Healthy You Challenge Update

August 19, 2008 | Filed in: Healthy You Challenge, Weightloss Progress

I’m happy to say that I’m still at 253.6 this morning, so it’s official, I am still showing a 1.8lb loss since my last HYC check in. I’m also proud to say that I’m boasting a brand new HYC badge on my sidebar. I’ve made it past 35lbs! Some of you may be confused about that, and I’ll explain. In my last HYC post, I talked about how Weight Watchers online was showing that I had lost 34lbs when I was showing that I had lost 28. Well, the reason for that, is because I had actually started trying to lose weight in 2005 when I was at my highest of 289lbs.

At that time, I lost 11lbs and then that Christmas my mom passed away, so I went off my diet due to all that I was going through, and then I got pregnant with my twins, 3 months later. So I didn’t actually start trying again to lose weight until the first of this year, and I had completely forgotten about my previous loss and how much I weighed back in 2005. So to make things right, I adjusted my starting weight on my blog and with My Fitness Pal, so that it would reflect the correct number that Weight Watcher’s was showing.

Just wanted to clear that up, in case some of you are thinking I’ve lost a bunch of weight over the past couple of weeks and I really haven’t. But I will say, knowing that I’ve really lost more weight than I thought I had in the past really has given me a huge boost of confidence, and has helped me stay on track. The only thing that I’m kinda bummed about, is knowing that if I hadn’t had that major slip up a couple of months ago, when I was having trouble getting myself back on track, that I would probably be showing a bigger loss. And even now, I know I could be doing more. With that said, I’d like to set some goals for myself for the next week, and then come back next week and review them and see if I have accomplished them. Sounds like a plan, huh?

Here are my goals for this week:

Drink more water - I need to be drinking atleast 6-8 8oz glasses of water a day, and I haven’t been.
Exercise more and develop a good routine.
With eating, I need to be more structured and plan out my meals, and try to stick to a specific schedule. I do so much better, when I know what I’m suppose to eat that day, rather than just trying to figure that out on the spot. Make sense?
Sleep schedule - OMG…it has been horrible. And getting enough sleep is so important. And that just hasn’t been happening. So I’m going to try to make myself go to bed earlier (even though I really enjoy my “me” time after the kids go to bed)

So there ya have it. Those are my goals for this week. I think I can do it, how about you? Have you set any goals for yourself this week? I’d love to hear about them in the comments! Until then….I’m out!

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Hi Ruthie, I like your idea about planning out exactly what you want to eat at the start of the day or the night before. We generally plan our days and fill a diary so why not take this approach to food and meals as well. Thanks for the update. Jessica

Congrats on reaching 35lbs that’s awesome.
I’m quite bad at not drinking enough water during the day so that’s something I ought to work on as well.
Debbie

Thanks for stopping by Jessica, yes, planning out what I’m going to eat the day before, helps me tons!

Thanks so much Debbie! And yeah, I’m bad about not drinking enough water.

Thanks for stopping by!

Keep up the great work!

Great info in your blog.

came to you via entrecard … am very glad to read this because it reminded me of a similar challenge over at livelywomen dot com; thanks to you i just went over there to remind myself of some healthy goals.

keep going!

Thanks Isabella and Corey, glad you guys stopped by and thanks for your support!

hi girl! Way to go! Don’t beat yourself up for some slip ups,just keep at it My goals for the next couple weeks are to keep up with my new, intenser workout…….I posted about it today on my blog……and try to calm down. I have been getting very stressed lately about nothing in particular and I know that is not good for weight loss. Sometimes, my hormones are all over the place. I often wonder if it has to do with the weight loss or maybe I’m premenopausal at 38? Who know?! But, I need to relax

Thanks Annette! Yeah…I stress myself out unnecessarily all of the time too.

Hey you are doing great. I love you blog header it is super cute.

Thanks Christina!

Go baby go!

I start my day with a big glass of water - or two. That helps with that goal.

Sometimes it is difficult for many of us to get enough sleep at night. The recommendation is to be asleep between 11-1 am because that is a critical time for the adrenal glands to recharge. Try adding an inspirational read before bed to relax easier into your sleep.

Take care!

Viveca

Congrats on your success so far! I’ve just found your site, via Blogcatalog, and it looks great!

My goals for the week? Def. need to regulate the sleep habits … the Olympics nearly killed me. Beyond that, stick to my meal plan (South Beach Diet) and get in at least 200 minutes of cardio work.

Have a great week!

there is a surprise for you on my blog!

xo,
Hellooooo Gorgeous

Congratulations on your progress so far! I really love what your goals for the week are, they are so positive and realistic.

I would like to add that getting sleep is SO important! I thought you might enjoy reading this article http://avidityfitness.net/2008/08/25/sleep-eat-and-screwyourself-over/

it gives you an entirely different look at its importance.

Congratulations on your weight loss so far! I’m going to follow your progress. I’ve lost almost 100 lbs myself. I know it’s really hard and there are big challenges, but I promise it’s totally worth it!

You can read my story here:
http://buzz.prevention.com/community/category/trimom73

Thanks so much for stopping by, Sara! I will be checking out your blog ASAP!

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