Transformation Tuesday

My grade for myself the past week-

Diet: 50%

Exercise: 50%

Total Grade: A (100%)

Weigh in-

Weight: I have lost three pounds. I can finally say I am lighter than when I started that thanks to turning fat into muscle and now getting that muscle leaner. YAY! :)

Measurements-

Neck: stayed the same as last week

Upper Arm: I stayed the same as last week

Forearm: I stayed the same as last week

Bust: I lost .5 inches

Waist: I lost .5 inches

Stomach: I lost .5 inches

Hips: I lost .5 inches

Thighs: I lost .5 inches

Calves: I lost .25 inches

Total inches lost:2.75 inches this past week! It is slowing down but I am happy with my results for my first month! :)

Transformation Tuesday!

Well, as you may have noticed, I missed last week. It was crazy busy that day, and I kept forgetting to do it later, so this will be an update for both weeks totaled.

My grade for myself the past two weeks-

Diet: 50%

Exercise: 50%

Total Grade: A (100%)

Weigh in-

Weight: I have FINALLY started losing weight! I have lost two pounds (which still puts me at a couple pounds heavier than where I started), but hey-weight loss is weight loss! :)

Measurements-

Neck: stayed the same the past two weeks

Upper Arm: I lost .5 inches

Forearm: I lost .5 inches

Bust: I stayed the same

Waist: I lost .5 inches

Stomach: I lost .5 inches

Hips: I lost .5 inches

Thighs: I FINALLY lost some-a whole .5 inches

Calves: stayed the same

Total inches lost: 3 inches! It is slowing down, but at least I can also say I lost 2 pounds the past two weeks. :)

Transformation Tuesday!

Now that I am caught up with this blog as my check-ins are on Tuesdays, I have decided to call this weekly post "Transformation Tuesday!" This past week was a bit harder. It was an emotional one, which always makes dieting that much harder. I did however, find it easier to exercise intensely to vent the stress and frustration. As much as I hate to admit it, I did cheat once this week. It was after a particularly hard day, I ate past seven after a rehearsal. In my defense, I still tried to be a little healthy (just definitely not as healthy as I should have been).

 

Ben and I had both had downer days for various reasons, so we made a little trip to our local Wal-mart and got some yummy treats in hopes of feeling better (oh, you terrible comfort food!).  We filled our cart with the delicious Lloyd's BBQ pulled pork and hamburger buns (I actually still went for whole wheat, bad mood and all-go me!), crab salad with Ritz crackers (not so healthy), and then came the really bad ones-root beer, Oreos, and frozen crinkle cut fries...I know, I am terrible, and I felt that way after eating/drinking them too. I only had one sip of the root beer and it was so sweet it was disgusting to me! I only had three Oreos, and a few fries, but still...I felt awful! I got a headache (happens when your body has not had sugar or high carbs in ten days and then you try to have some), felt nauseous, gross, and even noticed I still did not feel good and had a hard time with my workouts the next day. Needless to say, it was not worth it, but it definitely helps me with my determination to stay true to my goals now that I know what cheating them does firsthand. It definitely helped me to curb those "naughty cravings" (as I call them) the rest of the week. Sigh* Live and learn, right? Even if the perfectionist in me absolutely hates not being perfect to begin with! :)

 

Although I cheated on my diet this week, I am happy to be able to report that I did not miss one workout all week, and I am proud of that!!!

My grade for myself this week-

Diet: (41.7%)
Exercise: (50%)
Total Grade: A- (91.7%)

This means that I missed one day of eating right all day long and sticking to my goals, but I did not miss any exercise all week. I am a work in progress, but am shooting for 100% next week! Keep your fingers crossed that I stay strong. Especially with those late and tiring rehearsals that can make a girl SO hungry! Should not be too hard after cheating and paying for it with not feeling well for a day this past week.

Weigh in-

Weight: I gained another pound. I really, really don't like this, but know it is common as you turn fat into muscle (hence the whole muscle weighs more than fat thing), before getting to the lean muscle you want, but let me tell you if that scale does not start going down soon, I am going to start get depressed. I know you should not let the scale govern your health, but lets face it. It is SO rewarding working your tail off and having it show on the scale. Am I right, ladies? Don't get me wrong...I am still very happy to be losing inches, looking/feeling better, and fitting more nicely in my clothes, but I just want some pounds to start falling off too. Is that too much too ask?


Measurements-

Neck: stayed the same as last week
Bust: stayed the same as last week
Waist: I lost 1.5 inches more
Stomach: I lost .5 inches
Hips: I lost .5 inches
Upper Arms: stayed the same as last week
Forearms: still the same
Thighs: I lost .5 inches
Calves: I lost .5 inches

Total inches lost: 3.5 inches! Still an improvement week (even with cheating and gaining a pound), so cheers to that!
 

 



Weekly Check-in!

Here is the part that makes me the most nervous about doing this blog-accountability and sharing my results! Ha ha! As much as I hate it, it will be good for me. I will be posting weekly updates with a picture (yikes!) before and after post monthly. Stay tuned!

My grade for myself for the week-

Diet: (50%)
Exercise: (50%)
Total Grade: A (100%)

 I did not miss one day of staying true to my diet and exercise routine, and let me tell you my results were definitely worth the hard work and sacrifice!

Weigh in-

Weight: I gained a pound, but I lost inches and muscle weighs more than fat, so it is still a week of work and health to celebrate!!!

Measurements-

Neck: I lost .25 inches

Bust: I lost 1 inch!

Waist: I lost 1.5 inches!

Stomach: I lost 1.5 inches!

Hips: I lost 1 inch!

Upper Arms: I lost .25 inches

Forearms: stayed the same

Thighs: I stayed the same

Calves: I stayed the same

I lost a total of 5.5 inches overall!!! I was so surprised I could lose that much already that I double and triple-checked myself just to be absolutely sure. I always measure in the same places on the same day of the week and at the same time of day. I also use an app on my phone called fatsecret to track my calories-both those consumed and those burned with exercise. I find it really helps me to keep track of things and get used to portions of food and the amount of exercise it takes to burn those calories. Once I get a good feel for it, I will probably just do without it, but for now it is nice.

 This is SO exciting to me! I can tell a big difference in how my clothes fit and in my muscle tone, strength and endurance already, even in the areas where I did not lose any inches. I am excited! Hoping I can continue to lose inches, and get to where I also start losing pounds!