End of Week 6 Stats

Good Morning!!


We have officially been going for 6 weeks now!  Go us!
Here are some of my stats:

• Arms: 12.0/12.0 (+0.5/+0.5 from start)
• Bust:  34.0 (-2.0 from start)
• Waist: 26.0 (-2.0 from start)
• Hips: 35 (-1.5 from start)
• Thighs: 22/22 (+0.5/no change from start)
• Calves:  14/14 (+0.5/+0.5 from start)
• Calories burned: 3926
• Weight:  140 (+2.2 from start)  <---This is amazing to me!  How can I weigh more than when I started and look 10 pounds lighter?? 

This is a quick progress pic to show you what it looks like to be heavier than start weight, haha!



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Here's a great link to 60 weight loss success stories
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Goals for the week:
1.  Track all food, including water and protein intake (in addition to carbs)
2. Get in your daily vitamin and 2 fish oils. 
3.  No eating out!cheating on food!  (Papaw's birthday is next Sunday--need to save up for a piece of cake!)



P.S. I feel a lot less stressed about this journey now that I can honestly laugh at/ignore the scale.  I didn't visit it at all this week (out of sight out of mind I suppose) and it didn't phase me one bit to see that number this morning.  It just feels different now and I like it.

Week 3

Good morning! 

Well my weight stayed constant. I think I can owe most of that to the zumbathon yesterday. 2 hours and an average heart rate of 162 helped I'm sure. I can feel my stomach becoming firmer and my arms and legs are feeling much stronger and solid. However my bust and hip measurements went up today. I'm not sure if I was holding the tape tighter last week or if it's close to that time of month and my body is showing it. Oh well.

Measurements:
Weight: 155.5 (stayed constant)
Arms:12"/12" (same)
Bust:34"(up 1")
Waist: 28.5" (same)
Hips:36" (up 1")
Thighs:24"/24"(same)
Calves: 15"/15" (same)

I think worse weeks will happen here and there. The good news is that we remain accountable to ourselves and each other and at the end of the day in the overall are still making great decisions for our health and our lives!

I will be menu planning again today. The last 2 weeks have been excellent for menu planning. Making something on Sunday to eat for the rest of the week has made the rest of the week so much better!

Week 3 Status Update

It's been a rough week for me this week too.  I had to go to the dentist twice (once for cleaning, once for an issue with one of my fillings needing repaired) and let's just say, I have quite a bit of anxiety when it comes to the dentist.  Needless to say, twice in one week was an issue for me.  I definitely did not do very well with my eating (mostly just didn't have an appetite) and didn't fuel my body like I should have this week.  The things I ate were still good foods, but I definitely didn't get the calories I should have and I'm pretty sure my body is pissed about it.  I didn't do very well with my water either.

But, just like on the Biggest Loser this season, that's not an excuse.  No excuses.  I didn't do well, but I'll do better this coming week.  And that's all I can really say.

My workouts went pretty well this week and I burnt a lot of calories!  I'm struggling right now with just continuing to trust the process, no matter what the scale/measurements say.  Which is why I am posting progress pics today.  I can tell a difference in the pics and in my clothes, even if I am retaining water from lifting weights this week

Trust the process Amanda, trust the process.  You aren't gaining weight because you started working out.  It's all water.  Trust the process. 
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Goals for the coming week:

1. Burn 5000 calories
2. Water: if you don't have your 8 cups in, you can't have coffee the next morning!
3. No stepping on the scale until next Sunday. 

1/1/2012 Day 1 Stats

Weight: 137.8
Arms: 11.5/11.5
Bust: 36.0
Waist: 28.0
Hips: 36.5
Thighs: 21.5/22
Calves: 13.5/13.5

1/1/12

Happy New Year!

So excited about starting 2012 out right! I'm just going to get the worst part over with and post all my stats.

1/1/12 Stats

Weights: 158 pounds
Arms: 12"
Bust: 34.5"
Waist: 29"
Hips:36.5"
Thigh: 24"/25"
Calves: 15.5"/15.5"

"Before pics"

Well there's my starting point! Off to drink some coconut water (found it at Whole foods) and eat some yogurt!

Excited about Zumba-ing with you today!