2 more weeks and the result is ................

Not what I expected for 2 weeks of eating properly and exercising. Last week I wanted to try something different and change it up a bit to see if I would get the same results as the 6 lb week. I came home at night and instead of doing Cardio on the boring treadmill my friend and I worked out to Gallad (Fit TV) everyday @ 6:30 pm. He incorporates light weights and little cardio that help define abs, rear, arms, and legs. I like Gallad he is sort of funny and he has a beautiful Hawaiian beach scenery and skinny/fit good looking people training with him. That definitely motivates me to look better, get in a bathing suit and take the red eye to Hawaii. My basement with a scenery of walls is not doing it for me J. Anyway, so Friday morning came and I was all cheering couldn’t wait to see my hard work pay off. I step on the scale “Drum Roll” and it’s a big huge Goose Egg! No weight lost none, ziltch, notta. I couldn’t believe it. I thought for sure something. I went back read some old emails and comments and tried to figure out what happen. My first week was obviously water weight and after reading everyone’s comments, people said I might not lose the second week. I am hoping maybe it was gaining some muscle mass and burning fat in place of it. Let me know what you think?

Being a little discouraged I decided to step it up some this week and back off of Gallad to see if this would be different. I made sure that during lunch I walked a little more and farther. I came home and did the treadmill at a higher speed and lasted as long as I could which was about 30 min @ 3.5. I only did it 3x this week. I really should have stepped it a little more. That was my exercise for the week. Now on to my eating. Saturday I had a birthday party during the day and a wedding reception at night. I was confused on what to eat, when to eat and first of all what to drink. I decided to just take a cheat day since it would be “rude” of me not to eat some really great home cooked food. I knew it was all pretty unhealthy food, but I couldn’t turn it down when they are excited about me trying it. So, I did small portions at each function. I rolled my own cooler of beer in to the birthday party and the out door wedding reception and had some Beck’s Light with only 64 calories ea. Granted I was better off drinking bug spray, I would have been a little tipsier and no calories. I have gone into soda rehab and I can say my name is Crystal and I have been Soda sober for 21 days now. Clap! Turkey on wheat with some spicy mustard has been my savior. Thank the lord and Butterball I love turkey. I have been eating 6x a day with small portion meals and light snacks in between. This morning I get up and decide to face the scale again “Drum Roll” and I lost 2 more lbs this week. So 8 all together. I’m kind of excited. I hope that is a good number for 21 days of eating healthy and exercising. I know I really need to step up my cardio this week and I am going to try harder and harder to last longer.

I have taken all of your advice and website information to get great ideas on being creative with food and its working. I love all the dishes I have been trying. Self, Spark-people, Healthy living, Women Health Magazine have all been great tools for ideas and workouts.

Please let me know what you think on my progress so far and if I need to change some things.
Thanks
Crystal