Hello, Week 2!

Did you survive Week 1?

Only 19 weeks and 2 days left til Christmas!

I had a pretty decent week, all things considered.  Our son's birthday threw a curve ball into dieting, but I watched my portions and counted my calories.  I'm currently breastfeeding, so that gives me a few extra calories everyday.  Definitely a nice bonus!  My goals for the week were to lose 2 pounds, exercise more and give up soda.  I lost my weight, got a smidge (very, very small amount!) of exercise and had soda twice.  Once was because I was fighting off a migraine, the other time was sheer laziness.  All in all, better than the average week.

In week 1, I lost 5 pounds.  I don't know how, but I'm thankful that at least the first week wasn't a huge struggle.  I know the wall is coming.  If your loss wasn't as big, don't get discouraged.  We all lose differently and have to figure out what works for us.  Breastfeeding is also a huge help for me--so unless you already are--you'd have to gain weight and have a baby to get that advantage.  Probably not worth it just for the weight loss!  :)  Also, if you're not tracking your food on myfitnesspal.com, do it.  It will help tremendously!

I meant to take a "before" picture last week, but I forgot.  Here are this week's pictures---yes, they're gorgeous!  Haha.  Felt reminiscent of taking pregnancy "belly shots," but since my stomach is my biggest problem area, I thought it deserved a picture.  (Probably doesn't help that this is the exact spot that I took my last pregnancy belly pic right before leaving for the hospital with baby #3.)

See?  Guess I look better now than I did then.  Haha

Anyhow...I digress...

My week 2 goals:  Lose 2 more pounds, increase walking/exercise, continue to do away with soda and to increase my water intake.  

Overall goal:  Lose 40 lbs.  

Loss to date:  5 lbs

What are your goals?  Be sure to make them and take your own "before" pictures, if you haven't already.  It's not always as easy to tell how far you've come unless you can really see it!

Hoping to have a guest post to share with you this week!  Stay tuned!  If you're just finding us, be sure to "like" the Fit for Christmas Challenge on Facebook!