Fitness Stat-urday 2015 – Weeks 3 and 4

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health, Fitness Stat-urday

Starting Statistics on 01/03/2015

  • Weight:  144.4 Pounds (I gained 2 pounds between my holiday challenge and weigh-in, good gawd!)
  • Body Fat %:  22.9% (I gained here too – oops!)
  • BMI:  22.6

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 03/13/2015)

  • Weight:  135 Pounds
  • Body Fat %:  <21%
  • BMI:  21.1
  • Total Miles Each Week (Average):  25-30

Week 3 Ending 01/23/2015

  • Week 3 Statistics
    • Weight:   137.8 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  0 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  21.9%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.0% Lost
    • BMI: 21.9
    • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
    • Time Spent Being Active:   4 Hours 42 Minutes
    • Miles Run:  21.3 Miles
  • Food: 
    • Saturday – Humus, carrots, smoked chicken
    • Sunday– Chicken 🍗 and avocado sandwich
    • Monday – Butternut squash soup 🍲
    • Tuesday – Spinach salad
    • Wednesday – Curry burgers
    • Thursday – Spinach salad
    • Friday – Free night – Mexican!
  • Exercise: 
    • Saturday – Treadmill walking (21 minutes), ab work (13 minutes)
    • Sunday– Running outside!!!! (60 minutes)
    • Monday – Treadmill running (50 minutes), walking (10 minutes)
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (43 minutes), walking (7 minutes)
    • Wednesday – Ab work (13 minutes)
    • Thursday – Rest
    • Friday – treadmill running (60 minutes), walking (5 minutes)
  • Notes: 
    • I’m likely not weighing in this week since I’ll be out of town starting EARLY Thursday morning. I could use Thursday’s weight, but that’s 2 days and 2 workouts early… And I like using my scale.
    • The weekend was hard on my body. Ha!
    • We are having tremendous weather here, allowing me to run a bit outside and just feel motivated to keep on keeping on.
    • I finished the week strong with a long treadmill run in Friday while on vacation. I ate reasonably well so felt good about that as well!
    • 138.4 pounds on Thursday when I left and 21.8% body fat… But those aren’t official numbers

Week 4 Ending 01/30/2015

  • Week 4 Statistics
    • Weight:   137.8 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  0 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  21.3%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.6% Lost
    • BMI: 21.6
    • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  5 Days
    • Time Spent Being Active:   4 Hours 53 Minutes
    • Miles Run:  21.19 Miles
  • Food: 
    • Saturday – Tijuana train wreck
    • Sunday– Chicken and avocado sandwich
    • Monday – Meatballs
    • Tuesday – Meatballs (again!)
    • Wednesday – Butternut squash soup 🍲
    • Thursday – Greek chicken
    • Friday – Date night!
  • Exercise: 
    • Saturday – Treadmill running (55 minutes), walking (5 minutes)
    • Sunday– Treadmill running (51 minutes), walking (5 minutes)
    • Monday – None – rest day
    • Tuesday – None – umm….
    • Wednesday – INS.ANI.TY (52 minutes)
    • Thursday – Treadmill running (54 minutes), walking (6 minutes)
    • Friday – Treadmill running (61 minutes)
  • Notes: 
    • I was forced to do INS.ANI.TY on Wednesday because the treadmill appeared to be broken after a power surge in the house. My husband fixed it when he got home, but it was a nice reminder that I like that workout and should be doing it more often!
    • Back to 137.8 on Thursday before saturday weigh-in. We have date night tonight (Friday) so I’ll use today’s stats.
    • I’m thrilled with my body fat %. I saw 21.1% for two days, so that’s promising!
    • I’m confident I’ll hit my goals this session. I’d like to exceed them. 6 weeks to go!

 

Fitness Stat-urday 2015 – Week 2

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health, Fitness Stat-urday

Starting Statistics on 01/03/2015

  • Weight:  144.4 Pounds (I gained 2 pounds between my holiday challenge and weigh-in, good gawd!)
  • Body Fat %:  22.9% (I gained here too – oops!)
  • BMI:  22.6

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 03/13/2015)

  • Weight:  135 Pounds
  • Body Fat %:  <21%
  • BMI:  21.1
  • Total Miles Each Week (Average):  25-30

Week Ending 01/16/2015

  • Week 2 Statistics
    • Weight:   137.8 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  1.8 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  21.9%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.3% Lost
    • BMI: 21.6
    • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
    • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 47 Minutes
    • Miles Run:  27.65 Miles
  • Food: 
    • Saturday – Chinese food
    • Sunday– apricot chicken, mushrooms, sprouts
    • Monday – Panera
    • Tuesday – leftover apricot chicken, spinach salad
    • Wednesday – Smoked meat and green beans
    • Thursday – Spinach salad
    • Friday – Date night – free night!
  • Exercise: 
    • Saturday – Treadmill running (60 minutes), walking (15 minutes)
    • Sunday– None – rest say
    • Monday – Treadmill running (50 minutes) walking (14 minutes)
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (60 minutes)
    • Wednesday – Treadmill running (51 minutes), walking (14 minutes)
    • Thursday – Strength class (50 minutes), treadmill walking (23 minutes)
    • Friday – Treadmill running (50 minutes), walking (10 minutes)
  • Notes: 
    • What a week! I dropped my weekly (sometimes twice weekly) pizza for an awesome bacon salad, and that seems to have made a difference. We’ve also been eating more spinach salads at home for dinner
    • It felt great to lift weights again. It’s been too long!
    • I’ve met my mileage goal both weeks so far, and it’s been quite easy. Running has become my lazy workout and I need to get back to IN.SANITY next week
    • This weekend is going to bring me a couple of outdoor runs. I’m so excited!
    • Safely in the 130’s is so close, I can taste it (137.8 this morning, and safe is 136 or less)!

 

Found!

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health

My husband has gotten on the purging bandwagon with me (8 garbage bags so far, with a basement full of tubs just waiting for me!) and removed his final items from our son’s closet this morning. He shouted that he had a surprise for me, then came into the bedroom, like my prince in shining armor, and presented me with these!

My jeans! The ones I bought when I was 144 pounds (for like, a minute!) that I said I needed to lose 4 more pounds for, but never did. The jeans I thought I donated last year because I swore I’d never be that small again. The jeans I’ve regretted “donating” since dropping weight these last 7 months.

And… They fit… Perfectly! They may be 6-7 years old, but they’re perfect right now!

(It turns out I kept all of my small skirts too, and I think that’s because I ran out of steam last year while purging. Dumb luck…)

Fitness Stat-urday 2015 – Week 1

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health, Fitness Stat-urday

Starting Statistics on 01/03/2015

  • Weight:  144.4 Pounds (I gained 2 pounds between my holiday challenge and weigh-in, good gawd!)
  • Body Fat %:  22.9% (I gained here too – oops!)
  • BMI:  22.6

Goals for the Next 10 Weeks (Ending 03/13/2015)

  • Weight:  135 Pounds
  • Body Fat %:  <21%
  • BMI:  21.1
  • Total Miles Each Week (Average):  25-30

Week Ending 01/09/2015

  • Week 1 Statistics
    • Weight:   139.6 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  4.8 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  22.2%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.7% Lost
    • BMI: 21.9
    • Workout Days (goal is 6 days):  6 Days
    • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 23 Minutes
    • Miles Run:  26.00 Miles
  • Food: 
    • Saturday – Free night of pizza, cupcakes, oh yeah!
    • Sunday– Greek chicken and carrots
    • Monday – Pork and apple sliders with mashed sweet potatoes
    • Tuesday – Chicken non-tortilla soup
    • Wednesday – Srirachi maple shrimp with bacon and pineapples, carrots
    • Thursday – Leftover chicken non-tortilla soup
    • Friday – Date night!
  • Exercise: 
    • Saturday – Treadmill running (60 minutes)
    • Sunday– None – Rest day
    • Monday – Abdominal work (13 minutes)
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (37 minutes), abdominal work (13 minutes)
    • Wednesday – Treadmill running (45 minutes), treadmill walking (6 minutes) abdominal work (13 minutes)
    • Thursday – Treadmill running (53 minutes), walking (7 minutes), abs (13 minutes)
    • Friday – Treadmill running (60 minutes), abs (13 minutes)
  • Notes: 
    • Quick gain is a quick loss! I’m shaping up to be around 141 by the end of this week.
    • I’m doing lots of ab work every night as my husband reads to our son, and that’s working out nicely.  I’m sore, but it’s necessary!
    • 140.6 on Thursday morning! Holiday pudge is gone!
    • We have date night tonight (Friday), so I’m stealing next week’s free night for tonight’s dinner. I weighed in on Friday because I never weigh in after a free night!

Perspective… It’s Priceless

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health

I am cleaning out my closet, getting ready to donate all of my “fat clothes.” Last year this time, I did the same thing but with my “skinny clothes” because I thought I’d never be that thin again. I was sort of right… I’m thinner now than most of those clothes would accommodate. But God, I wish I’d kept a few if those things, including a pair of jeans, tags still on, that I swore were impossible since I’d now had kids. Dammit. But I digress…

So I  opened my bra drawer and found heaps of 38D and 38DD bras… Bras I wore while I was doing IF treatments, pregnant, nursing, and just, well, bigger. I was, in a word, stunned. I took one out to show my husband and asked, “really? They were THIS big?”. He was not surprised and just said, “yeah, they were.”

I’ve been a tiny bit relaxed about food this past week, but started a new challenge today. I needed some motivation, perspective, to get it together again. I got that today.

Here is my old bra (38DD) eating my new 34C for lunch. Geesh!

Happy Healthy Holidays – Final Check-in Weeks 4 and 5

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health, Happy Healthy Holidays

Things didn’t end up how I wanted, but I ended up weighing less than when I started, so that’s a good thing!  I will admit right here and now – the holidays put me in a “who cares” mental space, which is not good, but I know is normal.  I’m already back at it, but the lingering bad foods in the house are just killing me.  We have one final thing (triple chocolate cake and ice cream) which will be gone tonight.

My Australian friend was here during this challenge which got me off track, as did having my husband home from work between Christmas and New Years.  Having him here was the biggest challenge as there were more enticing things to do.  Yes, I chose fun over fitness!  The good thing, though, is that we all (Australian included) decided to kick off a group challenge on 1/4 (tomorrow) and have recruited others to take part – so it’s turned into a Team USA versus Team AUS thing, which is fun!

New challenge kicks off tomorrow and it will be 10 weeks – INTENSE!  I’m not going to set any crazy goals, but have already decided that the end weight goal is 133 pounds.  That will motivate me, which I need!

Starting Statistics on 11/26/2014

  • Weight:  144.4 Pounds (lost 0.2 pounds between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • Body Fat %:  22.4% (lost 0.4% between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • BMI:  22.6

Goals for the 5 Weeks (Ending 12/31/2014)

  • Weight:  (Weight – 3.5 pounds)  140.8 Pounds
    • Ended up at 142.2 pounds after a holiday gain after week 4 wrapped up
    • Total lost:  2.2 pounds
  • Body Fat %:  (Current – 0.5%) 21.9%
    • Ended up at 22.3% after reaching my goal in week 4
    • Total lost: 0.1%
  • BMI:  22.0
    • Ended up at 22.3
  • Workout Days (in 36 days):  32 Days (26)
    • Ended up working out 26 days, missing my goal by 6 days (yeah, I got a little relaxed)
  • Strength Workouts:  10 workouts (2 a week)
    • Abysmal!  Ended up only doing 3 strength workouts
  • Trips to the YMCA:  15 days (3 a week)
    • Ended up going to the YMCA 10 days in the 5 weeks, which is pretty good

Week Ending 12/23/2014

  • Week 4 Statistics
    • Weight:   140.2 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  2 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  21.9%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.3% Gained
    • BMI: 21.9
    • Workout Days (goal is 7 days):  6 Days
    • Strength Days this Week:  1 Day
    • Trips to the YMCA:  4 Days
    • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 34 Minutes
    • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  14,602 Steps
    • Miles Run:  25.61 Miles
  • Food: 
    • Wednesday – Smoked meats, green beans, creamed corn
    • Thursday – Butternut squash soup, smoked chicken
    • Friday – Steak tacos
    • Saturday – Turkey pepperoni pizza
    • Sunday – Pepper filets, green beans
    • Monday – Sushi and honey walnut shrimp
    • Tuesday – Christmas dinner!  Pomegranate chicken, mashed cauliflower, carrots
  • Exercise/Activity:
    • Wednesday – None – 10,000 Steps
    • Thursday – Treadmill running (21 minutes), power incline walking (44 minutes) – 14,800 Steps
    • Friday – Treadmill running (25 minutes), power incline walking (40 minutes) – 16,100 Steps
    • Saturday – Treadmill walking (25 minutes) – 11,994 Steps
    • Sunday – Bodypump (40 minutes) – 9,000 Steps
    • Monday – Treadmill running (61 minutes), walking (4 minutes) – 18,065 Steps
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (57 minutes), walking (18 minutes) – 22,255 Steps
  • Notes and findings: 
    • Gotta hit it hard this week – make up for last week and hitting 141 pounds easily and then losing that improvement later in the week with sickness
    • Focus this week needs to be on strength training
    • On Thursday, I was 140.2 pounds and 21.9% body fat. If this sticks, I have met my goals for this period and I’ll revisit them for the final week
    • It all went to hell on the eve of Christmas Eve – used stats from Tuesday morning

Week Ending 12/31/2014

Week 5 Statistics

  • Weight:   142.2 Pounds
  • Pounds Lost or Gained:  2 Pounds gained
  • Body Fat %:  22.3%
  • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.4% Gained
  • BMI: 22.3
  • Workout Days (goal is 7 days):  5 Days
  • Strength Days this Week:  0 Days
  • Trips to the YMCA:  2 Days
  • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 12 Minutes
  • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  14,421 Steps
  • Miles Run:  25.2 Miles
  • Food: 
    • Wednesday – Christmas eve dinner of petite pepper filets, chicken picatta, roasted carrots, maple buttered Brussels sprouts, mashed sweet potatoes, apple pie, and cheese fondue.  Yep!
    • Thursday – A horrible Christmas dinner of 80’s food.  Enough said!
    • Friday – Artichoke heart pizza
    • Saturday – Frozen pizza doctored up!
    • Sunday – Christmas eve leftovers
    • Monday – Pizza, baked chicken
    • Tuesday – Date night!
  • Exercise/Activity:
    • Wednesday – Treadmill walking (60 minutes) – 16,648 Steps
    • Thursday – None- 6,510 Steps
    • Friday – None- 7,079 Steps
    • Saturday – Treadmill running (60 minutes) – 19,006 Steps
    • Sunday – Treadmill running (60 minutes) – 17,283 Steps
    • Monday – Treadmill running (60 minutes), ab work (12 minutes) – 20,000 Steps
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (60 minutes) – ? Steps
  • Notes and findings: 
    • Our Christmas dinner on the 23rd started a really bad downward spiral, and I’m fighting to get back to 140.x pounds.  It’s going to be a stretch
    • I ate way too much gourmet popcorn – way too much
    • Too many sugar cookies
    • Too many big meals
    • But…. it’s the holidays!  I need to enjoy!
    • Goals not met, but I ended up 2.2 pounds less than when I started which is really good for the holidays! And my body fat was down 0.1% which is better than a gain!
    • Overall, I’m happy with this little challenge of mine. It kept me on track over the hardest weeks of the year!

Happy Healthy Holidays – Hump Day Check-in Week 3

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health, Happy Healthy Holidays

Starting Statistics on 11/26/2014

  • Weight:  144.4 Pounds (lost 0.2 pounds between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • Body Fat %:  22.4% (lost 0.4% between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • BMI:  22.6

Goals for the Next 5 Weeks (Ending 12/31/2014)

  • Weight:  (Weight – 3.5 pounds)  140.8 Pounds
  • Body Fat %:  (Current – 0.5%) 21.9%
  • BMI:  22.0
  • Workout Days (in 36 days):  33 Days
    • PASS Days Remaining:  1 Day
  • Strength Workouts:  10 workouts (2 a week)
  • Trips to the YMCA:  15 days (3 a week)

Week Ending 12/16/2014

  • Week 3 Statistics
    • Weight:  142.2 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  0.4 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  21.6%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.6% Lost
    • BMI: 22.3
    • Workout Days (goal is 7 days):  4 Days
      • PASS Days Used:  1 Day (was sick two days)
    • Strength Days this Week:  0 Days
    • Trips to the YMCA:  1 Day
    • Time Spent Being Active:   3 Hours 34 Minutes
    • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  12,757 Steps
    • Miles Run:  22 Miles
  • Food: 
    • Wednesday – Beet soup
    • Thursday – Brisket and sweet potato cake
    • Friday – Holiday party – lots of various food, but limited amounts
    • Saturday – Pizza
    • Sunday – Sushi and broth soup
    • Monday – Chicken tortilla soup
    • Tuesday – Apple cider glazed chicken and carrots
  • Exercise/Activity:
    • Wednesday – None – 10,000 Steps
    • Thursday – Treadmill running (60 minutes), walking (11 minutes)- 15,600 Steps
    • Friday – None (sick) – 10,000 Steps
    • Saturday – None (sick) – 10,000 Steps
    • Sunday – Outside running! (66 minutes) – 18,700 Steps
    • Monday – Treadmill running (31 minutes) – 12,000 Steps
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (46 minutes)- 13,000 Steps
  • Notes and findings: 
    • We had a guest from Australia with us all week (so fun!) so I knew it would be a tough week both food and exercise-wise, but I was committed to keeping the pace and momentum going!
    • On Thursday, I weighed 141 pounds even and things were looking up!
    • On Thursday night, both my son and I were throwing up sick… Awful
    • My stomach never recovered fully until just this morning, so I skipped 2 days of exercise to rebound from being so sick
    • Sunday-Tuesday all included exercise so I’m back on the horse (until right now because my kid is refusing to nap (holy hell!))
    • Ending a light exercise week with a 0.4 pound loss feels good, and dropping body fat feels even better. I’ll take it!
    • I am on track to hit my goal weight of 140.8 pounds and have achieved my body fat goal (for now – it could change!)
    • I’ve got to get back into strength training – will start tomorrow morning at the Y!

 

Happy Healthy Holidays – Hump Day Check-in Week 2

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health, Happy Healthy Holidays

Starting Statistics on 11/26/2014

  • Weight:  144.4 Pounds (lost 0.2 pounds between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • Body Fat %:  22.4% (lost 0.4% between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • BMI:  22.6

Goals for the Next 5 Weeks (Ending 12/31/2014)

  • Weight:  (Weight – 3.5 pounds)  140.8 Pounds
  • Body Fat %:  (Current – 0.5%) 21.9%
  • BMI:  22.0
  • Workout Days (in 36 days):  33 Days
    • PASS Days Remaining:  2 Days
  • Strength Workouts:  10 workouts (2 a week)
  • Trips to the YMCA:  15 days (3 a week)

Week Ending 12/09/2014

  • Week 2 Statistics
    • Weight:   142.6 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  0.6 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  22.2%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.2% Lost since starting (0.6% lost since the jump up last week)
    • BMI: 22.3
    • Workout Days (goal is 6 days this week):  5 Days
    • PASS Days Used:  1 Days
    • Strength Days this Week:  1 Day
    • Trips to the YMCA:  3 Days
    • Time Spent Being Active:   5 Hours 23 Minutes
    • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  16,914 Steps
    • Miles Run: 29.68
  • Food: 
    • Wednesday – Smoked chicken nachos (it’s true)
    • Thursday – Smoked chicken, green beans, jalapeno creamed corn
    • Friday – Curry bison burgers, Brussels sprouts
    • Saturday – Veggie pizza
    • Sunday – Turkey pepperoni pizza
    • Monday – Butternut squash soup, one curry burger
    • Tuesday – Spinach salad with bacon, egg, and bacon vinaigrette
  • Exercise/Activity:
    • Wednesday – Treadmill running (46 minutes) – 16,600 Steps
    • Thursday – None – resting in prep for 8 mile race on Saturday – 9,700 Steps
    • Friday – Treadmill running (50 minutes), walking cool down (5 minutes) – 16,500 Steps
    • Saturday – Trail race (85 minutes) – 25,900 Steps
    • Sunday – None (rest day after race) – 10,700 Steps
    • Monday – Treadmill running (58 minutes) – 20,100 Steps
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (61 minutes), strength and ab work (18 minutes) – 18,900 Steps
  • Notes and findings: 
    • I got the boys’ cold and was feeling very little motivation to do anything. I never feel run down from a cold but now understand what people are talking about.
    • I deliberately took a rest/pass day on Thursday in preparation for my 8 mile race on Saturday. I may make up the pass, I’m not sure yet
    • I’ve been eating like crap this week. No free days this weekend for this girl
    • I ran my trail race on Saturday (7.65 miles) and came in under my desired time, even with a fall and a 7 minute break as I recovered.  I am beyond happy with that!  I could have run faster but I was running with a friend who was struggling a bit.
    • This week is a bit off because I took a rest day on Thursday before my race and the Sunday afterwards. I re-figured the Sunday rest day into the overall goal of 32 workout days this period (was 33 days) as resting after a long race is advised, especially if there’s been an injury
    • Three days to the Y this week. Yay!
    • I didn’t get enough strength in this week as I prepared for the race.  Back to that next week!
    • Great week – really finished strong in the end!

 

Winning 😉

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health

I ran an 8 mile trail race today, and about 2.5 miles in, and 10 seconds after my friend told me about her first spill on this particular trail, I tripped on a rock and was airborne. I landed on my left shoulder before slamming my face into the ground. It hurt… It hurt a lot.

But, it was nice and chilly so my face went numb pretty quickly. I laid on the ground a bit to be sure nothing was seriously wrong, but I thought I’d broken my nose. There was blood and pain and the most horrid gasps from passersby. So many people stopped to help and their looks scared me more than anything. As my BIL approached, I asked my friend to go back and prepare my husband before he saw me. I didn’t want him freaking out at the sight of me on my back covered in blood.

My husband was concerned and wanted to call for transport but I said no. No, no, no – I’m fine! An awesome older guy (grandpa age) stopped and told me I was prettier with the dirt in my face, checked me for a concussion, and patted my knee as he announced that I was “good to run.” My hubs obliged and we all walked 5 minutes before I took off again.

It felt good to pass a lot of the folks who passed as I was on the ground, and it felt good to up my pace as we progressed. Before we knew it, we had just a couple of miles left. Easy peasy!

As I crossed the finish line, there were quite a few gasps, lots of high fives, and big kuddos from the race director. It was embarrassing, but also empowering. Most people couldn’t believe I finished. I finished with a 10.5 minute pace which was under my goal (when we took out our 7 minute pause for my injury) and that’s a respectable pace for a single track trail race. I was thrilled! I wanted to finish in 1:27 for 8 miles and finished the exact 7.65 miles in 1:25:42 before the 7 minute removal.

Another race in the books, another major injury averted. Win win (even if I didn’t really win)!

Happy Healthy Holidays – Hump Day Check-in Week 1

by Courtney, posted in Fitness and Health, Happy Healthy Holidays

Starting Statistics on 11/26/2014

  • Weight:  144.4 Pounds (lost 0.2 pounds between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • Body Fat %:  22.4% (lost 0.4% between last check (11/22/2014) and today)
  • BMI:  22.6

Goals for the Next 5 Weeks (Ending 12/31/2014)

  • Weight:  (Weight – 3.5 pounds)  140.8 Pounds
  • Body Fat %:  (Current – 0.5%) 21.9%
  • BMI:  22.0
  • Workout Days (in 36 days):  33 Days
    • PASS Days Remaining:  3 Days
  • Strength Workouts:  10 workouts (2 a week)
  • Trips to the YMCA:  15 days (3 a week)

Week Ending 12/02/2014

  • Week 1 Statistics
    • Weight:   143.2 Pounds
    • Pounds Lost or Gained:  1.2 Pounds lost
    • Body Fat %:  22.8%
    • Body Fat % Lost or Gained:  0.4% Gained
    • BMI: 22.4
    • Workout Days (goal is 7 days):  6 Days
      • PASS Days Used:  1 Day, but earned it back Tuesday night with a second workout that day
    • Strength Days this Week:  1 Day
    • Trips to the YMCA:  0 Days
    • Time Spent Being Active:   6 Hours 1 Minute
    • Average Number of Steps Per Day:  14,914 Steps
  • Food: 
    • Wednesday – Squash soup
    • Thursday – Turkey, meatballs, prime rib, Brussels sprouts, stuffing
    • Friday – Frozen pizza, meatballs
    • Saturday – Date Night!  Tortilla soup, shrimp adobo, short rib sliders (2)
    • Sunday – Prime rib, sprouts, carrots
    • Monday – Smoked chicken, green beans
    • Tuesday – Smoked chicken, green beans
  • Exercise/Activity:
    • Wednesday – Treadmill running (53 minutes) – 15,000 Steps
    • Thursday – Treadmill running (45 minutes) – 15,000 Steps
    • Friday – None (used a pass day – ugh!) – 6,000 Steps
    • Saturday – Outside running with my little dude!!!!  (83 minutes) – 19,200 Steps
    • Sunday – Treadmill running (45 minutes) – 17,100Steps
    • Monday – INSAN.ITY (60 minutes) – 16,200 Steps
    • Tuesday – Treadmill running (40 minutes), strength training and core (35 minutes) – 15,900 Steps
  • Notes and findings: 
    • So here we go again!  The week started out great with a 0.6 pound weight loss after one day, so I’m hoping to ride that momentum to finish the week with that same loss.  Will be hard after the holiday since we’re doing a “Thanksgiving dinner redux” on Sunday since my family’s meal was far from memorable (rare prime rib – yuck!)
    • I had to take a PASS day on Friday due to travel and a night of no sleep.  I have decided that I can earn PASS days back by doing two FULL workouts in one day within the same week that the PASS day was taken – but only one day can be re-earned a week.  My program, my rules!
    • On Monday night, it’s looking like I may just break even for the week.  That would be fine given that we had Thanksgiving this week and that involved three nights of fattening eating!
    • I tried out “quiet time” for my son on Tuesday instead of a nap since he slept so late that morning – and he did so great that I got to run on the treadmill for 40 minutes while my little guy napped and my big kid stayed in bed resting.  Huzzah!
    • Body fat gain makes sense given food content this past week. I’m not concerned (yet)!
    • I am shocked that I dropped weight this week, and 1.2 pounds at that. I did work really hard keeping Thanksgiving weight at bay. That paid off!