So this week's weight is definitely better. I'd still like to see a few more ounces lost, maybe settling around a 1.5, 1.6lb a week average loss, but any loss is always cause for celebration.
But holy inch-loss Batman! 7.5 inches in 2 WEEKS, with a total 15.5 inches lost in a month! Now THAT makes me happy.
People are starting to notice the weight loss. My pants feel looser. My belly no longer pooches out my shirt, the shirts just hang loosely :)
Food - Based on SparkPeople's assessment with an average cardio of 45 mins a day, 6 days a week, I should be consuming a caloric range of 1,590 - 1,940 a day. My past 7-day calorie range has been mostly mid- to higher levels with that range, which could explain why I didn't lose a little more.
So upping my calories? Did help, but I need to tweak a bit more to see the results I want.
Exercise - Upped the treadmill workout to 45 minutes, and switched up my intervals so I'm doing more at 2.5mph than I am at 2mph. Now I'm sweating like I did when I first started this party.
I started a Yoga DVD. In just 3 rounds of the full workout, I can see results with better balance and slightly more flexibility. The Yoga lady is a little New-Agey though, talking about third-eyes and heart space, which is a little disturbing.
Hey, I'm not judging, if that's what keeps you sane & gives you peace, then you're better off than most of the people in this world. But that's just not my thing, and it's really hard to focus rolling around on the floor with her when she sounds like she's high on something.
I was supposed to do 36 laps during Saturday's swim, but I stopped at 24. I wanted to spend a half-hour goofing around in the pool instead of being focused on laps. Sure, I want to lose weight, but I also want to have fun while doing it, and if all I do is focus on laps all the time, I'm going to get bored with it. And I can burn a lot of calories treading water!
Mood & Energy - So I figured out where the lack of energy was coming from. I upped my calories this past week and I had energy to spare. It was hard to sit still for long periods of time. I even spent some of the weekend cleaning. Usually my weekends are spent on the couch catching up on seasons of Rescue Me on Netflix.
The mood is OK. I'm not super-duper happy, but I'm OK. There are still some stressors going on. I'm writing some hard letters in therapy. Adam's new job keeps having to send him home because there's no work for him, and I'm worried about how that affects his unemployment. School for Spidey starts in a week, and school for Adam & I starts in about a month.
Upcoming week:
This is the TOM week for me, so I'm not looking forward to the water-weight gain later this week or the moodiness. Just need to push on through & not give in too much to carb cravings, or I'll feel even worse.
Calories: 1,590 - 1,790 (lets aim for the lower half of the range SparkPeople is giving me & see what happens)
Treadmill: 45 mins 3 days (M,W,F)
Week of 7/26: 6.5 incline, 3mins @ 2.5mph & 2 mins @ 2mph intervals
Old Tae-Bo tape/Yoga DVD combo: 50 mins 2 days (Tu,Th - Yoga also on Sun)
Week of 7/26: Beginner
Swimming: 2 hours 1 day (Sat)
Week of 7/26: 32 laps, 4 sets of 8 (2 freestyle/crawl, 2 backstroke, 2 breast stroke, 2 paddleboard)
Resistance Training: 30 mins 2 days (Sun,Tu,Th)
Situps, Push-ups, Leg Lifts, Lunges, Chair pull-ups, Skater squats, Bridges, Arm exercises with 2lb weights
Week of 7/26: 2 sets 15
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