Karen - Saturday

Eliptical: 26 minutes; 323 calories; 3.0 miles.

Karen - Friday

Wednesday I weighed myself. My original weight ended in 4.8. I was down 2.6 pounds. (New weight ended in 2.2) I was happy...I lost one pound the first week and 1.6 the second week. It's coming off slow...which I have to keep reminding myself is what I want. (Because I REALLY want it to come off fast...but know I NEED to take it off slow.) Since I haven't altered my eating habits TOO much...I think that is pretty good. I have been reaching my 25 grams of fiber a day. Ok...I can say that I am a regular girl now :) I would never come even close if it wasn't for the Shredded mini wheats that I eat for breakfast every day! (12 grams)

Did not exercise Wed or Thurs because some of the kids did not nap on those days. I exercised before work this morning because I know I won't be able to this afternoon - development appointment for the boys. I would really like to try to get 2 more 25 minute exercises in this week.

Eliptical Today: 25 minutes; 2.4 miles; 226 calories

Not sure what my goal will be for next week? Sit ups, fewer fat grams, fewer carbs? Not sure yet.

I failed again by eating out for lunch three times this week. Breakfast is going well...still continue to not eat out for breakfast. Supper is ok. I think only once this week...went to Burlington last night for Jamie's dad's birthday and ate pizza.

Karen - Tuesday

Just finished the eliptical - 26 minutes, 275 calories, 2.9 miles.

I was able to get my 25 grams of fiber in yesterday. Today I ate Frosted mini wheats for breakfast. I had 2 cups that had 12 grams. I normally don't eat much cereal...but when I do, it's Fruit Loops.

Day 2 that I ate lunch at home. I was REALLY craving Taco Johns today.

Karen - Monday

I just finished exercising: 26 minutes; 2.9 miles; 200 calories

I've gone 2 WEEKS without pop!! I'm very excited about that!

I've gone 2 weeks not eating at McDonalds for breakfast!!

And last week I exercised 4/7 days. Did not reach my goal...but I feel good about it.

My goal for this week is to add fiber. I read we should have 25+ grams of fiber a day. So my goal is 25 a day. Boy...I think this is going to be hard. I did buy some "Benefiber" to help me get enough...I'm going to start adding a little to my food. Ultimately I'd like to reach the 25 grams without any help from a supplement.

Thanks for encouraging me and keeping me accountable Susan:)

Karen - Thursday

I didn't exercise last night. I got up this morning and did my workout for yesterday...if that counts?! I will still plan on doing 20+ more minutes today.

21 minutes; 2.1 miles; 150 calories

I have not had any pop.

I have not eaten out for breakfast yet.

This week I have eaten out for lunch 3 of 4 times :(. Plan on eating at home today.

Susan...how's your week going?

Karen

Ok...12:20 am and just finished exercising. 24 minutes; 200 calories; 2.6 miles

Still no pop...had two nights where I craved it. First at a pizza party last night and tonight at the movies with popcorn. I really wanted fruit punch or lemonade...but they didn't have it. So I settled for water.

I was down only one pound from last Wednesday...which surprised me a little because yesterday I was down 2 1/2 pounds...but it just shows how much your weight can fluctuate from day to day. I guess my biggest goal at this point is to always way less that the week before...even if it's only a tenth of a pound. (Yay for digital scales.)

Already thinking of my one thing to add next week. So far I'm considering adding sit ups or adding fiber to my diet. Pop was a big one because of my risk for diabetes. Exercise also is a big factor in diabetes. I've read increasing fiber will decrease my chances of another diverticulitis attack.

Going to bed. Feeling good about myself right now :)

Karen

Just finished working out. 21 minutes; 185 calories; 2.5 miles

Ate lunch at Quiznos yesterday. Ate lunch at home today (leftover spaghetti). So 1 day down and 2 to go this week.

Had Spaghetti for supper last night and a Ham in the oven for tonight.

Feel like I've broken the McDonalds-for-breakfast habit!

It has completely helped me to work out knowing that I have to come in here and blog my results every day. Ok, I'm only on day 2 this week of exercising...but I am hoping the blog continues to motivate. I am being held accountable to the whole world - or at least the 2 or 3 other people who read this blog!!

Karen

I did fairly well over the weekend. I've survived one entire week without pop. (Excpet at the mall Jamie and I shared a cup of pop...until I realized we were drinking pop and then I threw it away and got a water :)! )

Today I exercised on the Eliptical Machine
20 minutes; 2 miles; 150 calories

After the weekend, I was 1 pound down since last Wednesday.

Karen - Week 2 Goals

My goals this week are:
1. Not eat fast food for breakfast.
2. Do not drink pop.
3. 20 Minutes on the Elipitical 5 days.
4. Eat lunch at home at least 3 times.

Karen

I don't even know what day I'm on. I think 5? I have done really good in some areas and not so good in others this week.

I haven't had any pop for 5 days now. Yay!

I've eaten fast food for lunch 4 out of 5 days. Boo!

I normally eat at McDonalds for breakfast every morning and but haven't even once this week. I've been normally eating a banana for breakfast. Which is really weird because I'm not a big banana lover...but they seem to be the least messy of fruit. And the only thing I've had to bring. I need to start bringing some granola bars or something else so that I can have a mid morning snack.

Jamie and I haven't eaten out for supper at all this week. Wednesday I almost caved when we went grocery shopping. Ended up not eating until 9:30 that night. But at least it wasn't fast food.

I've only exercised two days this week. I think I'll set a goal of 4 days next week. I still have tomorrow and Sunday that I could exercise so we'll see.

I weighed myself Wednesday and have lost 2 pounds. Happy about that. Want to really not focus on the weight though. I know that by eating better, cutting out pop and exercising I'm on the right track. So I need to really focus on those three areas.

I Did It

Just finished exercising on the Eliptical for 20 minutes, 2.2 miles, 151 calories.

I feel good!

Karen

Day 2

Well...I met 1 out of 3 goals yesterday!! I didn't drink pop. That's my biggest goal right now so I'm glad that's the one I stuck to. I didn't exercise at all and I had taco johns for lunch. But, I still feel encouraged and motivated since I didn't drink pop...that's how I gained so much weight after the boys were born.

I finally remembered to weigh myself this morning. 4 pounds more than when I got pregnant with the boys. So, 4 pounds heavier than the most I've ever weighed.

I'm going in to exercise right now!

Karen

Karen - Day 1

Day 1 went pretty good. No fast food. No pop. Only 10 minutes of exercise though. I got interrupted by a crabby Vaughn and never got back to it.

Forgot to weigh myself. Now I don't get to count the 5 pounds I probably lost yesterday :)
Karen

Karen's Goals for Week 1

Longterm Goal:
Lose 5 pounds a month.

Plan:
Set realistic goals on a weekly basis that I can obtain to help me achieve my longterm goal.
Evaluate my goals on a weekly basis and adjust based on my accomplishments.
Make changes to my lifestyle and not try to lose a bunch of weight quick. I want to lose it slow and keep it off.

Goals this week:
No pop.
Exercise at least 20 minutes per day on my Eliptical machine.
No fast food.

Here We Go

I've been planning on starting a weight loss blog for several weeks now. Originally it was going to be a personal blog that no one else had access to. But the more I thought about it, I decided that I would love to have other women who also need to lose weight join in to encourage me and each other.

Anyone is welcome to join this blog. You can include as much or as little information as you want to in your postings. You can make your own goals and try to lose weight the way you want to...there are no set rules to follow. This is just a support system. This is going to be my accountability system.