Not just any girl

“Successful people begin where failures leave off. Never settle for ‘just getting the job done.’ Excel!”
(Tom Hopkins)

I need to start Excelling! Week 2 of the Feb Freedom challenge wasnt as successful as I would have liked it to be. This week will be way better!

Food Journal:

Exercise Journal

Goal (Week 3 - 02/18/08 )				Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
8,000 steps per day at least 50,000 per week				?	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pilates at least 3 times per week				-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1 hour workout video at least 3 times per week				-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20 AP’s per week				-	-	-	-	-	-	-
if daily goals accomplished				-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Doh’

I ate candy and a cookie unplanned today. 7 whole unplanned points. AY-YI-Ya….

This post is mainly about self reflection. I still look in the mirror and see the 5′ 3″ 225 lb woman standing there. Even 60 pounds later. It goes beyond the mirror though. For example:

The other day I was at the mall. I stopped infront of a cute clothing store and saw the recent addition of a plus size section. Inwardly I was excited! I said to myself WOW I can shop here now! I was looking at a size 20 thinking that would be cute! I told my husband I was going to go try it on and he said… “Sure, If you can find it in your new size.”
I had to stop and say oh yeah I dont wear a 20 anymore. I wear a 12. And I can shop here without the plus section.

What do you have to do to change the way you look at the world? Not only food, but people, and clothes, and activity. If someone suggests a sport I always think… Oh I cant do that there is probably a weight restriction.

Or I see a blog or WW post and see someones stats and see 170lbs or 165 lbs and I’m like oh look at them they are almost there! I get excited for them but keep that mindset like I have so far to go still.

My scale today said 163.6. 62.2 lbs less than when i started. Almost to my goal of 140-145. When will my mind catch up with my body? SHould I go see someone or will it just take time? Does anyone else have this problem or am I on my own little island?

“What we imagine is order is merely the prevailing form of chaos.” ~ Kerry Thornley

My pedometer keeps resetting itself. How annoying!! So I have no idea how many steps per day I am walking. I need to find the receipt and take it back.

Also, my husband had minor surgery Tuesday so I have been MIA the last 2 days. Exercise has been hard to fit in as well. But I am eating OP, and the daily weigh ins are still positive. Just when you think everything is in order and in control life throws you little curves.

Nothing we can’t handle right??

Happy Valentines Day!

Food Journal:

Exercise Journal

Goal (Week 2 - 02/11/08 )				Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
8,000 Steps per day, at least 50,000 per week				?	?		-	-	-	-
Pilates at least 3 times per week				-		-	-	-	-	-
1 hour workout video at least 3 times per week				-	-		-	-	-	-
20 AP’s per week				-	2	4	-	-	-	-
if daily goals accomplished				-	-		-	-	-	-

“What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists…and it becomes available only when you are in that state of mind in which you know exactly what you want…and are fully determined not to quit until you get it.” (Alexander Graham Bell)

After such a good weigh in today I am feeling powerful. I know I can do this.

Food Journal:

Exercise Journal

Goal (Week 2 - 02/11/08 )				Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
8,000 Steps per day, at least 50,000 per week				-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pilates at least 3 times per week				-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1 hour workout video at least 3 times per week				-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20 AP’s per week				-	-	-	-	-	-	-
if daily goals accomplished				-	-	-	-	-	-	-

I am totally psyched! I lost 4.4 pounds this past week! Which brings my total to 60.4lbs lost. WOOHOO!

I went into the weekend with all of my flexies and 22ap’s earned already. I think that totally helped and I am going to try to do just that going forward.

I went out with friends Saturday and stayed out till 5am! Whew it was a long night and I drank 15 points in alcohol alone. I hadn’t been out so late in years. It was fun but I wont be doing that again. I need my beauty sleep With every lite beer i drank i drank 20 oz of water. No hangover for me on Sunday!

plus… I would think all that running to and from the bathroom all night had to be some ap’s?? lol

Something else I got from the wise Katiethat I wanted to share

More calories are burned during short bursts of high intensity exercise, making it more effective at inducing fat loss while strengthening the cardiovascular system and reducing instance of injury that often accompanies non-stop, repetitive activity. Additionally, it gives you the chance to increase your intensity without burning yourself out (cause you know the cool down phase is coming real soon).

If you have been walking or jogging, why not try a little interval work (short bursts of intense activity alternating with intervals of lighter activity) during your walk/jog.

After warming up, you might increase the intensity for 30 seconds and then resume your normal pace. The next burst of more intense activity may last two to three minutes. Or…walk/Jog for 5 minutes at your regular pace, then challenge yourself to go faster for 1 to 2 minute intervals, before settling back into your usual pace for the next 5 minutes. If you are jogging paths or trails or streets, you can pick a landmark in the distance to get to as quickly as you can, then slow down till the next landmark (i.e. between certain trees or houses or mailboxes). The intervals can vary throughout your workout.

ADVANTAGES:
You’ll burn more calories. The more vigorously you exercise, the more calories you’ll burn — even if you increase intensity for just a few minutes at a time.

You’ll improve your aerobic capacity. As your cardiovascular fitness improves, you’ll be able to exercise longer or with more intensity.(Imagine finishing your 60-minute walk in 45 minutes — or the additional calories you’ll burn by keeping up the pace for the full 60 minutes!)

You’ll keep boredom at bay. Turning up your intensity in short intervals can add variety to your exercise routine.

Alternating bursts of intense exercise with easier intervals will help reduce the buildup of waste products in your muscles, resulting in more comfortable exercise.