Weekly Update

So it's been awhile. But guess what? Things are still going well! I haven't stopped working on Zookenberry, or on myself - just on the blog side of things. I'm doing some serious revamping, and it is taking a lot more research, and a lot less writing at the moment. You'll see some big changes soon.

But onto the update:

Weight: 152.5 149.5
Arm: 10.5"
Bust: 38.5" 38"
Chest: 32" 31.5"
Waist: 33" 32"
Hips: 40"
Thigh: 23" 22.5"
Calf: 14"

So I tried to work my little butt off, literally. My hips have not moved - however; I am officially under 150! And my thighs did budge a little, which was my main focus! Hurrah! Today I am wearing a pre-pregnancy pair of jeans and a shirt from 'the skinny days'. It feels really, really good.

In other news... I purchased a Bike Tow the other day... which is an attachment for your bike so a dog can run along side you safely. Safely as in for both you and the dog. I'm still waiting for it to arrive though - I think it will be great exercise for my 80lb mutt and I to do. But what did I wake up to this morning? 10cm of snow. Sigh, I thought we were done with this?

Anyways, that is going to be my exercise to try and tone up my legs/hips/bum region. I'll try and get a video of our first time out! Should be interesting considering 1) the mutt is afraid of bikes (as he is of everything) and 2) I am wholly uncoordinated (but do enjoy biking)... as is my dog. Helmets and knee pads please!

Talk to you soon!

Weekly Update

Hello everyone! So I missed last weeks update, as I was away brainstorming. I am so excited on where Zookenberry is about to go! I'll have to tell you guys more as soon as I get it finalized. Anyways, here is the low down;

Weight: 154 152.5
Bust: 39" 38.5"
Chest: 32"
Waist: 34.5" 33"
Hips: 40"
Thigh: 23"

Last week there was a 151.5 on the scale on update day, but silly me didn't document it so 152.5 it is. Which is still great! I'm slowly (but surely!) losing the weight, and am only 2.5 pounds away from my next goal of 150! I am going to try really hard this week to get down to it. It's a pound over my average weekly weightloss, but I'm so excited I think I can do it. I tend to do a lot better at weightloss when I am close to a goal, because I get so excited, haha.

My thighs are a pretty big problem area for me, and they haven't budged an inch (literally)... so I am going to focus my exercise on my legs this week, and hopefully I'll see some progress!

Anyways, as for wee one she is singing now! Or at least that's what I'm calling the new noises. It is so much better than the screaming, not crying - screaming. She wasn't upset, but she figured out how to make a screeching sound and would do it for every waking minute.... and now she sings! She makes adorable vowel sounds in a sing song voice all day now. So. Much. Better.

I hope you all are doing well! Talk to you soon!

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone! So, my excuse this week is that it was a long weekend... so the Monday update is on a Tuesday (again)... maybe I should just change my weekly updates to Tuesdays, lol. Anyways, here are my stats this week!

Weight: 155.5 154
Arms: 11"
Bust: 39.5" 39"
Chest: 32"
Waist: 36" 34.5"
Hips: 41" 40"
Thigh: 23"
Calf: 14.5"

I'm so excited! Things are going really well, I'm losing inches around my waist and hips, which is really important for me AND this week marks my waist being under 35 inches - meaning I have a proper WC. Yay for officially being in the lowest risk bracket, for both BMI and WC.

In other news, my wee one is sitting in her high chair at the table now! It will still be a couple months until she starts eating solids, but it's one step! Which makes my "deadline" seem so much closer. I really want to teach her how to eat healthy, live healthy and to avoid the traps I have fallen into, and I know that doesn't start from their first spoonful of rice cereal, but even so. My goal is to be a great influence for her, teach her by example - and that means changing a lot in my life. But, it's one step at a time, right?

How has your guy's week been?

Weekly Update

Hello all! So this is my first weekly update, I'll be putting this up every Monday (yes, I realize it is Tuesday today... the wee one decided not to sleep much yesteryday) as I journey along with you. It'll be more personal than the rest of Zookenberry, my struggles and victories and such. First; the weekly stats:

Weight: 157 155.5
Arms: 11"
Bust: 39.5"
Waist: 36"
Hips: 41"
Thigh: 23"

This week has been very encouraging, but has definitely had its ups and downs emotionally. Raspberry just finished another growth spurt (She's now 3.5 months wearing 9 month clothing!! Whoah.) and so has been super cranky, especially with early teething going on. That said, she has also started laughing this week! It's pure magic. I can't get enough of her, even with the cranky. But the cranky days have left me drained at night, all I feel like doing is sitting infront of the television with my typical bowl of chips. I haven't even had the energy to take Zookes out for his nightly frolicks in the snow. (The fact that it has been less than -20 degrees most nights hasn't helped either).

Overall though I've eaten healthy, enjoyed myself and am back up and running this week! I hope you are all ready to take on the week too! Talk to you soon.

Introduction

I am having trouble deciding how to introduce this blog - it's not just a blog, it is meant to be a book of sorts. It has a definite beginning and end. However, I didn't want to just write a book, I wanted to interact, to show video, to engage my audience in other ways then through just text. Why? Because there is no step-by-step guide to living healthy. My experience has shown me that it is a journey, that if taken together it is a goal we can all achieve.

Having said that, I am sure I will refer to this blog/book (.. blook?) as a guide from time to time. If only because I lack a better word. Zookenberry is meant to be an information source, a support system and a community where people at all stages can come and learn. There is a plethora of mis-information available out there and much of it has been ingrained into us as truth. I hope that my research will be valuable to you, and hopefully inspire you to change your life for the healthier.

Originally I was going to call this blook "The Zookenberry Diet", for the simple reason that a Zookenberry does not exist... nor does any super food/super secret trick that can make you lose weight and live healthy. If there was, don't you think we all would have found it by now? This title is still up for debate though and for now will remain simply "Zookenberry"... because not only is this not a diet, but I despise the very thought of a diet.

Life is meant to be enjoyed.
Food is meant to be enjoyed.

Neither life nor food is very enjoyable when it becomes a chore, when they are limited and controlled by a diet, when guilt is the main emotion because you aren't able to live by those limitations or when rebounds happen and your situation seems even worse than before. No wonder so many people live unhealthily; the media puts out an unattainable image for us and then the weight loss industry adds on a million and one ways to achieve this image - yet none of them work. Zookenberry isn't set up as a cure-all, but instead works on the individual level - finding what motivates, encourages and inspires each person.

For almost a decade now food and nutrition has been a passion of mine, and now that I have a 'few' extra pounds after having my daughter, being healthy is all the more important to me. Not only do I want to feel good about myself again and get my energy back, but I want to be a good influence for her.

That is where Zookenberry comes in. It will be our journey together to change our lives, without guilt, and without rules and limitations. Instead it will be a learning process, with slow and sustainable changes to our lives that will hopefully have some wonderful side effects.

Interested? Click here to read "Using Zookenberry".