Jul 7, 2010

Shrinking Days of Summer: Week #6


I run with the Sisterhood


I've not had much motivation lately.
I did happen to get a glimpse into the 160's over the last weekend.


Challenge Starting Weight: 178.8 lbs
Last week: 173.8 lbs
This week: 170.2 lbs
Change: down 3.6 lbs
Loss For Challenge: Down 8.6 lbs
Total Pounds Gone: 93.8

I decided to exercise or workout each day this month.
It was cool over the weekend so I started C25K. Well it's back to being almost 100 degrees so I've put that back on hold.

July:
1: Yoga Melt down (about 1/2 of it)
2: Belly Dancing Video
3: W1D1 C25K
4: Walking for 3 hours with Freedom on my back
5: Lots of walking and shopping with Freedom on my back.
6: 30 Day Shred (One Circuit, Level 1)
7: Yoga Melt down (about 1/2 of it) and walking downtown with Freedom on my back.

It's hard to do the yoga with a two year old.
Imagine the Downward Dog pose. Now envision it being a human jungle gym.
In the Warrior poses, Freedom would get in between my legs,  push me up and say "I help you Mommy"! Cute... but not that helpful.

I know that some of my gain comes from the hot dogs for Independence Day, finishing off the Ketchup Chips my Mom brought me from Canada and the darn Chinese Buffet.

My goal was to lose 10 lbs during this challenge.
I'm only 1.4 lbs from that goal.

Clean eating?
Doing a bit better. I've added more fruits and veggies into my diet.
Other than the foods mentioned above, I'm still working on

  • OhYeah! Protein Shakes
  • Supreme Protein Bars
  • Organic Stone-ground Wheat and Flax Crackers
  • Sara Lee 80 Calorie Wheat Buns
  • Diet Pop. I have cut back, I really have!
I think until I reach my goal I'm going to keep up the protein.
When I get there, I will re-evaluate my diet ... heck after all this protein I might just go vegetarian.
A big problem is that I am a picky eater. I like things simple and plain. So no fancy recipes for me. 

I have
  • Started taking an "active vitapak" from GNC daily. I had slacked there for a while.
  • Taking my Triple Strength Fish Oil Daily.
  • Taking Digestive Enzymes after my bigger meals.
  • Resumed drinking my "craploads" of water daily.
  • Started reading fitness magazines.
I've been struggling a bit with trying to determine exactly what a healthy weight for me is.
I know I want to be in the healthy/normal BMI range, and I am already in a healthy/average Body Fat range.
Do I get myself to the normal BMI range then shift my goals towards fitness?
Do I go ahead and focus on fitness and toning and take the weight loss as it comes?

If you read all of this, thanks.
If you have any tips or suggestions, I would love to hear them.
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3 comments:

  1. Great progress! Such an awesome weight drop... Good for you for working towards clean eating! I love the image of your little one "helping" you do yoga... so cute! Keep up the great work!
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  2. 3 pounds?! NICE!! Great goal to workout every day. You can do it!!

    I totally feel you on the last part of your post! I struggle with the same thing. Do you have a past weight that you felt best in? Maybe aim for that? I really didn't because I've always been struggling. What I did was aim for my BMI range then fine tune from there. Perhaps pick a # within your BMI range and as you get there decide how you feel there. Focus on fitness the whole time though. AND, make sure you don't get too obsessive. You don't want to keep adding 5 pounds to your original goal if you don't need it. I think it helps to ask people close to you too for feedback. Finally, I also tried to find people with my height/similar body type and see how much they weighed (thank you internet). It helped me to visualize the different goals I was aiming for. Hope that helps a little!
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  3. I am breast feeding so I really cant diet much ; (. I saw your blog on cafe mom blogging moms group! Love it! Pay me a visit too and I followed!
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