We have just finished Week 8 of the George Foreman Knockout the Fat Weight Loss Challenge, and it has been a pretty busy one! Last week, I kicked off the Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred program with a few of my Twitter & real life friends. (They are one and the same here in Indiana! Indy geek girls stick together.)
I’m also restarting the Couch to 5K program—shredder by day, runner by night! I’m excited to be able to physically handle it all, without too much difficulty. I finally got into my doctor, since I’ve been having trouble with cardio. I get short of breath, really quickly. She ordered a prescription, a chest x-ray and some pulmonary function tests.
I don’t have the results of everything yet, but I did take a run that night after a few puffs on my new inhaler. Best. Run. Ever. True story. I think this is really going to make a difference, and finally get me past week 1 in the Couch to 5K. I want to be able to run the entire Wine at the Line 5K I just registered for. Between the 30 Day Shred and the running, I think I’ll be in pretty good shape by then.
George Foreman Turkey BLT
I need to build more healthy calories into my meals, maybe add a 3rd snack. Possibly both. When I find myself hungry, between meals or snacks on my plan, I just grab whatever is around. Or, find myself craving not so healthy foods. And, indulging in them. Of course, this is a holiday weekend, and I allow myself to indulge a bit.
I decided months ago that if I’m going to be able to stick with this program, there has to be room for treats & special occasions. I don’t want to be the person turning down birthday cake, for a diet. I don’t want to miss out on holiday favorites because I’m too focused on weight. On the other hand, I don’t want to totally let myself go over an extended holiday, like this one! We’ve been at the lake since Saturday, and I’ve done pretty well.
I focused on healthy meals and brought plenty of fruit to snack on in between. This keeps me out of the chips but doesn’t quite keep me away from the cookies. I’m trying to keep a good balance—somewhere in between no treats and half a batch of cookies! We’ll have my annual 4th of July dessert later today, and that one will be hard to stay away from, since I don’t make it very often. I am making the flag with strawberries & blueberries instead of sugar crystals. That’s progress, at least, but it’s still a tasty, chocolatey dessert.
And, it’s only for the weekend. If I’m eating healthy meals and focusing on good snacks on a daily basis, a few days out of a month are going to be okay. Maybe it will halt my weight loss this week (we’ll get to see the final results next Monday!), but it won’t make a big difference in the grand scheme of things. Because it’s about way more than losing weight for a little while.
It’s about making permanent changes.
Starting Weigh-In: 195 pounds
Today’s Weigh-In: 176.5 pounds
This Week’s Weight Loss: .5 pound gain
Total Mamavation Weight Loss: 18.5 pounds
Total Knockout The Fat Weight Loss: 11 pounds
BMI: 25.25
Sistahood Question: How did well did you manage to eat healthy over the holiday weekend? Any tips for the rest of the summer?
This post is sponsored by Eco-Foil Pans, and Iām writing this to be entered into a giveaway for Eco-Foil prize pack, hosted by Mamavation.
Disclosure: The George Foreman Knock out the Fat Weight Loss Challenge is a compensated program. As an ambassador for George Foreman, I received a George Foreman grill and will be paid for my time at the end of the 90 day challenge. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine!
yummy! Your snadwhich looks so good! Great job on your weightlose you have done so good!
One pound is still fantastic! Congrats on getting your friends involved. As a former, Hoosier, YEAH to you!!! I agree about making the permanent changes which is something I always struggle with! Happy Independence Day! http://healthbeautychildrenandfamily.com
You are right, this challenge has been so much about changing my habits permanently instead of just for a little bit! Way to go on the weight loss! Have a great holiday weekend š
Awesome plan! Shredding during the day and running at night will give you incredible endurance! The weight training will increase your speed too š
Awesome job! I can’t believe the KnockOutTheFat challenge is over halfway over! Time flies!
Have a great week
Great job on the weight loss!!! I really like the idea of shredder by day, runner by night. When my hubby is home I am a walker by night, hopefully when he gets back I can be a runner:) Sweets are my downfall too, I don’t think I can totally ever give them up.
You know better than anyone that moderation – not deprivation – is the true victory š Sounds like you did awesome and WTG on continued losing š Your consistency is inspirational š