Healthy Living Update: Week 3!

By Tiffany Wong, on October 22nd, 2012

Another week down! Still having some issues getting my family and body accustomed to this new schedule, but it’s getting there.

Here’s this week’s activity journal:

Monday:
-Boot camp assessments: 1 mile – 14:29; situps – 20 (3 minutes); modified push ups – 10 (3 minutes)

Tuesday:
-Boot camp circuit training (legs, arms, abs, jogging)

Wednesday:
-Boot camp running (1.5 miles) mixed with legs

Thursday:
-Boot camp arms and abs; also jogged .56 miles (2 laps) non-stop!

Friday:
-Walking/jogging mix at home: 2.17 mile for 30:38 (14:07 per mile, jogged .25mi/.25mi/.44mi )
-Spent the evening at a grand opening party for a local pizza place. I ordered pizza with beer, but skipped on the dessert and soda.

Saturday:
-Slept in and then took the kids to a Gwinnett Gladiators game that evening. I made sure to eat at home first, so that I wouldn’t be tempted to get something while we were out.

Sunday:
-Spent all day at a festival in Atlanta hosted by King of Pops. Walked around A LOT and was able to keep the junk food to a minimum.

We will do assessments again in 4 weeks, and I really want to make a drastic improvement by then. I was pleased with my 1 mile time, as I don’t think I’ve done a mile in that speed since our 5th grade mile run back in 1992! I would like to double my situps and pushups, and hopefully be able to complete at least 5 military style pushups before switching to modified. I’ve got 3 weeks, that’s doable, right?

Here are the numbers for this week:

I was a little bit bummed to see that I only lost 0.2 pounds, but that quickly changed when I measured and realized I lost another 3.75 inches this week! In three weeks: 2.8 pounds and 6.75 inches….GONE!

If you don’t already, measure at least your thighs, waist, arms, and hips once a week. Measuring is SO important to do, as it gives you a much better idea of what’s going on. If I had not measured this week, I would have been pretty discouraged with the minimal weight loss I experienced this week. But seeing the loss of inches in almost every area really makes me feel like I am making progress. Weight loss and fitness don’t happen overnight, and it’s easy to get discouraged when you don’t see results as quickly as you would like. I also keep up with how I feel (attitude, energy level) each day, and I am definitely feeling better than I was a month ago.

Overall, my diet was okay, although I did have soda more than once last week. But I am really trying to up my water intake, and cut out the mindless eating that happens while I’m working online, and plan my meals in advance. I think those things, coupled with increased exercise, will really make a difference in the long run.

I want to tone up my muscles, but slim down as well. I love the boot camp I am attending right now, but I need to exercise outside of those hours to really make a big difference. I have a hard time exercising at home, but my sister recently sent me the link for a super quick workout that I am sure I can incorporate in to my day. It’s only 4 minutes, who doesn’t have time for that?! Check it out below: