I had my biggest weight loss this past week and I upped those exercise/ activity points and lost a little more than they even want you to do. I've lost 8 pounds now total!! Since we have 7 1/2 weeks until our departure to Hawaii I'm now hopeful to lose 7 more pounds before that day. One pound per week (on average) seems completely do-able. I even tried my bathing suit on today and felt pretty darned good - I will be ready come March 27! My total goal is 15-20 lbs. I say that range because if I get to 20 lbs lost, I'm going to probably be in the best shape of my life besides high school. I would be a-ok hovering in that range.
Running/jogging/walking has been going incredibly well with the C2K running plan. I simply set my iPhone to tell me what to do, set my GPS to get my mileage down and set my heart rate watch to count the calories burned and away I go. Today was my 4th session out on the road and it felt awesome! My mom even joined me and jogged with me! I came home and did Jillian Michael's Kickbox FastFix for 21 minutes of cardio and a little minor weight lifting/resistance training and burned 6+ points after completing both workouts.
One thing I did not accomplish - I was going to work out 6 times this week (twice per day on 3 days) and I only made it 5 days (but did get the 3 days of C2K in!). I'm at peace with it but hoping not to falter this week. If I do and the weight loss continues, I think I'm just going to have to take a deep breath and be okay. I really want to accomplish the goal though. I am also eagerly awaiting my Jillian Revolution DVDs to make their way here and expect them next week. Not sure if I'l begin right away or wait until the following week....I'll have to check out the program and see what makes sense. I am thinking it might kick things into high gear though so I'll get to my goal faster than otherwise.
Today is Super Bowl Sunday and I am planning a mini-splurge with a slice of Domino's Pizza, salad and a couple of chicken wings. And yes - I will have 2 alcoholic beverages too. I have plenty of buffer since my points bank was replenished today and with the working out continuing, I will be fine having these tasty - yet completely unhealthy foods. It's balance baby - as long as I monitor and don't do it every day, I will definitely maintain and continue to lose. This is what living a real life is all about.
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