SECOND WEIGH IN!!!!!

Alright, alright... I weighed in this morning.... and at first it said 185.2 then I went to go get my phone from down stairs to take a picture and when I got back upstairs to weigh again it said 185.6 lol so pretty much I lost 2 pounds this week :) WAYYYY better than I had thought. I didn't think that I gained, I just thought I would have stayed the same.... anyways I've gotten my motivation back and I'm ready to go this new week!!!!! :) Thank you all for all of your comments and for keeping me encouraged. Can't wait till next week!!!!

Ally Lovelace

UGGHHHHH :/

So lately I have lost my motivation for some reason.... I haven't been feeling like walking or working out..... kind of a bummer! I need to find my motivation back SOON! I've walked every day this week 4 miles EXCEPT for sunday (my usual day off) and Wednesday...... not sure what happened on Wednesday for me to miss just waited till last minute and last minute was too late and didn't do my walking.... So this next weigh in tomorrow I don't feel like I've lost anything.... BUT there is always today and tomorrow to do better and work my way up to getting in the habit of everything... so I can't get discouraged just because I didn't do so well this weigh in because I have a brand new week ahead of me I just need to look forward and move on! Well until tomorrow!!!

Ally Lovelace

FIRST WEIGH IN!!!!!!

Okay everyone! I woke up this morning and was anxious to see how much I lost, well I weighed in and last week I weighed 192.2......... today 8-6-11(one week later lol) I weigh 187.2..... Exactly 5 pounds lighter!!!! YAY! It would be awesome if I could lose 5 pounds every week this month if that happens by September 3,2011 I could weigh 25 pounds lighter at a weight of 167.2....... that would be awesome!!!!!! but I'm not going to set my goal so high, a healthy weight to lose each week is between 2 and 3 pounds. When your heavier you tend to lose a lot at first each week but once you get closer to your goal weight it gets a little harder to lose that much a week... so we may see me lose 5 pounds a week for a couple of weeks, but I'm guessing once I get in the 170's its going to start coming off slower :/ but hey, at least its still coming off!!! :) Well today starts my new week, I get tomorrow off!!!! (its Sunday) and then I start my workouts back on Monday. I like to think of my first day on Saturday because everyone loves Saturdays and so it doesn't seem so bad, and if I start it on Monday then everyone already hates Mondays so it makes it that much more worse, just a thought. Try starting your work out week on a different day than the dreadful Monday. Thats it for today I'll write again on dreadful Monday!

February 2011 I weighed 215

July 30, 2011 I weigh 192.2 ( 23.2 pounds lost in 6 months with little effort of trying other than only water and no fast food and less portions. exercise here and there...)

August 6, 2011 I weigh 187.2 ( 5 pounds lighter!!! )

August 13, 2011..... HERE I COME!

Ally Lovelace

The Day BEFORE weigh in....

So the last two days this is what I've done...

8-4-11: 4 miles, @ 3.2 speed, 75 minutes, lost 47.7 carbs, lost 381 calories.

8-5-11AM: 4 miles, @ 3.5 speed, 68 minutes, lost 48.4 carbs, lost 378 calories.

8-5-11PM: 4 miles, @ 3.5 speed, 69 minutes, lost 46.3 carbs, lost 370 calories.

Isn't that weird that on the 4th I lost more calories same carbs a little bit longer time but .3 speed down.... awesome!!! SO just remember even if your not going fast your still loosing weight!!!! :) so don't get down on how fast your going... just worry about the miles and keep building up so you can eventually do more miles at a faster rate or if you like the mileage you can just get them done quicker!

It's crazy looking back on this week and knowing that I did a total of 30 MILES!!!! WOW!!! I do need to work better on my eating habits though.... I haven't had fast food since February 2011, and been drinking nothing but water and I've been trying to eat a lot less which I've been doing pretty good but not great at, I just need to start making smarter choices on the foods I choose to eat. Like today my family put together a surprise birthday party for my oldest sister Elizabeth, and I only ate half a sandwich and it was on wheat bread and I loaded it with veggies, and I didn't have any cake and ice cream... tempting... but I was proud and feel way better now that I'm home and didn't eat it.....

Like my momma cissy use to always say it'll still be there when your skinny...... so just remember that when craving or wanting a certain BAD food, know that its not going any where and that you can eat it after your at your goal weight (hopefully you wont crave it by then) also something my husband read/heard is that the more muscle you build the more you burn... so build up muscle too because it will help you lose fat faster...

Any ways tomorrow is weigh in so I should get some rest!!! Wish me luck!!!!!!

Ally Lovelace

Sorry for so many posts in one day... still trying to get a groove on things :)

Okay so today I walked 4 miles at a 3.5 speed, it took me 68.45 minutes and I lost 371 calories and lost 46.4 carbs. The following is the average of everything according to the treadmill: 1 mile at 3.5 speed = 17.08 minutes, 12.6 carbs lost and 97 calories lost. Not too shabby but it always could be better.... maybe each week work your way up to a + . 5 speed, so next week I should be at a average speed of 4.0.... but don't push it if you don't think your body is ready for it. This will be my last post until Saturday, from now on I will post every Saturday with my updates... Saturday morning are the days I will weigh in so I will be excited to let you all know, and if its a bad number, then I will push harder the following week. Let me know if you would rather hear from me more often than once a week. Thanks for following! - Ally Lovelace

Photo shoot of me now, 8-3-1

This is me now. I will try and wear the same outfit each month when I post new photos so you can see the difference in the same outfit. of course when it starts to fall off I will have to get another outfit... but that will be later on down the road... enjoy!

Third day on the weight loss journey

Okay so I forgot to mention what I have done for exercising so far. On Monday 8-1-11, I walked/jogged on the treadmill for a total of 4 miles. On Tuesday 8-2-11, I walked/jogged on the treadmill for a total of 10 miles. Crazy I know, and it took me 3 hours to walk 10 miles at an average speed of 3.5 it was tough but it felt so refreshing to just keep going. I don't plan on doing 10 miles everyday just due to eventually over whelming and/or over working myself. and I don't want to hit a point of wanting to quit. I do however plan on walking at least 4 miles everyday and working up to more miles each day. Although, Sunday will be my day off. Also starting today 8-3-11, I am going to drink a Lean Shake for lunch every day to start helping me cut back on calories and also over eating. It will also give me the fibers and protein I need to lose weight. The shake I'm drinking is from GNC it's called LEAN SHAKE, it's swiss chocolate flavored. It's not too bad, I use water. I tried it a while back when I first bought it with milk and it was really good, today I used water to make it even more healthier and it's still not bad... I will do this until the Shake mix is gone just so I'm consistent. Well I'm off to go walk on the treadmill, later on today I will do another small post to let you know how many miles I felt I could do today. Remember, if you don't push your self one extra notch each time your not going anywhere. I've realized that if your routine is the same nothings going to change... if you change up your routine at least once a month your body will go WHOA I'm not use to that, let me work harder to catch up. Also, I've heard if you eat AFTER you work out you lose more weight because if you eat before, you're too full and usually stuff yourself and do poorly on the workout. If you work out first you tend to be less hungry therefore when you eat after your work out you eat less. :)

As my mom has said before, don't catch your self saying, "I wish I stuck with it 6 months ago I could be closer to my goal weight" start now so in 6 months down the road you could be at your goal weight or closer to it instead of saying I'm gonna start tomorrow or on Monday. It'll never happen if you procrastinate.

Day 2 of my weight loss journey... kinda

Hello, my name is Ally and I am obese. Sit down buckle in and keep your hands and feet inside at all times! Let the journey BEGIN!

***Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Body Mass Index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight(pre-obese) if their BMI is between 25 and 30 kg/m², and obese when it is greater than 30 kg/m² . I have a BMI of 31.6...

In February 2011, after my dear husband Les left for a year deployment in Iraq, I decided that I would stop drinking sodas and start drinking lots and lots of water. Then, at the same time, I decided I was going to work hard at getting to my goal weight... 135 lbs...when I started in February I weighed a whopping 215 lbs (as shown in picture the day Les left for Iraq) wearing a size XL in a t-shirt and a size 16-18 Gap jeans and a size 18 dress. From February to now August, I've lost a total of 25 lbs in 6 months now wearing a size L-M in t-shirt a size 10 in Gap jeans and a size 10-12 in a dress. Woot! Woot! not as good as I had hoped... So now I am starting with a new approach, its called exercising more! I was doing moderate exercising, like walking a mile here and there.... Then in April I started riding bikes with my dad, that went on for about a month.... So here I am once again on the road of losing weight. Here are my stats: I am 5'5 and according to google and weight/height/BMI calculators for my height I should weigh any where from 114 lbs to 149 lbs, I feel that 135 lbs is a good median so thats my goal weight as of now... may change later on down the road depending on if I start looking freakishly skinny... so, a healthy BMI (body mass index) range for me is 18.5 to 24.9.... right now I'm at a 31.6 BMI which is considered OBESE according to Wii Fit and my handy tools I get from google search. My start weight as of 08-01-11 is 192.2 lbs which is 57.2 lbs away from my goal weight of 135 lbs. I hope to be closer a lot closer to my goal weight when Les comes home in end of Jan. beginning of Feb. 2012, that gives me 5 to 6 months. Wish me luck!!!

Future Fit Ally, HERE I COME! :D