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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Swamped @ Work!

Hey y'all. So I missed (I think) two weeks in my challenges. I just wanted to let you know I am still losing and doing good. I actually hit my 5% this week! That means I have lost 5% of my body weight. My next goal is 10% which is 22lbs lost since joining Weight Watchers. I am less than 10lbs from being under 200lbs y'all! Woot! Steady and slow I go... BUT I have been swamped at work. I am so excited! I've had 6 clients in the last week alone and earned more money this week than any other month since I opened in January.

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Friday, October 14, 2011

The Best Gift Challenge - Week 4

The challenge has begun! I'll be posting my weekly updates every Friday to link up at Less of Me, More of Him on Saturday. Here are my weekly goals:

Continuing my daily prayer and Bible study time,
Continuing to lose weight by staying true to my Weight Watcher's plan,
Preparing and eating healthy foods everyday,
Exercising consistently,
Hydrating properly each day,
Taking time to rest throughout the day and get enough sleep at night,
and Setting aside time to play and laugh with my husband and son each day.

I stayed on plan this week and cooked one meal that consisted of more than eggs or tuna. I hydrated well but slacked on my exercise {again}. I am doing okay on sleep because I am feeling sick, but I do need to relax more. I also want to spend time playing cars with my son. My husband and I have been cuddling on the couch while I work on blog designs and he plays classic video games.

So, this week I need to work harder at:

Cooking more nightly meals
Unwinding at night so I can get better soon
Finding a specific exercise I can do every day
Playing cars and legos with my son during the day

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Christmas Dress Countdown Week 6

My Weight This Week: 210.8 lbs {down 1.6 lbs since my Sept 4th beginning weight of 212.4}
Dress Size Today: 18 Woman
Book I'm Using: Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst
My Caloric Limit Progress: I did well this week. I'd like to have had more weekly points at the end of the week, but I did not go over so that is good. By the way... I was looking at my WWers print outs and each of the two times I went off plan it took me an entire month to get back to where I was before the gain. NOT COOL JEANNETTE! As my hubby said when I told him this realization..."So stick to the plan..."
Exercise This Week: I've been working on getting more walking in. I've been feeling sick and dizzy for a couple weeks and now I have a scratch in my throat so I think a cold is coming. I just need to focus on taking care of myself and doing all I can do... and not letting myself slack because I feel a little under the weather. I know my limits and I need to push them, not just say "well I only walked 1,000 steps today because I was sick." Even sick I know I can do 3-4,000 steps. So, take care of myself but don't let it become an excuse.
Number of Days This Week I Drank at least 6 Glasses of Water Each Day: Every day. I have changed my number to 6 glasses a day because that seems to be all I need. {Sorry for TMI... but my urine is a healthy color and I don't feel thirsty during the day so I guess 6 is a good number for me right now. I'll make it higher as I begin to work out... and sweat... more.}

I'm linking up here for the Christmas Dress Countdown! Check out all the other contestants and see how they're doing this week.