Fat Butt Friday | October Measurements

These last couple of months, I have continued to lose weight, but definitely at a slower pace. I am currently only 5 lbs. from my goal so I am doing great, but I have been a little slack when it comes to working out. Getting out there for a run has been pretty sporadic since school has started back and Jason was away for 2 months (I didn't have my workout partner! *sad face*)

Not only have I continued to lose weight, I have continued to lose inches too. I am so excited about! Sadly, even though I joke about it though, I have absolutely NO butt now! Yes, I have a Miley Cyrus back there and squats are not my friend! Here are my most recent measurements:

With Fall here and Winter on the horizon, my biggest fear is gaining some of the weight back. I have such a hard time staying committed to working out and eating healthy during the colder months and during the times when all those holiday meals and treats are so tempting!

What is your biggest temptation during the holidays? Mine is red velvet cake covered in crushed candy canes!

And indoor workouts... oh my goodness, I CAN NOT listen to Jillian Michael's through one more video! I don't actually remember the last time I had to go through the holiday season that I wasn't either pregnant or way overweight! This will be the first year in many! Someone hold me, I'm scared! 


                    

fat butt friday (i'm early this week) | july measurements

i haven't been around much lately because the #1 focus for me right now is my weight loss. i am overcoming something that has been very difficult for me the last few years, caused a lot of depression, and caused a lot of anxiety and low self esteem. i am using my time wisely to really focus on all of that and working toward becoming a better person in the long run. all of these changes in my life, also equal up to a lot of changes that will go on here on the blog as well. i am promoting a healthier lifestyle now, therefor, i have to pick and choose the people and companies i want sponsoring my blog and blog posts. i still bake cookies and cakes every now and then, especially for the kiddos, however, i try to make them with the "best choice" ingredients, and want my blog to reflect that. thanks to all of you who have continued to stick around. you are all a small part of what has made me so successful in my weight loss.


moving on...

it's been a little over a month since i shared my measurements, so i thought i would share them again today. i want to point out though, that i believe i mixed up all my numbers last month. at the time i posted them, they seemed a little weird and out of sorts, but i went with them anyways. so rather than linking back to last months measurements, i am linking back to the measurements from around this time last year.

all measurements are recorded in inches.

the heat has really prevented me from getting in a great running workout and i just haven't been feeling those videos lately. i lose interest in those things so quickly! however, i have definitely stayed on track with my eating and have even found some fabulous new clean recipes that i will be sharing in the upcoming weeks. if you follow me on instagram you may have already seen some of them.

talk to me...what have you been struggling with lately when it comes to your health and fitness goals?

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fat butt friday | my body measurements

it's been a couple of weeks since i posted about my weight loss, so i thought i would stop in this morning to give you an update. so far, i have been focusing on the pounds lost, but know that it is more than just those pounds that count. it's always so hard to take my own measurements accurately, so i finally got jason to do them for me and i was astonished at the results.

the last time i took my body measurements, was a little less than a year ago.

left: august 2012  right: june 2013

now, some of you may be thinking, "how is she claiming she has lost 30 some pounds if she was only 157 last year. well, i am here to admit it folks... i gained all the way up to 175 lbs. from summer to the beginning of 2013. i was super depressed, i was in a rut, i was unhappy with my home, and i packed on the pounds. BIG TIME! it is almost embarrassing how disgusting i had become. and even more embarrassing that i have been putting myself out there for the last couple of years with fat butt friday, and failing miserably EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

until now! 

the whole point of fat butt friday was to share my weight loss but, as i continued to fail, it became my way of encouraging myself as well as finding others who were struggling as much as i was. surprisingly, i found all of that along the way. and here i am today, with my head 100% in the game, losing weight, seeing results, and feeling great. i was so stubborn before. i actually thought i was going to lose weight while still hanging on to some of my bad habits.

you HAVE to eat healthy AND workout in order to see the results you want. i worked out EVERY DAY last year and lost maybe 5 lbs. but, i still ate all of the same foods and used the excuse that i worked out as an ok to eat the way i was eating. now, i eat clean and workout 6 days a week, and feel wonderful. I even put on a pair of shorts the other day that i wore the day i met jason.


total weight loss to date: 32 lbs.

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fat butt friday (late again...on sunday): staying hydrated + body measurements

one of the hardest things for me is making sure i get enough fluids during the day. i have always been one to do all my drinking while i eat and in between meals, i don't really get thirsty unless i have just been working out or doing something strenuous. unfortunately, the number one side affect from this for me is usually a huge headache at the end of the day. if i have a headache, the first question i ask myself is whether i have had anything to drink all day. i have literally gone all day without drinking something, which is definitely not good for your body. since i have been working out, i have tried to keep it in mind so that my workout performance is at its best. it's important to me that i get the most out of my workouts, and in order to do that, i have to make sure i am taking care of myself before and after those workouts.

so i got to googling about hydration and have been reading about all the aspects of staying hydrated over at runner's world. from, how much i should drink, to certain foods that will help to keep you hydrated, plus tons of other information. be sure to hop over to begin educating yourself about the importance of keeping your body hydrated. there's so much more to it that simply quenching your thirst.

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update: 

although i haven't really lost any weight in the last month, i finally got around to doing my measurements for the month. i was so happy to see that even though i hadn't lost any weight, my body was still changing and losing inches. i have been doing more to tone my body lately and cut back on the running a little, just in the past week. basically, i have been super busy and running wasn't an option, plus it has done nothing but rain this weekend (when i do most of my running). 

here are my measurements for the month, so be sure to go back to last month and check out the differences. 

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fat butt friday (on sunday): body measurements

i have only done my measurements once since i started working out and got a bit confused about where i measured last time, so i decided i needed a diagram showing where to measure. i did a google for a really good one and i just couldn't find one that i loved so i made one in photoshop. i added all the points on my body that i measure, not necessarily all the points that one should measure. some diagrams showed measuring across the shoulders, the neck, and the calves. those are areas i just don't feel like i need to be monitoring.

 **all measurements are recorded in inches**

feel free to pin this chart to share with others or use it yourself. to the right are my updated measurements. i am pretty shocked to see the difference as i compare them to my first set of measurements.

i am pretty stoked because if you look, you will see, i lost a few inches here and there. i have really been getting into running and i love it so much that i actually miss it on my days off. when i said last week i was going to take a week off, i never made it because i was too eager to get back out there. i did take about 3 days off and felt great when i got back out there. now, i only run every other day.

i have also been reading a lot of running websites and watching a lot of videos about health and nutrition. all of the new info i am learning has me so pumped up to stay on board with all these changes i have made in the last month and a half. be sure to follow me on pinterest to keep up with all the websites and information i find most interesting.

how about a little motivation? check out the youtube channel, fit for two tv. this husband and wife couple have lots of great health and fitness stuff going on in their videos, and i love it!


how you are doing with your health and fitness goals?

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