Week Three Wrap-up & Weigh-In

This is gonna be a quickie because I'm tired (that's what she said?).

Starting weight: 185 lbs.

Today's weight: 180 lbs.

This week's change: - 2 lbs.

Total change: -5 lbs.

YIPPPEEEEE! I was so worried I wasn't going to loss this week with not really having the time for exercise, but I did!

Weekly goals wrapup:

• My main goal for this week was to exercise daily. I FAILED. With the hour (one-way) commute, I've been too exhausted to do anything.
• Eight glasses of water? False. I don't drink as much water at work. I wouldn't have time to DO work if I kept refilling my water bottle (and subsequently peeing!)
• Fruits and veggies? Definitely not.
• Reducing alcohol consumption? Errrrrr...thanks to #pbandtuna, not so much.

Setbacks: I sit on my butt all day. I drive two hours every day. I get home and want to sleep. Thus, no exercise.

Goal for this week: Exercise. Take healthier lunches.

I guess that the lack of exercise has evened out with the fact that I'm not eating as much since I'm at work. I'm OK with that. But I miss exercising. I did get home tonight with a boat-load of energy, so I went for a powerwalk, which was great, but that's not gonna happen often, unfortunately.

Week Two Wrap-Up & Weigh-In

It's that time of the week! Weigh-in day!

Starting weight: 185 lbs.

Today's weight: 182 lbs.

This week's change: - 2 lbs.

Total change: -3 lbs.

Progress! This week was a loss of two pounds, which I attribute to the ridiculous amount of working out that I did and my renewed focus on eating well. Hopefully I can continue to lose two pounds per week from here on out.

Weekly goals wrapup:

• My main goal for this week was my multivitamin, which I remembered five out of seven days. I think that this will get better as I start working and have more of a routine.
• Eight glasses of water? Check.
• Fruits and veggies? Could've been better.
• Varying the workouts? I did great with that. Focused on strength one day, cardio the next.
• Reducing alcohol consumption? CHECK. Two drinks total. I'm OK with that.

Setbacks: The biggest challenge this week was being away for two and a half days. I went back to my alma mater for the weekend and that of course meant eating out for every meal. I probably ate too much and didn't make the best choices, so I think that the restaurant dilemma is going to be something that plagues me for a while.

Goal for this week: Make sure to exercise daily. I start my job tomorrow and I'm concerned that since I will now be losing my gym time, I'm going to let it slip. So I am hoping to make myself go out walking/jogging every night when I get home.

Week One Wrap-up & Weigh-in

Today is Monday, and thus the beginning of week two and my first weigh-in day. Here we go...

Starting weight: 185 lbs.

Today's weight: 184 lbs.

Total change: -1 lb.

One pound. It's not as great a difference as I was hoping for, but considering the three meals out this week and the drinks at the bar on Thursday, I'm OK with that one pound. Quite frankly, I was expecting a gain or no change at all.

Weekly goals wrapup:

• I definitely got my eight glasses of water daily, if not more.
• I did not get my multivitamin everyday - I need to figure out a better way to make myself do that.
• I got at least four out of my five fruits and veggies every day.
• I did far more cardio than I did strength, so I need to work on that again.
• Alcohol consumption - big fail this week.

Setbacks: Big setbacks for me this week were in regards to eating out. I posted about the Outback meal I had, which killed me. On Saturday when I was in DC, we ate lunch at Au Bon Pain and I didn't choose the best option. And then chinese food for dinner that night - beef and broccoli is a BIG fail. Basically, I need to start being more deliberate about what I'm going to order when I go out for meals, looking up nutrition facts before going and adjusting my day appropriately.

Goal for this week: Multivitamin. I'm also going to need the energy from my multivitamin to help me adjust to getting up early for my job starting a week from tomorrow.