Keeping It Real/Countdown to 29 - Friday 8.12.11 Stats

8.13.11 Weight: 141.8 (yesyesyesyesyesyes!)

Meds? yes
8HG? no

Activity: 7.42 mile long, slow run

APs earned WTD: 41 (2 swapped) = 39 left

P+ consumed: 28 (yeah, I know, I had zero appetite because of my mom's doctor's appt.)

Weekly P+ remaining: 0

Something Fun: Had a great chat over coffee with my friend Brenda, then got some pretty good results on my mom!  So...I can officially move forward with my move to NYC.  ETA of November 1.

Breakfast:

Blueberry Bagel (8 P+)

Cream Cheese (4 P+)

Coffee (0 P+)

Regular Half and Half (4 P+)

Lunch:

Rice Krispies Cereal (2 P+)

Fat Free Milk (1 P+)

  

Snack:
None.

Dinner:

Potato Salad (4 P+)

Hot dog, no bun (5 P+)

Treat:

None.

New Stats:
Start Weight: 231.4
Current Weight:141.8
Weight-loss to date: 89.6

Goal Weight: 139 (new goal)
Pounds to Goal: 2.8

Results of previous week's goals: 

• Run 20 miles; completed 23.58 miles
  
• hula-hoop for 20 mins (4x5 mins); nope, but I did complete 60 mins of weights
• track all 7 days; yes
• get all 8HG 6 days; only 5
• breath; successful
• chant my mantra, to keep myself in the present; only thing that got me through a couple days
• order mini sports hoops as a birthday gift for myself; will be doing this today

Best birthday gift I ever gave myself. You all better know that I'm whipping out my skinny jeans to wear today!  Did I get to under 140 by my birthday, no, but I'm pretty darn close.  And I feel good.  That's the most important thing.  I'm doing better with making exercise and myself a priority.  So...let's look at the difference one month makes:

• Start weight: 149.2; end weight 141.8 = loss of 7.4 pounds or 1.85 pounds per week.
• Only exercise once the week before starting challenge - now exercising 5 times a week
• was slacking on meds - now always takes them
• wasn't tracking at all - now tracks almost every day

Not bad for one month.  Anyone can do this, I promise you.  So, start tracking, start moving, and get your ass in gear.  I'm off to celebrate my last year as a twenty-something.  I'm going to eat cake.  And I'm going to track it ;-)