Weigh in, .8 pound gain
There is no secret that every other week I seem to go up and down. I am trying to keep in mind that my losses seem to be more significant than my gains.
Even though I am not surprised by my gain this week, I still feel a little let down. I have evaluated my behaviors I don't see myself making any big changes over the next couple of weeks while we are on vacation and have family in town. This past week, I ate out three different times (two more than normal), enjoyed a date with one of my twins where I indulged in movie theater popcorn, and missed out on a ski day which I was counting on for a workout.
I think I need to adjust my expectations from trying to continue my weight loss journey over the next couple of weeks to actually just maintaining my current weight through healthy food choices, controlled splurges, and continued exercise. Then I will evaluate my nutrition and make some minor changes in order to get into those Paige jeans soon.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday, March 16th
Weigh in, lost 2.8 pounds
Being that my upcoming Wednesday mornings are insane, I have decided to take a hiatus from Weight Watchers. My last few weigh ins have been documented by my home scale, which is extremely close to the official scale at WW, no need to calibrate. I have been completely honest about my lack of tracking points for months now, but I held on to the WW meetings. I feel like I have accountability with my blog and even with the friends I have made at WW and Lifetime Fitness, but there is something about making it official at a Weight Watchers location. So, I have no doubt that I will be back at WW--the program really works. I think I will be ready to re-commit to the program again in the near future, but for now I am going to go it alone and watch my nutrition and workouts on my own.
Something worked for me this week. I skied for the second Friday in a row and have kept up with my workouts. I even indulged in a couple of splurge meals. Maybe tweaking my cardio routine a little inspired my loss. Everyone knows I am a die-hard elliptical fan, but I discovered a new group fitness cardio class at Lifetime called the Mixx and I easily fell into step with the other participants. Adding skiing and switching out a cardio workout adds variety and that has been really good for me.
Being that my upcoming Wednesday mornings are insane, I have decided to take a hiatus from Weight Watchers. My last few weigh ins have been documented by my home scale, which is extremely close to the official scale at WW, no need to calibrate. I have been completely honest about my lack of tracking points for months now, but I held on to the WW meetings. I feel like I have accountability with my blog and even with the friends I have made at WW and Lifetime Fitness, but there is something about making it official at a Weight Watchers location. So, I have no doubt that I will be back at WW--the program really works. I think I will be ready to re-commit to the program again in the near future, but for now I am going to go it alone and watch my nutrition and workouts on my own.
Something worked for me this week. I skied for the second Friday in a row and have kept up with my workouts. I even indulged in a couple of splurge meals. Maybe tweaking my cardio routine a little inspired my loss. Everyone knows I am a die-hard elliptical fan, but I discovered a new group fitness cardio class at Lifetime called the Mixx and I easily fell into step with the other participants. Adding skiing and switching out a cardio workout adds variety and that has been really good for me.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wednesday, March 9th
Unofficial weigh-in, .6 lb gain
I totally own my gain this week. I had a great time skiing for the first time in two seasons and didn't hold back with my food choices that day. Apres ski was especially yummy with beer and appetizers. To top it off, I went out with co-workers on Saturday night and shared an appetizer trio.
I also tried a new group fitness class this week, a cardio class called the Mixx. I had so much fun and loved the variety--I will definitely be back for more. I'm not sure why I am surprised that I am sore, and usually that seems to affect my weight loss in a given week as well.
All in all I am not upset and I am ready to move on to next, do a little more work and hopefully see results at the scale.
I totally own my gain this week. I had a great time skiing for the first time in two seasons and didn't hold back with my food choices that day. Apres ski was especially yummy with beer and appetizers. To top it off, I went out with co-workers on Saturday night and shared an appetizer trio.
I also tried a new group fitness class this week, a cardio class called the Mixx. I had so much fun and loved the variety--I will definitely be back for more. I'm not sure why I am surprised that I am sore, and usually that seems to affect my weight loss in a given week as well.
All in all I am not upset and I am ready to move on to next, do a little more work and hopefully see results at the scale.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Wednesday, March 2nd
Weigh in, lost 3 pounds!!!!
Even though I was convinced that I was losing inches even when I wasn't losing pounds, I still made three changes last week which had to contribute to my weight loss success.
First, I cut back a bit on my beer consumption. I don't have extra nursing calories to play with now that my breastfeeding days are almost over.
Second, after getting some advice from my barbell strength class instructor, I changed my post-workout smoothie from the Ultimate Protein to an Orange Sunburst without yogurt and with only 4 ounces of orange juice. My smoothie habit is similar to a hard core Starbucks addict, so I think I have put a serious dent in those calories!
Third, I only worked out 4 days last week instead of my typical 5 days lately. I am going to try to continue this since I am adding a ski day into the mix over the next several weeks. Once ski season is over, I plan on subbing one of my crazy cardio workouts with either a LSD (long slow distance) workout or yoga to give my body a break while still remaining active.
I am counting the days until Friday when I will be reunited with Copper Mountain! Can't wait!
Even though I was convinced that I was losing inches even when I wasn't losing pounds, I still made three changes last week which had to contribute to my weight loss success.
First, I cut back a bit on my beer consumption. I don't have extra nursing calories to play with now that my breastfeeding days are almost over.
Second, after getting some advice from my barbell strength class instructor, I changed my post-workout smoothie from the Ultimate Protein to an Orange Sunburst without yogurt and with only 4 ounces of orange juice. My smoothie habit is similar to a hard core Starbucks addict, so I think I have put a serious dent in those calories!
Third, I only worked out 4 days last week instead of my typical 5 days lately. I am going to try to continue this since I am adding a ski day into the mix over the next several weeks. Once ski season is over, I plan on subbing one of my crazy cardio workouts with either a LSD (long slow distance) workout or yoga to give my body a break while still remaining active.
I am counting the days until Friday when I will be reunited with Copper Mountain! Can't wait!
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