A Little Update

I'm still around, just busy with Summer!  I have been focusing on diet and exercise though.  I'm still doing Jillian Michael's 30-day Shred with the support of The Shred Sisters!  I haven't been keeping it up 5 times a week like I wanted to.  This week I did it 3 times and only twice the 2 weeks before that, but I'm losing weight so that's alright with me!

I started a very restrictive anti-fungal diet this week, but only plan to do it 1 more week.  I was doing it with a friend and seeing if I could actually survive without caffeine and sugar (apparently I can)!  I was hoping it would also jump start my weight loss though I didn't lose more weight than I lost the week before *with* the caffeine and sugar - LOL!

Last week at WW I was down about 2.4 lbs for the week - yay!!  I weighed today and lost exactly 2 lbs for the week!  Woo Hoo!!  So glad to have some loss!  Now if I can keep it up, I'll be heading into some new territory with my weight which will be a nice feeling!

This week will be more of the restrictive diet and more Shred - Level 2, but hopefully with the 5-lb weights this week.  We'll see how things end up next Saturday!

How are you doing? Is Summer an easier time for you to eat right and exercise or is it more difficult?

Have a healthy day!
Lisa  :)

I'm Shreddin' It Up

I haven't posted on my weight-loss efforts since my birthday!  That might be because I went off track after my birthday!

It's been tough to get going again, but my friend Kim from Homesteader's Heart came up with a great way to get me started.  She started a new blog called The Shred Sisters.  Several ladies (and girls) have joined together on the blog to do Jillian Michaels' 30 day Shred and post about our efforts and results.  We are all different shapes and sizes, different fitness levels, different ages, with different goals, but we are there to help each other!

If you have ever done or are doing The Shred, or even if you're just trying to exercise more, I encourage you to stop by The Shred Sisters.  You'll find ladies inspiring and encouraging each other, confessing their struggles, and laughing a LOT!  You can read my first post there introducing myself and my second post talking about my first couple days of doing the Shred.  I've completed 4 days of Level One now and I'm feeling good!

Unfortunately my weight is way up now for the week.  Every time I have done intense exercise in the past, my weight has gone up.  I don't know if it's some sort of reaction in the muscles trying to recover or if my body just goes into total shock - LOL!  I'm going to try not to be discouraged by that and trust that next week all those pounds will disappear.  I will try to go to WW this Saturday for an official weigh-in (ugh).

Have you ever done the 30 Day Shred?  Have you been exercising lately?  If not, why not get started - if I can do it, YOU can definitely do it!

Have a healthy day,
Lisa  :)