Well today is
weigh in day and I can’t say that I am that thrilled with the results. I guess the fact that I lost weight it a positive
but the fact that I didn’t meet my goal of 6 pounds for the week is kind of saddening.
So to date from January 22nd 2014 I have lost 13.6 pounds. I did
lose a couple inches in the week. I
suppose inches count too…RIGHT?
Before
|
1/22/2014
|
1/29/2014
|
2/5/2014
|
Totals
|
Neck
|
15
|
15
|
0
|
|
Upper
arm
|
15.25
|
15.5
|
-0.25
|
|
Chest
|
51.5
|
50.5
|
1
|
|
Waist
|
46.5
|
45.75
|
0.75
|
|
Hips
|
58
|
57.5
|
0.5
|
|
Thigh
|
29.5
|
28.75
|
0.75
|
|
Calf
|
18.5
|
18
|
0.5
|
|
Weight
|
278
|
267.8
|
264.4
|
13.6
|
Things I have
learned this week:
Make being fit and healthy a priority in
your life! PUT YOURSELF FIRST!
You must put
everything else on the back burner, your number one goal is losing weight. I
understand people saying you shouldn’t put it before family, friends or your
job but in reality you have to put everything aside and fight this battle like
your life is on the line and it IS! Nothing is going to help you succeed other
than yourself putting yourself first. Think about it before you judge that
comment. Diabetes, heart disease, heart
attack…the list goes on. Think about it…Losing
weight should be your number one!
Don’t hoard the points or calories!
I currently get
41 points a day. I EAT ALL MY POINTS! Fruit and vegetables do not count as points
unless you eat more, like you can’t eat 5 cups of strawberries because the
sugar in the strawberries are going to haunt you and turn into sugars. One thing that will happen is that you will
literally be starving by 6 pm if you don’t space out and plan your meals. I usually eat dinner around 5 pm so I can
still have time to move around and burn off the food that I just consumed. Each
week you lose weight the points go down.
I think I started with 48 points now I am at 41. I am not sure exactly why this happens but I
look at it as a way to incorporate more fruit and vegetables into your
diet. Fill up on them if you are still
craving something to eat. Which leads me to the next item…
YOUR CRAVINGS LEAVE TRUST ME…
Okay I am not
going to lie I have a sweet tooth a BIG sweet tooth. There are ways to beat
that sweet tooth to death. Try the
black bean brownies for instance or some other recipe that uses something
healthy but is still sweet and delicious ---Not avocado chocolate chip cookies.
PASS! This was not a good recipe which
left a strange after taste in your mouth.
The number one way is fruit.
Grapes—the kind that explode in your mouth full of favor and the skin
just pops or strawberries. Fruit can be
a good thing and if you still need something extra try a couple ounces of dark
chocolate chips. If I was going to buy
some I would by the minis so that you could have more because honestly when it
comes to this matter it is about quantity over quality. Oh and for goodness
sakes limit the sugary drinks. I used to
drink a gallon of ice tea a day. A
FREAKING GALLON! I do still buy ice tea but it’s just as a crutch...it’s there
if I need it but usually I go days without drinking it. Or just drink the mocha banana shake I posted a couple days ago...
Stay Positive
Even with a
3.4lbs loss you have to stay positive and keep a clear head and move on to the
next week. Stay on track and continue
the journey. I know that some days it
will be less some days more. If you are
honest with yourself and put in the effort there is nothing to be disappointed
about and don’t set ridiculous goals. I
did that this week. I set a goal of six
pounds but didn’t factor in that once a month visit all us girls get. So I suppose a 3.4 pound lose is pretty
decent since the salty and chocolate cravings could of sent me into gaining
instead of losing any weight.
