Week 3 Weigh-In

Drumroll, please . . .

Last week I lost 1.6 pounds! A little ways off from the 2 pound loss that I was aiming for, but the numbers speak for themselves and a 9.3 pound loss in 3 weeks is nothing to sneeze at.

The best part about this loss is not even feeling my clothing get gradually looser on my body, it's the way I'm starting to feel. I'm not tiring out as quickly now. I still need to rest the day after running around doing grocery shopping and domestic Goddess duties, but the sick-achy-drained feeling that normally plagued those days after is gone. I'm finding myself wanting to be active - Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 has fast become something of an addiction for me - and I've even been out playing with Bradley!

One thing I've figured out is that setting a 2 pound goal for myself to lose every week is kind of overdoing it. I'm looking to lost weight and lose it for good, not go for another yo-yo type of loss. That being said I'm going to lower my goal for week 4. So, hmmm, goals. I guess I need some . . .

1. I want to lose at least a pound.

2. Add in a bit more exercise time. Maybe shoot for 40 minutes a day, not counting Mondays or Tuesdays. Those are the days that I clean all day and count that as my activity.

That should do it! Nice, attainable, productive goals that it is possible to meet and help boost me along. 'Til next time!

Week 2 Weigh-In (& a food journal recap)

Wow. This past week was just . . . wow. I totally failed at posting my food journal, as well as not getting in my recommended amount of points 2 of the days. My baby's 9th birthday was Friday, so the whole of that day was spent icing cupcakes with *hangs head in shame* quite a bit of finger licking. I did manage to refrain from eating anything taboo at the party, but running through the Taco Bell drive-thru at 9PM for dinner - even if it was a Fresco style chicken soft taco and a pintos 'n' cheese - just isn't good diet fodder.

All that aside, imagine my surprise when I discovered that I still lost 1.7 pounds this week! I'm kind of glad that I struggled this week, because now I know that even when life gets crazy I can still keep this thing going.

This week's goals are to:

1. Update my food journal online daily.
2. Lose 2 pounds.
3. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day.

Wish me luck!

Food Journal - Day 2

Breakfast (6)
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 Tbsp. peanut butter
1 slice turkey bacon
8 oz. coffee
2 Tbsp. non-dairy creamer
2 tsp. sugar

Lunch (7)
1 cup navy beans
1 Roma tomato
1/4 red onion
1 1/2 cups salad
2 oz. tuna
2 Tbsp. light italian dressing

Afternoon Snack (4)
8 multi-grain crisp crackers
1 slice American cheese
1 Tbsp. hummus

Dinner (7)
6" Subway Club on wheat (no cheese, mustard, veggies)
1/2 serving of Craisins

Evening Snack (2)
8 oz. coffee
2 Tbsp. non-dairy creamer
2 tsp. sugar

Met my 26 points for the day, again! I also had 72 oz. of water.

A fresh start...

It's been a really long time since I posted here. That's horrible of me, but it also means that I finally found some balance in my life and have been busy utilizing my new-found gift.

I've been very productive on the craft front. I've already got several completed projects under my belt for the year, as well as several in progress. This is great, as usually by this time I find myself struggling to finish just one.

I've been reading a lot, too. I love that I've found time to do this again, as I truly love getting lost in a good story. One slight issue with this; however, all of the books I've read lately are part of a series - so I suddenly find myself wrapped up in 5 different series and waiting on books on all but 2 of them. Oh, well, more to read, right?

Work for Leaky is going well. Somehow I'm managing to stay on top of things. *fingers crossed*

Home life is as good as it can be with a 17-YO in the house. The know-it-all tendency is a little frustrating, but I can rest assured in the knowledge that I've done the best as I can as a parent and that some of it stuck. It had to, didn't it?

Anyways, I'm going to start tracking my health here. Daily food logs, activity journal...that kind of thing. I'll also start keeping it updated with my crafts and reading. In short, it's going to turn into a real by God blog instead of a whinging tablet! LOL

Hugs & Chocolte!