apologies, violet

I'm sorry we've left you hanging. We've both been going through "stuff", I guess - plus we both maintain several other blogs, so sometimes, there's just nothing left.

However, I know that angel & I both appreciate your time and effort and are happy to see you're making strides. It's not always lbs that count, but inches - do you do your measurements? Now that I'm a little bit more pregnant, I'm disconcerted to see my measurements going the other way, but only in the baby areas LOL Before baby, though, I'd lost 80 inches, so I was pretty proud of that.

Today, angel & I have been flying and we took before & after pics to show our progress. I'm gonna post the ones I've done so far, while waiting for angel to get her man off to work.

This morning, I worked on the bathroom and hallway/stairs. In just 15 minutes, both areas were literally transformed.



The hall was less challenging, but I DID also vacuum the stairs - with an upright vacuum with NO ATTACHMENTS - I think I got my cardio in for the day.



So, that's my update, and again, my apologies to violet for not posting more. I'll try to do better, and WTG on figuring out what's triggering you to stop losing, and how you plan to fix it. Thanks!

Seeing a pattern

No new low weights since 7/25, but I've been looking back over my records for the past 9 weeks. I started with FlyLady's body clutter investigator back this year, modified it, and then created a spreadsheet to track 6 weeks at a time. I record what type and how much exercise each day, pedometer steps, vitamins, water, and weight. Of course the weeks that I lost were the ones where I moved more. I did not realize how much my activity level had dropped recently until I went back and did totals for all those weeks. The junk food and sugar the past few weeks hasn't helped, either. I've printed some more exercise stickers, and hope the rest of August on my calendar will be filled with stickers.

One thing that occurred to me is that almost anyone can do those things that helped me lose weight. Though there are diabetics and others who are not supposed to "diet" and some people are not physically able to move lots, most people could do a little and slowly build up. Wearing the pedometer has helped me to be aware of how much moving I'm doing. I check it soon after I put it on, to make sure it is measuring accurately. It doesn't work well if I'm barefoot or in sandals. It does so much better with my lace-up shoes! There are also a few pairs of pants or shorts that it doesn't register well with, so I don't often wear them. Must be something about the angle of the pocket.

These are the things that have made such a big difference for me:

1) Drinking plenty of water
2) Taking vitamins
3) Wearing a pedometer
4) Weighing daily
5) Exercising regularly
6) Keeping daily records

These are all simple things. Hope they will help someone else!