Weight Loss Check-In: 4/2/14

There have been a lot of things going on in my life over the last week or two. I'll try to post about it later, but suffice it to say I should be back at regular posting this week. (At least for a little while.)

Back to posting stats: Since the last time, I've lost 1.6 pounds; Gained 1/2" in the chest; Hips stayed the same.

Weight Loss Check-In: 3/10/14

I never was able to do the stats for last week, so here are the stats since two weeks ago:

Lost 1.1 pounds...and all of my measurements stayed the same.

Weekly Weigh-In: 2/24/14

This week's stats: Gained 0.3 pounds, 1/2" in the chest and hips. Lost 1/2" in the waist. Heading to Fitness 101 this morning. 

Weekly Weigh-In: 2/17/14

This week's stats: Gained 3.6 pounds and 1" in the waist. Lost 1" in the hips. Chest stayed the same. (I know that was due to eating things I either don't normally eat or more frequently than usual.) Back on it today with Fitness 101 and normal eating. Lesson learned.

Weekly Weigh-In: 2/10/14

This week's stats: Lost 2.6 pounds, 1" in the chest, and 1.5" in the waist. My hips stayed the same. Have a great day!

Weekly Weigh-In: 2/3/14

This week's stats: Gained 1.5 pounds and 1" in the chest and hips. Waist stayed the same. Hello hormones! (Ugh.) Still heading to the Y soon.

Weekly Weigh-In: 1/27/14

I LOST 3.2 pounds and 1" in both my chest and hips. My waist stayed the same. It seems like I'm back on track. WOO HOO!!!

Weekly Weigh-In: 1/20/14

This week's stats aren't that encouraging, but here goes: Gained 3.4 pounds and 1/2" in the waist and hips. The chest stayed the same. (I'm going to have to re-evaluate things a bit and see what's going on.)

For the last two weeks, I've been working out at the Y six days...which I had been doing before getting sick. We'll see. Everything's going under the microscope!

Weekly Weigh-In: 1/13/14

This week's stats: Gained 1.8 pounds and 1" in the chest and 1/2" in the waist. Hips stayed the same. Fitness 101 later this morning...beating my body into submission.

I already know what happened besides residual hormonal stuff. My daughter, N, and I were out running around yesterday, and neither of us stayed hydrated enough. Note to self: Take water bottles with us!

Our 2013 Journey

My daughter and I started on Atkins last January. We only used the information available FREE on their site. The site has a lot of helpful tools like a meal planner for each of the phases you're on; trackers for your water intake, exercise, measurements; and forums to interact with others dealing with your same struggles. 

During 2013, I LOST 43.7 pounds...LOST 2.5" in the chest...LOST 7" in the waist...and LOST 7.5" in the hips!!! That's a grand total of 17" LOST and 5 dress/pant sizes!!! All of my lovely family at the Y played a part in it....which you can read about my exercise routine on the Fitness page. One of the moms from FIAR (Five in a Row) mentioned her 6 yo weighed 43 pounds, so I basically lost a 6yo.

My daughter has LOST 67.3 pounds...LOST 7" in her chest, LOST 7" in her waist, and 9.5" in her hips!!! I am SO proud of her!!! A different FIAR mom chimed in that her 9yo weighed that much. I think that's just amazing!! (I'm a little biased.)

Because of the Atkins diet, you can also read about how it affected my Type 2 diabetes on that page. I can safely say it has been an absolute godsend for my daughter and I.

I truly believe, if you're looking for a way to lose weight and others haven't worked, Atkins will most likely be your answer. What have you got to lose but those extra pounds and inches?