We've come to the end of another awesome Shrinkingjeans challenge. This has been an absolutely crazy week at work. We haven't had internet access for 2 days and between gymnastics meets and swim meets, the evenings and weekends have been a bit packed as well. Here it is 9:30 at night and I'm finally doing my weigh-in post. GAH. Anyhoo, let's take a look back at the goals I set in week 1 and see how I did.
Drink at minimum 64 oz of water 6/7 days a week. - I'd say I met this goal, at least 80% of the time.
Run 2-3 times a week - met! Last weekend I finally got outside for a 7 mile "long run", but it is looking like this weekend's 8-miler will be on the treadmill. Gotta love Michigan winter - NOT.
Sign up for my 25k race - YEP! Signed up for this one, and a 10 miler for 2 weeks later. With the Fitbloggin 5k the weekend in between. I'm clearly mental.
Do the Shred DVD, EA Sports Active, or some other strength/crosstraining 2-3 times a week. - I've been very inconsistent with this one. I need to be better with the cross and strength work.
25 push-ups and 25 sit-ups after each run. - I started good with this, but then ended up with major shoulder problems. The push-ups went by the wayside, and so did the sit-ups. Fail.
Log my food on Daily Plate at least 4/7 days a week. - I did this for the first couple weeks, but then decided my focus needed to be on overall health and eating a well-rounded diet. I'm trying to maintain, not really lose, so I'm trying to do so without active tracking.
Lose at least 3 pounds to get back to 135.8 or less. - Nope (well, last week I was there). About 1/2 way thru the challenge, I decided I needed to focus on staying within a range. 135-138. I've managed to do this, so I'm going to call this a modified goal and a win.
Now let's take a look at the numbers:
Weight on June 23, 2009: 165.8
Challenge Starting Weight: 138.8
Last Week's Weight: 135.8
This Week's Weight: 137.8
Change: Up 2.0 (crud - not unexpected though)
Challenge Change: down 1.0
So, I did manage to stay within my range during the challenge. I would have liked to have been closer to the 135 side, but I'll take this. I really didn't participate in the "mental" aspects of this challenge. Sadly, I feel like I didn't really give the challenge my all. Next time will be better.
I'm confessing before I head into school, so you get bullet points (my apologies).
My first confession should be that I haven't confessed in a while.
After a great week on the scale last week, I've been in a bit of a feeding frenzy this week.
Girl's night on Friday night with the most amazing tempura shrimp sushi.
Cheesecake for dessert (I did run 7 miles that morning, so I didn't feel guilty about this transgression).
Several helpings of beef stew on Saturday.
Jimmy John's with mayo AND avocado spread for lunch one day.
Lured in by the $5 footlong at Subway during K's gymnastics meet on Sunday (really-only 50 cents more for a footlong instead of 6"???). I did skip the chips.
Celebrated K's awesome meet (she took a 1st, 2nd & 3rd!) with a trip to Red Robin after our white-knuckled drive home thru rain, ice and then snow. Guacamole Bacon Burger (minus the cheese-I'm not completely crazy) and tons of fries dunked in ranch. *hangs head in shame*
So there you have it folks. How NOT to eat after losing almost 3 pounds, since they will all be back tomorrow. They've probably even brought along some friends.
I can't believe we only have 1 week left in the Power of One challenge. Wow, time really flies, huh? Last week I had a rough weigh-in on the scale but wasn't really beating myself up. At this point, it is really about maintenance and finding that healthy balance between calories in and calories out. I think I did a bit better this week, although life is really getting in the way and I haven't been completing all my training. (I only missed 1 scheduled run, but have really slacked on the cross and strength training. This must improve.)
Hi everyone! I saw this on a few blogs this past week or so and thought it would be fun to participate. Basically, we are reading a list of words and answering questions to compare dialects/accents and vocabulary around the country (and also because it's fun getting a chance to hear what our favorite bloggers actually sound like). If you want to participate, the word list and questions follow the video. Also, I would encourage you to go check out Mel, Melissa, Brooke and Tiffany on their accent vlogs!
Here we go:
Here are the words and questions for you to participate!
•What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
•What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
•What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
•What do you call gym shoes?
•What do you say to address a group of people?
•What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
•What do you call your grandparents?
•What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
•What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
•What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
