It’s been a great 8 weeks! I was super focused on getting my body back into tip-top shape in preparation for the fall when I’ll have to move most of my workouts indoors. Let’s face it, running outside 5 days a week isn’t going to be doable. Bring on the kickboxing and INS.ANITY workouts!

I knew going into these 8 weeks that weight loss would be hard. I’d crept up to 146.4 in June and seemed to be hanging out there. I’d lost track of food and as we all know, you can’t out-work a crappy diet. That weight is still well within normal for my height and build (5’7 with a medium-large frame, BMI of 22.9), but it was feeling uncomfortable knowing that fall was around the corner. It was time to step it up.

I set goals for core strength, but I was meeting them almost immediately, so I dropped them. I set goals for cross training, and failed miserably. But in calorie consumption, mileage, and activity time goals, I exceeded all expectations… and they were lofty expectations! 1330 net calories a day, 5 hours a week of exercise, and 20-30 miles a week of running (or hiking or very brisk walking). As far as I’m concerned, these last 8 weeks have been very successful and I’m super happy. On top of meeting/exceeding those goals, I managed to drop a very solid 4.2 pounds (my wake-up weight today after no rigorous exercise yesterday and a rather unhealthy dinner last night) and I lost 1.0% body fat (which is 4.4% of the body fat I was carrying). I also dropped a collective 1.75 inches from my frame.

Going into the next 10 weeks, I have three simple goals… I must weigh 145 pounds or less every Wednesday, my body fat cannot go above 24%, and I want to keep doing 5 hours a week of vigorous activity. I chose Wednesday as my weigh-in day because my body has always corrected itself by then from the weekend before. Since I’m truly in maintenance mode (my rib cage is a solid 31 inches measured just below my breasts, and the doctor says it is impossible for it to get smaller, that this is how I’m built), a mid-week weigh-in makes sense. I’ll create a boring page for tracking purposes. I love tracking information!!!

Here are my stats from the last 8 weeks:

Summary (07/04/2015 – 08/28/2015)

• Weight: 142.2 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained (started at 146.4 pounds): 4.2 Pound lost
• Body Fat %: 22.7%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained (started at 23.7%): 1.0% Lost
• BMI: 22.3
  • BMI Points Lost or Gained (started at 22.9): 0.6
• Workout Days (goal is 48 days)/Time Spent Being Active (goal is 40 hours): 44 Days/44 Hours 35 Minutes
• Miles Run (goal is 160-240 total miles): 199.70 Miles
• Days within Calorie Goals per MFP (goal is 45 days with an average of 1330 or less per day): 45 days
  • 49,983 Total Calories in 45 days (average was 1110.73 calories per day
• Measurements:
  • Natural Waist: 27.5 inches (28.25 inches on 07/07/15)
    • Loss of 0.75 inches
  • Belly Button: 31.75 inches (32 inches on 07/07/15
    • Loss of 0.25 inches
  • Hips: 35.75 inches ( 36.5 inches on 07/07/15)
    • Loss of 0.75 inches