I’m really bad about eating healthy and sticking with food goals. All the unhealthy food just tastes so good! I’m really trying, though, and I’ve improved a little, but I’d like to improve more. Because of that I’ve decided to do a weekly check-in to keep myself accountable on here. Cuz, really, who likes to fail publicly?

Fitness Goals

• Get body fat percentage below 20%
• Get muscle mass above 50%
• Get BMI to 20
• Get weight back to 135
• Walk at least 3.1 miles a day and work towards running 3.1 miles by October 15th
• Walk 12,000 steps pers day

Healthy Eating Goals

• Eat veggies with every meal
• Eat less than 150g of carbs per day
• Eat less than 13g of saturated fats per day
• Keep sodium under 2,000mg per day
• Eat only 2 sugary treat items per week

How I Did Since Last Wednesday

I’m having a rough time sticking with this. Well, the food tracking. We had a barbecue this past weekend and Troy has been working late, so I haven’t been tracking my food all that consistently. Nor have I been eating very well. Troy worked until 8:15 last night and I had cheetos and Progresso chicken soup for dinner. The night before was his birthday and he surprised me by taking the afternoon off work to go to a movie, so we just had a super quick dinner of boxed pasta and jarred alfredo sauce.

But I AM determined to be consistent, so I’m not giving up yet. Seeing how meh my numbers are this week has made me feel more motivated to keep working at this. Except that at this very moment I’m fighting a very strong “blah” feeling that is trying to make me go lay down. My plan, though, is to finish this post and then go do my 3.1 mile walk. Some sunshine and exercise should hopefully help me feel energized.

All the Numbers

Date	Weight	BMI	Fat	Muscle	Waist	Hips	Leg
Start – 6/4/15	144.2	21.9	22.6%	44.8%	28.50	37.00	23.00
Last Week	141.0	21.4	21.5%	45.3%	28.25	36.50	23.00
Today – 7/1/15	141.4	21.4	22.7%	44.7%	28.25	36.50	22.75
Goal	135.0	20.0	20.0%	50.0%	26.50	34.00	22.00
Difference	6.4	1.4	2.7%	5.3%	1.75	2.50	1.00

Notes

My weight did go up a little, but .4lbs isn’t that bad. I’m  bummed it went up instead of down, but considering all the sugar and junky stuff I ate at the BBQ on Saturday and the junk I’ve been eating since, I’d say it’s pretty darn great that it only went up .4lbs. I was expecting 1-2lbs.

 Walk at Least 3.1 Miles A Day

Date	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Distance	3.18	3.10	–	–	–	3.08	3.10
Time	56:10	45:42	–	–	–	39:57	52:17
Pace	17’40”	15’14”	–	–	–	12’57”	16’52”
Where	Treadmill	Treadmill	–	–	–	Outside	Treadmill

Notes

I’m actually really surprised with my pace on Monday. I thought I was going to go really slow since it had been a few days, but I jogged a decent amount of each mile. About half of my first mile is straight uphill with half of my second mile being mostly downhill and about a third of my last mile is another uphill (steeper than the first one), so I’m working towards jogging all of the flat or low-grade incline/declines and getting faster at speed-walking up the steep inclines.

Another things I’ve started is alternating days. I think I hurt my legs a few weeks ago because I was trying to straight-up jog the steep inclines from the get-go instead of working into it. I’ve decided to do my outdoor 3.1 mile routine every other day and do a slower pace on my treadmill in between.

Walk 12,000 Steps A Day

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
11,109	14,099	13,429	16,416	1,323	12,402	12,015

Notes

I’m actually pretty surprised that I got my steps in almost every day. I wasn’t really keeping track or trying to make sure I got them, except for Monday. Troy and I watch a tv show or two after dinner most nights and I walked on the treadmill for 20 min to make sure I got my steps in. Other than that, I haven’t been watching the numbers.

In my defense for Sunday, that’s a low normal for me. I actually slept from about 8pm on Saturday night until about 1:30 Sunday afternoon, so I’m pretty impressed that I even hit 1,000. haha.

Eat Veggies With Every Meal

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Notes

I didn’t track this at all this past week, so I have no idea. lol.

Eat Less than 150g of Carbs Per Day

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Notes

StarI didn’t track this at all this past week, so I have no idea. lol.

Eat Less Than 13g of Saturated Fats Per Day

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Notes

I didn’t track this at all this past week, so I have no idea. lol.

Keep Sodium Under 2,000mg Per Day

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Notes

I didn’t track this at all this past week, so I have no idea. lol.

Eat Only 2 Sugary Treat Items Per Week

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Notes

Um, let’s just say I’ve had sugar just about every day this past week. *blushes*

Exercise Challenge

A few months ago I did a squat challenge and really loved it, so this past week I got to thinking about how I’d like to do it again, but stepped up a bit. So, this morning I created my own 30-day exercise challenge. It’s a bit light on the upper body and comes on strong for lower body because I can’t do many push-ups, but I’m hoping by the end of this I’ll have a stronger upper body and be able to come on strong all over for the next 30 days.

Overall, I’m excited about this and think it’s going to be fun. I can’t wait to see the end results. I’m going to take a few ‘before’ pictures of myself today so I can see how much my body has changed when the challenge is over.

If you want to join in with the challenge, let me know in the comments and I’ll check out your progress. Also, take a before picture so we can all show off our results at the end!

Well, that’s it! I’m excited about this and I hope you are, too. What are your fitness goals?