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Progress Update & Motivation–Slim by the Summer Style

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It is coming!! I keep thinking I have all this time, because the weather hadn’t really been complying or warming up that quickly here in NY, but I am starting to notice a warm up trend, plus all of a sudden everything is shades of green and bright colors, because all the flora is truly blooming! It is definitely spring and before we know it summer will definitely be here!


And I have been bad and a bit behind in posting to link up with my Slim by the Summer girls. I will totally admit that I had a week recently, where I stopped tracking everything I ate all day long on My Fitness Pal. I actually weighed myself and had put back on about 3 lbs. I wasn’t sure if it was true weight or the dreaded water weight from PMSing, but still I was up.

What Motivated Me Again??
What Motivated Me Again??

At around the same time, a blogging friend, Kathy from Kissing the Frog sent me a message on My Fitness Pal seeing that I hadn’t logged in over a week, which said, “I’ve had a bad week! Lets get back to it, shall we?” Her words of encouragement at that exact moment was exactly what I needed to re-motivate me to get back on the horse so to speak.

A Lovely Message of Encouragement
A Lovely Message of Encouragement–Thanks Kathy!!!

Don’t get me wrong, I had still been working out daily, but was slacking on what I was eating, which might also account for a few more pounds having been put back on at that point.

But I need to say a huge thank you to Kathy, because seriously that simple message did it for me and I got serious once again. I re-weighed myself this past week and was back down those 3 lbs, plus one more. So, I was now 106 lbs one pound away from my 105 lb goal.  Thank you Kathy!!!

The 4 lbs I have lost!!!
The 4 lbs I have lost!!!

I still need to continue to tone up a bit more though and still not loving my post children belly, but all-in-all I am very pleased with my weight right now.

My Progress So Far!!
My Progress So Far!!

And guess what? We have FIVE weeks left!!! That’s it! Can you believe it? Last week for the Slim by the Summer challenge is Monday, May 20th with a grand finale post on Memorial Day {5/27}. So stay tuned, because we are coming down to the wire folks and it is getting truly exciting now!!

By the way, this post was pretty much two topics in one and tried my best to catch up from last week (that I missed) with Motivation and this week, too with a Progress Update for Slim by the Summer.

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  1. Susan Zutautas says

    One pound away from your goal is fantastic! I've been dieting since the middle of February along with my husband. He's lost more than me but he always does whenever we start a diet.

    • Janine Huldie says

      Thanks Susan so much. By the way, so does my husband as far as weight loss. He has been on a diet also and lost almost 20 lbs. And seriously it drops so quickly and easily for them. I totally think it is a guy thing!!

    • Janine Huldie says

      Totally agree Robin and am so thankful for all who have been in Slim by the Summer, as well as on My Fitness Pal, too. Truly could have done it without, but those being there to lean on has truly made a difference for me this time out. So happy to see you back and am heading over to your blog now 🙂

  6. Menopausalmother says

    Sometimes that is all it takes…just a little motivation from someone else, to get you going . My daughter and I joined a gym a month ago and we keep each other totally motivated. We go 5X per week and have each lost 10 lbs. I don't think I could have done it without her!

  7. Janine Huldie says

    I love that you and your daughter go together and maybe someday when my girls are older we can share this and motivate each other, too. Great job on losing 10 lbs and couldn't agree more with you about others helping to motivate in this case!! 🙂

  15. Amy says

    I can't believe only a few weeks away. I need to get back with it too. I have had so many changes in my life over the last few weeks. May 20 is actually my birthday! I thought we were stopping on June 20, but hey I need to kick it up. It is okay mama you have done a fabulous job so far and you have stayed committed for the longest. Easy Peasy!

    • Janine Huldie says

      I know it just flew by and we all have been doing so good, but so expected that we may have a few bumps in the road. My younger brother's birthday is also May 20th and my birthday is June 10th. So, funny, but cool!! 🙂

  17. gigigirl says

    A friend recently called it the "Italian curse" – we enjoy eating but the pounds come on so fast! I am struggling too to lose about 3 lbs. Slow going. Good luck! You're looking good though. Love you….Aunt Gloria

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