Weight Loss Wednesday

Since it has been a while since I’ve done a “Weight Loss Wednesday” post, I thought I’d catch you up!  Hopefully I can keep this up every week because I do much better when I’m being held accountable.

This is my Weight Watchers weight loss chart as of today

I didn’t start weighing in every week until later on, but it starts in January when I was at my heaviest.  The brown line is my 10% goal (I’m about two pounds away), and to get back to my HS weight, I still want to lose about 15 more pounds although I would be happy with about 7 more. :)

As I mentioned before, I can tell more about how my clothes fit than what the scale says.  When I was at home over my mini summer vacay, I threw on some old soccer shorts from Junior High and surprisingly they fit (they’ve always fit around the waist because they stretch, but the legs have been tight for a long time and they were baggy :))  I also wore, and danced in the jeans from Freshman year of college! :)

Hopefully I’ll have be able to share some more good news when I weigh in next week!! :)

Weight Loss Wednesday

Okay, I know I’m behind on updating but I can’t seem to stay well enough to go work out these days!  Thankfully, I have not gained any weight, but I am feeling a little more flabby :(  I worked out tonight so I feel much better!

Anyway, to get me back in the swing of things, I updated my workout playlist on my iPod (I seriously cannot do anything without some good music! :)).  I’m so excited about tomorrow’s workout just so I can listen to my music :)

My workout playlist is pretty long (like 50 songs) just because I like a wide selection but these are my top 10 according to the play count (and I can’t argue, these are the songs I tend to change it to if I need that extra motivation :))

1. Krazy – Pitbull
2. Single Ladies - Beyonce
3. Breakin Dishes - Rhianna
4. Lose My Breath – Beyonce (When I taught hip hop, I choreographed a dance to this and it is still one of my favorite songs/routines!)
5. Chico Snap – So South (I added this song to my collection thanks to Zumba class!)
6. Right Round – Flo Rida
7. Feedback – Janet Jackson
8. B.O.B – Outkast
9. Fire Burning on the Dance Floor – Sean Kingston
10. I Know You Want Me – Pitbull

Do you have certain songs that get you motivated to exercise?

Weight Loss Wednesday: Week 3

So, I’ve been horrible this week!  I did go to Zumba twice last week, but I started getting this sore throat/cough at the end of the week so my last workout was Wednesday!

Despite all of my horrible “football weekend” eating and lack of exercise, I did lose one more pound.  I have no clue how, but I’m not complaining!! 

I’ve been dosing up on medicine and surprisingly I have no other symptoms other than the sore throat/cough so hopefully it is nothing too major!  Hopefully this will work its way out of my system soon so I can get back on track! :)

Weight Loss Wednesday: Week 2

I’ll pick back up where I left off last week! I wrote these day by day so excuse the tense shifts! :)

Wednesday – I went and took the Zumba class at the rec and it was absolutely amazing!! In fact, I loved it so much, I wrote an entire post on it, which you can read here.

Thursday – I had planned on heading to Hips, Butts, and Guts & Arms, Abs, and Back today but considering I had trouble sitting up in the bed this morning, I figured going to a class that mentioned anything about abs was a bad idea ;)  I decided to hang out at the house and give my body a break!

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – Because it was football weekend, my family was down and I totally fell off the wagon when it came to diet and exercise.

Monday – Was not feeling well so I didn’t exercise :(

Tuesday – Weighed in (okay I cheated and weighed a day early) and realized I had gained weight from my weekend of splurging, so I was raring to go exercise!  Because of my allergy shots, I had to skip pilates this morning (you can’t exercise before or after shots) so I went to Zumba tonight.  There was a different instructor and she wasn’t quite as good as the one on Wednesday, but still got a great workout!

Today – I weighed in and my weight was back to where I was last Wednesday:)  Although I’m sad I didn’t really lose any more weight, I’m glad I was able to work off the weight I gained this weekend.  I’m not that sore from class yesterday so I’m thinking about going to Zumba tonight so hopefully I can work off some more calories now that I’m back on track! :)

Weight Loss Wednesday: Week 1

Okay, I’m sorry I did not update last week because it was a HORRIBLE week on so many levels that I won’t even go into. :)  Anyway, I was fairly good about working out/walking last week but didn’t feel well enough to do as much as I needed to.  However, this week I’m back and track and ready to go!

Workout Journal:

Sunday:  Ran on the elliptical for two miles.  I wasn’t feeling well so just that little bit did me in.  I took a break and got some Gatorade (I was feeling a little light-headed) and watched Josh and Alex play a little racquetball.  Josh went to play basketball so I played (or attempted to play) racquetball with Alex for about an hour and then walked 2 miles on the treadmill.  I felt horrible afterwards (just because I wasn’t feeling well), but I wasn’t too sore!

Monday:  Recovered from Sunday and tried to let my body get some rest.  Felt MUCH better!

Tuesday:  Went to my first Pilates class at the Rec and LOVED it!! I felt stretched afterwards, but not sore!  I went and walked 5 miles around campus!  I was exhausted…but it was a good exhaustion!

Wednesday:  Woke up, weighed –1 lb!!!  Normally I would have been frustrated, but I can tell I’m losing inches so I know the pounds will come off eventually.  A little sore this morning, but between Pilates, walking, and falling in my bathroom last night (a whole other story in itself…let’s just say hairspray on the bathroom floor can be dangerous!) it is no surprise.  Planning on heading to a Zumba class this afternoon and out for some more walking! :)

I’ll do a little better about keeping my journal up for next week (I’ll journal daily so I don’t forget)  Like I said, I can tell I’m losing inches everywhere and my appetite has changed.  Surprisingly, I’ve struggled to even finish my SmartOnes meals and am having a hard time getting in my 20 WW points for the day because I’m actually full…not a bad thing I guess! :) I’ve started adding on wheat bread to every meal to add in some fiber and a few points :)

So far, so good…let’s hope I can keep it up!!!

Have a happy Wednesday!

UPDATE:

My Zumba class was amazing!!  It deserves its own post so I’ll post that tomorrow, but I did want to share my WW Online Weight Tracker…I just finished off my points (I had a junior frosty from Wendy’s…my new favorite snack!) and posted my activity for today…check it out!

I was super excited!!! If you are not familiar with Weight Watchers, I’ll break it down for you.

Basically, you have your daily point balance (mine is 20), I used all of my 20 points so I have 0 left (daily remaining).  You also get 35 weekly points that are basically your just in case.  This allows you to splurge a little and still fit in the plan.  If you exercise, you can calculate your activity points for that activity and put it in.  Ideal situation is that you build up a great deal of activity points and not use any, but they can be used like the weekly points.  Although I don’t plan on using any of my weekly or activity points, it is nice to know that I’ve almost accumulated a full day’s worth of points and it is only Wednesday! :) 

Anyway, just thought I’d share!! Look for a Zumba post coming in the next day or so!