I Am Not Quite On Track!

According to the scale!!!!....I am on track to lose only 13 pounds in my 10 week challenge.  13 pounds would be great, but my goal was to lose 15 pounds.  Apparently I need to step up my game!  I have been more lax about this challenge and I know it is because I have no one else working on it with me.  Again...it's all about my lack of will power.  However, I must say I have done very well with the goal of not eating ANYTHING after 7pm.  Even if I am hungry after that time, instead of eating a couple cookies, or bowl of cereal like I used to, I drink more water!  I also need to step up the cardio.  I have been so busy in the house the past week reorganizing, etc, that even though I keep busy, I haven't been walking as much as I should be.  Writing this down helps me realize that if  I make just a couple of easy changes to what I am doing, I may just hit the 15 pound goal!!!

My Wish!

If I could be granted just one wish, I would wish I could have my dad back with us!  It is hard to describe how much I miss him and I know so many people who have lost a parent understand the feeling.  I am so glad there is an eternal plan so I can be with him again. I am dreading tomorrow being Father's Day. Not that I will miss him more tomorrow than I do right now, but listening to the talks about fathers in church will be very emotional.

Week 3 is around the corner!

Tomorrow starts Week 3!  The challenge for Week 3 is to read something uplifting each day.  This is probably the easiest of all the tasks for this challenge.  Maybe because it doesn't take any movement to accomplish.  But, it does help mentally which is a huge part of the challenge.  To make it the 10 weeks, I need to stay focused and not only "move" my body, but strengthen my mind too.  I have only lost a pound but that is better than gaining one!

Week 2 is almost over!!

I am continuing with the 210 minutes of cardio for this week.  Today is Day 5 of the 2nd week.  I have 2 more days to do 25 minutes of cardio....easy!  My plan is to walk at least 60 minutes in the next 2 days.  I have been drinking more water and making sure I don't eat anything after 7pm.  I am totally addicted to cinnamon discs though!!!  I am hoping I get to a point where I just get sick of them and won't want anymore.  I crave them!  So....here is to another day!  (As a sidenote....Bob bar-b-qued flank steak today....so yummy!)

San Diego County Fair

We enjoyed the day at the San Diego County Fair.....74 degree weather and it was the perfect day to be out!  In the first 3 days I had walked 95 minutes of the 210 minutes of cardio for 7 days.  I need to figure out how many minutes I should put down as actual cardio from all the walking we did today....and we did A LOT!  I am feeling good and as of this morning the weight was down just a little when I stepped on the scale.  It makes me really know that some sort of exercise honestly does help weight to come off.  I have also been really good at not eating anything at 7pm, and I am finding that I don't have the desire to snack as often as I used to.  Things are looking pretty good for me so far in this challenge.  I know if I really put my mind to it, I could lose quite a few pounds and start getting toned, but I don't want to put myself in a position where I slip up then get upset with myself for messing up.  I'll keep going like I am and maybe over the next couple weeks if I see good progress I may step it up a notch.  I have also realized I have previously used the words that I need to be more motivated.  That is the wrong word.  I need to work on willpower and I am seeing that develop.

I'm Doing It

Yesterday started the 210 minutes each week for some kind of cardio.  Both yesterday and today I walked (today I walked twice).  Sometimes during my walk I feel like I have so much energy bottled up I honestly want to start jogging.  I have decided I'll hold off a little while on the jogging because when I did it a couple weeks ago, I noticed a dull pain in the side of my left knee area.  Eventually I want to try again though.  Bob walked with me today and we will walk again tomorrow.  We are going to the San Diego County Fair on Saturday so I know there will be LOTS of walking!!!

CARDIO!!

Today is the beginning of week 2 for the challenge.  Three days ago I had lost almost a pound....this morning the scale is showing I gained 1/2 pound.  My guess is because we were out of town the past 2 days (hotel living at it's best) helped cause this gain.  I can handle it though.

Week 2 is 210 minutes of cardio each week.  Adding this to what I am already doing should help the weight loss.  I have found it is pretty easy for the most part to not eat anything after 7pm (which was one of the goals I set for myself).