Archives for December 2008

2009 Fitness and Weight Loss Goals

December 31, 2008 by Paula Leave a Comment

In 2009, I will focus on Financial and Business goals with a secondary focus on achieving my ultimate weight loss goal.

Physical:

To weigh 138 lbs or less by Jan.Â 1, 2010. (this will be 20 lb loss for 2009, 140 lb total loss) Ultimate weight ideal could be between 120 and 140 lbs. Will see how I feel as I continue to lose.
To continue with my varied and consistent exercise of walking, biking, strength training, ab work, and pilates â€“ be conscious of a balance here now with time spent daily exercising vs. time needed/spent on personal business goals â€“ may cut back here a bit.

2009 is definitely going to be the year of completion for my weight loss goal! 😉 I can’t wait to get to maintenance and enjoy being at a healthy weight for many years to come! I suspect I will reach the goal before the end of the year and some of the reports this year will deal with maintenance and issues that I come across while working to maintain a healthy weight and continue with my exercise plan and healthy eating.

Are you ready? Have you set your goals?

Filed Under: 2009 Goals

Week 104 Check-in: December 29, 2008

December 29, 2008 by Paula Leave a Comment

Starting Weight: Jan 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
PreviousÂ Week’s Weight: Dec. 22, 2008Â – 159.2

Current Weight: December 29, 2008Â – 158 lbs

Week 104 Weight Loss:Â Â Â 1.2 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 120 lbs

Exercise Report:
CardioÂ x 5 (walk – 5)
Strength TrainingÂ (upper body) x 3
Strength Training (lower body) x 3
Abs x 5
Pilates x 3

Food Report:
Unusual days this week with company/holidays, but feeling pretty good

Notes:

12/28 left for Ireland!
weighing myself in Ireland will be somewhat of an estimate as it will not always be on a Mon.

Filed Under: Weekly Check-in

Week 103 Check-in: December 22, 2008

December 22, 2008 by Paula Leave a Comment

Starting Weight: Jan 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
PreviousÂ Week’s Weight: Dec. 15, 2008Â – 158.6

Current Weight: December 22, 2008Â – 159.2 lbs

Week 103 Weight Loss:Â +Â .6 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 118.8 lbs

Exercise Report:
CardioÂ x 5 (walk – 4, bike – 1: 8.6 miles)
Strength TrainingÂ (upper body) x 3
Strength Training (lower body) x 3
Abs x 5
Pilates x 3

Food Report:
Average daily calories:lots of unusual days this week (and coming up with company/holidays)

Notes:

12/19 Sis (M) arrived
12/20 Indonesian restaurant (and cake!) to celebrate sis’s (J’s) Bday
12/21 Parents arriving for week
this week coming up goal is to get all my exercise in, eat well/normal while at home – when at J and AJ’s and out be conscious about not over-eating. (their meals will be healthy)

Filed Under: Weekly Check-in

Week 102 Check-in: December 15, 2008

December 15, 2008 by Paula Leave a Comment

Starting Weight: Jan 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
PreviousÂ Week’s Weight: Dec. 8, 2008Â – 159.4

Current Weight: December 15, 2008Â – 158.6 lbs

Week 102 Weight Loss:Â Â .8 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 119.4 lbs

Exercise Report:
CardioÂ x 6 (walk – 6)
(New) Dvd-Resistance BandsÂ (upper body) x 3
(New) Dvd-Resistance Bands (lower body) x 3
(New) Dvd-Resistance Bands (core) x 3
Abs x 5
Pilates x 3

Food Report:
Average daily calories:1654

Notes:

Experimenting with resistance bands/dvd that I purchased to take with me while away (Ireland)

Filed Under: Weekly Check-in

Week 101 Check-in: December 8, 2008

December 8, 2008 by Paula Leave a Comment

Starting Weight: Jan 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
PreviousÂ Week’s Weight: Dec. 1, 2008Â – 159.2

Current Weight: December 8, 2008Â – 159.4 lbs

Week 101 Weight Loss:Â + .2 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 118.6 lbs

Exercise Report:
CardioÂ x 6 (walk – 6)
Strength TrainingÂ (upper body) x 3
Strength Training (lower body) x 3
Abs x 5
Pilates x 3

Food Report:
Average daily calories:1615

Notes:

Suspect weight to drop soon
Keep working at it knowing that Christmas, company and trip to Ireland is right around the corner 😉

Filed Under: Weekly Check-in

Week 100 Check-in: December 1, 2008

December 1, 2008 by Paula Leave a Comment

Starting Weight: Jan 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
PreviousÂ Week’s Weight: Nov. 24, 2008Â – 157.6

Current Weight: December 1, 2008Â – 159.2 lbs

Week 100 Weight Loss:Â +1.6 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 118.8 lbs

Exercise Report:
CardioÂ x 11 (walk – 11)
Strength TrainingÂ (upper body) x 3
Strength Training (lower body) x 3
Abs x 5
Pilates x 3

Food Report:
Average daily calories:1328

Notes:

27th – Thanksgiving was great at J and AJ’s – I had planned for this with low calories and lots of exercise and I ate exactly what I wanted including yummy pumpkin cheesecake!
28th – started P
I don’t believe the 159.2 weigh in is reflecting my real weight and I hate reporting it because I SO wanted to be at 155! I think it’s up due to P and sodium – I suspect it will come down soon and I’m going to stick to my goal of 150 for the year!

Filed Under: Weekly Check-in

Month 24 Goals: December 08

December 1, 2008 by Paula Leave a Comment

Weight Loss and Fitness Goals:

Starting Weight: Jan. 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
Starting Weight: Jan. 1, 2008Â – 193 lbs
Starting WeightÂ Dec. 1, 2008 – 159.2 lbs
YR 2 Q4 Weight Goal:Â 150 (20 lb loss) (revised from original 2008 goals)
Weight loss goal for month: 9.2 lbs (150) (this is based on the fact that the 159.2 is due to P/sodium) 😉
Weight loss goal per week: 2.3 lbs

December Exercise Goals:

Cardio/walking or bikingÂ 5 times/wkÂ (probably more walking than biking as weather gets cooler)
Strength Training 3 times/wk – upper body
Strength Training 3 times/wk – lower body
Abs 5 times/wk (8 Minute Abs Dvd)
PilatesÂ 3 times/wk – (video)
Experiment with new dvd I bought for upcoming (Dec. 28) trip to Ireland – planning on using resistance bands instead of weights while I’m there

December Food/Nutrition Goals:

Really focusing on getting to 150 before I leave for Ireland
With family coming and Christmas, I’m really going to try to be disciplined with exercise and eating low calorie whenever I can
Nov goal of not eating past 9:30 PM seemed to work really well – I will try to “mostly” continue with this

Filed Under: 2008 Monthly Goals