Week 4 (I think)

Results

• Sunday - 11,597 steps, 60 min exercise (Walking)
• Monday - 16,882 Steps, 90 min exercise  (Kettle Bell + walking) 
• Tuesday - 16,023 Steps, 60 min exercise  (Walk / Jog 3+ miles) 
• Wednesday - 15,622 steps, 85 min exercise  (Kettle Bell + walking) 
• Thursday - 17,083 steps, 80 min exercise (Walk / Jog 3+ miles)
• Friday - 11,525 steps, 60 min exercise (Kettle Bell + walking)
• Saturday -20,003 steps, 125 min exercise (Walked while watching Standford beat USC and then the Voice)

Major Achievements

• 5k workout on Tuesday and Thursday: Walked 5 min, jogged 10 min, walked 5 min, jogged 10 min, walked 5 min, jogged 10 min, walked 5 min
• Walked 5+ miles Saturday night watching TV

Weight Loss

• 2 pounds for a total of 10

Next week:
The next 3 weeks are going to be awful at work (I'll be doing my job and covering for someone else.

• Continue drinking more water
• Make time for exercise 30-45 min a day
• Make time for me!

What are your goals for this next week?

1/2 way there...

1/2 way through the Fitness Challenge - not 1/2 way to my weight goal. I'm a little bummed - I only lost 1 pound last week bringing the total to 8 pounds. Yes, I realize that 8 pounds averaged over 3 weeks is great. It's just kind of a bummer to not see the scale move much. This week I plan to really kick it up a couple notches and see what I can.

Results
Sunday - 11,036 steps, 40 min exercise
Monday - 16,631 Steps, 112 min exercise
Tuesday - 13,362 Steps, 85 min exercise
Wednesday - 21,557 steps, 116 min exercise
Thursday - 11,435 steps, 50 min exercise
Friday - 13,575 steps, 75 min exercise
Saturday -15,046 steps, 180 min exercise

Major Achievements
Completed all 3 cicuits of the kettlebell workout Tues & Thurs

Weight Loss
1 pound

Next week:
Continue drinking more water
Exercise 45 min a day
Jog / Walk atleast 2 miles everyday
Kettlebell workout MWF
What are your goals for this next week?

Week 2 down... (UPDATE)

Wow - another week has gone by. Last week I challenged myself to drink more water and exercise 45 minutes a day.

Updates in blue.

I LOVE myfitnesspal.com
It is awesome and helps me track everything I eat. I have the program on my phone, Kindle, and use it online. The phone app has a bar code scanner - just scan the bar code and it will enter all the nutritional info. The database has lots of restaurant meals. When we go out to eat - I look at the menu, put in what I *think* I want and decide if its ok or worth the extra workouts...

Results
Sunday - 11,390 steps, 60 min exercise
Monday - 11,772 Steps, 65 min exercise
Tuesday - 14,832 Steps, 95 min exercise
Wednesday - 13,202 steps, 80 min exercise
Thursday - 16,340 steps, 155 min exercise
Friday - 11,152 steps, 55 min exercise
Saturday -15,662 steps, 85 min exercise (walked on the treadmill during the 1st part of the duck game - until it got too hard to txt Daniel and walk)

Major Achievements
Drank at least 9 glasses of water everyday
No soda this week
No headaches - not tired - feeling great

Weight Loss
I usually weigh myself Monday AM at the Fitness Center at work. I'll post an update tomorrow after I get into the office. I started with that scale, so I want to be consistent.

Down a total of 7 pounds in two weeks. I'm hoping I can keep loosing 2 pounds a week. Things have been going so well, I'm expecting a plateau at some point soon - that just means working out harder/longer.

Next week:
Continue drinking more water
Exercise 45 min a day
Do all 3 circuits of my Kettle Bell workout at least two days

Something to think about...

As you go through out the day think about this:

Are you sitting when you could be standing?
Are you standing when you could be walking?
Are you walking when you could be jogging or running?

6 Week Wellness Challenge

Work is having a 6 week wellness / fitness challenge. I figured - "Hey why not, I'll give it a shot... again."

• I got a group of gals together and formed a team. (Support group)
• I've set my goals for the 6 weeks. (Lose 10 pounds)
• Set my reward. (1/2 spa day)

I'm taking things one step at a time. This week I focused on exercising more (making time for it) and eating better. I didn't set hard boundaries of how many times a week to exercise or how many calories. I just made a conscious effort to eat better and move more.

Tools I used to help me:

• www.myfitnesspal.com
• bodybugg

Results

Steps on Sunday - 13160

Steps on Monday - 13310

Steps on Tuesday - 9446

Steps on Wednesday- 12511

Steps on Thursday- 16317

Steps on Friday - 14716

Steps on Saturday - 11629

Major Achievements

Only 1 can of Pepsi (NO Super Big Gulp Pepsi Vanilla)

Lunch / Dinner at Golden Corral (no rolls or desserts - ate lots of salad)

Next week:

Focus on drinking more water

Exercise 45 min a day

SPRING - it's not just for cleaning!

Spring is here. I just love it, although in Oregon the weather doesn't really change much from winter (it still keeps raining). But to me it's a time of new beginnings. It's as good as New Years for starting something new. This is the time our walking picks up, and I feel more energetic. And some days you get to get out and enjoy some sunshine.

Welcome Spring! (Hope everyone is still working on things.)

Chicken Soup for the Soul

I signed up again for Spark People - lasted about a week.
I went to Curves - haven't quite made it through the trial week.

But, I'm a reader so I got a book -- Chicken Soup for the Soul--
Shaping the New You -- I love the stories. They make me
laugh and cry, and I've already seen myself in many of them.

I guess the key is to start with what you enjoy, and for me
that is reading. If you enjoy it, you'll stick with it. I'm sure
it will provide more direction for me along the way.

Good luck everyone - hope you are sticking with it.

Becky

p.s. loved your valentine's day savenger hunt, elizabeth!