The Great Featherweight One Week Challenge - Nov 19th - 26th
Well? what'll it be this week? A little more intense cardio? a little more protein? an extra day of weigh lifting?
Yup, it's a new week. And getting ever closer to the end of November already!
Have you had a little think about this past week? What did you think?
When I look at my records ... I'm not sure a free day is a good idea ... and I'm pretty sure increasing the intensity of my cardio wouldn't hurt .... And I just feel like having one heavy weight day this week.
Lost another pound! That's 5 since I started posting on 3FC.
It's definitely gotten easier to lose since I increased the amount and intensity of exercise. I'm not that good at cutting my eating to the bone, so I'm sweating it off. This week, I plan to do cardio workouts at least four times, and I'll do weights and abs on the other days. If the weather's OK, I'll do a long bike ride on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. But I'm definitely going to enjoy the holiday!
Well, last week was my week "off" - visiting home & friends, going to weddings, eating like crap. I put on either 4 lbs or 1 lb, depending on how you look at it (I HAPPENED to be up 3 the day I left, but I KNOW it was water weight that day - now it's real!).
So my goal for this week is detox, detox, detox. I am doing a ton of juices, getting back into a regular swing with the workouts. Next week I will up the workout intensity and add more protein and more food.
The question - ah the question - do I re-up my ticker, or not???
I vote no. Mainly because I was 145 this morning, and I'm not upping mine! I think I'm still carting around some leftover salt from weekend Mexican food.
And today I have a sore throat so I'm not eating much; had 1/2 of a turkey sandwich for lunch and now I'm drinking a (real) Coke. Hopefully I can go home from work and go right to bed.
If you're pretty sure it's salt, water, sitting with your legs hanging down all day and sitting in a car or something like that ... give it a couple of days.
Eat clean, drink lots of water and take your vitamins.
If the weight stays around for a few days ... then move you ticker.
I simply refuse to move my ticker when the weight goes up!!! It acts as a constant reminder that I need to work extra hard to get BACK to where I was. But I'm a bit superstitious about moving it down, too. The last time I moved it down (after registering a 1 pound loss for a week before I moved it) my weight suddenly went up 2 pounds. So, now I've lost those 2 pounds plus another 1.5 pounds and I won't move the ticker!!! I must be crazy. If I moved my ticker, it would show that I am at goal (actually, I'm 1/2 pound away). But I am going to wait until I've maintained that weight for at least a week before I move the ticker down!!
Anyway, I don't like the idea of a day off. A meal off, that's okay, but not a whole day. I think I'd get too carried away to have a whole day off, but if I plan it right, I can go out and have a wonderful meal and eat whatever I want and call it an off meal. I know I'll get right back to business after that off meal.
Kat, I'm not feeling well either. My parents are here visiting from Utah, and Mom got a cold and has now given it to me and my Dad. My sister and her DH are flying up from Texas on Thursday for the holiday. That will be my off meal for the week!!!! (Can't imagine it not being an off meal!!!)
I'm also getting closer and closer to being able to exercise more often. December 11 is the day DD goes for her driving test. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that she passes because if she does, I can exercise the following morning (during the time I'm usually driving her to school--its an hour round trip).
I'm having a bit of a dilemma with my weight. Last sunday at work I weighed 134.5 (after eating a sandwich & a glass of OJ) but a few days later I weighed 131 at home, this was in the morning right when i woke up. and yesterday at work I weighed 135 but I AM on my cycle (since Friday) so that may be affecting it?
My goal for this week is to do cardio atleast 3x. even if its just walking. I want to lose these last 10-15 lbs. THEN tone up.
Surprisingly Ive done pretty good even though Aunt Flo is in town. the only chocolate i've had is my Chewy granola bar w/ choc. chip.
alinnell -- Well, let's hope that DD gets her licence
Last week was a good week, I haven't weighed myself because I just don't wanna , scared that it'll tell me I gained when I feel good in my clothing right now... Maybe I'll weigh-in tomorrow...
Food didn't go too badly this weekend, when I went to the restaurant I ate no junk and when I was at home I ate super clean... Exercise was good too and so was the water intake ...
Superstar ... I got my head totally messed using more than one scale. Just don't do it. Pick one and stick with it.
It's the time of year for colds and things to be floating around. Keep strong gals. Healthy people heal faster .... and are immune to more things.
I'm off for a few days and am looking forward to getting into a routine (after the weekend and working today). I think I even have the house all to myself for a couple of days!
I think I want to do taebo 4x this week. And try to only have 2 servings at Thanksgiving. (ok ok i know. but this is my FAVORITE holiday... this is it for the year.) try to eat a lot of veggies.
Yes, there are colds all around. I've managed to dodge and weave around those pesky germs so far. Hope all of you are staying healthy.
Looking at the diet charts, I see I weighed 134 this day last year. Now that I'm off the plateau, I actually believe I'll be there again in the not-too-distant future. I know I have to stay very active and record everything I eat and drink or I'll backslide all the way to the top. Hmmm, how do you slide up? Gravity doesn't apply to diets.
I am down again to 146 today. Somehow, mysteriously, after ten whole days of eating like crap, drinking like a fish, and nearly no exercise - ONE DAY of "right living" (and I didn't even work out, just walked) and detox was enough to reduce the weight gain to a single pound???
That just doesn't seem right. Those pounds have to be hiding somewhere, waiting to leap back out overnight. . .
But I am going to keep to a good detox again today, and just keep my fingers crossed. . .
Grrrr to the cold and Flu season. I feel a cold creeping up...
First goal, to fight back cold.
Focus on fruits, veggies and water!
Stay awake about my eating on Thanksgiving and really focus on the Non-Holiday days.
I have really fallen off the wagon the last couple weeks, and just need to re-focus. I am going to try to remember how good I feel when I eat well, and how crappy I feel when I don't!
My goal this week is to think about all the reasons I want and need to lose weight before picking up a food that's completely lacking in nutritional value. That, and walk more!
The Great Featherweight One Week Challenge - Nov 19th - 26th
Mainly because I was 145 this morning, and I'm not upping mine! I think I'm still carting around some leftover salt from weekend Mexican food.
and yesterday at work I weighed 135 but I AM on my cycle (since Friday) so that may be affecting it?
, scared that it'll tell me I gained when I feel good in my clothing right now... Maybe I'll weigh-in tomorrow...
... 
