12 Weeks To 18 Weeks

12 weeks of 12 weeks

weight today: same

total lost: 9 pounds in 12 weeks

1/2 cup of oatmeal:150
1/2 tsp of sugar:15
1 tbl of powder creamer in tea:30
2 tsp of sugar in tea:30
total:225

3 oz chicken breast:105
1/2 cup of brown rice:85
1 tsp of Smart Balance light butter:15
hand full of pretzels:70
total:275
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running total:500

1 large egg:80
1 large egg white:20
1 lefse:30
1/2 cup of cottage cheese:80
3 oz sliced strawberries:27
1 tsp of sugar:15
1 tbl of powder creamer in tea:30
2 tsp of sugar:30
1/2 graham cracker sheet:35
total:322
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running total: 822

1 hazelnut pirouline:50
3 Dove chocolate caramels:132
1/2 graham cracker sheet:35
some pretzels:60
total:277
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running total:1,099

3 oz chicken breast: 105
1/2 cup of brown rice:85
1 tsp of Smart Balance light butter:15
some of son's taco: 45
1 Blue Bunny Bomb pop:40
total:290
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running total: 1,389

3 oz chicken breast:105
1/2 cup of brown rice: 85
1 tsp of Smart Balance light butter:15
1/2 cup of Blue Bunny light ice cream: 100
1 tsp of chocolate syrup:20
total:325
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running total: 1,714

Today's challenge: over-eating and snacking all day. I couldn't stay out of the Snyder Hanover pretzels. What I need to do is put all those open bags of salty stuff up high because I won't get into it if it's closed.

Actual fitness: 60 minute chest and triceps work-out with abdominals routine.

Note on knees: Wow, did it feel good to get into the gym today and sweat. My right knee is still in pain so I didn't exercise my legs. I may try to do some swimming or jogging in the water in the next day or two to start burning some calories.

Note on picture: This is for all you soup lovers out there. This is my mom's home made smoked turkey soup that she brought over for lunch on Sunday. It tasted wonderful and I'm sure is also very low calorie.

12 Weeks to 18 weeks

If you haven't noticed my little countdown, I've officially completed twelve weeks and have lost nine pounds.

I feel like I should have lost closer to ten to eleven pounds if I had stuck to my diet like glue. There were several 2,000 calorie days in those weeks that I think has impacted the total weight lost. Also , for the last eight days, I haven't been able to run.

However, I have been pleased with the results that I've seen in body with the loss of these nine pounds. In fact, it's amazing to me how much even one pound can be seen in my body. What's also interesting and perhaps not so amazing is how I can also see and will notice when I've gained a pound.

Like tonight, I have this bad feeling that I may gain a pound by tomorrow morning. I hope not. But I'm not doing any cardio...so I could. And I haven't been eating the best. Also, I've seen how not running and weight lifting my legs has impacted and shifted the shape of my lower body. It's perhaps not enough for just anybody observing me can notice, but I can tell cause I see my body everyday.

When I started again 12 weeks ago, I wanted to lose another 12 pounds after the initial twenty pounds that I lost. I'm still three pounds away from that goal. But since I've been around this weight for a several weeks now, I've decided to readjust my goal to losing three more pounds to bring my goal weight to 15 pounds. With the twenty I've lost, combined with wanting to lose another 15, that means I will have lost 35 pounds altogether.

So...I've decided to add six more weeks to the 12 weeks to give myself enough of a timely challenge to focus on. Another added challenge in this whole scenario is that I am injured and so at present I cannot run or weight train my legs until the "contusion to the knee" stops hurting me. So, hopefully when I try swimming or running in the water, my knee won't hurt.

I think once I hit this goal weight I'll stop, and go for trying to maintain. Another idea I've kicked around with my husband is training and preparing for a body building fitness competition. But those things are expensive and you know how cheap I am...so we'll see.

So, anyway, the 18th week would end on January 24.

Also, what I'm thinking about doing is along the way adding some progress pictures. There really has been a dramatic difference in my body since I've lost nine pounds compared to the pictures I shared with everyone 12 weeks ago. So, I may be doing more progress pictures to let you see how even one or two pounds really does make a difference...unless of course I gain weight and then we won't show those pictures. ha, ha. Um, sorry about that...we are not gaining...just losing here folks.

Alright. Everyone have a nice night...morning...or day!