New day!!

Ok so I have been awful lately and am desperately needing to get back on the wagon!!! With the Disney trip last week being a little cheat week for me and now that's trickling into this week I can see it lasting a little to long and need to get a grip! I need this to be Day 1 for me (again!) and have tunnel vision today- I know if I can just get through today and not cheat then I am good until Thanksgiving!!! I am totally thinking about the next 100 pounds I want to lose and have not committed to a Holiday party at my house in 2 months and have a fly dress I have been dying to wear so theres some more motivation for me!!!!  Alright everyone time to hold me accountable!!

So many people around me are accomplishing amazing things its so motivating!!

Ok so not a bad week Iam up to 87 pounds lost. Getting more and more excited about hitting the 100 pd mark. Its my TOM so not sure if i will this week or not..

Ok off to the EAGLES game after stuffing myself at dinner soooooo worth it though!

Week 4 - Looking at the big picture!

OK so after a slow week last week and then starting my period ( I never lose the week of my period!??) I am still sitting at 76 pounds lost. I did not hit my goal of 30 pounds for the month but theres no time to get discouraged. I looked back at June my first month and I had very similar experiences and guess what I stuck with it and lost 50 pounds in 7 weeks! So today was a new day and all I can do it stick to the plan and wait until the morning- if the scale doesn't move I know it's ok it will.  My goal is to be atleast at the 100 pound mark ( would like to be 105 or more for some wiggle room) when we leave for Disney in a month!! Go Kylee Go Kylee Go- I can do it!!!
As much as I would like this weight loss journey to be a sprint having 225 pounds to lose is most definitely a marathon!

End of Week 3 !

So the weeks started off SSSLLLOOOWWWW and it was a little discouraging but toward the end of the week I was able to pull some weight loss out of my bootay (well lets hope not to much out of my bootie I need to save a some back there!) So I finished up the week down 5 pounds so I am at a total of 76- !!

Finally after a few days of nothing I lost a pound, just feels good to be moving down again. It can get discouraging to resis food and not see the scale moving

Just at the ballpark looking around, men only gain weight in 1 place~the gut, no periods,childbirth, look better as they age Im convinced God is a man.

Starting to feel a Change!

Woke up to a total of 71 pounds lost! I almost cant believe it that pretty soon I will be  able to say I have lost 100 pounds. I started noticing a difference in my energy level, just feeling lighter, fingers alittle smaller things like that. I think its time for me to pull out clothes that I purchased and never really fit and start trying them on and hopefully wearing them!
Total weight lost for last week was 7 pounds - My goal for this week another 7 pounds!

Hope everyone out there has a great weekend!  I will get some more pics up soon !

So since i have started my diet fast food places by me have been dropping like flies! A possible link? well just say not enough data!!!

What going on with my body??

Not sure what is going on but one day the scale wont move and the next day I will be down 2 pounds??? So weird! Any ideas?
I lost 2 more pounds so I am at 6 for the week -My goal is 7 but would love to lose 2 more pounds to put me into the 320's. Wish me luck!!!

In bed before midnight, yeah!!! Hoping to see that scale move in the am, i have been doing great but nothing the last two days!

Down 2 more pounds today and officially have high level of keytones, so excited about that!

A day to late but it feels great!

So I was hoping to see this number yesterday on the scale! 335 !! I am at a total weight loss of 65 pounds with 160 to go, and so close to my BMI being under 50 (not that that is something to celebrate ) but it still looks scary :( 

35 Pounds to go before Disney with 52 days to do it in ! Chugga Chugga Choo Choo I can do this! I can not wait to see the scale read in the 200's I dont care if that number is 299.99999999 (you get the point) I have this vision of it being so motivating to see that and my mind and body never wanting to hit 300 every again!

End of Week one (again!)

So I am calling this week one even though I did 8 weeks on the diet before. I took several weeks off and so this is the end of my first week back on. I lost a total of 13 pounds! A little short of my goal of 15 pounds and I have had to talk myself through that and put it into perspective and I am good with it now. I did not lose any weight when I weighed in the morning and that was disappointing because I did really well yesterday so I was expecting a loss. Hopefully the scale will be kind to me in the morning! 

Here is to a great Friday everyone!!

And Another Pound Bites The Dust!

I woke to my new favorite activity (getting my tonage read!) and found out I lost another pound.! After a very stressful day and a couple cheats I was happy with a pound. I am 3 pounds away form this weeks goal (15 pds) with 2 weigh ins to go!!! Today has been a pretty good, I had a great morning with Khalil and a friend and plan on getting the house cleaned and some school work done this evening.
Is there anything better than sitting in a house that smells like Lysol???? Ok I could think of a few things but it's still pretty great.

I am loving that my friend Melissa is having great success on her weight loss journey as well and that we can check in with each other every day!!

When Life Hands You Lemons....

Your supposed to make lemonade right? What if the lemonade is bitter and has seeds in it? What if the pitcher of lemonade falls off the counter and spills or if the lemons had some unknown bacteria????? Then What?

Has anyone every just felt like getting in your car and just driving until something tells you to stop? You know you realistically can't because you are to busy squeezing homemade lemonade but one can just imagine that that drive would be so peaceful.

I know, I know the calm would just be temporary because sooner or later you have to get back to making that lemonade because without you the lemons would just sit there rotting!

hmmmm maybe its not the lemons maybe its the lemonade, Maybe I need a different final product - after a very drunken night with some vodka and lemonade I can no longer stomach lemonade - (Thanks Melissa!!) So from now on I'm not making lemonade I am making lemon meringue pie... and I am using Paula Deans Recipe !!!

Ok see who needs a drive I have a blog where I can just think out loud and have my own therapy session!

What a great start to my morning!

I woke up this morning jumped (ok so I still don't do much jumping) on the scale and I was down 3 more pounds that is a total of 11 since starting the diet again on Friday!! My goal will be 15 pounds for the week which will be a record (the first week (june 1st) I had lost 14 pounds) I have to say it feels so awesome to be in the 330's!! I have not been in the 330's since I was pregnant with my son Quinten (who's turning 10 in Jan) Its actually kinda sad how quickly time has gone by and realize how long I have  been this big.  39 Pounds to go to reach my goal of 50 pounds by Oct 7 !  We are going to Disney the following week (our first real family vacation) and it would be amazing to feel 100 pounds lighter on the trip!!

Start of Day 4!

Ok so this is Day 4 of Round 2 on HCG and I lost 2 more pounds for a total of 8 pounds so far! I am going to be honest I cheated a few times yesterday (I had approx. 15 Skittles and one spoon of ice cream) I am going to resist any temptation today- That is my goal!!

Why do I put myself in these situations, getting Sonic ice cream for the family but I'm unsupervised~~~ ahhhhhhhhhh

Ok cali kicker number 2 alot easier, maybe they are right you do get used to them.

The new love of my life!

I lost 3 more pounds for a total of 6 in the last 2 days! Woop, Woop!! A girl could get used to this! I took the Cali Kicker last night and due to the extreme nature of it I drank about 40 oz of water in a 40 minute time frame. I went #1 twice before  I logged on to take my test last night but by question 20 (of 36) I was bouncing to try to stop the URGE! Needless to say I rushed through the test hit submit and ran to the bathroom only to fail the test by 1 point. UGHH!
I started doing some research about cayenne pepper and oh my goodness the benefits are amazing! It said that Cayenne pepper could stop a heart attack immediately among dozens of other benefits. So I am going to suck it up and keep taking the cali kickers.  I love finding all these natural fixes for everyday problems, now that I am writing this though it occurred maybe I should find something to help with bladder function :)

WOWZA!!! The cali kicker is no joke, keep in mind I am a total wimp when it comes to spicey food but two sips in I was sweating.

Just finished my meal replacement shake it was so yummy, it cured my ice cream craving as well! Thanks Tracy ! Can't wait to see what the scale says in the am.

Back on Track-

So I am looking at this as day 1 for me. I think what happens if  I lose a little weight and then get distracted and feel like I have a cushion, kinda silly I know since I still have 150-175 pounds to lose! So I am going to forget about the last 50 pounds, it happened I am proud of it but its time to move and and focus on the next 10 pound-  Total I had an egg white and about to drink my V8 ( I love them just wish the sodium was not so high ) I bought some chicken last night to cook today so I will have that handy at all times. I need to get back to tunnel vision and that begins with just making good choices today all day!!

Needing to regroup and refocus, I have been making well we will just say not the best choices

Big thank you to my amazing mom and dad who spent the whole day seting up a trampoline, swing set and making my home awesome, i am so happy and feel so great

WOSAAA!

So I have had a couple very stressful weeks with my children, I took my son off all of his medication and replaced with homeopathic options instead. I am hopeful that this optionis going to work I just could not continue to give him such strong medication.  Khalil, well he is two and a complete sponge need I say more??!! I don't know why but I can usually deal with frustration better than I have been and the last few days I fell off the wagon! After a long talk with Quinten (my 9 year old) we have implemented some new strategies for behavior ect and day two seems to be going well. I feel so much better.

I am alittle disappointed that I allowed the stress to cause me to eat but I am going to wake up tomorrow with tunnel vision and focus on my goals for the week.

I have a heavy course load this semester and a content (History) exam to take in order to start student teaching September 2012 and now running Frugal Gals by myself and trying to start posting. I just signed on to Willowhouse with my mom and then Quinten asked me to be the room mom for his 4th grade class and without even thinking about what it might include I said yes. So we shall see what the job  description is for that. I am excited about it but with anything I want to be able to give 100% and I have a habit of spreading myself too thin!  

I wanted to say thank you to my friend Rachel who always has something positive to say about my weight loss when I see her. She has really helped keep me going.  Actually a thank you to everyone on my support team - I am looking forward to this next 50 pounds!!

Ok I suck!

OK I am officially going back to the HCG diet protocall- I know I can be successful on it and do not want to waste anymore time not losing. I am a believer in the juicing and will continue to do it once a day and juice for the family as well but other than that I need to be losing right now and keeping the momentum going- Iam not sure why I am not losing like everyone else- But back to HCG it is!

Day 3 of Juicing :(

I don't understand I have not lost any weight- WTH????? I see people doing what I am doing and having awesome results - I want to lose weight! NOW !

Juicing- A whole new world!!

So I used to watch this show called You Are What You Eat on BBC and wanted to start juicing, I bought a juicer and in true Kylee fashion it just collected dust! Well Netflix has officially changed my life- I watched Fat, Sick and Nearly dead the other night and was completely blown away- I decided I was going to start a juice fast! I think watched FOOD INC and FOOD MATTERS and I have to say they were enlightening! I am going to shot for a 60 day juice fast starting in the morning. I started last week and was only drinking one glass of 16 oz a day -that's it no other food, and then the last two days I kinda went off all together- so I am recommitting in the morning. Wish me luck I firmly believe this is going to change my families life!!!

FIRST MAJOR MILESTONE!!

50 POUNDS LOST!!! 

That feels amazing to say. I am super excited to have hit this mark wrapping up my 7th week! Even though I had several stalls, a almost 6 pound gain at one point and two weeks of no loss at all during TOM I averaged 1 pound per day not to shabby!

I have some even more exciting news and that is that I am officially following through with another venture I have wanted to do for years and thats JUICING!!! I firmly believe in this and know that my weight will continue to come off witht the juicing and in th elong run be even more healthier!!!

So close to 50 pound mark I can taste it!!

UGGH on my period so weight loss has been slow but I am getting anxious to say I have lost 50 pounds. I am trying to think of a nice way to celebrate when that number hits for hit- Non food related of course!!!

6 weeks under my belt or out of my gut :)

So I am 6 weeks into this crazy journey and I couldnt be happier.  The last couple weeks have been rough. I gained almost 6 pounds house sitting for my mom and had a couple get togethers. I didnt cheat with any crazy food just alot of pico de gallo and a couple things here and there but I guess that was enough! I was back up to (from 358.8) 364.6 and officially to 355.6 today!!! So I lost a good amount of weight this week but it was mostly relosing which sucks because I could have been in the 50+ pounds lost catagory right now but I am not going to think to much about it! After all I will be there in a matter of days hopefully!   No point worrying about what is done I just need to learn from my mistakes and carry one one pound at a time! 

We are going on our first real family vacation in October (DisneyWorld!!) and my goal is to 130 pounds lighter which would put me at 270 pounds- Wow I cant even fathom that right now- I have not weight that in over ten years-

First Month Down!

So official weight after one month 363.2 -36.8 pounds for the month!  I didnt reach my goal this week I only lost 3 pounds. Kinda a bummer! I am not sure what is going on but I really hope the weight picks back up soon. I think I will add light excercise in and order some Ketone strips to make sure I am burning fat. OK GOAL for Next Month- 40 pounds- I will do a better job of eating all the food I am supposed to eat and not missing meals, I am also going to go back on the b12 shots -Wish me luck!

Week 3! And another one bites the Dust

Okay week three is over and officially 32.6 pounds down. This has been an awkward week,  My monthly visitor has been here for a week and half (not normal) and I have made more of an effort to eat the required amount of food as I have not been eating enough. Also this was by far the easiest week to resist temptation so I was hoping for a bigger loss total for this week 8.6. I am hoping that it is my period messing things up and that it goes away immed.!!!!  I am seriously thinking about getting B12-w/lipo shots to help with energy level and with liver production. I plan on staying on drops and not taking a break and I think processing that much fat and toxins can be taxing on the liver so I think those shots will help! But they are a bit pricey!

I feel like I have complete tunnel vision right now and for the first time feel without a doubt that I am going to be successful on this journey. I think by September I will have seen a significant weight loss and so we decided to go on our first family vacation to Disney in October - I am excited to plan this and not have to say oh I will do it when I lose weight because I know in September I will have lost it!

End of Week Two!

OK so week two was a little harder resisting temptation so a couple jelly beans and a couple deviled eggs and only 10 pounds down, wait a minute did I just say only WTH is wrong with me???  Yesterday I weighed in down 24 pounds today officially 25 pounds. Being my size its hard to see that loss physically but I tried on a pari of bermuda shorts I bought three weeks ago and could not button and today I am wearing them to film with Valeria Hoff!  Another Victory! 
It is that time of the month for me which could be (from what I am reading) contributing to the lower weight loss as well so hopefully it will pick back up this week! I am going to aim for 10 pounds this week.
Per my moms advice I am portioning my food and I have it all put into baggies and tupperware it has helped sooooo much already!

The Small Victories!

So I went for my first weigh in after being on the HcG diet for one week and I lost 14.6 pds (oh yes I am counting the .6!) I told myself last night anything over 7 I would be very satisfied with. I have taken my last B12 shot  (for now) so I am not sure how much of the shot contributed to it. 
I have to say that I have not felt hungry all week and the only side effects were a couple of minor headaches that Advil took care of - the headaches could be from the lack of soda as well. This diet is very limiting but I feel in my heart that it is going to be successful for me. I know that if I can do this I can transition when I am not doing this diet to a healthy style of eating and be able to maintain control. 

The hardest thing about this week was at times coming to terms with (although I have said it before) the fact that I am clearly addicted to food. I felt when I was around sweets or just yummy delicious food (thanks JOJO) that my whole mind and body was attracted to it and had a clear desire for it. And was getting irritable not getting it.  I am proud that this week has been a major victory both in my weight that I have lost but maybe more importantly the choices I have been able to make : picking up fast food for Wes and not getting something for myself and eating it on the car ride home (because no one would know- which yes I admit I have done all to often!) Staying on the diet when I left my food at my house when staying at my moms- normally I would have packed it in and said oh I'll just start again on Monday. 

To Quote my Mom  "It took me Thirty year to put on the weight" and it will be a process getting it off but I believe that if I can follow this diet I will succeed and the daunting task in front of me that is the amount I need to lose might seem alittle more doable!!

Starting over again!!

OK I am back and bigger than ever but that's ok, I have started a diet and this is going to work for me! Its HcG drops with 500 cals a day!!! More info to come but I have been doing it for a week and have my first weigh in tomorrow- I can not wait I have been feeling like a complete addict all week not being able to get my drug fix and need some positive numbers to keep this train a truckin!!!

ZUMBA!!

40 Minutes of Zumba on the ps3 this morning! I love it! the only thing that would have made it better would have been Khalil Not crying and saying "I dont want that" the whole time, but hey A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!! I am hoping if time allows to work out again tonight - I am behind on school work and have just been so tired lately ! Whats up with that???

Rainy Tuesday!

Ok so I feel like the weekend weather spoiled me!! This rainy 40 degree weather is a big bummer!!!
So I bought the Zumba and also bought Sing Party pack (for the dancing ) Ok so I might throw a microphone in the other hand once the kids are in bed!!
I am having a great time excercising to this music! 

So................ what had happened was !!!????!!!

OK I guess it wasnt the best idea to start the week before my son and I's birthday! I have been completely off the wagon all week.  On a brighter note I went to the gym a couple of times and bought Zumba for the Playstation. I love it and am looking forward to doing that on a daily basis! Even Wes was doing it so that tells you it must be a workout! I have secretly filmed him so I can hold for ransom if it should ever need to come to that!!!

I am having a birthday get together tonight and my nephews party this afternoon! I am super excited about spending time with family and then friends tonight!

My plan for the week  Hardcore eating right starting Sunday AM. And also being physically active everyday if not at the gym then atleast 30 minutes of Zumba at home!  Last but not least posting everyday this week!! (oh and writing three essay ughhhhhhhhH!!!)

Alright I am off for now I dont want to be TARDY FOR THE PARTY!!!!(for you Real Housewives fans out there)

Monday, Monday!

Back to the Gym tomorrow , start taking my will ( I mean phentermine!) I have a 40 day supply so I need to kick this eating addiction = have to have something sweet to feel complete feeling quick! 

Pain over suffering Kylee Pain over suffering!!

"Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "Failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

Snowed In has got me thinking!!

So I was supposed to start going back to the gym on Monday but "due to inclement weather" I was not able to ! Although I have had a great week with my husband and kids, spending lots of quality time together it made me realize that the week that should have been the start ... was not.
 If I look back at the last 12 years of my life I can recount dozens of times that I started a diet and started exercising only to have life throw a curve ball my way or just plan get discouraged. What is going to make this time different? What is going to make me successful this time because over the next couple of years I will surely face many road blocks what will I do differently? Honestly I don't have the answer, I do know that I have keep going, no matter what happens I have to wake up everyday putting Kylee first and anyone who  knows me knows this is a struggle. I have to maintain the life or death mentality and chose life over food,  choose pain over suffering and realize that the bend in the road (that is sure to come) is only the end of the road if I choose not to make the turn!

Another Imposter In this House??

For the last few days I have been able to sleep in.  Wes has been feeding and watching the kids every morning! I have been able to sleep in until  9 and yesterday was 10am. Now I have never been one to sleep in I was raised to feel like I was wasting the day but I have to say there is something satisfying about getting up because you want to and not just because your alarm clock ( and by alarm clock I mean Khalil my 2 year old!) tells you too! School has been cancelled the last three days because of the snow storm so I am sure the sleeping in will not continue!
I guess If I going to accomplish everything that I need to get done in a day  I will just have to adjust my normal rise and shine from 7 to 6 am and just say I am in charge of this wake up!!!
I do need to say thank you to my husband though ( or whoever is currently living with me) !!

1st Official Post!!

Testing Testing one two three!!