Operation Weight Loss Week 6

*Im doing this today instead of tomorrow because i'm taking the next 2 days off from working out*

*I also wanted to include a post I did on tumblr about my body image issues. This post tells why I get down on myself the way I do. Im trying to work on myself mentally as well as physically. I'll get there*

As you know last week I didn't do a weigh in cause I was on my period. But I did weigh in at 138.6. It was combination of bloat, lots of salt, not enough water. Well I took care of the salt and water problem right away and now I'm back to normal. I'm not going to go by the 138.6 because thats not a fair assessment. Instead I will just go by my last weigh in.

The last 2 weeks my weight has gone up and down and stressed me out! but now that I know exactly what it was I'm trying to fix it. I've limited my salt intake. I was eating a lot of it, because I love it on my eggs. But too much salt isn't good and was making me retain water. I've also started drinking more water. Besides my smoothes the only thing I'm really drinking is water. I'm not a water drinker, by any means so this is taking some getting used to.

Also one thing I noticed was my scale. We have 2, a digital, and analog. I used to use only the digital scale. But if you lean a little to the right or left it will completely throw your weight off. If you step on, step off, step right back on you will weigh different. So I'm not using it anymore. The analog scale is always correct and I will be sticking to that from now on.

Speaking of scales. I've been stepping on before I work out and after. The reason I do this is to see how many ounces I lose. An ounce is 200 calories. I count my calories, so knowing how many calories I burn gives me an idea of what I can and can't eat. So YES I step on the scale every time I work out, and will continue to do so. People have told me not to, but this is how I do my workout and it has been working for me, and I'm not going to change it.

Now onto my workout. I've changed it again, but my husband told me to stick with one for a good month to see if it works or not, he's right. So I will be sticking with this workout for a month, if it still works I will still do it, if not I'll move on. heres what Im doing and pics of my progress

This workout takes things from the last workout I was doing, but adds more per set. These 5 things will work your entire body and you will feel every bit of it. I've also started doing dead lifts. I hate them but they work. I lift 90lbs (hopefully I will work up to my body weight) and do 5 sets of 5. Here's pics from week 4 and week 6

 I've noticed that my stomach is a little flatter here then in week 4. Progress!

Now onto the best part the inches!

I lost 1.4 inches in my waist since

my last measurement! not bad not bad at all. I think squats with the bar is the only thing thats going to help my thighs and hips. I'll incorporate that at a later date. One workout at a time.

So I am happy with this week