Week 11 Weigh-In

Posted by primaballerina on March 25th, 2009 |Filed Under 30-Day Shred, General, Weigh-Ins, Weight Watchers |

Well, I’m still at it…

I only worked out 4 times this week.  It was mostly due to fatigue, but I’m sure that the 24-7 pity-party I have been throwing for myself hasn’t help much either.

BUT…I ate really, really well- stuck mostly to filling foods wherever possible and avoided restaurants as much as I could.

To make a long story short, I did fairly well this week and ended up losing 1.6 lbs.  It’s very weird to me, because my habits really haven’t changed at all- I never go over my points and I always exercise, with the odd rest day here and there.

Anyway, after the hellish week I had last week (when I gained .4 lbs), dropping 1.6 is a pretty satisfying feeling.  That puts me at 8.8 lbs lost total, and only 0.2 away from hitting my 5% and 1.2 away from 10 lbs. 0.2!!!  I feel like the ladies on the biggest loser who have been fighting to hit 100 lbs for the past few weeks.

I have been lax about updating my blog and working out this week, but I am really going to try to do better. I’m not sure what’s been wrong with me this past week (apart from being extremely disappointed and confused after gaining last week) but I’m doing my best to snap out of it.  Last night I did my 4th day of level 3 of the 30 Day Shred.  It wasn’t quite as brutal as it was the first few times, but it’s definitely an excellent workout.  To be fair, there were a few times in the level 3 circuits where I had to do the beginners version, or even stop for 3 seconds to catch my breath, but I did make it all the way through this time.   Those jump lunges KILL me!  I’m actually amazed at how much stronger my body has become, though.  As I believe I mentioned previously, I had spinal surgery in August, and as a result I basically had to start at square 1 with fitness. My poor body was traumatized and I had zero core strength.  I realized how far I had come when I could do a whole set of straight-leg sit ups- this is an amazing accomplishment for me!  I think all of Jillian’s plank moves have done me a lot of good.  In fact, I think that I have felt the biggest change in my body since I started doing level 3.  Not always fun, but definitely worth it.

I’d like to take a moment to sing the praises of my WW leader. She adorable- she’s probably in her 60s, always dressed impeccably in cute outfits and high heels.  You can tell that she really loves dressing up her post- WW body. Anyway, I love her because she is so sweet and encouraging. She knows about my struggles.  So, today, when I went up to her scale, she asked how I did this week.  I told her I did well, and she told me she was really proud of me for continuing to do everything right and continuing to come to the meetings, and that no matter what happened on the scale, I should be proud.  I can’t recommend the meetings enough to anyone who might be considering joining.  Best money I’ve ever spent.

My turbo jam is en-route in the mail. I will be testing it out and posting my thoughts as soon as I’m done with Jillian!  My WW buddy thinks turbo jam is the best workout ever- I will be the judge of that :)

I’m leaving you with my favourite quote from my WW leader.  She busts it out whenever someone gets frustrated and wants to quit WW….

“What’s the alternative?”

It’s what got me through this past week when I felt really hopeless.  I hope you all will think about it in times of temptation and desperation, too :)


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  1. tracy7151980 on March 27, 2009 1:32 pm

    Great WI!! Your are doing so well…. I know it is tough, but it is really exciting to see that your trying harder when the scale is disappointing! The chicken tenders were delish! :) Have a great friday!

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