Monday, July 18, 2011

Week 6: Slimmer This Summer

My goals:
-Journal my meals
-Be under 165g of Carbohydrates/day (with fiber adjustment)
-Exercise 5 times a week for 45-60 minutes
-10 glasses of water a day
-Run/walk a 5K in under 40 minutes GOAL MET!
-Build a support network
-lose an average of 2 lbs/week, 24lbs total

Beginning Weight: 201.3
Week 1: 198.6 (-2.7)
Week 2: 198.6 (0) No change
Week 3: 196.9 (-1.7) Total loss 4.4 lbs
Week 4: 193.9 (-3) Total loss 7.4
Week 5: 193.2 (-.5) Total loss 8.1   
Week 6: 193.3 (+.1) Total loss 8.0   
(16.7 loss since I began my journey in January)

The bad news... I had my first gain for the 12 week Slimmer This Summer Challenge.  Not a big gain, only .1 lb, but none the less, a gain that really easily could have been avoided.  Last week I basked in a few pieces of wonderful pumpkin bread and didn’t track yesterday and ate more than I have in quite a while.  We were visiting my in-laws and I decided to take a day off.  I knew I would have some sort of gain.

The good news... We are half way through the challenge and I am down 8 lbs.  I am not on track for loosing a total of 24lbs, but it is still possible if I kick butt and get back in gear! Also more good news below on my measurement report.

I am 4 pounds away from reaching my next reward: a pedicure.  My feet need some summer pampering in a major way.  I want this bad.  My mother-in-law wants to go with me even, but if I don’t hurry up and lose the next 4lbs, she is going to go without me!

Daily Carb Count:
(out of 165g carbs with adjusted fiber intake)
Monday: 141carbs –fiber adjustment -39 102carbs (63 under)
Tuesday:178carbs –fiber adjustment -65 113carbs (52 under)
Wednesday:144carbs –fiber adjustment -33 111carbs (54under)
Thursday: 220carbs –fiber adjustment -28 192carbs(27 over)
Friday: 216carbs –fiber adjustment -41 175 (10 over)
Saturday: 217carbs –fiber adjustment -65 152 (13 under)
Sunday: Didn’t track, way over!

To view my food diary, visit myfitnesspal.com. 
Profile name: ambreee

Exercise:
I got my five work outs of 45-60 minutes in, despite not really feeling well a good part of the week.  I was moody,  dizzy and really tired all week.  I don’t know what is up.  The kids were crazy too. Maybe we are all fighting a bug.

Water Intake:
Did good on water, even exceeded my goal a couple of days with the summer heat getting to me.

Measurements:
Despite the gain, I am still shrinking. This week I lost ½ inch off my hips, belly and rib cage and a ¼ inch off my arms.  Here are my total losses (lbs and inches) since the beginning of the challenge.


Weight
201.3
193.3
8
Neck
13.5
13.5
0
Chest
43.5
42.5
1
Ribs
39
36.5
2.5
Waist
41
40
1
Belly
46
44
2
Hips
45.5
44
1.5
Calf
16
16
0
Arm
15
14.5
.5

6/6/11 Start Measurements
7/18/11 Current
difference



3 comments:

  1. Hang in there. Since you know what the problem was this past week, you know what to do about it and that's half the battle. It's a trade-off if we want to lose our extra pounds. We have to be consistent and determined. You can do this. Imagine what being slim will be like. We can all be slimmer this summer.

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  2. Well that was a very small gain. Those kind of numbers will come and go in your journey. You know what was off last week and I bet you have another great loss week for week 7.

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  3. A teeny gain, but still down 8 pounds! Congrats!

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