Sunday, August 7, 2011

Week 9: 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   
Week 7: 190.3 (-3) Total loss 11.0
Week 8: 191.7 (+1.4) Total loss 9.6
Week 9: 189.4 (-2.3) Total loss 11.9

(20.6 loss since I began my journey in January)


209: Start Weight
199: hair trim
189: pedicure
179: Weekend Road Trip
169: Bedroom makeover
159: family Pictures
149: New outfit
139: hair cut
129: special vacation
I have finally earned my next reward for hitting 189lbs. A pedicure!! I have been anticipating this all summer. For motivations sake I have not even taken off my ratty toe nail polish from a couple months back.



It took longer than I planned, but I am so happy to have made it!  Hopefully my in-laws will be able to babysit for me while I go out sometime this week and enjoy being pampered.  I am ten pounds away from my next reward of a weekend road trip!

Food:
I did good this week.  There is a direct correlation between keeping my carbs down and losing pounds. Dang!
Monday: 189 carbs -37 fiber adjustment 152
Tuesday:161 carbs -46 fiber adjustment 115
Wednesday:164 carbs -30 fiber adjustment 134
Thursday:162 carbs -50 fiber adjustment 112
Friday: 208 carbs –42 fiber adjustment 162
Saturday:210 carbs -50 fiber adjustment 160
Sunday:

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

Exercise:
Still 100% with exercise. I got in 6 work outs! Yeah!

Water Intake:
Did good on water this week. Met my goal nearly every day.

Measurements:
I am still a little bloated, but my measurements have gone down some from last week.


Weight
201.3
189.4
11.9
Neck
13.5
13.25
.25
Chest
43.5
41.5
2
Ribs
39
36.5
2.5
Waist
41
40.5
.5
Belly
46
44.5
1.5
Hips
45.5
44
1.5
Calf
16
15.5
.5
Arm
15
14.25
.75

6/6/11 Start Measurements
8/8/11 Current
difference


Here are updated photos:



Hooray for week 10!  Only two weeks left of the challenge!  Lets see if we can rip it up!

10 comments:

  1. I really like seeing your Challenge Before and During shots...you can soooo see progress and that has to be validating and encouraging!

    A great week's loss. And I wish you a great week THIS week...be well

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  2. Looking at those pictures ... wow, nice changes are happening that are plainly visible!! Good for you for getting rid of last week's bloat and then some!

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  3. you can definitely see the difference in your belly there - way to go!

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  4. Wow! What a difference. I should have taken start pix too but I've avoided being in front of the camera for so many years that I just don't ever think about getting in front of it.

    You are doing GREAT! And you look marvelous!

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  5. Those are great pics, thanks for sharing. Wow, you can really see the change. CONGRATS!

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  6. Excellent weight loss!!! Love those pictures! You can really see a difference. Good for you!! Enjoy that pedicure!!

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  7. Thanks so much ladies!! I can't wait to see my final result in several months!

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  8. great job it's paying off and you are looking awesome

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  9. A picture is worth a thousand words and all thousand are "YES" - it is great to see progress so plainly visible. Congratulations.

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