Weight Loss Challenge! 9 Days left!

So how are you all doing?

Well, I don't even think I need to analyze my goals this week.  C came down with a fever Monday night and got the entire family sick. So I have not concentrated on this at all.  Our sleep schedules are off, runny noses, bad coughs, not a great time to diet or work out.  I lost weight, but I think thats because I had a loss of appetite for a few days and most of my meals involve soup.

Here's my updated stats:

• 12/15: 1X7.4lbs 12/15: 1X6.4lbs 1 lb loss!
• Hips 12/15: 45"  12/22:  44.5" .5" loss!
• Waist 12/15: 40" 12/22: 40"  Same
• Left Thigh 12/15: 24" 12/22: 24" Same
• Left Arm- 12/15: 13.5" 12/22: 13" .5" loss!

How to participate this week: 

1. Review your goals and figure out why they didn't work if you failed.
2. Come up with 6 goals if you failed some, 7 new ones if you passed completely (as clearly you need more of a challenge!)
3. If you failed, like me, your six goals should include the ones you didn't pass.
4. Give yourself one free day of not worrying about this.  I'm choosing Christmas.

New goals:

Complete the Petite Athleat's the 300 challenge at least 4 out of 7 days a week. 

Walk 3 times this week. 

Complete an arm exercise three times this week. 

Try a healthy snack first before opting for a sweet snack. 

Start adding more lean protein to my diet.

Stretch for 10 mins everyday.

Weight Loss Challenge and Update!

So for those of you following along, how did your week go?

Here's my updated stats:

• 12/8: 1X7.8lbs 12/15: 1X7.4lbs .4 lb loss!
• Hips 12/8: 45"  12/15:  45" Same
• Waist 12/8: 39.5" 12/15: 40"  .5" gain
• Left Thigh 12/8: 24" 12/15: 24" Same
• Left Arm- 12/8: 14" 12/15: 13.5" .5" loss!

Here's how my goals went:

Drink 5 glasses of water a day.  Passed!  I noticed that I am drinking more water and I don't have to think about it as much

Complete the Petite Athleat's the 300 challenge at least 4 out of 7 days a week. Failed. I started off this week doing awesomely, but I had 2 days where we ended up being out later than expected, plus 3 parties.  Hence the gain in the waist, I noticed a big difference on how I felt at the end of this week after not doing anything for awhile.

Walk 3 times this week. Failed, I got 2 out of 3.  The snow didn't help.

Complete an arm exercise twice this week. Passed.  Slowly getting toned.

Try a healthy snack first before opting for a sweet snack. Failed.  So when you make a goal, make sure you have some healthy options before deciding this should be a goal...

Eat a piece of fruit 5 out of 7 days. Passed.  We bought oranges, so lots of citrus.  C has been stealing all the bananas, so I haven't had that as an option.

How to participate this week: (Same as last week)

1. Review your goals and figure out why they didn't work if you failed.
2. Come up with 6 goals if you failed some, 7 new ones if you passed completely (as clearly you need more of a challenge!)
3. If you failed, like me, your six goals should include the ones you didn't pass.

New goals:

Complete the Petite Athleat's the 300 challenge at least 4 out of 7 days a week. 

Walk 3 times this week. 

Complete an arm exercise three times this week. 

Try a healthy snack first before opting for a sweet snack. 

Start adding more lean protein to my diet.

Stretch for 10 mins everyday.

I found out that my local Market District Giant Eagle has health & wellness programs, including a personal consultation with a dietician!  This program is sponsored by Highmark, so if they are your insurance carrier you get a free consultation each year.  I had mine on Friday and thought she did a wonderful job of finding me foods I would like to eat, highlighting what I did well, and areas to improve on.  She also did a great job helping me figure out where I should be weight loss wise (since the BMI shouldn't be your end all be all, since it doesn't calculate muscle and frame).  Right now I need to lose about 37-47lbs to be in my ideal range, where the BMI has me at over 50.  

This means if I can lose 5lbs a month for the next 10 months I should be in good shape!  That feels like a much more reasonable goal.

In other news, here's H and Santa at one of our parties this week.  H is asleep, and C was not having it...

Weight Loss Challenge Update

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So for those of you following along, how did your week go?

Here's my updated stats:

• 12/1: 1X9.8lbs 12/8: 1X7.8lbs 2lb loss!
• Hips 12/1: 46"  12/8:  45" 1" loss!
• Waist 12/1: 39.5" 12/8: 39.5"  Same
• Left Thigh 12/1: 24" 12/8: 24" Same
• Left Arm- 12/1: 15" 12/8: 14" 1" loss!

Here's how my goals went:

Drink 5 glasses of water a day - I know you are supposed to drink 8, but honestly I can go all day with 3-4 drinks (this includes coffee, milk, soda, juice).  Failed.  Got up to 3-4 glasses, but most days didn't make it to 5 each day.

Make 5 out of 7 dinners include salad as half of the plate. Passed.  This one was almost too easy.

Go on two walks this week. Passed.  Walked around the mall a couple times.

Complete the Petite Athleat's the 300 challenge at least 4 out of 7 days a week. Failed. I only got to 3, my stomach was having a few pinches of pain since its still healing from my c-section in August.

Order all coffee drinks with no whipped cream. Passed.  Switched from holiday/special drinks to either a vanilla soy latte or just plain soy latte, there's less temptation to want whipped cream with a latte.

How to participate this week:

1. Review your goals and figure out why they didn't work if you failed.
2. Come up with 6 goals if you failed some, 7 new ones if you passed completely (as clearly you need more of a challenge!)
3. If you failed, like me, your six goals should include the ones you didn't pass.

My new goals:

• Drink 5 glasses of water a day.
• Complete the Petite Athleat's the 300 challenge at least 4 out of 7 days a week.
• Walk 3 times this week.
• Complete an arm exercise twice this week.
• Try a healthy snack first before opting for a sweet snack.
• Eat a piece of fruit 5 out of 7 days.

Lastly, have you notice any funny behaviors you've picked up about dieting?  For instance, I always feel a need to eat all the unhealthy food before dieting so its not there as a temptation.  Then I get mad at myself for gaining weight.  

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Weight Loss Challenge Day 1 & 2

So as I mentioned in my last post my goal is to lose some weight in December.  This is particularly challenging for me, because I pretty much love sweets and Christmas foods.  Mint is one of my favorite flavors - do you know how many things are not very good for you but deliciously flavored with mint?

So here's the deal - we all know what's involved in weight loss, but generally don't want to do it, because it takes effort.

I'm setting 5 goals for this week that I think will help me lose some weight - I've heard that a goal should be between 1/2lb to 2lbs a week.  Which means by the end of the month I'd like to lose somewhere between 2 and 8lbs.

Goals:

1. Drink 5 glasses of water a day - I know you are supposed to drink 8, but honestly I can go all day with 3-4 drinks (this includes coffee, milk, soda, juice)
2. Make 5 out of 7 dinners include salad as half of the plate.
3. Go on two walks this week.
4. Complete the Petite Athleat's the 300 challenge at least 4 out of 7 days a week.
5. Order all coffee drinks with no whipped cream.

Current Stats:

• Okay, I'm not totally comfortable with my current weight (obviously, since I want to lose weight) but as December 1st I weighed 1X9.8lbs.  I'm uncomfortable with enough not to share the full number to the general public.
• Hips - 46"
• Waist - 39.5"
• Left Thigh-24"
• Left Arm-15"

How to Join:

• This week set 5 reasonable goals for yourself - little things that you know that if you get off the couch you can easily attain.
• Take your measurements to help figure out which areas you want to target first.
• Find a way to record your results - your own blog, facebook, google+, twitter, instagram, leaving a comment here.
• Officially record your results next Sunday