12 weeks to be considered participating. If you don’t have a blog, that’s okay! You just need to comment at least nine weeks to let us know how you’re doing.
3. The participant who loses the largest percentage of weight at the end of the 12 weeks is the winner. You don’t have to tell us actual numbers, just the percentage.

The winner will receive:

1. $30 Gift Card to Amazon to purchase something to help them on their weight loss journey.
2. A copy of Cook This, Not That! Easy & Awesome 350-Calorie Meals, a book I’m enjoying on my weight loss journey.

So….

How did you do this week? I’ll go first.

My goals for this week were…

• Lose 3 pounds I lost 2 pounds. Slightly bummed, but that’s okay.
• Exercise 5 times (it’s a long weekend) I exercised 6 times! Whoop!
• Drink nothing but water and 1 glass of tea a day. I did pretty good on this one. I had nothing but water and tea, but sometimes too much tea.
• Log my calories into My Fitness Pal daily (and try not to don’t go over) I DID log daily. I DID go over a couple of days, but never by more than 100 calories, which is HUGE for me.

All in all, I’m pretty pleased with the week. Do I wish I had lost more? Um, of course. But, the weight isn’t everything. Feeling better and being healthier is the REAL goal.

I’m already FEELING better. I’m sleeping better. My Crohn’s disease is better. I don’t know why I always let myself forget that I just FEEL better when I eat right and exercise. Why is that so hard? **sigh**

My goals for this week…

• Lose 2 pounds
• Exercise 6 times
• Drink nothing but water and 1 glass of tea a day
• Log my calories into My Fitness Pal daily (and DON’T go over)
• Encourage the #LosingIt11 gals better on Twitter

Your turn…

How did you do?

Did you miss joining up last week, but want to jump in this week? We’d love to have you.