In my last post I told you about my new year's resolution to weigh less than 120 pounds by the end of the year. It has been a very long time since I have been anywhere close to that weight, but never in my life have I been so far away as I am right now, so this is what you might call a real "shoot for the stars" goal. Now for the moment of truth: I lay before your eyes my "before" stats, with a promise to you and to myself that my "after" stats, come December 31, 2014, will be significantly lower, come what may.
- Weight as of 1/1/2014: 179.2 pounds
- Body fat % (according to my not-so-accurate but fairly consistent scale): 43.3%
- Measurements:
- Waist: 41.5"
- Hips: 44"
- Chest: 42.2"
- Right Arm: 13.8
- Left Arm: 14.5
- Right Thigh: 22.5
- Left Thigh: 22.8
As you may have noticed, I will need to drop at least 60 pounds during the year in order to reach my goal. No problem. That averages to only 5 pounds per month, and I feel completely confident that I can meet and even exceed that amount. It won't be easy, of course, but I am not afraid to work for it.
And whether I succeed or not, I will not stop working and learning and progressing, so whatever that scale says come year-end, I will be a success.
So what is your "shoot for the stars" goal? Do you want it bad enough to work for it, every single day? Come and take this journey with me, and we'll enjoy the adventure together (which is, of course, much better than going it alone)! See you on the road to realizing our dreams!
So I am about a month late to this. I plan on losing some weight as well so I thought I would post some updates and my plan here.
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Weight-182
Over all goal weight: 160
Small goal weight: 177 by the end of Feb
Stretch goal: 175 by the end of Feb.
Diet: less than 1500 calories daily
Workout: 20 minutes of weight lifting a day rotating areas of focus (chest, legs, back, rest day) and a 2.5 mile walk daily.
I will post my daily morning weigh ins and what I had to eat the day before, here.
Feb 9
DeleteWeight-179.4
Menu yesterday:
Breakfast: Half a protein bar, 1/2 cup of skim milk=155 cal
Lunch: Veggie wrap =185 cal
Snack= cut veggies with low fat ranch= 85 cal
Dinner= 3 morning star tacos+20 chips and salsa = 500 cal
Snack= 3 cups of barenaked popcorn =100 cal
Supper=Veggie warp and 10 peanut M&Ms =295 cals
Total=1310
Weight Lift (chest)=Yes
Walk 1.5 mile (ipod issues :))
Feb 10
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Menu Yesterday:
Breakfast: Half a protein bar, 1/2 cup of skim milk=155 cal
Lunch: 1 cup of broccoli soup and two pieces of low cal bread=250
Snack: 8 wheat thins and a slice of cheese=170
Dinner: Cheese enchiladas/chips/salsa=600
Supper: Bean salad and 10 chips=260
Snack: Half a protein bar=115
Total: 1550 calories
Weight lift (legs)=yes
Walk= Yes 2.5 miles and then 1.5 miles later that day
Hi anonymous, way to go! Looks like you are making great progress already! I'm glad to have you with me on the journey--it's going to be a fun ride! Let me know if there is anything I can do to support you.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Progress is always easy at first it seems like we all have some excess weight that we drop fast at first. The real test is to maintain a healthy diet and exercise even when things get tough waaaaaaaay down the line like next week :)
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ReplyDeleteWeight:178.4
Yesterday's meals
Breakfast-half a protein bar and 1/2 cup of milk=155 cal
Lunch-One cup of bean salad, 10 chips=250
Dinner-Pasta with tomato sauce=500
Supper-Veggie wrap =250
Misc=8 peanut M & M's= 100
Total=1255
Weight lifting=yes (back)
Walking=2.5 miles
Feb 12th
ReplyDeleteWeight:178.0
Yesterday's meals
Breakfast-1/2 protein bar and 1/2 cup of milk=155 cal
Lunch-One cup of bean salad, 10 chips=250
Dinner-Cheese enchilada's and steamed broccoli, 10 M & M=600
Supper-Veggie wrap=250
Snack=1/2 protein bar and 1/2 cup of milk=155 cal
Total=1410
Weight lifting=yes (rest day :))
Walking=2.5 miles
Feb 13
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Yesterday's meals
Breakfast-1/2 protein bar and 1/2 cup of milk=155 cal
Lunch-One cup of bean salad, 10 chips=250
Dinner-1.25 cups of 5 cheese pasta, green salad=400
Snack-8 peanut M & M=100
Supper-Veggie wrap=300
Total=1205
Weight lifting=yes (chest)
Walking=2.5 miles
Feb 14
ReplyDeleteWeight:176.4
Yesterday's meals
Breakfast-1/2 protein bar and 1/2 cup of milk=155 cal
Lunch-Veggie wrap=250
Dinner-Pizza=900
Supper-Veggie wrap=200
Total=1505
Weight lifting=yes (legs)
Walking=2.5 miles
Feb 16 (took valentine's day off; let's see the damage)
ReplyDeleteWeight:176.8
Yesterday's meals
Breakfast-left over Valetine's day cookie (not my finest choice :))-300
Lunch-Jimmy John's sandwich-550
Dinner-Home Made Nachos-350
Supper-Veggie wrap-250
Snack-Bare Naked popcorn-130
Total-1580
Weight lifting=yes (back)
Walking=2.5 miles
Hi Anonymous, it looks like you are doing great! I just wanted to make one comment (which I realize you didn't ask me for so you can take it or leave it). Your calorie count looks like it is getting a bit too low some days. You don't want to drop below your base metabolic rate, and below 1400 or 1500 calories is very likely below the base metabolic rate of a 5'10" person. You would need to go get it tested to know for sure. If you go below this rate then it will kick your body into starvation mode and that will not lead you down the road of success.
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