I so did it – Woo Freak’n Whoo!!! I started this past week at 152 and ended it at 149 lbs!! I love when people say – OMG how did you do that?? The answer – which no one likes 😉 is always … Planning + Consistency = Success!!!
This past week was my push week – so I pushed myself to do EVERYTHING I planned even when I didn’t want to, and let me tell you I did not like it one bit! But guess whose down 3 pounds (insert dancing baby here). Last week would have gone by anyway; I just made the best of it by making a plan and sticking to it. Man, am I glad that’s done. This week is going to be my caaa-ruise week, which to me means just maintaining that loss.
For my physical activity I decided to keep in my 2.0 to 2.5 mile walk each morning with Chula. I’m also going to add daily abs and push-ups – that’s it, oh and keep my food the same as last week. You all know what I’m going to say next right? Your food will get you 80% of the way there…. Ha – that never gets old, nor will it ever change – sorry. And if I was to be completely honest here, there really is no such thing as maintenance when it comes to keeping your weight and physical fitness the same without doing something. Meaning – once you reach your goal you can’t drop everything and expect to keep the results you’ve worked so hard for. You maintain by continuing to eat healthy and exercising on a daily basis, you just don’t have to work at it as hard as when your were trying to lose weight. Another thing people hate to hear – It really is a life style change, but trust me – once you get to the level of health and fitness you desire you will not want to go back to the way you were.
Do you know my favorite food use to be Frozen Fish sticks and Fries or Elio’s Frozen Pizza? This of course was when I was a young mother – I had no clue… I can’t even imagine eating that today. It took me a long long time to get to enjoy the food choices I make today. Egg whites, as if… Asparagus, no way… So if you can’t imagine eating like I do – just make small changes and you will eventually find your own healthy balance. Balance being the key word….
So my food this week will again be:
Breakfast – oatmeal, apple, blueberry mix with sliced almonds
AM snack: egg white and asparagus
Lunch: 5 Jumbo Shrimp, Salad (lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, tomato, cucumber, celery, broccoli, chia seeds, 1/3 cup quinoa – lite vinegar dressing)
PM snack: Cantaloupe / 15 almonds
Dinner: 4 oz of lean protein with Salad.
Oh and one more thing – I started adding my multi-vitamin back in and my energy level has been through the roof…
Well, that’s it – I’d love to hear what your cruise week looks like…
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