Thursday, March 21, 2013

Operation #165by26 Update & Non-Scale Victories

Operation #165by26 has certainly had its ups and downs and since I have been missing in action for an entire week I thought I should probably fill everybody in quickly.

Friday - Day 4
Saturday - Day 5
Sunday - Day 6
173.4 LBs is easily the lowest number I have seen on the scale in FOREVER. However, Days 1 - 6 had NOT been easy and I was beginning to get very tired and crabby. When my sister-in-law Lisa suggested we go to the local brunch buffet after church on Sunday I was all like Hell-to-the-Yes!

Monday's weight in was evidence of the waffle, ham and cheese omelet, and biscuit with sausage gravy I devoured the day before. Oh yes, let us not forget the pizza I had for supper too. I'm fairly certain a crazy women took over my body on Sunday!


Monday - Day 7
Sunday night we were hit by another mega snow storm and although I made it to work that morning I left at noon because it was blowing and drifting horribly.

What is a person to do with a toddler on a snow day? Make sugar cookies of course! I ate just a little cookie dough, shared half a warm cookie with Little Man, and had one after supper. In my head I was thinking they were probably 100-150 calories each. WRONG! When I sat down to watch The Biggest Loser I used MyFitnessPal's recipe calculator to figure it out the damage done and those suckers were 273 calories each!

Not proud to say I also made chili {not bad on its own} that night for supper and served it with sour cream, shredded cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches.

SNOW DAY = Giant Diet Fail!


Tuesday - Day 8
Tuesday, I dusted myself off and have been back at it ever since.


Monday - Day 9
We did celebrate and order food out last night but I had worked out and tracked all my stuff. Hence, no loss no gain and I will take that all day long!


Today - Day 10
If you are following along on my journey you know that marks 2 SOLID LBs lost for Operation #165by26. I know I could have done better in the last 10 days but I also have to realize I could have done much worse.

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So I don't get down on myself, let's take a look at some of my Non-Scale Victories: 
  • I tracked absolutely every single thing I have eaten in the last 10 days on MyFitnessPal.
  • I stayed between 1200-1400 calories 7/10 days.
  • I did 30 Day Shred 8/10 days and am catching up on the 2 workouts I missed.
  • I made it to ZUMBA last night and last Wednesday night.
My SPECIAL areas of focus for next 10 days: 
  • Continue to track everything on MyFitnessPal.
  • Stay between 1200-1400 calories 8/10 days {I have a Bachelorette Party to attend this Saturday & the 31st is Easter}.
  • Catch up on the 2 days of 30 Day Shred missed and complete the next 10 days of the program.
  • Do Couch to 5K at least 5 times.
  • Do ZUMBA at home at least 3 time {My DVDs should arrive today or tomorrow} and make it to class next Wednesday.
Now, just so there is a photo of something besides my feet in this post:
 
Little Man & My Sweet Nieces
Aren't they the cutest?
 

9 comments:

  1. alls I have to say is....brunch was worth it! i barely ate any supper that night! {woof}
    also, my baby girl is beautiful. :)

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  2. Get it girl! Two pounds is great!! We all can't eat perfect all the time!! It all just takes time!! I have been really munchy the past week and it has not gone away yet!! Ugh! I have stayed within my limits, but it has been hard!!

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  3. I think you're doing great. My weight fluctuates 1-3 pounds some days if I'm bloated or need to poop (tmi) so don't beat yourself up! Your hard work WILL pay off!

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  4. I was wondering where you were! I think 2 pounds in 10
    days is awesome!! It's all about baby steps!

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  5. Congrats on your loss! As for NSVs, tracking really is so huge! Good for you! Thanks for linking up and sharing :)

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  6. Two pounds is better than no pounds (or even a gain)! Keep at it lady!

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  7. I love on and off scale victories. They provide the energy that keeps the weight loss going. Congrats on your accomplishment this week, and I wish you good luck with your next challenge.

    Blessings,
    -Honeybee
    http://herweightlossdiary.blogspot.com

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  8. I love seeing that scale move the numbers down! The NSV's keep me motivated to keep going!

    I am stopping by from the linkup and am a new follwer!

    Madalyn

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  9. Hey! I remember you mentioned finding a run for Spring. Have you heard of The Electric Run (http://electricrun.com/stpaul/). May 31st. Looks pretty cool!

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