So I had a 3lb loss this week, currently 238.5lbs, a loss of 14.5lbs overall. I'm pretty excited about that. Lost some inches too, particularly in my waist & hips. My calves & arms gained a little in size, but I'm thinking that has to do with some muscle build-up through the inclined treadmill & swimming.
I have a lot to celebrate today concerning this craziness. As of Saturday, I've officially been doing this for a month. That's twice as long as most previous attempts. I'm hopeful that it's sticking this time.
The second awesome moment is the change in BMI, which means I've met my first mini-goal. I've moved from Class 3 Obesity to Class 2. While I don't entirely trust the BMI measure, I do think it's a good rule of thumb to go by and it's nice to be in a different category.
I've created about 10 mini-goals dispersed between my 1st big goal of 175lbs by my 30th birthday (May 20th) and my 2nd one of 150lbs by Sept. 3rd, 2011. The next mini-goal coming up is the 25lbs loss mark, which will be at 228lbs.
There were some challenges this week:
1) Gift Card from Outback: I checked out the menu ahead of time to figure out what I wanted, and we went on my swim day, which is a big calorie burn day and a day I don't mind eating a few extra calories.
I did well until I decided to have a couple "Wallaby Darned" drinks. These were FABULOUS. I even took the planned cheesecake home because those drinks more than satisfied my sweet tooth. I got home & checked the drink's nutrition content. 582 calories a drink. YIKES. But it was OK. I still had almost a 1000 calorie-deficit for the day even with the drinks. And I let my brother eat the cheesecake.
2) Mom's home cooking: I figured Sunday would be a light day, but then found out mom was cooking meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and beans. I just cannot pass up her cooking, so to compensate, I hit the treadmill on what is usually my rest day. I made sure to stay within my calorie and carb limits, and it was delicious! I'm taking today & making it my exercise "rest" day this week.
So this week is just continuing the routine. New challenge this week: I created a workout plan for the treadmill, swimming, and resistance training that I'm going to try to follow, so here's hoping I can stick to it.
Calories: 1500-1800
Treadmill
30 mins 5 days
Week of 7/12: 5.5 incline, 2-2.5mph intervals (T,W,Th,F,Sun)
Swimming
2 hours 1 day
Week of 7/12: 35 laps, 12 freestyle,12 backstroke,11 paddleboard
Resistance Training
Situps (l,m,r)
Push-ups (floor,wall)
Leg Lifts (f,b,s,both)
Lunges
Chair pull-ups
20 mins 2 days
Week of 7/12: 2 sets 10
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