shrinkvivor challenge week 3
We're back for Week 3 of the Shrinkvivor Challenge over at Shrinking Jeans! I'm hanging out over at Exile Island after last week's gain.
Official stats:
Joining WW weight on 9/21/11: 210.4
Challenge Starting Weight: 206.2
Change This Week: -3.9
Change for Shrinkvivor Challenge: -2.6
Total Pounds Gone since 9/21/11: -6.8
Activity towards this week's mini-challenge for exercise has been lacking this week. The herniated discs in my back are really aggravating me. My new doctor is waiting on a copy of my MRI from last summer to decide how she wants to proceed with fixing my back. Apparently there's a new laparoscopic procedure that has a quick recovery time that she is hoping I'm a candidate for in lieu of more steroid injections or the dreaded invasive back surgery with weeks, if not months, of recovery. Until then I'm only to walk and only if I'm not in pain. I do still plan to do my 5K and walk the 'hood on the 22nd. For the time being I'm resting.
shrinkvivor challenge week 2
And we're back! Week 2 of the Shrinkvivor Challenge over at Shrinking Jeans! I will lay it all out here - I had a bad week. From Friday-Tuesday I didn't watch what I ate and the scale showed it on Wednesday with a gain of 1.3 pounds this week! Very disappointing for me but how can I be upset when I know what the reasoning behind it was? Because of my gain I was lowest % for my team so I have been moved over to Exile Island. And you know what? I'm okay with that. My team - Team Pink - AKA the Pinkbury Dough Girls - is an amazing group of ladies who didn't make me feel less than for my not-so-good week. And in past challenges or life in general when I screw up I give up. Not this time. As Ann (LOVE ANN!) texted me this evening - "...this isn't for prizes it's for health!" And you know what? Isn't the biggest prize of all being healthier for me and my family? For me? Absolutely. So yes I gained. Yes I'm okay with it. And yes I'm back on track this week. And it's a great place to be mentally.
This week's physical challenge is exercise minutes again - time devoted to exercise specifically. So I will be working on that and continuing to keep track of my foods and staying within my daily Points Plus target for Weight Watchers. I did well in the exercise department last week going from zero to 195 minutes which is substantially less than some but an improvement for me.
This next week will be better and I will keep plugging away. I'll check in with you again on Wednesday.
And this? When I'm feeling down I remember this. I will not let the number on the scale define me any more. It's not worth it. I am worth more.
shrinkvivor challenge week 1
This is it! Week 1 of the Shrinkvivor Challenge over at Shrinking Jeans! I almost wish I had waited and started back to Weight Watchers a week later since I'm down 4.2 pounds this week!
I am teamed up with some great gals for this challenge including Ann and Heather! We are part of Team Pink - AKA the Pinkbury Dough Girls! Cute, huh?
This week's physical challenge is exercise minutes - time devoted to exercise specifically. So I will be working on that and continuing to keep track of my foods and staying within my daily Points Plus target for Weight Watchers.
The best part about this past week? (Excluding a nice loss on the scale, of course.) Energy. I actually am not dragging my butt, exhausted all the flippin' time. Guess my body was trying to tell me something. Obviously I'm hard headed occasionally. Or all the time if you ask my husband.
I am really looking forward to seeing what I personally and the Pinkbury Dough Girls as a team can accomplish not only this week but throughout this challenge.
Until next Wednesday...
weekly check-in
Wow. I can't believe the Shrinkvivor Challenge is over! Of course, I disqualified myself last week by missing the check-in (gah!) but that doesn't mean I stop working at it, right? Right. So without further ado, here are my numbers:
Weight at last check-in: 199.0
Challenge Starting Weight: 202.1
Change This Week: -1.5
Change for Shrinkvivor Challenge: -3.6
Total Pounds Gone since 9/8/2010: 5.1
Ummm, do you see what I see?
Yes, 5# button, baby! And a 3.6 loss for the challenge...not nearly as great as I had hoped but dealing with a sick/hospitalized kid, being sick myself and hurting my back again, I am very happy with the overall loss. I keep telling myself that slow and steady wins the race but geez sometimes it feels insanely slow.
Oh and have you voted for the Top Shrinkvivor? There are 7 and seriously I'm not sure how ANYONE is supposed to choose just one winner...the entries are all phenomenal. Go vote, m'kay?
so much to say
Bear with me as this post is, well, all over the place, which will give you insight into where my mind is at the moment (hint: all over the place).I just checked and ohmywerd there are 251 items sitting in Google Reader. I'm tempted to hit "mark all as read" but I don't want to miss anything. I already missed this week's Shrinkvivor weigh-in and am now out of the game which royally sucks, yo. (And I just checked the Shrinking Jeans posts in Google Reader to link up to the weigh-in post I missed and holy cow there are 24 posts I need to read!!!)
Two weeks ago I was at the end of my rope. To be perfectly honest I was there earlier this week too. I had another cortisone injection in my back on Monday and am actually starting to feel better today (as in less pain in my back, hip, butt and leg).
The doctor doesn't think that Disney is feasible because of the time left to train. He wants me to go really, really slow. As in, walk or run 1/2 a mile, wait 4 days, do it again, wait 4 days and see how I'm feeling. I am going to start going to the Y next week on a visitor pass to see how my little one takes to the child care. I'm hoping she does well and then I can work one-on-one with a trainer to see if he/she can get me where I need to be to walk the Disney 1/2 with Karena in January. Right now that's the best I can do, which is crazy disappointing, but it's where I am. What I REALLY want to do is participate in the Sisterhood Virtual 5K starting on Monday.
I'm seriously struggling with anxiety and depression
Speaking of "surviving", I was watching the Biggest Loser this week and Jillian Michaels said something to a girl on the black team (her name escapes me) about surviving versus fighting. Basically, this girl has lived her entire life surviving whatever comes her way when, in fact, she needs to fight. Which prompted me to tweet this:
"Why aren't you fighting? Thriving, that's fighting. Surviving is just getting by. Now: run again." - Jillian Michaels
Hmmm. I can't wait to run again. <---Words I never thought I'd think let alone say out loud.
Oh and don't miss this giveaway from Shrinking Jeans that ends TOMORROW - 2 Tickets to FitBloggin. I know. Go enter. NOW. I'll be there. And I wanna meet my girls there, k?
shrinkvivor challenge weigh-in #5
I am late posting this week (sorry!) but I did manage to check in on time over at Shrinking Jeans so I'm still on Exile Island. (insert big sigh of relief!)
Here are the quick deets:
Last week's weight: 199.0
Challenge Starting Weight: 202.1
Change This Week: 0
Change for Shrinkvivor Challenge: -3.1
Total Pounds Gone since 9/8/2010: 4.6
No change but no gain so I'm pretty happy with that. Will be posting more this week (hopefully by the weekend). And yes, that will include an "exposed" post. I'm scared but I'll do it because I need to do it. I took the pledge to love myself and this is another step in that direction. Till then...
shrinkvivor challenge weigh-in #4
Holla!!! I'm down 1.7 pounds this week. YAY!
Last week's weight: 200.7
Challenge Starting Weight: 202.1
Change This Week: -1.7
Change for Shrinkvivor Challenge: -3.1
Total Pounds Gone since 9/8/2010: 4.6
Last week, although in the Top 3 for minutes logged (GO TEAM PURPLE!), my team did not excel in the weight loss portion and were (sniff) sent to Exile Island. But being on Exile Island isn't all bad (there's a lot of awesome peeps over there, ya know) and you know what? We're all still improving our fitness and losing weight together and that's really the point of the whole challenge anyway.
Disney 1/2 Marathon training officially began this week. And I also had my best time for a mile at 16:15 which I realize is still slow but it's MY best and I'm super proud of it (considering my average in the spring was a 19 minute mile). Most of my girls are participating in the Disney full marathon but Karena and I will tackling the half marathon together. (Note: I cannot wait to meet my girls!)
Looking forward to another terrific week!
shrinkvivor challenge weigh-in #3
GO TEAM PURPLE, aka PURPLE POWER SHRINKERS!!!!
Last week's weight: 200.2
Challenge Starting Weight: 202.1
Change This Week: +0.5
Change for Shrinkvivor Challenge: -1.4
Total Pounds Gone since 9/8/2010: 2.9
I gained a half-pound this week. I started strong on the challenges for the week - no drive thru and 120 minutes of exercise by the weekend; however, the weekend took a bad turn and my 6 year old ended up in the hospital. Hospital = fast food, cafeteria food, etc. and because I promised I wouldn't leave him (and I keep my promises to my kiddos) I didn't exercise while I was there (even though running up and down the stairs would've been a good way to relieve stress and get minutes in as we were on the 4th floor).
So that's my week. I plan to lose that half-pound by next Wednesday though and discover just how fast I can run a mile.
shrinkvivor challenge weigh-in #2
GO TEAM PURPLE, aka PURPLE POWER SHRINKERS!!!!
Last week's weight: 202.1
Challenge Starting Weight: 202.1
Change This Week: -1.9
Change for Shrinkvivor Challenge: -1.9
Total Pounds Gone since 9/8/2010: 3.4
My personal goals for this challenge...how I did this week:
- Water, water, water: 4 out of 7 days I hit my goal of 100 ounces
- Train for the Disney 1/2 marathon: No training this week with sick kids and the husband with a crazy work schedule. Hope to resume SOON.
- Count calories: Interesting to note that the same day I hit my water goal I also hit my calorie goal.
- Continue to work on silencing my inner mean girl: She's been pretty quiet this week. Success!
Given the fact that I've had a kid with horrible asthma problems this week, another with allergy/cold issues and a husband that hasn't been home (work), I am really happy with the week I've had. I'm tired but I did well given my obstacles. The one thing I *really* need to improve on next week is my training for the Disney 1/2 marathon. I may have to work on getting up earlier in order to get it done which is tough for me cuz I loves me some sleep.
shrinkvivor challenge weigh-in #1
Ladies and gentlemen (are there even any gentlemen that read my blog?), today is the official start of the Shrinkvivor Challenge over at the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans! Along the premise of the show Survivor, but SHRINKvivor, there will be 1 winner that will Outfit, Outlose and Outlast everyone else. Pretty cool, huh? I'm not really sure how they continually come up with awesome challenges like this but they do. They're so creative.
I am on TEAM PURPLE, also known as the PURPLE POWER SHRINKERS, and we've already started chatting it up on the hood and Twitter getting to know each other. I love it!
I will admit I've been up and down, up and down on the scale. I'm done. Done doing things halfway. Done losing a half pound only to gain 2. I need this challenge. Even if I don't win the grand prize I will still win in the end because I will be healthier and more fit. Not maybe. I. WILL.
One thing I'm changing this time around is posting my weight. I never have before because, well DUH, I'm embarrassed. And I don't want to admit the number. But I'm hoping that facing the number will help me address the issues. And I have many issues...but that's a story for another day. Or 4.
So I'm starting with last week's weight and working forward. On a good note I AM down this week. Yay!!!
Here's my picture. Taken post-shower with my cell phone so it's super-steamy but you can still see the number. I did you the courtesy of cropping out my toes. I'm so thoughtful. I know.
Last week's weight: 203.6
Challenge Starting Weight: 202.1
Change This Week: -1.5
Change for Shrinkvivor Challenge: N/A
Total Pounds Gone: 1.5
My personal goals for this challenge:
- Water, water, water
- Train for the Disney 1/2 marathon
- Count calories
- Continue to work on silencing my inner mean girl
