Week one wrap-up
M2M - I started off with a bag of chocolate chips (for my chocolate/sweet fix) and was having my usual problem--- every time I was in the kitchen I'd dip my hand in and have a few, 'cause they were so small what damage could they do, right? So I turned them into cookies, which for me is easier to control since they're physically bigger and therefore have a bigger mental impact on me. Kudos to you for not eating all the chocolate in the jar!
Monica - It's all about not letting those darn cookies win the bet.
So this is the end of my first week, so I'm going to look at how I've been doing and come up with some new goals based off the ones I started with in my first post.
1. Join a local gym and attend a class at least once per week.
I haven't joined one yet, though I have been actively jogging:
Miles by day: 1.5, 2, 2, 1.5, rest day, 2, 2.
Total for week: 11 miles! YES! I will call this one a success, and try to hit up a gym membership next week.
2. Don't eat or snack past 7 pm.
Most days, I've done pretty good. I'm changing this rule to 8 pm though, since I go to bed late and tend to have late dinners. Also 8 pm still means I have a fast of at least 10 hours every night, and usually more.
3. Drink two glasses of water every day.
Blowing this one away! Or should I say, drinking it away, thanks to the Halloween Challenge!
Ounces of water by day: >12, 60, 86, 86, 90, 86, 98.
Total for week: At least 518 oz! Yay! And I feel like I can already see the results in my skin... probably just psychological but it still feels good.
So--- updated goals for Week 2:
1. Join a gym already so I can start training with weights.
2. Don't eat or snack past 8 pm.
3. Drink 86 oz or more of water every day.
And new goals:
4. Jog 2.5 miles 6 out of every 7 days (leave one day for rest).
I've noticed that every time I jog, it gets a little easier. Today, when I hit the 2-mile mark, I felt I could keep going. I didn't this time, though, since I knew I would be reassessing my goals tonight. I don't want to push myself too hard at the beginning and then give up because it gets too difficult. So I've upped next week's daily mileage requirement to 2.5. It's not a huge increase, but I'm not looking for huge right now. If I follow through with this goal, I'll be jogging 15 miles per week, which blows my mind. Though I suppose what blows my mind harder is the knowledge that
I can actually do it!
5. Record calories for at least two meals per day.
I've written once before in here that I'm not a calorie counter, but I think I need to be-- at least until I get the hang of knowing what is actually in foods. Like earlier today, after I had my lunch and looked at the nutritional content of peanut butter I was like, "130 fat calories per serving?!?! What!?!?" and I don't want to be doing that again.
I also need to learn portion control. I don't see myself tracking cals forever, but I know right now that it's an important step I need to take, since many times I literally did not know what I was putting into my body (ie, 110-calorie cookie episode).
Next week's check-in is September 27. If it's anything like this week's, I'll be happy.
Thanks for keeping me motivated!
Sifen
