Update: May 31, 2015

Hiya!

Sorry, I know I said I was going to do weekly posts and I honestly meant to. I'll try to do better in June! Anyway, I have exciting news! No, I'm not going to reveal my most recent weigh-in just yet! I'd like to share with you guys a couple of apps that have become my staples throughout this process! Also, I thought of a goal (I guess that's what it is) that I forgot to mention in the last post! My "goal" is to run The Color Run Shine Tour 5K in November in Little Rock! That ties in with the whole app thing, promise!

Okay, surely you've read 8000 blogs where people RAVE about the MyFitnessPal app. I have problems using this app because I don't do a lot of eating out or eating of packaged foods. I also don't weigh my food. I use visual portion sizes and eat healthy foods (veggies, fruits, etc.), so that app does me no good. BUT there are two apps that are truly helping me!

The Nike running app is helping me train for the 5K! It has this cool option to enter a coaching program, but since my run isn't until November, the 8 week program hasn't started yet. It suggests that I run 5 miles per week, which I think I can handle! If you're interested in running, this app is great! Or any couch to 5K app. Honestly, I think any app that has a coaching program is great for inexperienced runners!

The other app that has been featured on my instagram majorly is Happy Scale. This app suggests that you weigh as often as possible, but don't be alarmed! I don't enter my weight very often because I don't have a trustworthy scale at my house. I weigh in at my gym on Friday mornings because why not! Honestly, it's because I'm at the gym at 5 a.m. on Fridays to go to spin class! So, it's the perfect time for my "official" weigh ins! Happy Scale is great because it tracks your weight loss on a chart, divides your desired weight loss into milestones, and predicts your finish date!

Now I'll get to the weigh ins that I've had through the month of May! Like I said, Happy Scale divides my desired weight loss (59 pounds) into milestones. I chose to have 10 milestones (5.9 pounds is one milestone). On May 14th I reached my first milestone, weighing in at 199.4 pounds. Last Friday I reached my second milestone weighing in at............................................................ 197.2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am officially below 200 pounds! I hope to reach milestone number three by my birthday (June 13th). Push to the finish!