Day Two

A success! Mostly.

I totally achieved my eating goal. And this was no small feat. There were two dinners in my evening. Some friends of ours came over and we made a meal together for a family at church, and all ate together before we took it over to them. So I fed the kids, and didn't eat any of it myself (including chocolate cupcakes!). Then I went out to dinner with a lovely bunch of ladies for a Pre-FRG Planning Meeting, where, again, I DID NOT EAT ANYTHING! Luckily, I was able to hold an adorable little three-month old who distracted me quite nicely from the yummy food around me. So total victory for food today.

But today was such a busy day that I did not make it to the gym. Bummer. I will make it up, I promise. :)

Day One

I totally did it.

I ate three slim fast shakes for my meals today, and that's it. No other snacks, no other food, period. I had to catch myself while I was feeding the kids. It's so easy to just snack away I'm feeding them, but I caught myself in time and didn't eat anything.

I ate breakfast at 9:00 am, lunch at 1:00 pm, and dinner at 5:00 pm. The shakes are supposed to keep you full for four hours, and this schedule seemed pretty good. I wasn't starving, which was great.

And I burned my 500 calories. I did my 5-k workout, and some eliptical time at the gym, burning 400. I thought I had done 500, but did my math wrong, so I had to do some exercising at home to make up the 100.

Day One = Awesome! Hopefully day two will too. :)

A Little Math

My weight right now is 226.8. My goal this week is to lose 3 pounds, bringing me down to 223.8. Let's do some math to figure out what I have to do to make this happen:

1 pound of fat = 3500 calories

3 pounds of fat = 10500 calories.

I need to have a total deficit of 10500 calories this week.

This week I will be eating slim fast powder shakes with 8 oz whole milk 3 days a week = 780 calories per day = 5460 calories in this week.

And I will be going to the gym and burning 500 calories 6 days this week = 3000 burned calories.

5460 calories in - 3000 calories out = 2460 calories in my body usually.

Let's assume my body is used to eating 2000 calories a day = 14000 a week.

And burning roughly 2000 a week.

14000 in - 2000 out = 12000 calories in my body.

12000 calories in my body usually - 2460 in my body this week = 9540 deficit!

Synopsis: If I eat three slimfast shakes per day with nothing else and burn 500 calories M - Sa, I should lose close to three pounds of fat.

I can do it!!

I'll let you know next week how it went. :)

[Disclaimer: I know eating 3 slimfast meals isn't the best option. But it does provide me with 100% of many important nutrients And paired with a glass of whole milk, I don't feel too bad about it. :)]

I Have Lost

12 pounds. Go me!

Two More Days Down

Yesterday I went to the gym twice and burned a total of over 800 calories. It was fun. :)

Today I was feeling really tired and only burned 300. But that felt good too. I think a nap is in the plan today. :)

I am really proud of what I have not been eating lately. I'm on my way to making this a permanent lifestyle change and am feeling confident that I can do so successfully.

I'm Back!

I joined a gym about a month and a half ago and am back on track with my weight loss, so I'm thinking it's time for me to start this blog back up!

I started really exercising as a way to stay busy while my husband was deployed. Of course for health benefits too, but I love the chunk of time going to the gym eats up. A good friend of mine introduced me to this gym and I was sold at the words "free tot drop." Wahoo! I get me time without having to pay big bucks for it! And since the membership is only $34 a month for families, you really couldn't find a better deal. :)

I've been doing pretty well at being consistent. I do a lot of elipticals, some treadmill, and I'm slowly branching out into weight machines. I've lost 8 pounds. At first I was disappointed by the slow results, but now I'm energized by it. These are real pounds of fat I'm losing-- not just water weight or something. And I realized that I am close to being 20 pounds lighter than when I got pregnant with Rebekah. Now THAT feels good. :)

I am also down a dress size, so I know changes are happening in my body. I love it. I usually go with my friend, but even when she can't go, I go by myself. I really do enjoy it.

And we're training for a 5k in November! Wahoo!

New Goal

So, I've beaten my soda addiction. Yay for progress!

Now my next one to beat is sugar. My current goal is to drastically cut my sugary carbs, focusing on eating lots of proteins, fruits, and veggies. Carbs won't be gone completely, just a lot. And that's a good goal for me, I think. If I can really get to where I don't even want to eat all the yummy sugary carbs, I think that will be a great lifestyle shift that will make me healthier and help me lose weight.

So there you go. :)