13 week weight loss challenge

The weight loss challenge is over!!!!!! I passed my goal. Not an easy thing to do, but I did it. Lots of hard work. I've put a lot of hours on the elliptical, the living room floor and the sidewalks in the hood. I even put some time in on the beach and in a neighborhood in Charleston. :) It's all worth it and I'm so glad I did it as I feel more confident. It's one less thing I need to be concerned with while on the cruise and being in a bathing suit as often as I plan to be. Thanks to my friends and family for your support and encouragement. A super large thanks to Patrick for always being there for me and running with me in the hood. I love you babe!

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11
5	April 14	1	10
6	April 21	1	9
7	April 28	0	9
8	May 5	2	7
9	May 12	2	5
10	May 19	2.5	2.5
11	May 26	+1.5	4
12	June 2	3	1
13	June 9	1.5	-.5

Weight Loss Challenge - Week 11

Wow! Only up 1.5 lbs after the bachelorette weekend. Woo hoo. So now I'm at 4 lbs to lose in 2 weeks. I'm sure that 2 lbs are water wight which will be easy. NO PROBLEM!

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11
5	April 14	1	10
6	April 21	1	9
7	April 28	0	9
8	May 5	2	7
9	May 12	2	5
10	May 19	2.5	2.5
11	May 26	+1.5	4

Weight Loss Challenge - Week 10

2.5 lbs! That's all I have left. 17.5 lbs lost in 10 weeks is pretty rockin! It's been a lot of work. This weekend (bachelorette) will be a challenge and I'm prepared to gain some weight but I still have 4 weeks until the wedding and I know that I can lose those extra pounds without any problems. I'm not going to go overboard, but I will be drinking and treat myself to a couple meals.

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11
5	April 14	1	10
6	April 21	1	9
7	April 28	0	9
8	May 5	2	7
9	May 12	2	5
10	May 19	2.5	2.5

Weight Loss Challenge - Week 9

Yes! Yes! Yes! Another 2 lbs down this week. I'm noticing the results now more than ever. My arms and shoulders are making me do a double take in the mirror. My clothes are so loose. People are even saying things which is great. 5 weeks until the wedding, 5 lbs to lose. NO problem!

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11
5	April 14	1	10
6	April 21	1	9
7	April 28	0	9
8	May 5	2	7
9	May 12	2	5

Week 8 of my 13 week weight loss challenge

Ooops!! I totally forgot to post my entry for last week. I guess I had a lot going on. :) I didn't lose or gain weight week 7. Which is good considering that Mom was in town, I had my Birthday dinner, Bridal Shower, and dinner w/ Mom and the future in-laws. Thinking back to my goal, I should have considered all of the parties and events leading up to the wedding before I started all of this!! It's harder than I had originally thought. My goal is still within reach and I have confidence that I will reach my 20 lb weight loss before the wedding. I've had so many challenges, between parties, vacations, work, health, and my most recent sports injury. There's still 6 more weeks until the wedding. With 7lbs to lose, that won't be too difficult. What's coming up??? Healing the Ankle, Mother's day brunch, Bachelorette weekend in Charleston, and Olivia's graduation weekend in Charleston. Those shouldn't be too difficult to work with. Right? Wish me luck.

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11
5	April 14	1	10
6	April 21	1	9
7	April 28	0	9
8	May 5	2	7

Fitness Journal - May

Day	Type	Time	Calories
1	Run/Weights	50	589
2	Softball	120	unknown
3	None - Ankle recovery day
4	Elliptical(Very slow)/Weights	30	280
5	Elliptical/Weights	40	428
6	Elliptical/Weights	40	431
	Elliptical	35	367
7	Jog/Weights	65	674
8	Elliptical/Weights	30	298
9	Elliptical	25	282
	Softball	120	unknown
10	Elliptical/Weights	45	453
11	Run/Weights	45	507
12	Elliptical/Weights	30	305
13	Elliptical/Weights	50	534
14	Elliptical/Weights	45	487
15	Run	35	487
16	Elliptical/Weights	30	297
	Softball	60	unknown
17	Elliptical	20	270
18	Run/Weights	40	480
19	Run	35	457

Week 6 of my 13 week weight loss challenge

This was a rough week because I put in a LOT of overtime for work. For me, this meant comfort foods and not as many workouts. When I did workout I was also lacking energy, except of course when I was on the elliptical and read an e-mail that would irritate me, I would work out a little bit harder. I lost one pound this week which I'm completely happy with considering the week I had!! Mom came in last night and the first thing she said is, "Wow, you are so skinny". That makes it all worth it. When people notice. This weeks challenge is having mom in town and the bridal shower on Saturday. The motivator is that I have my first dress fitting on Friday!!!! :) I'm about 5lbs lighter than when I tried it on last and my arms are much more toned from doing weights so I'm really excited about how it's gonna look/feel!

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11
5	April 14	1	10
6	April 21	1	9

Week 5 of my 13 week Weight Loss Challenge

I haven't really been feeling well this week, so I only lost a pound. This was my first week back to softball and it was really tough. I ended up playing a triple header on Sunday. Oh boy does my body ache. It's slowly starting to feel better. You would be amazed at how many extra muscles you use playing softball. Taking a day of rest today. A walk this evening w/ Patrick and Spirit may be the only exercise I get. I'll be right back at it tomorrow.

I'm not complaining a bit though. 10 lbs in 5 weeks is awesome!

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11
5	April 14	1	10

Week 4 weigh in for my 13 weight loss challenge

This was a very good week for me. The weight gain from HHI is gone!! A lot of it was just water retention I'm sure, since I lost 4 lbs this week! It really does pay off to focus. The guys went out to celebrate after their big win last night and I just drank water and had a salad. Only 11 more lbs to lose in 9 weeks. 9 lbs lost in 4 weeks. Yay!

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15
4	April 7	4	11

Fitness Journal - April

Day	Type	Time	Calories
1	Elliptical	30	324
2	Elliptical	30	355
3	Elliptical/Weights	45	420
4	Jog/Walk	60	550
5	Elliptical	40	410
	Elliptical/Weights	40	380
6	Elliptical	40	393
7	None
8	Elliptical/Weights	40	402
9	Elliptical/Weights	60	515
10	None
11	Softball	180	unknown
12	Elliptical/Weights	40	365
13	Elliptical/Weights	40	410
14	None
15	Elliptical	30	361
16	Jog	20	240
17	Elliptical	30	380
18	Jog/Weights	50	570
	Softball	60	unknown
19	Elliptical/Weights	40	407
20	Elliptical/Weights	35	352
21	Run	35	455
22	Elliptical/Weights	35	346
23	None
24	Run/weights	50	665
25	None
26	None
27	Run	30	372
	Elliptical/Weights	30	320
28	Elliptical/Weights	35	361
29	Elliptical	30	325
30	Walk	45	unknown

Week 3 weigh in for my 13 week weight loss challenge

Well, the Hilton Head trip was a setback but I can recover and have plenty of time, so I'm not going to let that discourage me.  I know that I can still reach my goal.  Focus, Focus, Focus. 

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	15

Week 2 weigh in for my 13 week Weight Loss Challenge

Today was the week two weigh in for my 13 week Weight Loss Challenge.  I lost 3 more pounds and down to only 13 more to lose!  Woo hoo!  All the workouts and focusing on eating healthy is paying off.  :)  I do have a challenge with the upcoming week as we are going to Hilton Head for a long weekend.  I need to continue to focus and not get out of control!  ;)

My 13 week weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

                                                       

Week	Date	Lost	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13

13 Week Weight Loss Challenge

As of today, there are exactly 13 weeks until our wedding in Bermuda. I had planned to get down to a set weight by our wedding but I have not been doing a good job at reaching that goal. I can still achieve that goal. The last time I weighed myself was last week when I started to focus more on my diet. That will be my starting weight.

Might I also add that I have a wager with my MOH. We are big sports fans. She's a huge Cowboys fan and I'm a Bills fan. The bet is this: If one or both of us don't lose the weight we have to go to a sports bar with each other. Loser/s must wear the other person's team jersey and cheer that team on. FYI - I hate the Cowboys with a passion.

My weight loss goal is 20 lbs.

Week	Date	Amount	Remaining
0	March 10	-	20
1	March 17	4	16
2	March 24	3	13
3	March 31	+2	11

Fitness Journal - March

Day	Type	Time	Calories
1	None
2	Wii FC Cardio	30	355
3	Wii FC Cardio	30	350
4	Wii FC Cardio	35	300
5	Elliptical	35	357
6	None
7	None
8	Elliptical	30	300
9	None
10	Elliptical	30	337
11	None
12	Elliptical	30	310
13	None
14	Elliptical	35	400
15	Elliptical	30	351
16	Elliptical	40	405
17	Elliptical	35	370
	Walk and a couple sprints w/ Spirit	30	270
18	Elliptical	35	371
19	Elliptical	40	410
	Jog	40	509
20	None
21	None
22	Elliptical	30	320
	Elliptical	40	460
22	Elliptical	30	315
	Walk and a couple sprints w/ Spirit	35	330
23	Elliptical	45	450
24	Elliptical	45	476
25	Elliptical	45	484
26	None
27	Treadmill & Weights	60	547
28	None
29	Elliptical	35	401
30	Elliptical	30	292
30	Elliptical	30	316

Fitness Journal - February

I'm going to post all of my workouts here.  Maybe if people are watching, I'll work harder!  :D

Feb 1 - Wii My Fitness Coach Core workout    45 min    310 Calories
Feb 2 - Wii My Fitness Coach Cardio workout  45 min    430 Calories
Feb 3 - Wii My Fitness Coach Cardio workout  50 min    460 Calories
Feb 4 - Wii My Fitness Coach Cardio workout  45 min    430 Calories
Feb 5 - None
Feb 6 - Wii MFC Upper Body/Cardio workout    55 min    530 Calories
Feb 7 - None
Feb 8 - Wii My Fitness Coach Cardio workout  35 min    380 Calories
          - Elliptical                                            30 min    380 Calories
Feb 9  - Elliptical                                            35 min    390 Calories
Feb 10 - Wii My Fitness Coach Cardio workout  50 min    460 Calories
          - Elliptical                                             45 min    495 Calories
Feb 11 - Wii MFC Lower Body workout              30 min    215 Calories
Feb 12 - Wii My Fitness Coach Cardio workout  45 min    420 Calories
Feb 13 - None
Feb 14  - Elliptical                                            30 min    383 Calories
Feb 15 - Treadmill                                            35 min    399 Calories
Feb 16 - None
Feb 17  - Elliptical                                            30 min    407 Calories
Feb 18  - Elliptical                                            30 min    385 Calories
Feb 19 - None
Feb 20 - None (SICK)
Feb 21 - None (SICK)
Feb 22 - None (SICK)
Feb 23 - None (SICK)
Feb 24 - None (SICK)
Feb 25 - None (SICK)
Feb 26 - None Elliptical                                      20 min    215 Calories
Feb 27 - None
Feb 28 - None