Hang In There!!

First week everyone worked hard and did well. Week two is always hard. I hit the wall this weekend and ate way too much stuff! Your body really starts to notice that you aren't eating as much. Last week it didn't care (so much) but this week it thinks you are starving it. Now comes the first Holiday test Halloween. All of that candy is going to be tempting. Remember our goal is not to torture ourselves but to help develop healthier habits. Is it ok to eat a piece or two of candy? Heck ya! Just don't eat the whole bag. Be realistic and decide before hand how much you can have on Halloween night and then stick to your decision.
Good Luck!

This has been a crazy week.  it started off okay and I began thinking that 10 pounds is too little of a goal. however, after a week and a grand total of one pound weight loss, I guess my goal is realistic.  if I can lose two more pounds by the end of week 3 then I will be on track.  I found that the more I exercised the less I lost...weird.  oh well, back to work this week.  back to a regular schedule.

Better late than never

Hi, my name is. Chelsea (hello Chelsea) I am trying to overcome some hard habits I have developed over the years and I am using this weight and wellness challenge for my motivation to improve. Since I hold so many of the women in this challenge in such high regard, I can not think of better support to surround myself as I try to make lifestyle changes. So I submitted my goals to Erika before actually weighing myself and I just guessed. Well I found out that I had a little to optimistic number in my head. So here is my revised goals based off of accurate numbers. On October 18th I weighed in at 168. My weight goal for this challenge is to get back down to 150.  My wellness goal for this challenge will be harder to measure but, I want to feel an overall satisfaction with who I am, this includes how I look, the things I do, the words I speak, the service I give, having positive thoughts. I know that as I make small yet meaningful choices I will improve on these things.
First three weeks:
Weight: lose 7 lbs
Wellness: go to bed before 11pm five nights a week and be up by 6 am at least four times a week.
Second three weeks: lose 5 lbs
Wellness: write in personal journal three times a week.
Third three weeks: lose 3 lbs
Wellness: keep to a menu five days a week
Fourth three week: lose 3 lbs
Wellness: run a 10 k in 54 minutes!

There it is down on a blog and you all know my weaknesses and now it is my job to make them strengths.

My Check-in

I have to be accountable to you guys so here is my check in: I am down 3 1/2 lbs so I am on track with my weight. I logged all of the food I ate. In fact there was many times I resisted eating because I was too lazy to log it in my phone.

Still waiting to hear from a few of you.....

Heart rate monitor update

I am LOVING my new heart rate monitor. It helps motive me to keep up on my food log because my calories burned are more accurate. But I wanted to share the most important thing I have learned so far from using the heart rate monitor.......calories burned can really fluctuate and machines aren't always right.

First my week using it for Body Pump:  last Thursday burned 426 calories
                                                                        Tuesday burned 389 calories
                                                                        Wed.  burned 329 calories
                                                               (today) Thursday burned 230 calories
So as you can see the amount of calories varied (I am sure to several factors).

Second: The cardio machines at the gym can read my heart rate monitor. I still use the phone app and compare. Sometimes the machine and the app are the same but I have had machines that show I have burned up to 100 more calories then my heart rate monitor. So I always opt to error on the side of caution and take the lower number. So just beware.

Check in TOMORROW!!

Being accountable for your wellness.

Remember you need to be accountable for your wellness goals. For example....

Food log: take pictures of you food logs and email or text them to me
Writing in a Journal: tell me which days you wrote
Water drinking: a record of how much water you drank each day
Earlier bedtime: write down what time you went to bed each night
Meal plans: send me copies or tell me which days you stayed with the plan and how it went

First check in is this Friday. You can check in with me through email or text. Or you can share your results with everyone on the blog.

My goals

I have slipped back into some very bad habits and put on a about 7 pounds from the weight I lost last year. I am excited to get back into being healthy.

First 3week goals
Loose 6 pounds
No snacking after 7:30 pm.

Second round
Loose 6 pounds
I want to like running. I am going to start running for 20 minutes 3 times a week.

Third round
Loose 4 pounds
Reduce the amounts of processed foods I eat by half. This not only includes chips and packaged snacks, but white flour, white rice, and excess sugar.

Fourth round
Loose 4 pounds
Wellness goal yet to be determined

I really need some help to stay motivated. At the end I want all my money back to buy some cute new smaller jeans.

Alisa Grover.