Yawn

I am tired. I know that the first night my kids sleep in a strange place they are bound to sleep poorly. The 3 1/2 year old was awake until midnight, the 2 year old woke up at midnight and was awake crying until 2:3o, then the baby woke up to eat at 3, then wanted to play until 5.

This has made me realize how lacking sleep affects my attitude and willpower. I have not given in to the comfort foods I would love to eat today, but it would have been easy. It will also be more difficult to get my butt out the door for a walk tonight. I need to go to sleep earlier FOR ME. Everything I am staying awake for can wait.

Week 1 Day 2

I might become a daily weigher. I think it may give me a kick in the pants with motivation to do better/a pat on the back and encouragement to keep going. I know it is discouraged, but I may try and see if it helps me.

I started yesterday with a weigh in for the challenge. I am not sure whether or not I want this to be my start weight. I "started" weight watchers online a couple of weeks ago (meaning I paid the money and stepped on the scale) and have lost 4.7 pounds since then. I want to be .3 pounds away from my first reward! :)

This next week I will be at my parents house. Not sure how it will go, but since I'm doing the challenge, I should remain motivated. My biggest challenge will be the 9 hour drive without my husband and 3 children. This includes a 3 1/2 year old, a 2 year old wanting to potty train, and a 7 week old that still nurses every 2 hours. YIKES! Thank heavens we have a DVD player in the van.

Week 1 Day 1

Here is my beginning post on the challenge blog.

Weight- 204.9

I had my 3rd baby 7 weeks ago. I don't have a problem gaining too much weight during pregnancy. It is after I have the baby and while nursing that I gain and gain.
This challenge for me is to help break some bad habits (SODA) and start some new healthy habits. I am excited to have the accountability and support that will provide.

Anyone else trying to break a soda habit?

I need to take measurements and post them quick, but I don't know where a measuring tape might be...
Here's to a great start.

Day 0

I am at the beginning of my journey. Technically, I have 5 days to go before my journey begins. I had my 3rd baby six weeks ago, and I am not going to let myself stay big or get bigger.
In 5 days I'm starting a weight loss challenge. I'm pretty nervous, but I'm glad there will be something to keep me accountable. The challenge is 10 weeks. I'm hoping this is a good jumping off point. I have much a long way to go. More than 10 weeks for sure. But I've got to start somewhere. Today I heard someone say that NOW is the time to change. It's going to be hard, but it will only get harder to start.
A little introduction:
I'm a 30 year old stay at home mom. My kids are 3.75, 2, and 6weeks. My husband is a full time college student and we live on a very tight budget. This all causes stress and not much sleep in my life. I am 5 foot 3 inches and have hovered around 200 pounds for a couple of years.
My complaints right now are depression, fatigue, and lack of clothing that fit (and refusal to purchase new ones in the sizes that do.) I have also recently (after the baby was born) developed borderline hypertension. Yuck. DEFINITELY need to fix that.
At this point, I am going to be using Weight Watchers and the Couch to 5K training program. My BIGGEST challenge is going to be giving up soda.

5 days to go...