Starting Weight: 155 lbs
Today's Weight: 149 lbs
Total Loss: 6 lbs
I'm just plugging right along!
Diet
I have gradually worked down to 1200 calories a day as my goal. Once I get to where I want to be I can increase that some to maintain and not continue to lose. 1200 calories sounds like a ton until you start looking at how many calories are in your food. Its really eye opening. Its no wonder that I stayed this size for so long. Even when I thought I was watching and thought I was doing good, I had no clue how much damage I was doing. Example, we had tacos Saturday. Taco night happens pretty often in our house. Well luckily I hadn't ate much else on Saturday so I had some extra calories to work with for dinner. I had to really finagle it and got it down to four tacos clocking in at 711 calories. So Lord only knows how many calories I was normally eating on taco night....
Exercise
On Friday and Sunday I was able to do the mile in 19 minutes. Then last night I did it in 18!! I was so excited! I owe it to Britney.... lol Listening to Britney Spears really does get me moving though! And I did get out the resistance bands on Sunday but I haven't really had a time to do much with them yet. Gary told me to stand on the band and raise my arms out to the sides. So I did. He said raise them as high as you can. I said this IS as high as I can.... I have some work to do. Obviously.
Lifestyle
Its been a rough week. Lyla was sick, now Gary is sick. I was on my period. BUT even with all the changes in routine, I didn't give up. I still have done the treadmill every other day and I have stuck to counting the calories. Although Saturday I almost just threw in the towel. I'm so glad that I didn't though. I'm feeling really good right now. My "skinny" jeans aren't skin tight on me. I just feel better. I don't know how else to describe it. I hope it continues and I hope I can stay motivated. I'm feeling this great after 6 pounds, imagine how 10 or 15 will feel... I can't wait to find out!
