Things didn’t end up how I wanted, but I ended up weighing less than when I started, so that’s a good thing!  I will admit right here and now – the holidays put me in a “who cares” mental space, which is not good, but I know is normal.  I’m already back at it, but the lingering bad foods in the house are just killing me.  We have one final thing (triple chocolate cake and ice cream) which will be gone tonight.

My Australian friend was here during this challenge which got me off track, as did having Hottie home from work between Christmas and New Years.  Having him here was the biggest challenge as there were more enticing things to do.  Yes, I chose fun over fitness!  The good thing, though, is that we all (Australian included) decided to kick off a group challenge on 1/4 (tomorrow) and have recruited others to take part – so it’s turned into a Team USA versus Team AUS thing, which is fun!

New challenge kicks off tomorrow and it will be 10 weeks – INTENSE!  I’m not going to set any crazy goals, but have already decided that the end weight goal is 133 pounds.  That will motivate me, which I need!

Starting Statistics on 11/26/2014

• Weight:  144.4 Pounds (lost 0.2 pounds between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
• Body Fat %:  22.4% (lost 0.4% between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
• BMI:  22.6

Goals for the 5 Weeks (Ending 12/31/2014)

• Weight:  (Weight – 3.5 pounds)  140.8 Pounds
  • Ended up at 142.2 pounds after a holiday gain after week 4 wrapped up
  • Total lost:  2.2 pounds
• Body Fat %:  (Current – 0.5%) 21.9%
  • Ended up at 22.3% after reaching my goal in week 4
  • Total lost: 0.1%
• BMI:  22.0
  • Ended up at 22.3
• Workout Days (in 36 days):  32 Days (26)
  • Ended up working out 26 days, missing my goal by 6 days (yeah, I got a little relaxed)
• Strength Workouts:  10 workouts (2 a week)
  • Abysmal!  Ended up only doing 3 strength workouts
• Trips to the YMCA:  15 days (3 a week)
  • Ended up going to the YMCA 10 days in the 5 weeks, which is pretty good

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Week Ending 12/23/2014

• Week 4 Statistics
  • Weight:   140.2 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  2 Pounds lost
  • Body Fat %:  21.9%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.3% Gained
  • BMI: 21.9
  • Workout Days (goal is 7 days):  6 Days
  • Strength Days this Week:  1 Day
  • Trips to the YMCA:  4 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 34 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  14,602 Steps
  • Miles Run:  25.61 Miles
• Food: 
  • Wednesday – Smoked meats, green beans, creamed corn
  • Thursday – Butternut squash soup, smoked chicken
  • Friday – Steak tacos
  • Saturday – Turkey pepperoni pizza
  • Sunday – Pepper filets, green beans
  • Monday – Sushi and honey walnut shrimp
  • Tuesday – Christmas dinner!  Pomegranate chicken, mashed cauliflower, carrots
• Exercise/Activity:
  • Wednesday – None – 10,000 Steps
  • Thursday – Treadmill running (21 minutes), power incline walking (44 minutes) – 14,800 Steps
  • Friday – Treadmill running (25 minutes), power incline walking (40 minutes) – 16,100 Steps
  • Saturday – Treadmill walking (25 minutes) – 11,994 Steps
  • Sunday – Bodypump (40 minutes) – 9,000 Steps
  • Monday – Treadmill running (61 minutes), walking (4 minutes) – 18,065 Steps
  • Tuesday – Treadmill running (57 minutes), walking (18 minutes) – 22,255 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • Gotta hit it hard this week – make up for last week and hitting 141 pounds easily and then losing that improvement later in the week with sickness
  • Focus this week needs to be on strength training
  • On Thursday, I was 140.2 pounds and 21.9% body fat. If this sticks, I have met my goals for this period and I’ll revisit them for the final week
  • It all went to hell on the eve of Christmas Eve – used stats from Tuesday morning

Week Ending 12/31/2014

Week 5 Statistics

• Weight:   142.2 Pounds
• Pounds Lost or Gained:  2 Pounds gained
• Body Fat %:  22.3%
• Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.4% Gained
• BMI: 22.3
• Workout Days (goal is 7 days):  5 Days
• Strength Days this Week:  0 Days
• Trips to the YMCA:  2 Days
• Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 12 Minutes
• Average Number of Steps Per Day:  14,421 Steps
• Miles Run:  25.2 Miles

• Food: 
  • Wednesday – Christmas eve dinner of petite pepper filets, chicken picatta, roasted carrots, maple buttered Brussels sprouts, mashed sweet potatoes, apple pie, and cheese fondue.  Yep!
  • Thursday – A horrible Christmas dinner of 80’s food.  Enough said!
  • Friday – Artichoke heart pizza
  • Saturday – Frozen pizza doctored up!
  • Sunday – Christmas eve leftovers
  • Monday – Pizza, baked chicken
  • Tuesday – Date night!
• Exercise/Activity:
  • Wednesday – Treadmill walking (60 minutes) – 16,648 Steps
  • Thursday – None- 6,510 Steps
  • Friday – None- 7,079 Steps
  • Saturday – Treadmill running (60 minutes) – 19,006 Steps
  • Sunday – Treadmill running (60 minutes) – 17,283 Steps
  • Monday – Treadmill running (60 minutes), ab work (12 minutes) – 20,000 Steps
  • Tuesday – Treadmill running (60 minutes) – ? Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • Our Christmas dinner on the 23rd started a really bad downward spiral, and I’m fighting to get back to 140.x pounds.  It’s going to be a stretch
  • I ate way too much gourmet popcorn – way too much
  • Too many sugar cookies
  • Too many big meals
  • But…. it’s the holidays!  I need to enjoy!
  • Goals not met, but I ended up 2.2 pounds less than when I started which is really good for the holidays! And my body fat was down 0.1% which is better than a gain!
  • Overall, I’m happy with this little challenge of mine. It kept me on track over the hardest weeks of the year!

 

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