52 weeks to go!!

I’m starting to set my August goals. I have been through alot already on my journey, but I have also learned alot. I’m optimistic and ready for August….this is going to be a long ride that I’m gonna have to take a month at a time!

August Goals!

1.) First and formost - STOP setting unrealistic goals! I have got to realize that I did NOT gain all this weight in 6 months to a year! So, it may take longer than the 52 weeks I had originally planned to get it off! I have to be at peace with that because if I’m not…I’m gonna keep getting discouraged and quitting! Its okay to splurge…its okay to skip a work out a couple times a month! IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO GIVE UP! So….my REALISTIC goals are below:

Weight goal: to be 10 pounds down and weigh 229 by the end of August (roughly 2.5lbs a week)

Measurement goals:  

Bust: 43 (-2)

Waist: 44.5 (-2.5)

Hips: 50 (-2)

Legs: 26 (-1)

 2.) Workout goals: Mix up routine with different cardio workouts

* 6 days of walking 1 hour (at least 3 miles)

* 7 days a week of 30 day shred on level 2 (at least)

* 4 days a week of cardio 25 minutes per day

*Shooting for at least 75 miles walked during the month of August

 3.) Keep food at 1,500 calories or less and try to eat mainly protein, fiber, and good carbs and limit bad carbs. Drink at least 60 oz of water a day. Post diet and exercise daily on blog

4.) Plan, Plan, Plan….School starts full time the last week of August. So, it is going to be important that I start planning now and being able to stick to that plan will be even more important. This will include time to get up, when to work out, when to clean/organize things, and when to go to sleep (and whatever else I can think of).

5.) GET ENOUGH SLEEP! I understand that there will be nights McKenzie will hender this…LOL bless her heart…but going to bed at 10 or 11  isn’t cutting it! I want to be in bed no later than 9:30pm!

6.) Balanced life - The main area I would like to work on is money management! I stuck with this last month, but this month its time to get serious! I also would like to stick with my house cleaning routine!

7.) I want to do something to reward myself for my hard work! So, once a week (if I met all my work out / food / etc. requirements) I am going to do something to reward / pamper myself…..so get my haircut and eyebrows waxed, give myself a home facial or manicure or pedicure, or maybe a pair of earrings or shoes or something I find on sale.

8.) DON’T GIVE UP! this is gonna be my motto this month. I just have to remember that I didn’t gain it over night and I’m not gonna lose it over night…but I have already come so far! 20 lbs down is great….and I’m not looking to quit and gain it back…I’m looking to lose more…so even if I only lose 5 lbs this month…fine its a loss! 5 lbs a month for 10 months is 50 lbs which would put me at 190! OUT OF THE 200’s!! But if I get discouraged and quit I’m 100% gonna gain that 20 lbs back….I would rather be 190 in 10 months than 260 for sure!!!! I gotta remember that!

 9.) STOP LIVING YOUR LIFE BY THE SCALE! Weighing everyday does have its benefits. I can see where my hard work has gotten me, or I can see if I need to tweak my plan a little. However, I should really stop focusing on weight. I mean…..YES…. I want to lose weight. I want to be skinny. I want to wear cute small clothes! BUT….more importantly I want to develop good habits with food and exercise choices on a consistant basis. I don’t want my daughter to grow up thinking she needs to weigh herself everyday. So, I’m going to strive to weigh myself on Sundays. I’m not saying I will never have a cheat weigh in….but I really want to try to do the once a week thing. I think it will keep me honest on my diet/exercise…..because if I’m doing really good on the weight sometimes I cheat a little…..LOL……if I don’t know I will have to do good and keep doing good….because I will know there is a weigh in coming up.

Current status —>
Weight 255
Bust 48 inches
Waist 49 inches
Hips 55 inches
Thigh 28 inches

GOALS –>
Lose 3lbs per week and lose 14 lbs over all for the whole challenge month of July. So goal weight is 241

Goal measurements:
Bust - 45 inches
Waist - 46 inches
Hips - 52 inches
Thighs - 26 inches

1500 calories per day
Breakdown
Breakfast - 300
Snack - 100
Lunch - 400
Snack - 200
Supper - 500

Water goal is 80 oz per day

Exercise goals
Bootcamp Cardio DVD workouts - 45 minutes / 5 days a week (Mon - Fri)
Power walking - 2 miles per day / 5 days a week (T, R, F, S, Sun)
Strength training - 30 min per day / 3 days a week (M, W, F)

Exercise / Diet Blog on 3FC website (link to it is under my name on this post)

Area of life to work on : Money management and sticking to a budget

MANTRA: Stop making excuses that keep you fat!

So yeah, that’s me in the picture! Isn’t it horrible! Well, today I’m starting my journey to help make America more beautiful by ridding it of some excess fat….LOL! My long term goal is 120 lbs in 52 weeks. I want to lose 3 lbs a week. (I know if you do the math I will actually lose 120 lbs in 46 weeks….but I am figuring for holidays and plateaus!) I have struggled with my weight my whole life. It just gets worse, but I’m so fed up and done with it…..I am going to lose weight and be happy with myself!

So, I’ve divided my goal up into quarters. I will have 4 short term goals in other words. Each short term goal will be 11.5 weeks long, and for each short term goal I would like to lose 34.5 lbs. My first short term goal starts today:) June 23, 2008 and ends the week of September 8, 2008. During that time, I will lose my first 34.5 lbs to start my journey! I will accomplish this by burning 1,500 calories per day to lose the three pounds a week that I need to lose.

Details for week 1 :

 I currently weigh 257 lbs. I figure to maintain this weight I’m eating around 3,084 calories a day (my weight *12). So, to lose three pounds this week I need to cut out 1,500 calories a day. First of all, I’m adding in some exercise. Walking 30 minutes per day at 3 mph (1.5 miles) will burn 277 calories for my current weight (per www.shape.com tools calories burned calculator). That only leaves  1,223 calories to burn per day. Therefore, I can eat 1861 calories per day and that burns off 1,500 calories! I will just round it to 1800 calories!

 My meal breakdown will look like this:

Breakfast : 300 calories

Snack: 300 calories

Lunch: 400 calories

Snack: 300 calories

Dinner: 500 calories

wish me luck and thanks for reading my blog!