I did much better in some areas this past week than I did the week before, but other areas, not so much.

Why am I doing this?

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
• Complete the fitness challenge
• Eat veggies with every meal

How I Did Since Last Wednesday

I did better than I did the week before. I was going through this big slump before and just did NOT want to exercise, but this past week I think I got over it. Still had a few days where I just had no desire to do anything, but I’m working through it. Can’t give up. Sometimes it can be hard to find time or motivation or something comes up, but you have to keep working at it. A missed day (or 2 or 3) isn’t a bad thing. Just pick back up and keep going.

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	141.4	21.4	21.7%	45.7%	28.25	36.50	22.75
Today – 7/8/15	141.6	21.4	22.3%	44.9%	28.25	36.50	22.75
Goal	135.0	20.0	20.0%	50.0%	26.50	34.00	22.00
Difference	6.6	1.4	2.3%	5.1%	1.75	2.50	.75

Notes

Drat. Last check-in I was up .4 and this time I’m up .2. Not huge numbers, but they do add up. I’m thinking it’s mostly muscle, though, and trying not to be too concerned. My body fat went down and my muscle mass went up, so that’s most likely the cause, which is a good thing. Muscle weighs more than fat.

 Walk at Least 3.1 Miles A Day

Date	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Distance	3.10	3.10	–	–	–	3.10	3.10
Time	46:20	44:30	–	–	–	45:07	54:04
Pace	15’27”	14’50”	–	–	–	14’33”	17’27”
Where	Treadmill	Treadmill	–	–	–	Treadmill	Treadmill

Notes

Last Wednesday was when I was going through my “I have no desire to do anything” thing. There’s been a lot going on and I think it took a lot more out of me than I thought it would. There were a few days I couldn’t get myself to walk outside because I just felt so exhausted, so I ended up doing my outside days on the treadmill last week.

This past Monday, though, I was all dressed and ready and walking out the door when my boyfriend called to say the tile guys had called him and told him they were on their way to the house. We weren’t expecting them until Wednesday, so I was unable to do my walk. But, in reality, I could have because even though they say they’d be at the house soon, they didn’t show up for almost two hours. I was a bit irritated, but oh well. After they left I turned on my music and enjoyed a really good walk/run.

Yesterday my pace was so bad because the tile people came again (on time this time) and didn’t leave until almost noon, so it was too hot for me to walk outside. By the time I finished working on stuff for my other blog, I was just beat, so I decided I’d do a slow pace and just get my miles in. Which ended up being a good thing because this morning I woke up and busted out my best time ever and ended up running almost half of my route. Woohoo! I guess there’s something to the whole push it one day and rest the next before pushing it again.

Walk 12,000 Steps A Day

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
12,038	9,138	6,026	6,988	3,272	14,711	13,097

Notes

Not my best week for steps, but not my worst. Last Wednesday I found myself not having enough steps and I walked some extra time on the treadmill that evening to get them in. But the rest of the week I just kinda gave up. Some friends came over on Thursday to watch a movie and we had a nice, relaxing time. Friday I decided that I needed a break because of all the stuff that has been going on the past few weeks and didn’t work out, watch what I ate or make any huge effort to stay with any goal.

Not that I went super crazy, but sometimes you just need a break. And it helped a lot. Doing my usual slacking on the weekend, too, made me feel much better on Monday. I’ve been able to hit the ground running and I’m feeling great.

Eat Veggies With Every Meal

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
	x				x	x

Notes

I usually forget to have veggies with breakfast. I have vegetables with dinner every night, but I have a hard time staying consistent with vegetables at both breakfast and lunch. I’m getting better, though.

Exercise Challenge

So, last week I came up with this exercise challenge that is tailored to what I can do on each of these. My brother (who is a personal trainer) said it’s kinda lopsided with more emphasis on lower body and really light on upper body, but I don’t have a lot of upper body strength. This challenge is designed to help me improve my upper body while continuing with my lower body.

Once I’ve completed this, I’m going to change it and try to make it more even. Cut back a little on the lower body and increase on the upper body. It’s been fun, but I have to admit I’m a few days behind. Well, two. Today is Day 8 and I just did the Day 5 exercises this morning. I’m going back and forth on doing Day 6 later today and trying to do Days 7 and 9 tomorrow, but I we’ll see how I feel later today.

Well, that’s it! I’m excited about this and I hope you are, too. What are your fitness goals? Are you doing the challenge with me? If you are, how is it going for you? Any feedback on what’s too hard and what’s too easy?