Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/22/2014)

• Weight:  143 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  23%
• BMI:  22.4
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 11/22/2014

• Week 11 Statistics
  • Weight:   144.6 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  0.8 Pounds lost since last week, but only 0.4 pounds since the low (145 pounds) two weeks ago
  • Body Fat %:  22.8%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.6% Lost
  • BMI: 22.6
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  5 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 21 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  13,600 Steps
  • Food: 
    • Sunday – Paleo meatballs
    • Monday – Beet soup (from our frozen stash) and 2 meatballs from last night
    • Tuesday – Butternut squash soup (from our frozen stash)
    • Wednesday – Chicken tortilla soup, shrimp and avocado skewers
    • Thursday – Curry bison burgers
    • Friday – Curry bison burgers and Brussels sprouts and mushrooms
    • Saturday – Free Night
  • Exercise/Activity:
    • Sunday – None – Rest Day – 12,300 Steps
    • Monday – Treadmill running (40 minutes), strength training (37 minutes) – 17,200 Steps
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (52 minutes) – 17,100 Steps
    • Wednesday – Strength training (47 minutes), INSAN.ITY core (8 minutes) – 8,600 Steps
    • Thursday – INSA.NITY (57 minutes) – 13,400 Steps
    • Friday – Treadmill running (41 minutes), strength training (39 minutes) – 17,700 Steps
    • Saturday – None – Celebration Day – 8,900 Steps
  • Notes and findings: 
    • It’s going to be really hard to hit 143 pounds… at this point, I’m shooting for 144
    • I signed Hottie and myself up for an 8 mile run in the snow in 2.5 weeks.  Hell yes!  We actually ran it many, many years ago and it was one of the most memorable runs of my entire life – fresh crunchy snow under our feet, bald eagles flying above us, a high sun over a freezing day.  It was pure solitude, so I’m hoping for that again.
    • It’s only Tuesday morning and I am 145.4 pounds and 23.0% body fat. Here we go!
    • We’ve been watching “Under the D.ome” at night and I quickly realized that time was being wasted when I could be doing resistance bands while watching.  Two nights down, a season and a half of episodes to go!
    • I had 2 martinis to celebrate my friend’s birthday on Wednesday night.  I know the damage it may do, but it was worth it.
    • I took photos in case we don’t get them done this weekend.  I can see improvement since 5 weeks ago!
    • Final stats up tomorrow!

Previous Week

My second 10 weeks of fitness (10+2 weeks, actually) will be wrapping up on Saturday the 22nd.  This has been a long haul given all the travel and date nights we’ve been doing – it’s hard to eat sensibly when you’re having fun!  I also think that my body is getting pretty attached to the pounds that remain on it – it’s getting harder and harder to shed pounds and body fat, which is expected after you’ve lost 25 pounds already.

So people are asking, “what’s your end goal here?”  They want to know what my weight and body fat goals are for the long term, and that’s hard to answer.  I don’t really know what’s realistic or attainable.  I’d love to be 135 pounds (I was a soft 139 pounds at 14 years old) but that’s just a number.  I’d love to be a strong 135 pounds with a body fat percentage in the low 22%-iles, but I’m not 100% sure how to get there or how long it will take.  If I can end this current 10 weeks at 144-145 pounds, then that would leave 9-10 pounds to go.  This current 10 weeks shed only 10 pounds (I’m not complaining!), so I’m thinking it’s going to take some time – and a lot of work.

I’m a big fan of shorter-term goals, and the holidays are coming up, so I’m not going to even think about committing myself to another 10-week fitness period.  We may be out of town on the 22nd when this 10 week session wraps up, so I’m going to take my final stats and photos on Wednesday, 11/26, so that I’m not fretting about it if we’re out of town.  Doing it Wednesday gives me time to recover from a weekend away (I usually “correct” my weight and body fat by Tuesday/Wednesday after following a fun weekend) and it also sets me up for a 5-week stint until the new year.  This is PERFECT for setting a shorter goal over the holidays!

So what’s the goal for the 5 weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years day?

• Whatever weight I end up at on 11/22, I’ll set a goal to drop 3.5 pounds from that number (no reason to get over-excited and shoot for a pound a week while I’m fighting the urge to eat holiday treats)
• Whatever body fat % I end up at on 11/22, I’ll set a goal to drop 0.5% from that number
• I will set a goal to exercise DAILY during those 5 weeks, but allow myself a pass on 3 of the 35 days (walking counts as exercise if it’s dedicated walking and not tooling around)
• I will set a goal to do strength training two days a week instead of the one day I’m doing now
• I will set a goal to get to the Y three days a week to ensure dedicated time without having to worry about the kids
• I will set “final” goals for myself once this mini-session is complete

In typical fashion, I’ll be tracking my progress!

Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/22/2014)

• Weight:  143 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  23%
• BMI:  22.4
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 11/15/2014

• Week 10 Statistics
  • Weight:   146.4 Pound
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  1.4 Pounds gained
  • Body Fat %:  23.4%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.1% gained
  • BMI: 22.9
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  7 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   7 Hours 5 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  15,314 Steps

• Food: 
  • Sunday – Pork stuffed winter squash (leftovers)
  • Monday – Chi.ck Fil A grilled nuggets and fruit
  • Tuesday – Smoked meat and green beans
  • Wednesday – Panang shrimp (and brown rice…)
  • Thursday – Date night
  • Friday – Panang shrimp (again)
  • Saturday – Free Night
• Exercise/Activity:
  • Sunday – INSAN.ITY (60 minutes)- 14,800 Steps
  • Monday – Mowed lawn (40 minutes) – 11,500 Steps
  • Tuesday – INSAN.ITY (51 minutes), treadmill walking (35 minutes) – 18,000 Steps
  • Wednesday – Treadmill running (47 minutes), treadmill walking (3 minutes) – 14,300 Steps
  • Thursday – Treadmill running (41 minutes), strength training (45 minutes), INSAN.ITY core (8 minutes) – 15,000 Steps
  • Friday – Treadmill running (60 minutes) – 18,500 Steps
  • Saturday – Ran a 5K (35 minutes) – 15,100 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • I have two weeks left (I added a week so that there are 5 full weeks between taking mid-program and final measurements) – I think I’ll hit my goal, but you never know what can happen.  Hell, I just ate a cupcake (it was GOOD).  I will do double-workouts (40 minutes twice a day) for 2-3 days of this week to make sure I’ve got a jump start on those final two pounds
  • I’m starting to really think about my final weight and body fat goals – and those will take me beyond these 10+2 weeks.  I am thinking 135 pounds and 21.6% body fat would be good goals, but I’m just not sure.  What I do think I’ll do, though, is set a mini-goal for the timeframe between Thanksgiving and New Years (probably 3-4 pounds over those 4-5 weeks) to keep me focused (3 pounds would get me under 140 if I hit my 143 pound goal this week)
  • Not a good week to wrap up a challenge given that I had a birthday dinner and TWO date nights – all in a row.  It’s going to be hard to hit 144 NEXT week.
  • Great week in regards to exercise, terrible week in regards to eating.  Ugh.  I am up 1.4 pounds.  I won’t hit my 143 pound goal, but I’m OK with that because the three nights out were necessary.

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Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/22/2014)

• Weight:  143 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  23%
• BMI:  22.4
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 11/08/2014

• Week 9 Statistics
  • Weight:   145 Pound
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  1.2 Pounds lost
  • Body Fat %:  23.3%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.1% Lost
  • BMI: 22.7
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   6 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  14,400 Steps
• Food: 
  • Sunday – Chili
  • Monday – Curry bison burgers
  • Tuesday – Butternut squash soup
  • Wednesday – Pork stuffed winter squash (one of my favorites!)
  • Thursday – Smoked chicken and mashed sweet potatoes
  • Friday – Smoked meats and green beans
  • Saturday – Free Night
• Exercise/Activity:
  • Sunday – INSAN.ITY (45 minutes)- 14,400 Steps
  • Monday – INSAN.ITY (60 minutes)- 15,100 Steps
  • Tuesday – INSAN.ITY (42 minutes), treadmill running (30 minutes), brisk treadmill walking (8 minutes) – 15,300 Steps
  • Wednesday – INSAN.ITY (62 minutes) – 14,300 Steps
  • Thursday – Strength training (45 minutes), treadmill running (30 minutes), treadmill walking (10 minutes), INSAN.ITY core (8 minutes)- 14,500 Steps
  • Friday – None – rest day- 9,700 Steps
  • Saturday – Treadmill running (50 minutes)- 17,500 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • The Halloween candy is almost gone, which helped this week
  • On Sunday, Hottie took Matthew to the park while I napped Bryson. I got Bryson down and did a workout in our kitchen. Hottie came in 45 minutes later and said, “you got a workout in?”. Yep! I take it when I can get it, even if just for 35 minutes (I did the last 10 minutes after everyone was up and home)!
  • The baked goods from last week, and the Halloween candy, are plaguing me this week so far (Monday)
  • I used my treadmill at home for the first time in FOREVER! The saved weight was 174 pounds – 29 pounds ago. Holy shit! That gave me a wave of pride!
  • Right when I got on my treadmill, I cranked it up to 6.0, then 6.3, then 6.6, and finally 6.8 mph. I’ve never done that on the home treadmill and I kept thinking, “you’ve come a long way.”
  • I did hit 144.6 pounds and 22.5% body fat after my Saturday run, but I’m keeping the pre-run stats
  • I wore my skinny jeans for the first time!

Previous Week

Next Week

Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/22/2014)

• Weight:  143 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  23%
• BMI:  22.4
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 11/01/2014

• Week 8 Statistics
  • Weight:   146.2 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  1.8 Pounds lost
  • Body Fat %:  23.4%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.3% Lost
  • BMI: 22.9
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 36  Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  15,000 Steps
• Food:  Notes.
  • Sunday – Chicken non-tortilla soup
  • Monday – Grilled chicken and fruit… oh… and a slice of pizza
  • Tuesday – Oatmeal and yogurt
  • Wednesday – Butternut squash soup
  • Thursday – Greek chicken and carrots
  • Friday – Smoked meat, green beans, corn
  • Saturday – Free Night (pizza!)
• Exercise/Activity: Focus this week is on adding back some cross training. The weather last week was perfect for running, but strength, stability, and endurance are important too. I will for sure do one weights class this week – I’ve missed that!
  • Sunday – Morning run (53 minutes)- 19,000 Steps
  • Monday – Morning run (51 minutes) – 15,300 Steps
  • Tuesday – Run warm-up (18 minutes), INSA.NITY (42 minutes) – 13,800 Steps
  • Wednesday – INSA.NITY (50 minutes) – 13,700 Steps
  • Thursday – Strength (40 minutes), treadmill running (32 minutes)- 16,900 Steps
  • Friday – INSAN.ITY (50 minutes) – 14,800 Steps
  • Saturday – None (rest day) – 11,500 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • This is a big week – I weighed 146 pounds Wednesday morning prior to exercise. I’m not sure what’s causing this since I’m eating like a champ.  I bet it’s the combo of strength and running
  • Matthew worked out with me on Wednesday, and that was fun!  Bryson was taking a long nap and they didn’t synch their naps, so I figured just do it while Matthew was up.  He watched and told me how hard I was working and would jump in and “work hard with Mommy!”
  • I focused more on hard exercise and did no walking, hence the fewer hours of activity this week.  It worked out fine though – 1.8 pounds down
  • I am now a very official size 8 in all brands and my natural waist is 28 inches.  My belly button measurement went down a half inch, as did my hips since mid-way testing
  • I’m feeling thin – I see it now in myself, which is nice.  There is nothing about my body in clothes that bothers me now.
  • I bought new bras – yay!  34C – so I’ve lost but not in cup size.  YAY!
  • May favorite swim suit from my “thin days” is too big – I cannot wear it in the water or the bottoms will fall off.  I’m sad about this because I love it – it’s the suit I bought for our honeymoon.  First world problems, but still…. I’m sad about it
  • I bought my first pair of skinny jeans today.  I haven’t taken the tags off yet… I’m not sure about them.  Ask me in 2 pounds!
  • Next week should be good.  I had a total of 3.5 cupcakes this week and I lost 1.8 pounds.  I’m expecting another pound next week.

Goodbye, lovely swimsuit… the only swimsuit I’ve ever truly loved. 😦

Previous Week

Next Week

Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/22/2014)

• Weight:  143 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  23%
• BMI:  22.4
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 10/25/2014

Week 7 Statistics

• Weight:  148 Pounds
• Pounds Lost or Gained:  1.4 Pounds lost since last week, but even with Week 5 (148 pounds) – so 0?
• Body Fat %:  23.7
• Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.04% lost
• BMI: 23.2
• Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
• Time Spent Being Active:   6 Hours  55 Minutes
• Average Number of Steps Per Day:  16,914

• Food:  We went to my brother-in-law’s garden to harvest veggies and came home with lots of beets, butternut squash, and carrots.  I’m going to be making soup out of them this week – so I’m hoping that helps to trim me down a bit.
  • Sunday – German badness = grilled cheese (the Munster cheese made it German) and fries (this was a free day!)
  • Monday – Squash soup, French onion soup
  • Tuesday – Butternut squash soup (fresh squash from my BIL’s garden = AWESOME!) – I made some of the modifications noted in the comments and it was awesome, but next time, I’ll be using sour cream or Greek yogurt instead of the cream cheese.  Froze 4 servings!
  • Wednesday – Beet soup (fresh beets from my BIL’s garden – 3 pounds of them!) – I used beef stock instead of chicken stock, added some goat chees with garlic and herbs, and used 0.5 cups of heavy cream instead of the half and half.  Froze 8 servings!
  • Thursday – Skinnyl.icious shrimp tacos Che.esec.ake Factory. GOOD! 560 Calories
  • Friday – Healthy Thai food (seriously, no rice or fillers!)
  • Saturday – Veggie pizza
• Exercise/Activity:  I’m planning on running quite a bit and walking with the boys – I need to get more steps in!  The first half of the week is going to be beautiful, and I’m planning to take advantage of it.  I will also go for 7 hours of good activity again – I think 7 hours is a great goal not including walking.
  • Sunday – None – rest day – 8,500 Steps
  • Monday – Morning run (53 minutes), morning walk (45 minutes), kickboxing (14 minutes), ISAN.ITY Core (8 minutes), additional core work (8 minutes) – 24,7000 Steps
  • Tuesday – Evening run (50 minutes) – 20,000 Steps
  • Wednesday – Morning run (52 minutes) – 16,500 Steps
  • Thursday – Strength class (50 minutes), treadmill running (35 minutes) – 17,000 Steps
  • Friday – Treadmill running (43 minutes), walking cool down (17 minutes) – 17,700 Steps
  • Saturday – INSAN.ITY )40 minutes) – 14,000 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • I am taking this week very, VERY seriously to get back on track.  I have been slacking a bit in the steps department and it’s a beautiful week ahead here in Iowa, so I plan to get outside!
  • My diet needs to get better – cleaner – and I’m working hard on that.  I had fries on my free days in the last two weeks, and that’s just not good.
  • Cupcake day is worth the splurge though.  We go once a week, and I look forward to it ALWAYS!
  • New things are worth a try!  Beet soup was a hit in our house, which is good since we have 8 servings now in the freezer.  I am stocked up for next week when Hottie is out of town
  • While walking into the Y on Thursday, I thought, “why am I walking the track when I could easily be running?”. Enter the treadmill! I ran 2+ FAST miles before my weights class and 1.5 decent-paced miles afterwards. I’ll be doing that every Thursday and/or Friday, if possible!
  • Back to 148 pounds (and 147.2 this Sunday morning)… Whew!
  • I’m so excited to be under 24% body fat!
  • Good things are happening all over my body. My abs are starting to take shape, my saddle bags are shrinking, and my arms and legs are becoming more defined. I’m thrilled!

Previous Week

Next Week

Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/22/2014)

• Weight:  143 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  23%
• BMI:  22.4
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 10/18/2014

I didn’t get my pictures or measurements done at Week 5 because we were headed out of town.  I took these yesterday (Friday) after a long INSAN.ITY and kickboxing workout – hence the sweat.  I am not thrilled about that area around my belly button – no matter what I do, I think it will always be there from pregnancy.  BUT – I’m lucky I don’t have stretch marks – so I’ll live with this little bit of loose skin.  After all, it’s the only physical reminder I have left of my pregnancies besides my C-section scar so I shouldn’t complain.  😉  (Taking these photos felt like taking my weekly pregnancy photos – it was a little surreal.  I was not sad to realize that that is all behind me, but it did take me back to that precious time.) (Note to self – self tanners are worth it for these photos.  Holy pasty belly!)

Flexed abs, but not sucked in. Progress!

With clothes on, which is actually more important to me than without clothes on! (This was taken in the new clothing sizes after the first 5 weeks of this session.)

• Week 6 Statistics
  • Weight:   149.4 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  1.4 Pounds gained
  • Body Fat %:  24.1%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.1% Gained
  • BMI: 23.4
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   7 Hours 1 Minute
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  13,042
• Food:  Hottie is back in town for the week – so we are cooking again in this house!
  • Sunday – Free day – came home from night away without kids so kept the party going with baaaaad-for-me pizza!
  • Monday – Hottie brought home cheese and crackers – the fancy good kind. That was dinner (and wine). It was good!
  • Tuesday – Pumpkin soup (out of the freezer) and two small slices of leftover pizza
  • Wednesday – Curry burgers (beef), Brussels sprouts, and peas
  • Thursday – Greek chicken and carrots
  • Friday – Smoked meat, green beans
  • Saturday – Veggie pizza
• Exercise/Activity: Sunday was set to be a rest day since Hottie and I would be driving back from a night out of town without the boys.  This means that there is a lot of time to make up to hit 7 hours of good activity! 
  • Sunday – None (that’s right, none) – 6,700 Steps
  • Monday – INS.ANI.TY (66 minutes) – 12,700 Steps
  • Tuesday – INS.ANI.TY (66 minutes)- 11,700 Steps
  • Wednesday – IN.SANI.TY (27 minutes), kickboxing (24 minutes)- 13,300 Steps
  • Thursday – INSANI.TY (33 minutes), weight training (45 minutes), track walking (32 minutes), wagon walk with boys (15 minutes)- 17,300 Steps
  • Friday – INSA.NIT.Y (50 minutes), kickboxing (14 minutes) – 12,000 Steps
  • Saturday – Afternoon run (49 minutes) – 17,600 Steps
• Notes and findings:
  • The weekend away was nothing but food and fun – so I don’t expect to loose an ounce this week and am actually hoping to be back at 148 when the week is done.  I’m starting the week with a lot of work to do
  • Bryson needed a morning nap after dropping Matthew off at school on Monday, so we came home. He slept over an hour and I did 66 minutes of INSA.NITY before waking him to get Matthew. That worked out and I hope to do that again!
  • I’m sacrificing steps for more calorie-burning activities like longer cardio and strength sessions.  I don’t feel good about it, but I need to burn some fat this week!
  • I finally got a GOOD strength day in – I’m feeling it more than 24 hours later.  PAIN = happiness!
  • It’s Wednesday and I’m thinking of converting this week to a +1 week since we enjoyed our trip to KC way too much.  I could use a stabilizing week.  We’ll see.  This week proves that fried foods will get you – even if only consumed in fewer than 24 hours.  We had cheese curds, truffle fries, and calamari all on Saturday and I’m still fighting it in both weight and body fat %.  GAH
  • I didn’t get measurements last week, so I did them today. Progress… See below.  The gals who measured me at the gym pulled the tape tighter than I do, so the waist is still confusing me as to how they ever got 32.5 (belly button waist).
  • I have gone down one pants size (from a 10 to a comfortable 8 in the same jeans) and one tops size (large to a medium in the same shirt) after the first 5 weeks of this session.  I’m happy with that and honestly don’t think I care to get into a 6 – too much pressure.
  • I’ve decided not to convert this week to a +1 because that wouldn’t be right, but I do want five weeks from measurements to measurements… So I’m adding an 11th week to my challenge which means I’ll do final measurements in five weeks (November 22 – the weekend before Thanksgiving)

Previous Week

Next Week

Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

5-Week Statistics on 10/11/2014

• Weight:  148 Pounds
• Pounds Lost in 5+1 Weeks:  7 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  24.0%
• Body Fat % Lost in 5 Weeks:  1.1% (note that measuring in “normal” mode and holding the monitor the old (wrong) way, as I did in week 1, registers 23.5% showing a 1.6% loss)
• BMI: 23.2
• BMI Points Lost in 5 Weeks:  1.1
• Predicted Weight Based on 5-Week Stats:  142.2 Pounds (based on a 1.166 pound loss per week which is my average loss in 5+1 weeks)

Week Ending 10/11/2014

• Week 5 Statistics
  • Weight:  148 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  1 Pound lost
  • Body Fat %:  24.0%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.4% lost
  • BMI: 23.2
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  7 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:  8 Hours 53 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  16,271 Steps
• Food:  It’s another week of travel for Hottie, so we’ll be doing mostly leftovers for dinners this week.  After two nights/days in a row of eating pretty freely over the weekend, it will be good to dial it back!
  • Sunday – French onion soup
  • Monday – Chicken non-tortilla soup (out of the freezer from my last batch and it was as good as when it’s made fresh!)
  • Tuesday – Oatmeal
  • Wednesday – Smoked chicken and brisket, green beans
  • Thursday – Chicken non-tortilla soup
  • Friday – Smoke chicken and brisket, green beans
  • Saturday – Date Night
• Exercise/Activity: I really want to hit 7 hours of activity this week.  I was 40-ish minutes shy last week.  Working out with Hottie out of town may prove difficult but I’m committed to doing it every day.
  • Sunday – Mowed the lawn (42 minutes)- 12,000 Steps
  • Monday – Evening run (39 minutes), leisurely walk (30 minutes) – 18,800 Steps
  • Tuesday – Morning walk (68 minutes), INSANITY (41 minutes), track walking (18 minutes)- 20,400 Steps
  • Wednesday – Cardio/strength class (40 minutes), track walking (30 minutes) – 15,200 Steps
  • Thursday – INSANI.TY and kickboxing (57 minutes), after-lunch walk (30 minutes)- 15,500 Steps
  • Friday – INS.ANITY (48 minutes), track walk (30 minutes) – 16,000 Steps
  • Saturday – Walking (60 minutes) – 16,000 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • I ran without Bryson on Monday night and ran 4 miles at a 9:30 pace, which is really good for me (I’m a slow runner).  I want to try to run solo at least once a week, if possible, just to keep that speed going
  • I need to scale back the Diet Pe.psi (just writing that made my mouth water – I am THAT addicted to it)
  • This week is the half-way mark of my 10 weeks.  I’m going to try to do measurements, but will skip pushups, sit-ups, and the mile run because Hottie and I are going out of town sans kids on Saturday night and we’ll be rushed to get on the road.  Those stats are more of a 10-week thing, so I feel OK skipping them.  My ankle is so weak right now that my mile run will be longer than it was 6 weeks ago.
  • I tried a new class at the Y tonight (Wednesday) and although it was good, it wasn’t terribly exciting.  I was a little disappointed and wish I’d done INSA.NITY in my garage this afternoon instead.  Taking the kids to the Y for a 6:30 class seemed cruel, but they had a great time!
  • The Wednesday class got all muscle groups strengthened with weights – yay!
  • When I hold the body fat monitor the old (wrong) way, set to “normal” mode (not athlete), the body fat reading is 23.6% which actually should be compared to my starting value because that’s how I was holding it and it was set to “normal” mode.  But this is a minor detail and since I measure daily in “athlete” mode while holding it correctly, I’m keeping the 24.0% for tracking purposes.  But I want to note for myself that based on how I measured on day 1, I’ve lost 1.5% body fat in the 5 weeks so far
  • It’s Thursday and I’m calling it right now – I’m going to end the week where I started on weight.  This is feeling like a plateau/stabilizing week to me.
  • Finally a dip in body fat!  I couldn’t be happier with this week.  There was no weight loss, but gain in muscle mass is way more important to me at this rate.
  • Holy smokes – I lost a pound right there at the end of the week. Hooray!
  • I will be modifying my 10-week goals to match what has happened in the last 5 weeks – want to keep things realistic!

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Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/08/2014)

• Weight:  142.6 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  22.1%
• BMI:  22.3
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 10/04/2014

• Week 4 Statistics
  • Weight:  149 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  2 Pounds
  • Body Fat %:  24.4%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.0%
  • BMI: 23.3
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:  6 Hours  27 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  13,728
• Food:  This will be a week of cooking dinners at home.  No travel for Hottie means kitchen time for me!  We’ve got our favorites lined up this week!
  • Sunday – Greek chicken with homemade apple pie as dessert
  • Monday – Curry burgers
  • Tuesday – I’m too ashamed to log what I had for dinner.  We went to the Y for INSAN.ITY fit testing, which I thought would take 10-15 minutes.  The testing itself was quick, but then we were led through another 20 minutes of class, taking us to 6:50.  We then walked the track for 10 minutes and because we’re putting the kids to bed earlier these days, Hottie said, “DQ for dinner?”  And I agreed.  I had a kids cup of vanilla ice cream – and that was my dinner.  I put the frozen soup (homemade leftovers) back in the freezer for another time.
  • Wednesday – Curried pumpkin soup – This was excellent!  It needed a bit of something more in the way of spices, and we’re not sure what.  I think we’ll try coriander or nutmeg next time.  I subbed coconut oil for the canola oil and it worked out great.  I used low sodium broth which was a mistake – follow the recipe!
  • Thursday – Pear and Ground Pork Stuffed Winter Squash (we used carnival squash instead of acorn squash this time – and we prefer the acorn squash)
  • Friday – Chicken non-tortilla soup We took the boys bowling tonight and then out for hot dogs for them.  We ate oatmeal – it was the only healthier option there.  It was good!
  • Saturday – Date night!!!
• Exercise/Activity: I’ll be hitting it hard this week again – shooting for 7 hours of activity.  My goal is 2 4-mile runs (Mon, Tues, Fri), 3 INSAN,ITY and KB workouts in the garage, and a weights class at the YMCA.  I need to keep working hard at cardio but really like the garage workouts for strength and endurance training.
  • Sunday – Mowed the lawn (47 minutes) – 11,200 Steps
  • Monday – Morning run (45 minutes) – 14,500 Steps
  • Tuesday – INSAN.ITY and kickboxing (52 minutes), more INSAN.ITY (28 minutes), track walking (10 minutes) – 14,800 Steps
  • Wednesday – Rest day!- 9,100 Steps (so not proud of this)
  • Thursday – INSAN.ITY and kickboxing (70 minutes) – 13,000 Steps
  • Friday – Track walking (66 minutes), INSAN.ITY core and balance (15 minutes) – 16,000 Steps
  • Saturday – Afternoon run (48 minutes)- 17,500 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • I have a chest cold this week that doesn’t seem to be keeping me down, but it made me want to take a rest day.
  • Working out in the garage is… working out great!  I can’t believe how motivated I am to work out on my own.
  • I tried working out in the basement while the kids played and that proved to be difficult – I’ll keep working out while they nap!
  • We went to the Y on Friday morning to do nothing in particular other than give myself a parenting break.  Matthew was EXCITED to go and Bryson couldn’t get to the toys soon enough.  I walked the track for an hour, watching Matthew play with his friends in the gym just below.  It was fun – and I think I’ll do that every Friday that Bryson doesn’t nap in the morning!
  • I am done getting “egg white delig.ht” breakfast sandwiches from McDo.nalds.  I figured they weren’t great for me, but they are so tasty and thue “healthiest” option in the morning if I’m choosing to go there (and I go there Mon-Wed after preschool drop-off just for their Die.t Co.ke – which is just so good!).  I have known that they’d have to go at some point, so when I read all about how it’s made, I decided to ditch them.  I had one last one and that’s it – I’m done.  I’ve been there twice since saying “no more” and I’ve just gotten my Di.et Co.ke and I’m perfectly happy with that.
  • I met my exercise goals with the exception of a weights session.  😦

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Starting Statistics on 08/30/2014

• Weight:  155 Pounds (took 0.6 pounds off during my stabilizing week)
• Body Fat %:  25.1% (took 0.7% off during my stabilizing week)
• BMI:  24.3
• Predicted Weight from MyFit.nessP.al:  140 Pounds (targeting 1.5 pounds per week)

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 11/08/2014)

• Weight:  142.6 Pounds
• Body Fat %:  22.1%
• BMI:  22.3
• Push-ups:  90
• Sit-ups:  53
• Mile Run Time:  7:26

Week Ending 09/27/2014

• Week 3 Statistics
  • Weight: 151 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  0.8 Pounds lost
  • Body Fat %:  24.4%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  1.0%
  • BMI: 23.6
  • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   7 Hours  15 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  15,685
• Food:  Hottie is out of town until late Thursday night.  I’m not expecting to cook much – I’m feeling quite tired this week.
  • Sunday – No real dinner (sick baby, things to get done before Hottie leaves town for the entire week, laundry from a puking kid, etc.)
  • Monday – Yogurt and an iced chai (I know, I know)
  • Tuesday – Chi.ck-Fil-A grilled nuggets and fruit bowl (and a cupcake – Jesus!)
  • Wednesday – Yogurt, oatmeal, and an iced chai (I was desperate)
  • Thursday – Margherita pizza, roasted Brussels sprouts, grilled corn
  • Friday – Pork and apple sliders
  • Saturday – Cheese fondue – yes – cheese fondue!
• Exercise/Activity:  With Hottie out of town this week, it’s going to be hard to get morning runs in.  I’m planning on tackling this by running with Bryson while Matthew is at school.  Of course – Bryson is sick so maybe this won’t happen.
  • Sunday – Mowed the lawn (32 minutes) – 14,000 Steps
  • Monday – INSAN.ITY (43 minutes), walk around neighborhood (37 minutes) – 16,400 Steps
  • Tuesday – Morning run (42 minutes), morning walk (57 minutes)- 22,000 Steps
  • Wednesday – INSAN.ITY and KB (47 minutes), Bodypump (43 minutes), track walk (15 minutes) – 15,300 Steps
  • Thursday – INSAN.ITY and KB (47 minutes)- 14,300 Steps
  • Friday – Morning run (44 minutes), walking (29 minutes)- 20,800 Steps
  • Saturday – NONE – So Sick!- 7,000 Steps
• Notes and findings: 
  • I have a serious sweet tooth this week – SERIOUS.  I need to stop indulging it no matter how many calories I burn in the day.
  • Running with Bryson while Matthew is in school is working out quite well.  I need to plan on that at least 1 of the school days each week.
  • I’ve come to realize that I just cannot put my kids in daycare at the Y unless it’s really necessary (meaning Tuesday nights for INSAN.ITY, Thursday morning for HEAT if Bryson isn’t napping, Friday nights for swim lessons, and other random times that I just need ‘me time.”).  I don’t want to dump Bryson there without Matthew Mon-Wed because that’s supposed to be our special time together, and I can’t justify putting Matthew in there Mon-Wed after going to school all morning.  I can get behind 3 sessions a week per child, but not more than that.  It just doesn’t feel right to me (but that is just me – no judgment if it feels right to you!).
  • The double nap is working out so well for me!  I am doing some KILLER workouts in my garage while the kids nap – and I’m going longer and harder than I would in a class at the Y.
  • Cross training is ESSENTIAL for me.  When I only did kickboxing, I plateaued.  When I only ran, my body always felt a little broken.  Now that I’m doing INSA.NITY, running, kickboxing, and weights – all within the same week – my body is getting rest where and when needed and I’m shocking it a pit, helping to keep the inevitable plateau at bay!
  • This week is shaping up to be a very productive one, and I did not expect that.  I feel motivated!
  • I am super thrilled to be in the 24.X percents for body fat, but do know that I could bounce back up to the 25’s easily enough.
  • I got a terrible chest cold at the end of the week, and spent much of Saturday sleeping and resting.  I hated taking a day off, but it was for the best.

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