Hello everyone and welcome back to week 6 of my Weekly Weigh-In series! It's been a pretty eventful week in our house. My daughter caught a nasty virus and was sick with a high fever most of the week. There was little sleep to be had, and as a result the last two days have been pretty off the rails as far as adhering to the program. I didn't track, prepared very little meals, and snacked a whole lot (also at random times).
All of this made me realize just how important a good nights sleep is when trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I don't know about anyone else, but when I am tired I lose all motivation to do... well anything really. As a parent it can be really challenging to get that full 7-8 hours of sleep in a night. Even when I do manage to get myself into bed before 11 pm, many nights I find myself catching up on social media, watching an episode or two of my favorite show or simply just enjoying the highly sought after moment of silence. All of which eats into my time actually sleeping.
So my first goal of February will be to get myself into bed a bit earlier and to be ASLEEP by 11 pm. This may be a bit of a lofty goal for me, as I am a classic night owl. But I figured it wouldn't hurt to try out for a month or so and see if it has any positive effect on my motivation and weight loss.
Second big goal of the month is to move more. I slacked a bit on the treadmill/walks this past week (mostly due to exhaustion). My goal last month was to simply get on the treadmill. I think its time to also put the minimum time of 15 minutes on each session. I'd like to do longer, but realistically speaking I can get a solid 15 minutes without child or dog interruption (this is training for them too!).
I'd love to hear what your goals are for the month of February if you have any. They don't have to be weight loss or health oriented (I too have other goals). Comment below what you would like to achieve and we can help keep each other accountable!
And as promised, at the beginning of each month I will post the most flattering of selfies and keep you up to date on my measurements. I'll admit looking at this month's picture I didn't see any change at all. I wasn't expecting to see much difference, I have a lot of weight to lose and it's only the 1st month. So imagine my shock when the physical measurements actually reflect my weight loss! It almost made posting the photo and measurements worth it (almost).
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| Special guest star: Loki the fluffy pup |
Measurements:
Bust: 52" (-2") Bicep: 18" (-1.5")
Waist: 51" (-1") Thigh: 35" (-1")
Hip: 64" (+0.5")
Starting Weight: 342.4 lbs
Current Weight: 330.8 lbs
Weekly Loss/Gain: -0.6 lbs
Total Loss: -11.6 lbs
Motivational Song of the Week:
Different kind of song this week. 'Avalanche' by Bring Me The Horizon (listen to the song and watch the video here). Several of my close friends have confided to me that these past weeks have been rather hard for them mentally/emotionally. Many times it helps me to simply hear that I am not the only one struggling, that I am not alone. So while this song isn't motivating in the traditional sense, it does help convey the feelings that I sometimes struggle with. Know that you are not alone in feeling this way. Also I just really like Bring Me The Horizon.
Thank you everyone for checking in and your continued support! I will see all of you next week!
4 comments:
OK I confess I pulled up your first measurement post in another window to look at them side by side and WOWZA what a difference. I think I need to do that too to stop getting discouraged by a slow scale. (Cuz that's my problem, the scale is too slow - has nothing to do with me lol)
This is the first time I have ever tried taking my body measurements in addition to watching the scale. I was initially concerned that it would become one more number that I would obsess over. But Weight Watchers really encourages us to find what they call "beyond the scale" victories. Because you are right, you could be slimming down and toning up without it being adequately reflected when you step on the scale.
Yes girl good work! My goals are to move my body in some way each day, besides the required activities (pick up child off floor, give booby to child, clean up house) so like yoga, body weight exercises or dancing with said child of mine. My other goal is to get up early enough to have me time and practice self care!! I think what you're doing is awesome! Hard work pays off sista friend!
Fantastic goals! We found a kid-friendly yoga program on Netflix, I think it's called Cosmic Kids or something like that. They incorporate yoga moves while telling a story. It's no hot yoga or anything, but I can do it with my kids. And getting up early is still such a struggle! I feel that will forever be a goal I'm working towards but never quite achieving.
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