Day 43, February 12, 2010
Weight: 138.7
Loss from Last week: 1.6lbs
Total Weight Lost: 12lbs
YAY! I've finally broken into the 130's! Yes, I may be at the high range of the 130's, but it's been awhile since I've seen those numbers...I think almost a year! I got my hair done as my "reward" and I absolutely love it. It's quite a bit shorter and darker but still spunky. My next reward up is for 135 and I think that I'll get a manicure since it's something small and cheap, but such a treat! Two things that have helped fuel this process- the mini reward system and keeping track of my weight by week on a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet I made also has projected weights based on my weight loss average, so I almost have a mini goal for each week. It's cool because I can see the approximate time left until I reach my goal. If I can keep up this pace then I should be where I want to be around the middle of April/beginning of May. And, of course, having my clothes start to fit better is also a bonus.
Anyhow, I was very good this week except for Superbowl Sunday, which is why I think I didn't lose the full 2 pound goal. I think I ate my weight in Velveeta cheese dip. That stuff is the devil, seriously. I worked out everyday except for Sunday and Thursday and have been gradually upping the intensity/length of my treadmill interval workout. Starting Monday, I'll switch it up again by increasing the length of the running intervals and shortening the walking intervals. The goal after 8 weeks of increasing the intensity is to run for 30 minutes non-stop. I'll start week 3 on Monday.
This week I've been doing the following switching between intensities for a total of 31 minutes:
5 minute warm up at 3.0 mph
1.5 minutes at 4.5mph
2 minutes at 3.5mph
5 minute cool down at 3.0mph
Until next week...we need to start moving over the next few weeks, so hopefully I'll have time to exercise in addition to moving. Ugg.
