Two words can sum up my week: EPIC FAIL. Okay, that's being hard on myself. Let's look at the positives first:
*Even though I'm on rest from cardio (for my foot injury), I did Body Pump Friday, Sunday,
Tuesday, and Thursday.
*I met my goal of incorporating more core work - my abs are really sore!
*I increased my squat weight in Pump class (55 lbs total on the bar).
*I took my 3 middle school choirs to Choir Festival, and they all received an "EXCELLENT"
rating overall with perfect scores in sight-reading. That has nothing to do with fitness or
healthy eating, but I thought I'd brag for a second because it's pretty sweet.
Now, let's look at why I used the words "epic fail" earlier.
*I did not journal my food. That's not quite true...I journaled the first couple meals each day,
but as soon as I strayed from the path of healthy eating, I quit writing it down.
*I didn't follow the motto "check yourself before you wreck yourself." In fact, I actively
sought out unhealthy foods. I let my frustration about my foot get the best of me and totally
went back to bad habits. I estimate my daily calorie count to be 56,293.
*I didn't drink much water.
*My awesome Kermit the Frog water bottle fell of my desk at work and broke (it was probably
just trying to get my attention since I had ignored it all week).
Obviously, I did better last week when I knew I was going to publicly post my food and exercise journal. I am sick of being chubby and feeling frustrated and ugly every time I glance in a mirror. I would like to lose around 20 pounds - I think that is an attainable goal that might get me from the "overweight" category and into the "normal" category, or at least closer to it.
Twelve weeks from today (June 8), I leave for California to watch my little brother graduate with his masters degree from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. I'd like to wear a cute dress to the ceremony...maybe I'll even be daring and wear sandals or dress shoes instead of my gym shoes.
In the quest to lose those 20 pounds, I'll start with a smaller goal. By June 8, I will lose 10 pounds. I'll post my food & exercise journal weekly...and (I can't believe I'm saying this) I'll also post my weight (after today, I'll do the weigh-in post on Mondays to keep myself accountable over the weekend).
My current weight: 172
Goal #1: 162
And off I go.
Something I didn't do while I was in the weight loss process and wish I had, was measurements. I tend to put on muscle and so my weigh-ins reached a point where I was getting frustrated, but was making progress, since muscle weighs more. In fact, that's why I had to stop weighing myself once I was near my goal. And I always, and too late, wished I had done measurements to see my progress even better. Everyone carries their weight differently and puts on muscle in different ways. Your positives rock, too, so pat yourself on the back for sure! You're going to be in that cute dress, for sure. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I should definitely do this!! :-)
DeleteCongrats on the choir scores! :) And don't worry... My week was horrid. I'm not sure I had single day I didn't ruin with a food choice and I only made it to the gym 3 times. :( Next week is going to be better, starting now!
ReplyDeleteSometimes we need those crappy weeks, right? ;-) It strengthens our resolution to improve!!!
DeleteDo you remember when I took your class to Festival? That was my first year teaching...Carmi was the only boy (out of two total) who could match pitch.