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Happy Friday, Fit Chicks!
I hate my scale. In the last 11 days, I have only taken one day off from working out. I have cut back to 1500 calories a day. The scale has not budged. This is not as easy as the last time I lost weight. Darnit.
Soooo Weekly Wrap-up and Weekend Plans:
I ran 3 days and did one day of 30 Day Shred. I included more fruts and veggies this week for snacks. Carrots are actually quite filling. We had some delicious healthy meals this week and I have discovered a new love - brussel sprouts! I'm glad for the 3 day weekend - I should be able to get a run in every day. One of these nights, we are eating out so I will have to be good during the day. I have accounted for every glass of wine and have not gone for a 2nd one if I don't have it in my calorie budget. 
Just wish that number would start to go down on the scale!!
Re: Happy Friday, Fit Chicks!
Annie, I was just getting ready to post the same thing. I was down five pounds last week and the scale has not moved since, despite the fact that I have been hungry and have been calculating every last item I put into my body. WTF? I had such high hopes and had really convinced myself that it wouldn't make any difference that I was five years older and had had a child since the last time I counted points. Guess I was wrong.
Anywho...
Food: I have stuck to my points budget religiously, which I am proud of. I have everything planned out for the weekend so I feel like I can be successful. Meals will mostly consist of leftovers, which is fine.
Exercise: Tonight I will so my usual 20 minute strength training routine. I missed my cardio workout on Wednesday because of the storm so I am going to make that one up on Saturday morning. I took Monday off from work because daycare is closed so I won't make it to the gym that day either. I am going to do a cardio workout on Sunday to make up for that one.
Like Annie said, all in all, I am happy with my progress and determination, I just wish the scale moved a little bit. I start the new week on Monday, so maybe there will be some progress by then. Fingers crossed!
Food: I've been good this week. I'm worried I've been a bit too good and will end up splurging this weekend but I just weighed myself to keep up my motivation! Hopefully this will work.
Exercise: I only got in three workouts instead of four, so I'll do an extra one tomorow. I had every intention of working out last night but I had a massage yesterday and my massage therapist ordered an evening of heat pad and no exercise because one of my shoulders was in bad shape. I followed her directions to a t so hopefully I'll be okay this evening.
Starting to come out of my cold enduced fog as well as gaining some of the ellusive 2nd trimester energy, so I've been feeling a lot more motivation to work out, woohoo! I have no idea what my weight is doing, given the growing bambino, but I do feel a lot better after getting on the wagon with my yoga/pilates series and eating much better than over the holidays!
Food: I've been sticking with an upped veggie intake and lean proteins, and it seems to be working pretty well. I do have the occasional cravings that I give in to, but I'm trying to keep them within reason. DH flies home Sunday & I've got Monday off, so I'm guessing we'll probably go out to eat on Monday night, so it may be a bit of a spluge.
Excersize: I laid off for a few days while I battled the cold, but I did 45 mins of shoveling on Weds, so I counted that as a decent workout. Yesterday I did my pilates floor routine and I plan on doing standing today, floor tomorrow, standing on Sunday and taking Monday off.
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. -Henry Miller
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Well I was doing good Monday, ate good, got a great workout in then on Tuesday and Wednesday I was sick with the flu and am still recovering. There goes my goal of working out 4 days out the window. Oh well hopefully next week.
The days that I could actually eat, I counted my points and did well again in that department. However, I am not seeing the numbers drop like I have hoped they would. However, I do feel like I have more energy now that I am eating better!
Food: I did really well this week counting my calories using Loseit.com. I'm pretty proud of myself for that. Last night I did well too and hope to continue counting them throughout the weekend (weekends are where I usually fail at counting calories, but I'm really movitvated to do well). DH is counting calories too so it's awesome that we're doing this together! I realized this week that I really need to eat more fruits and veggies. So that will be my goal starting this weekend and especially next week after i do some grocery shopping. Last weekend I baked some healthy muffins that I've had all week for snacks. I plan on making something this weekend too for healthy snacks during the week. Maybe a whole wheat Banana Bread or something.
Exercise: I only worked out 2 days this week. I did something to my neck, so I've been taking it easy. Today I'm feeling a little better though, so hope to do my P90X leg workout and also go for a walk/snow shoe today.
Andrea, and any one else using LoseIt (Sarah?), do you want to be my friend? I might eat more vegetables and less popsicles if I knew someone else could see
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