I had hoped to have a fabulous week for the end of this short challenge, but we came back from a trip, hubs was off work, son on Spring Break, etc. so it was hard to stay on track. I am officially 40 today - woo hoo (if you're interested in a birthday giveaway, stop by my other blog but don't look at the chocolate surrounding you there - LOL)!
I did get to WW to weigh in. Since I didn't weigh in there last time (just weighed myself), it was a gain though it was actually a loss for the week. If I were to dwell on the negative, I would be upset about such a small loss over 4 weeks and be discouraged about getting anywhere close to my goal even by the end of the year! But the good thing is that I DON'T like to dwell on the negative! The positive side is that I did lose some weight over the 4 weeks, no matter how small the amount - I'm still going in the right direction! And last year at this time, I gained 5 lbs after Spring Break and a trip to see my Dad - so this year is MUCH better! In fact, I weigh less at age 40 than at age 39 so that is something! :)
Here's how I did for the final week:
1. Lose 5 lbs. - Lost 1.4 lbs this week; making a total of 1.2 lbs lost for the 4 weeks.
2. Exercise 4x/week for 30+ min. - Only 1x (hangs head in shame): 50 min. walking
3. Drink 4 (12 oz) glasses water/day. - Did once.
4. Go to bed @ 11:30pm on weekdays. - Made it 3 times!!
5. Make 2 breakfast & 2 lunch recipes/week. - 1 breakfast recipe - WW Chocolate Chip-Orange Scones.
I'm not going to follow any sort of challenge this week - I'll just try to survive my birthday week without a big weight gain! But I do want a new challenge to follow until Summer (after this week, it will be 6 weeks until the unofficial start of Summer - Memorial Day weekend and 9 weeks until it's officially Summer). I'm willing to join up with somebody else's challenge or start my own. What do you think? Ideas? Suggestions?
How was your week? Are you back on track? Did you make the goals you set for yourself during this 4 weeks? We can do this!! Take some time this week to think about what really motivates you.
Thanks for sticking with me! You are helping hold me accountable and it does make a difference for me! Hugs to all!
Have a healthy day!
Lisa :)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
4 to 40 ~ Week 4 ~ Final Update
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I have some ideas about a summer challenge my friend and I've been meaning to sit down and email you about it. We need to get together on that one.
ReplyDeleteLove ya. And you can only do what you can do!
Yes, I am finally back on track after Easter. What wonderful, delicious, yummy, lip-smacking damage all that chocolate did to my diet and my will power. (What will power?)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're going to have a great birthday and not stress about weight gains etc. We must be easy on ourselves while we try to achieve the best we can be, n'est pas?
Wow, and you actually made 3 times to bed THAT early??? Good job on the weight loss. It is always hard to lose when there are so many good things to make.
ReplyDeleteLove ya!