Tiger and I are still doing the biggest looser challenge we will wrap it up when she returns from her trip home. A while back she and I signed up for Myfitnesspal.com it is a site you can put in your goals lose X pounds a week and what you activity level is and it will set you up with calories and such. It is an okay tool. I have heard it is similar to the WW site, but this one is free. I have noticed that when you exercise it allows you more calories to eat. I am still trying to figure it all out. I am happy to report since doing it I have lost 7 pounds.
I am up to level 6 on my sprint 8 program,. but it is very hard! I have to slow down the walking from 3.5 to 3.2 and work up to the 3.5. John suggested I jog the whole thing. Tried it and I will say I have to work up to that too.
After taking a vacation to Iceland for 5 days and the treadmill not having power for a few days I will get back on track and drop down to level 4 and work my way back up. I will be back on 6 in no time.
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| Iceland at the divide of the North Atlantic and North European tectonic plate |
I am on track for my new years goal and I am feeling very proud of myself. I have noticed my clothes are a little looser. I am also waiting for the moment when someone else asks "have you lost weight?" I guess I was larger than my own world view.
Before our vacation I went to get some new jeans to take with me. I tried on 1 size down and they were comfortable. I tried 2 sizes down and they were a little tight. I figure 5 pounds more and I am there. I decided not to buy the jeans.
Iceland was awesome. It was cold and we walked a lot. I ate okay. after returning home I got on the scale (after eating breakfast) and I was down 2 pounds. I can take a vacation and not sabotage my weight loss goals.
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| Snowy Landscape |
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| Northern Lights |
I have started thinking about goals for the end of 2011 and 2012.
It is always good to have short and long term goals.
My goals
Be in the 240's by new years.
Use my fitness pal to track food and exercise daily
walk 10,000+ steps a day
Get my own pedometer and return the one I have been borrowing from Ellen
Get back on the treadmill sprint 8 program. 3-5 days a week (vacation made me stop)
Start a weight training program 2 days a week
walk a 5K 1 time a week.
In February I am going to start the couch to 5K program to train for the lilac 5K
Start the 30 day shred DVD on Monday Dec 5
