Weigh-in: June 20 2009

Jun 20, 2009 by

Ugh.

Ugh.

So I’ve put off writing today’s post long enough. To make a long story short, I gained a pound this week.

I am not happy about it, but I am not discouraged. I truly have to step it up a notch. I think I’ve gotten sloppy with my tracking and I’ve also made poor food choices. Even though I’m sticking to my points, I’ve still been eating poorly. And there were a couple of occasions this week (like Kerry’s baby shower), where I had to guess what my points were for things.

So this week I’m going to do a few things to get back on track. I’m not going to rely on flex points. I’m going to try and avoid them. I’m going to eat more little meals through out the day. I’m going eat healthier foods, and I’m going to be completely accountable.

I’m also going to weigh-in on Wednesday for my summer challenge over at Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. I think adding in another weigh-in opportunity mid-week may help me see how I’m doing and keep me accountable.

Date Weight Loss/Gain Total
5/9/09 –Start– 0
5/16/09 -4.4 -4.4
5/23/09 -4.6 -9.0
5/30/09 -0.2 -9.2
6/6/09 -0.2 -9.4
6/13/09 -0.4 -9.8
6/20/09 +1.0 -8.8
read more

Related Posts

Tags

Share This

EA Sports Active: Halfway

Jun 18, 2009 by

Yesterday I started up my EA Sports Active program and was greeted with this pleasant message:

10 workouts down, 10 more to go!

10 workouts down, 10 more to go!

It sort of caught me by surprise, but really motivated me to keep going. Not that it was really ever in doubt that I would. But I feel like I’ve had a really hard problem setting goals and reaching them in the past few years. And when it comes to weight loss, obviously I’ve never quite completely the ultimate goal.

After my work out was over, and I was panting and sweating from the long run, I got even more encouragement from Bob Greene.

Thank you Bob Greene!

Thank you Bob Greene!

He was all, “Good job, you can do it, I’m going to mix it up for the last half.” Something along those lines. I was still panting away.

So I’m pretty stoked to have made it this far and not given up. I will admit that I have occasionally taken a second rest day here and there, but the program is adaptable. It just pushed my 30-day challenge out even further. There’s no way around completing the 20 workouts. So now I’m scheduled to finish on July 2, instead of June 29.

The Sisterhood - Team COCOAIn other weighty news, I recently joined a website called “The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans.” It’s a great spot! And I’ve even entered a summer challenge to lose weight. The gist is that you and your teammates (I’m on Team Cocoa) send in your weight loss results weekly, and the team that wins (highest percentage of loss) gets a prize. So far my teammates seem really nice, especially our team leader Summer. She’s challenged us to drink more water this week, which I think is a great idea!

read more

Related Posts

Tags

Share This

Jun 14 2009: New Workout Stuff

Jun 14, 2009 by

Since I started working out regularly, I realized that I’m in need of some new apparel. My instinct was to just go to Walmart or Target and get some stuff, since hopefully I’ll shrink out of it anyway. But I checked Dick Sports first because I had to go to the mall for some other stuff. Obviously, there’s tons of cute stuff, but it’s super expensive. So as tempted as I was, I went with my instinct and sure enough I found everything I needed at Walmart for 1/3 of the price. I also picked up a new resistance belt to use with my EA Sports Active.

Im loving those citrus colors.

I'm loving those citrus colors.

read more

Related Posts

Tags

Share This

Weigh-in: June 13 2009

Jun 13, 2009 by

My body just wont let go!

My body just won't let go!

Welcome to Plateau City! Another week, another minimal weight loss. I encountered a few challenges this week, but I overcame most of them. I ended up using my flex points and a few activity points, but I didn’t go over, which I’m proud of. I even resisted a little candy bars that were spread out in front of me at a leadership seminar.

Date Weight Loss/Gain Total
5/9/09 –Start– 0
5/16/09 -4.4 -4.4
5/23/09 -4.6 -9.0
5/30/09 -0.2 -9.2
6/6/09 -0.2 -9.4
6/13/09 -0.4 -9.8
read more

Related Posts

Tags

Share This

Jun 11 2009: Reminder

Jun 11, 2009 by

When I realized that I really needed to wear shoes to use my EA Sports Active, I dug around for a pair that I could devote just to my EA-S-A workouts. I found an old pair. A pair that I loved so much when I bought them and wore them out big time. I was a lot lighter back then and much more active. They remind me of a good time in my life and so what better reminder, as I’m in the process of making new life changes, of a previous me that was healthier.

They may be beat up, but they feel great.

They may be beat up, but they feel great.

read more

Related Posts

Tags

Share This