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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Mar. 19 – 250.4 lbs

Current Weight: Mar. 26 – 249 lbs

Week 12 Weight Loss: 1.4 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 29 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 5
Strength Training (upper body) x 2 (now doing 3 sets of 12-15 reps on 5 machines/exercises)
Abs x 2 (now doing my 8 Minute Ab Dvd!)
Pilates x 1 (Beginning Mat Workout with Ana Caban – video – workout is about 26 min)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: out and busy with work (see below)

Notes:

• 22nd – started P
• We had a big launch for work – this keeps me very busy and when we get in this mode I really need to have a plan for exercise/eating. I’m not eating poorly…just not making the time to cook/eat as much as I should be.

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Mar. 12 – 252.4 lbs

Current Weight: Mar. 19 – 250.4 lbs

Week 11 Weight Loss: 2 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 27.6 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 5
Strength Training (upper body) x 3 (now doing 3 sets of 12-15 reps on 5 machines/exercises)
Abs x 3 (now doing my 8 Minute Ab Dvd!)
Pool x 1 (mostly messing about – did a few laps)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: mostly at sister’s or out to dinner this week (see notes below)

Notes:

• Parents were here visiting this week so we did eat out a fair bit.
• I do try to be very consistent with writing down my calories, BUT this is not going to be a quick process and some days I will not write them down – rather than trying to figure out every little thing I am eating while out to dinner (for example)

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Mar. 5 – 253.4 lbs

Current Weight: Mar. 12 – 252.4 lbs

Week 10 Weight Loss: 1 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 25.6 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 6
Strength Training (upper body) x 3 (now doing 3 sets of 12-15 reps on 5 machines/exercises)
Abs x 3 (now doing my 8 Minute Ab Dvd!)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1400

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Feb. 26 – 256.6 lbs

Current Weight: Mar. 5 – 253.4 lbs

Week 9 Weight Loss: 3.2 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 24.6 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 6
Strength Training (upper body) x 3 (now doing 3 sets of 12-15 reps on 5 machines/exercises)
Abs x 3 (now doing my 8 Minute Ab Dvd!)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1509

Notes:

• Feb 26 – started P

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Feb. 19 – 258 lbs

Current Weight: Feb. 26 – 256.6 lbs

Week 8 Weight Loss: 1.4 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 21.4 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 6
Strength Training (upper body) x 3 (did 2 sets of 5 machines/exercises – working up to 3 sets each)
Abs x 3 (4 min of crunches – goal to work up to being able to do my 8 Minute Ab Dvd)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1554

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Feb. 12 – 260.8 lbs

Current Weight: Feb. 19 – 258 lbs

Week 7 Weight Loss: 2.8 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 20 lbs (Wow! You know that this is feeling great!)

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 6 and Walk (30 min) x 2
Strength Training (upper body) x 3 (did 2 sets of 5 machines/exercises – working up to 3 sets each)
Abs x 3 (3 min of crunches – goal to work up to being able to do my 8 Minute Ab Dvd)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1545

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Feb. 5 – 264.2 lbs

Current Weight: Feb. 12 – 260.8 lbs

Week 6 Weight Loss: 3.4 lbs (I KNEW last week’s weigh-in had to do with water retention!) 😉

Total Weight Loss: 17.2 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 6 and Walk (30 min) x 2
Strength Training (upper body) x 3 (did 2 sets of 5 machines/exercises – working up to 3 sets each)
Abs x 3 (3 min of crunches – goal to work up to being able to do my 8 Minute Ab Dvd)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1545

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Jan. 29 – 264 lbs

Current Weight: Feb. 5 – 264.2 lbs

Week 5 Weight Loss: + .2 lbs (not going to worry about it!)

Total Weight Loss: 13.8 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (60 minutes) x 6 and Walk (30 min) x 2
Strength Training (upper body) x 3 (did 1 set of 5 machines/exercises to start – working up to 3 sets each)
Abs x 3 (I min of crunches – goal to work up to being able to do my 8 Minute Ab Dvd)

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1702

Notes:

• 1st – started P
• Into my second month of exercising, I have a new goal of incorporating stregth training into the routine – this is important as the increase in muscle will help with metabolism which will help to burn the fat!

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Jan. 22 – 268 lbs

Current Weight: Jan. 29 – 264 lbs

Week 4 Weight Loss: 4 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 14 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (40 minutes) x 10

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1796

Notes:

• YES! More than achieved my month 1 goal of losing 10.7 lbs
• After 1 month of walking and 14 lb weight loss, I am already feeling so much better! It’s getting easier and the momentum has begun.  I knew that the most diificult part of this challenge would be getting started. 😉

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Starting Weight: Jan 1 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: Jan. 15 – 269.4 lbs

Current Weight: Jan. 22 – 268 lbs

Week 3 Weight Loss: 1.4 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 10 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio: Walk (40 minutes) x 9

Food Report:
Average daily calories: 1756