----MY BIO-----

I'm Schauna and I'm 24 years old. I have 2 boys - Mason (3) and Chase (born 1.19.08) and a fiance named James. We have been together for 5 years and plan on getting married in Vegas next year so I would like to lose quite a bit of weight before then. Also, I'm in my last year of school, becoming a Surgical Assistant (Surg Tech) and that job will require long days and hours of standing in one spot, which is another reason I need to lose weight.

I have ...

----MY BIO-----

I'm Schauna and I'm 24 years old. I have 2 boys - Mason (3) and Chase (born 1.19.08) and a fiance named James. We have been together for 5 years and plan on getting married in Vegas next year so I would like to lose quite a bit of weight before then. Also, I'm in my last year of school, becoming a Surgical Assistant (Surg Tech) and that job will require long days and hours of standing in one spot, which is another reason I need to lose weight.

I have been up and down on my weight my entire life. Grew up eating meat and potatoes every day on a farm so it's been a struggle to eat lighter dinners and more veggies! I've only ever been on Weight Watchers. IT DOES WORK! Just cost money. So with that knowledge and this free site, I'm hoping for the best!

Keep checking back for picture updates! I'll start posting pictures whenever I'm down another 10 lbs!



------ WEIGHTLOSS TIPS-------

1. Drink half your weight in oz. of water a day.
2. Chew sugar free gum when craving sweet things.
3. Go brush your teeth (if you can) every time you crave junk or a pop. This will allow your mouth to taste weird if you try and eat or drink something you crave!
4. Reward yourself every 10 lbs or so!
5. I eat around 5 pm every night. So I don't allow myself to eat anything more after 7 pm. So if I want an evening snack, 7pm is the latest I will allow myself to eat it. This puts a stop to middle of the night snacking also!
6. Going to bed at a reasonable time every night. This I struggle with as I have a 5 month old who stays up until 11pm every night. I struggle to get a good 8 hours of sleep every night! But if you can go to sleep by 10 pm then that will stop a lot of evening snacking and get you energized for the next day!
7. Eat within your adjusted calorie range every day! If you eat less than it your body will go into starvation mode and actually gain weight. Don't be afraid to EAT! Just make sure you're eating the right nutrients and not all FAT!
8. TRACK TRACK TRACK your food. It will hold you accountable and keep YOU in control.
9. Eat slowly and drink lots of water while you eat. Here's what I do. I take a pretty big drink of water before I take a bite, then I take one bite, chew it completely and slowly, take another drink of water. This allows for slower completion of food on your plate AND getting your water in. This also fills you up faster!
10. Eat a big calorie meal for breakfast. I now eat breakfast everyone! This is a VERY new thing for me. I have struggled to eat breakfast ever since junior high. I eat a 3/4 cup of cereal (usually plain cheerios, NONE that are high in sugar!) and a fruit smoothie consisting of 4-5 fruit servings. If you dont think this will get you going, you're wrong. Ever since I started eating/drinking all this for breakfast I'm fuller longer and I have more energy throughout the day. Guaranteed!

----JULY----

Starting 288
7/7 -- 284
7/13 -- 283
7/20 -- 278.4
7/27 -- 277.4
Last weigh in for July - 7/31 -- 275.4
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Total loss for July: 12.6 lbs

**Goal for July**- Lose 10 lbs by August 1st -- DONE 7/21/08



----AUGUST----

Starting 275.4
8/3 -- 275
8/10 -- 274
8/17 -- 272
8/24 -- 271

**Goal for August** - Lose another 10 lbs by August 28th -- Didnt make it.

*Reason for gaining weight, the week of my birthday and Labor Day weekend we were gone...so I went up 5 lbs*



----SEPTEMBER----

Starting weight 9/01 :: 276.2
9/6 --273.2
OFF TRACK THIS MONTH

----OCTOBER----
Starting weight 10/01


** 9/26/08 -- I've officially been off track for a month now. It feels horrible. My fiance just cant seem to get back in the groove of the "diet" and I don't know why. Hes a huge support system and when I dont have his support (ie - him eating healthy with me) I dont have the willpower. This is all a mental game.. if you have that, you will succeed. We obtained a huge amount of money early september so we have been eating out alot. Sucks to admit it, but it's true! I did weigh myself yesterday after eating Burger King when I felt like crap... 284 is what the number said. To go from 273 on Sept 6 to 284 on September 25 is HORRIBLE. On October 1st we're going shopping for HEALTHY foods. I told James this, so he will be forced to eat healthy with me. I am 4 lbs away from gaining all the weight i lost back, and I dont want to.

I got to drop a class from school so I will have more time to do things and won't be so busy so hopefully I'll be able to succeed again! Thanks for listening!

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