Week 3 not the best ever

Well, week 3 came and went and I didn't get in what I wanted as far as workouts go.  Did a bunch of little workouts at home to equal 30 minutes, but did not really break a sweat.  Food was, eh, ok at best.  Not awful, but improvements to be be made.   Here's to a healthier, sweatier and better week 4!

Week Three

Week three was definitely a better week for me.  I lost the period weight and am back to being down 1.4 pounds since the Challenge started.  So I kinda lost a week due to Aunt Flo (she's just a bitch, isn't she?) weight wise BUT I'm thrilled that my scale says that I am also down in my fat percentage!  I am down .5%.  YAY!! I'm excited about that.  I went over my calories both Friday and Saturday and I'm OK with that.  It kinda bugs me because I didn't over eat, or necessarily eat "bad" things but just things that were high in calories.... OK, and fat, and sugar. :):)  But I still feel good. And I am making better choices.  I'm going on vacation next week so am going to try to balance the diet with enjoying myself and see how I do.  I won't be running every day like I have been for the last three weeks but we will be hiking and walking a lot.

Week 3

This third week, during the week I did well. However since Thursday evening, I have been on a mini vacation so, not as well as I could have done from Thursday through Saturday. I'm staying positive and encouraged. I'm still really enjoying all of this! I realized though, that when I really eat well, I tend not to hit my calorie goals like I need to and when I eat what I want, I am WAY over my calorie goals... Needing to find a middle ground between those two, is my mini goal for myself this week to come :) Happy Memorial Day everyone!

week 3, reboot needed

Bad week for me, must reboot and try again. I say this after giving into the goodies in my house after having family over on Sunday - I just can't keep this stuff in front of me. I did make some good foods for the week that should keep me full and in my calorie range though - if someone will just finish off those cookies for me.....
No gain or loss but I feel as I did when this challenge started, not good. I have learned I feel lighter and more energetic when I eat right though, so lets hope that becomes motivation at some point.

week 2

Well, not my best week either, but I rallied... or so I thought.
I kid you not yesterday I was down a whopping 3.6 pounds - today I am UP .4 pounds?! Today I'm bloated and for all the water I've had I really haven't used the loo to account for it (TMI!)

Tuesday was a horrible day at work. I had a great morning and afternoon so I splurged on a yum Greek lunch thinking "I got this". I even had regular soda because that was avoid the yucky artificial sweeteners day. Yeah well, afternoon meetings put me in a funk and I proceeded to come home, have wine for dinner and then a pile of foods for before bed snacks so I could wake up without a headache from the wine. Counting the wine and regular soda (I had TWO), I was well over 1000 extra calories for the day. Not so good with the water either, I just didn't keep up at all. Same with the challenges - brushing teeth after every meal isn't so easy while at the office.

By Thursday though I was playing with the kids outside - did a bunch of gardening this weekend - been gaining calories back that way and even enjoyed a bit of icecream all within my calorie limits (yay for having to jog next to kids learning to ride bikes!) Honestly, I felt pretty good this weekend until today.

Back to the water today - I'll blame that for the bloat and try to move on. I really have no other explanation for it. I did have Jimmy Johns for lunch but got no mayo, no cheese... speaking of cheese, I'm not eating it on sandwiches anymore and don't miss it at all. Once I pile on the veggies I don't notice its gone and its a great calorie saver. ANYWAY... I'm all over the place tonight. Onward team!! We're learning lots, lets put that into ACTION!

I posted on Facebook this morning instead of the blog. :( Oh well, it's a Monday. To recap - last week was really pretty bad. The thing is (and I can say this now after coming through it and am on the other side!) is not to dwell. The scales might be forgiving but still in my heart of hearts I know what I did wrong, and where I could have been just a little better and made some wiser choices. It is a little different making bad choices now ya know? Before I made them and went on my merry way. Now, it's like have that ice cream - but only 1 scoop, not two. These changes in my thinking should be interesting!

Week Two...Only Ten More To Go

Week two's weigh in was better than week one's despite not getting in the same amount of exercise as week one.  It feels good to be getting back into the practice of tracking my food and my exercise again.

Another challenge I have been doing on tribesports.com is no chocolate for 30 days.  At first, I was skeptical that I could go a week, but I am happy to report I am on day 18!!!  To be honest, I haven't really missed chocolate as much as I thought.