It is really hard to believe that I am half way through my fitness challenge. For the most part I have stuck to the diet portion of the challenge, but I have lots of work to do on the workout side of things.
The Measure and Weigh-in
I have been stepping on the scale every morning, watching the pounds begin to move back down to my pre-exam weight. Although I step on the scale everyday, I only keep track of the final weight the morning of my free day. On June 11th I weighed in at 124.5. Already 5.5 pounds lost and I am starting to feel better. Not only am I feeling better but my clothes is starting to fit me like it used to. Here are my measurements on 6/11:
| L | R | |||
| Upper Arms | 10 | 10 | ||
| Waist | 31 | |||
| Hips | 36.5 | |||
| Thighs | 20 | 20 | ||
| TI (6/10/11) | 127.5 | |||
| Inches lost to date | <7.5> |
Diet
The weekend was really pretty rocky. We had the wedding on Friday, which was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately I didn’t eat all that much because we were so busy helping with all the last minute preparation items. So that you have an idea of what I eat during a given week here is last weeks menu:
| Sat (6/4) | Sun (6/5) | Mon (6/6) | Tues (6/7) | Wed(6/8) | Thur(6/9) | Fri(6/10) | |
| Breakfast | No food | 3 egg omelet & latte | 3 egg omelet & latte | 3 egg omelet & latte | 3 egg omelet & latte | 2 egg omelet & latte | 3 egg omelet & latte |
| Lunch | Hamburger patty with green chili, mushrooms, cheese & a side of beans | Bratwurst on tortilla and green chili | Salad with Chicken | Salad with Tuna | Salad with Roast | Pork chop & beans | Salad with Fish |
| Snack | Popcorn & Coke @ Movie Theater (X-Men) | ||||||
| Dinner | Pizza | Cobb Salad | Fajita Bowl | Beans with hamburger meat and red chili | Pork chop & beans | Chicken breast | BBQ brisket |
Every day I also drank at least 2 liters of water, sometimes I would drink more. I didn’t stick to my meal routine as I should or could have, but I am feeling really good about my progress. Weekends are also always really hard for us to stay on task with our food routine, this is why I moved my free day to Saturday. This way at least I will only have Sunday to worry about what I eat. It is really easy for us to stick to a meal plan during the work week, lunches are made the night before & dinner is usually always eaten at home.
The Workout – or lack thereof
My workout routine was none existent this past week. I didn’t even manage to turn on my pilates DVD. This week I plan to change that. Today I walked to and from lunch, I normally eat at my desk and continue to work. I also jumped rope with my daughter for a few minutes while dinner was cooking. I wouldn’t necessarily consider this a workout, but it was sadly the most active I have been in a while. Tomorrow I am finally going to take myself back to dance practice. I hope that my daughter will join me, so she can start learning the next dances for her age group. On Wednesday I will pull out my pilates DVD and Thursday will be back to practice.
Next Step
I plan to continue my meal plan, eliminating as many carbs as possible. I will begin to increase the amount of activity and workout I get in everyday. This will help so that I can begin to balance out my diet and add in a few of my favorite carbs here and there. My goal is to be back to my pre-exam weight of 115, everyday I am little closer to that goal!
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