8 Months to a Better Me: Week 12

And here we are again. This morning I weighed in at 130. I'm a bit disappointed with that, but also not overly surprised. I did work out every day last week and then some, but I was sick so Derek was really sweet and brought home comfort foods. Now that it's starting to get nicer, we'll be taking more walks, so that extra exercise will help. Here's a recap of last week:

Monday: Zumba Sculpting for 25 minutes
Tuesday: Treadclimber for 45 minutes, walked 1.78 miles, burned 344 calories
Wednesday: Zumba Sculpting for 20 minutes
Thursday: 2 mile walk with Derek and Lexi
Friday: 10 minute Beginning Yoga
Sunday: 2 mile walk with Derek and Lexi
95 squats each morning brushing my teeth
Average liquid intake: 34.5oz

I only had one carmel mocha this week, so that's an improvement! I've been tired the last week and a half, but I'm pretty sure that has to do with my cold. It seems to be better today, gotta love Musinex, it makes everything feel so much better!

Hoping next week to see even more great results.

8 Months to a Better Me: Week 11

Well this week went better with eating and exercise, but Lexi was sick and didn't start feeling better until about Thursday, so that was rough, but we made it. Between walks, house and yard work along with my normal workout routine, I was able to lose more weight this week! Here's a recap of last week:

Monday and Wednesday did Zumba Sculpting for a total of 45 minutes
Tuesday and Thursday did the tread climber for a total of 90 minutes and the following results:
Walked a total of 3.42 miles
Burned a total of 691 calories
Friday I did a 10 minute Yoga workout (and must say I'm hooked!)
Drank an average of 39oz liquid each day
Did 90 squats each morning while brushing my teeth

I also threw out a lot of weeds in the backyard and cleaned up some and did a lot of vacuuming and washed floors. Since the weather was gorgeous, we also took several walks last week. This week, it's back to snow, wind, and cold though.

Last week I weighed in at about 132 pounds, the first time since January that I've gained weight. Well today, I'm happy to say that I'm 129!! I think it's been about two years since I was under 130, so I'm very happy with the results. Just 9 more to go and 6 months to do it in, I'm ready!

Crawling Champ

Lexi finally decided to crawl! We're pretty excited about that!! I took her to her 9 month well-check on March 2 and she wasn't crawling. Now, she could if she wanted to, but she preferred to scoot or pull or whatever else to get around. That was on a Friday. On Tuesday the 6th, I took her to my friend's so we could catch up on the Army Wives season 6 premier and the three of us and our three babies could play. Lexi started crawling in order to keep up with my one friend's 15 month old and my other friend's 10 month old, both are walking all over the place. Lexi always picks up things when she sees her friends. Now, she's crawling all over the house following us and Winnie all over. It's pretty cute. She also does this funny little crawl where she crawls with one knee and one foot on the ground. I'm pretty sure she'll be walking by her 1st birthday.

Now, I'm trying to figure out what kind of party to have for Lexi's 1st. I'm really not big on having huge parties for babies. They don't remember and I've always thought they were silly. I always enjoy my friends' parties for their little kiddos, but never thought I'd do that until ours were probably about 4 and could actually remember it. But, I do want some special things, like a fun themed cake or something. I also have a friend who just started making amazing cakes so think I'll have her make a fun one for Lexi. Hard to believe her birthday is just 2.5 months away!!

8 Months to a Better Me: Week 10

Whew, what a week! Well, I weighed in between 130.5 and 133 today so am saying 132. Every time I stepped on it, it was different. I knew I wasn't going to lose any this week though. Wasn't so great about eating and between sushi and Red Lobster and smoothies and Whole Food snacks...well I was doomed. I also didn't work out every day and when I did, most of the time it wasn't the full workout. Derek was home Tuesday but had finals, so I didn't work out then. Then Thursday I was gone most of the day and don't remember why it didn't happen Thursday night, oh, Derek had a Board Meeting so didn't get home till after Lexi was in bed. That's okay though, I know this week I'll get back down to 130 and I don't plan on having anything going on this week. Here's a rundown of the week:

Core workout for 10 minutes on Monday

Zumba on Wednesday for 25 minutes

Tread climber on Friday and Sunday

Worked out on tread climber 75 minutes

Walked a total of 2.88 miles on tread climber

Burned 569 calories on tread climber

Drank average of 21oz liquid daily (yeah, really bad)

Took a few walks around the block with Derek and Lexi

Did 85 squats each morning brushing my teeth

I also drank a TON of carmel mochas this week...as in 3 and a few pepsies too. We tended to eat out a lot more this week too with all the craziness. But this coming week will be better. I've already gotten in my 25 minute Zumba workout.

With the nice weather, I hope to get outside and do some yard work.

8 Months to a Better Me: Week 9

Last week went very well, much better than I was thinking it would. I thought I might lose a pound, but wasn't expecting to lose what I did. I worked out all 5 days: Monday and Wednesday was Zumba Sculpting, Tuesday and Thursday was the tread climber and Friday was a core workout. I ate fairly well too and even though we ate out a few times, I didn't eat much and either had good food, like grilled chicken, or only ate half. I did have two servings of tapioca pudding, but I just couldn't resist, it's one of my favorites. And I had it just for a dessert two nights. Here's a full recap of last week:

Worked out 40 minutes with Zumba Sculpting and 8 pound weights - now THAT was a good workout!
Worked out 90 minutes on the tread climber
Did 10 minute core workout
Walked 3.42 miles on tread climber
Burned 696 calories on tread climber
Drank an average of 31.5oz liquid each day

I decided to cheat and step on the scale on Thursday night and was 130 pounds! I was so excited!! I couldn't believe it! I was just hoping it would be as good this morning. It was, I'm 130 pounds! I lost 3.5 this week and have lost 10 since December 22!! Just 10 more to go!

8 Months to a Better Me: Week 8

Not really sure if that's correct, but I decided to start a new spreadsheet starting January 9 and this makes that 8 weeks from then. Technically, I started in December, but this was just easier because that's when I got serious about working out. So, that's the reason for the different week now.

Anyway, this week went very well! I didn't workout every day, however that's not because I didn't do it for not wanting to, but rather I'm going to be doing something a bit different. Derek is going to watch Lexi Tuesday and Thursday nights so that I can do a 45-60 minute workout on the tread climber. He said this will help me burn more calories than doing 30 minutes multiple times and then by not doing it every day, it'll help my muscles rebuild themselves. So this coming week, I'll be doing Zumba Sculpting on Monday and Wednesday; Tread climber Tuesday and Thursday; and shaping exercises from my Women's Health magazines on Friday. I've finally been going through those magazines and there are some amazing finds. I'm starting to tear them out and will put them in a binder so they're easy to find. They have several different fitness and exercises workouts depending on what you want to accomplish; whether it be 5, 10, or 15 pounds, having a nicer butt, abs, or legs, and so on; it's very neat. And that'll be a nice break from the other workouts.

So here is a recap of this week:
Worked out Tuesday and Thursday on the tread climber
Did 75 squats Monday through Sunday while brushing my teeth (and I know this is helping a lot!)
Worked out a total of 75 minutes on the tread climber
Walked 2.8 miles
Burned 574 calories (I burned 122 more calories on Thursday during my 45 minute workout than a normal 30 minutes. And walked an extra .62 miles!)
Drank an average of 33.5oz liquid each day - I've decided to count ALL liquid instead of just water. Milk, tea, and juices count too. I won't count things like pepsi and coffee, which I rarely drink.

I cut my calorie intake significantly last week, probably in half. I only had TWO sweets all week!!! Wow, I actually didn't realize I did that good. I did have 3 carmel mochas, but that's really rare and was the only bad drink I had too. I didn't snack much and had very small food portions. Last night we did eat at Cafe Rio and I had chips and  queso along with a sweet pork burrito (which is like a pound lol), but I only ate a few chips and only had half my burrito. I'm very proud of myself!

Today I also just got done doing my Zumba Sculpting. Derek pulled my weights out of the garage, what I thought were 3 or 5 pounders ended up being 8 lol. Yeah, I'm a bit sore haha.

Last week, my goal was to get to at least 133.5 pounds. This morning I stepped on the scale and was pleasantly greeted with 133.5!! And next week, I'm hoping to do even better. 13.5 pounds to go!

Till next week :)

8 Months to a Better Me

I really should figure out what week I'm on so that I can at least have a slightly different title each week lol. Anyway, this week, or last week rather, I'm a bit foggy on. I worked out and didn't eat a whole lot, but also didn't eat as well as I should have. I still am at 134 pounds, so haven't lost of gained for two straight weeks. I guess that's good and bad. So this coming week, I'm going to amp it up a bit and only have one sugary thing a day instead of two (or three) and start mixing up my workout each day so that my body gets out of the plateau it's in right now. Here's a recap of last week:

Worked out Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (had a friend over on Wednesday and by the time she and her baby left, I knew Lexi would be up from her nap soon.)

Worked out a total of 2 hours
Walked on the tread climber 4.2 miles
Burned 884 calories
Drank an average of 33oz of water each day

Here's a sad realization: Derek worked out twice last week and lost 10 pounds!!! Of course, he's been so busy at work that he really only eats dinner. Well, and he also works out and burns about 1200 calories each workout, but still, I wish I lost weight so easily.

I do know I've lost some inches off my waist though because I can tighten my belt one notch tighter and they are looser. I need to measure myself, but keep forgetting. Maybe tomorrow...

This coming week it's my goal to get to at least 133.5 pounds!