Day 20

Week 3: Day 6. Aka Day 20.

Todays diet went well! I went for a jog. A first in too long a while. But it was pretty successful! I jogged on the "river" bank of the Rio Grande. There wasn't any water in it. In fact, that air was so dry that my throat instantly hurt and my nose and sinuses ached. I felt like I was going to get a bloody nose. Thankfully I am not a bleeder.

Apart from the uncomfortable dryness of the desert, the walk/jog went well. I can definitely up the stakes tomorrow and hopefully within about a week and a half be back to jogging a full 5-k without walking.

I also went crazy and did Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown... Level 2!!! I was curious. I actually like it much better than level one. It is more balance moves and moves similar to those found in Pilates but with a Yoga twist. I am GOOD at it! Screw you Level 1 with all your horrible arm poses.

In all honesty, though, I will probably continue doing Level 1 because I do find it harder. My arms are not as strong as my legs (relatively speaking). It is more beneficial for me to do Level 1 to work on my weaknesses (arms). I will definitely do Level 2 when I am in the mood for a good workout, but not a stressful one.

Cheers!

coffee 4 : water 0... Oh, and I'm awesome.

Week 3: Day 2
(Day 16)

Well, I messed up today a little bit. I didn't eat breakfast until noon because I wasn't hungry in the morning. It has been a struggle to eat in the mornings anyways, and today I just couldn't make myself. Then I was out-and-about until noon-thirty. Oops.

Also, It is 7:20pm and I just now realized that I have had four cups of coffee today and NO water. Well crap!

I still haven't exercised, but I will in about an hour or two after I digest dinner. And then I will down 3/4 of the water I still need after that. I know that downing all that water at once defeats the purpose of drinking that much water. The point is to drink it throughout the day. But just so I don't feel too bad, I will drink it before I go to bed.

I will just pee a lot tonight. Haha!

Bad joke and bad planning. Shame on me. But at least I'm still okay. Just not great.

Why am I not great?!

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UPDATE: I worked out! Actually, I did more than JUST work out. I did all 35 minutes of Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown. Last time I died after 5 minutes. Of course, last time isn't a good representation of my progress. I felt like I was going to vomit so I stopped. But the times before I had worked myself up to 20 minutes of the program. I was planning on working up by 5 minute intervals but I just skipped to doing the WHOLE THING!!! About 25 minutes in I popped something in my hand and still pushed through to the end. I now have NO excuses because I know I rock.

Yay me!!!

Day 15 - Week 2 Results

Week 2's results are in.

I must note that I am a little disappointed by them. I am still making good progress, but I want to magically not be fat anymore. Is that unrealistic? Just kidding. I think the only problem I am having is that I am pretty stationary most of the day right now. I am exercising well, but not normal, everyday moving through my life type exercise. Still, I have results.

Total weight loss: 3 lbs.

Total inches:

Waist: -1.5
Hips: +1 (It is hard to know exactly where I measured before. That or Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown has made my ass bigger... and firmer)
Thighs: -1.5 (This is consistent with Week 1's results)
Chest: 0
Arms: -0.25 (Sweet! I have been working out my arms so I actually expected to see a gain.)

Apart from my hips, which aren't co-operating very well, I did see results. I can't complain. For one week this isn't bad!

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Totals for the diet at end of Week 2.

Total weight: 10.5 lbs.

Total inches:

Arms: -0.25
Chest: -2.5
Waist: -4.5
Hips: -2
Thighs: -3

Cheers!

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My goals for Week 3.

1. Stick to diet. Watch proportions closely! Mix up types of veggies I'm eating. I eat too much lettuce and broccoli. I need to expand my veggie-types.
2. Exercise 20 minutes, 4 days this week. This is the basic plan through Nutrisystem. I am going to focus on upping my Pilates reps and improve my Yoga. I will try and exercise for 25-30 minutes some days, but this isn't my goal.

Day 10 - My "10" Brackets

This week has started off well! I've continuously reached my simple exercise goals, although my muscles are still adapting. However, I'm afraid of weighing myself at the end of the week. I am just building up muscles that were in shape a few months ago, but muscles weigh more than fat.

I can apply all the logic to the situation that I want, but if the scale doesn't show the results I want, I WILL be discouraged. Hopefully my measurements will make up for it. If I can keep losing inches then the scale won't matter so much. But it still matters.

I can't help it.

I want to look better and feel better. Those are my primary goals. But there is a psychological calm that comes from reaching a physical and visible number on a scale.

While 3-5 pounds this week would be ideal. With the work-outs and the muscle building I will be happy with 1.5 pounds. That is what I need to be in the next "10" bracket.

Speaking of "10", this is how I speak about my weight to girl-friends.

I don't want them to know my weight because it is embarrassing. Even though they always think I weigh a good 20 pounds less than I usually do.

So I speak in "10"s. These represent denominations of 10 (obviously). 10, 20, 30, etc. I just don't tell people the first number of the sequence. I say things like, "I am so close to being in the next '10' bracket" or "I'm am at the top of the '10' bracket so I have a little ways to go before entering the next one."

I will use this vague form of measurement here.

I am 0.5-1 pound in this "10" bracket. If I can loose 1.5 pounds then I will see a different beginning number on the scale and I will feel like I've accomplished something!

Luck!

Day 8

Week One's results are in!

Total weight lost: I don't really know actually. My starting weight is a little confused. But I did loose some!

Total inches:

Waist: -3 inch.
Hips: -3 inch.
Thighs: -1.5 inch.
Breasts: -2.5 inch. (but I swear it isn't in my breasts, J.)

All in all, that is awesome! I am so excited!!!

On a different note: Day 7 is missing from this blog because my computer broke. But there wasn't much to tell. It went well just like Day 6.

*My goals for Week 2:
1. Stick to diet.
2. Exercise 20 minutes everyday.

Wish me luck!