Cynthia & Amy's 12 Week Challenge: Monday Weigh-In Wk #8

Week #8 Update:

Cynthia:

It's been a challenging week, to say the least.  I lost .4 pounds which I'm surprised at considering the week from hell I had following the program.  Let's face it, I'm not feeling motivated right and am finding myself falling back into old habits; particularly not wanting to plan my meals out for the day, journal, or eat clean.  I guess I'm a living testament to how challenging it can be to lose weight and make this a lifestyle change and let's not forget-how easy it can be to slip back into old, unhealthy patterns.

I need to get it together and get back on track with the program.  Besides I've come way too far with the program to give up now!  I know I can do this, just have to keep on telling myself that!  

Amy: 

Well this week has been a disappointment. Down .2 only! What?! I was sticking with program and I even made it to the gym 3 times this week. I think that I've figured it out - I'm getting a bit lazy. Although I made it to the gym I often didn't go for more than 30 or 45 minutes. Time to step it up - my body can handle more! Only a few more weeks left....I need to stay on track and not let one blip undo all the success that I've had. Stay tuned...

There Are Two Primary Choices...

"There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them." 






-Denis Waitley

My Pretty Journal

Hubby has been getting on my case for quite some time now with the amount of journals I've collected over the years.  Yes I do have hoarding tendencies (with certain things), but what can I say, I have a thing for pretty journals.  Besides, buying the best of the best when it comes to journals motivates me to want to open up my journal each time I track my meals for the day and actually track.  It's not easy as it is holding yourself accountable to tracking when trying to lose weight, but for me, what makes this process even easier is tracking with a pretty journal.


Happy Journaling!

Cynthia & Amy's 12 Week Challenge: Monday Weigh-In Wk #7

Week #7 Update:

Cynthia:

Still gleaming from weigh-in this past Saturday with my 2 lb weight loss!  Considering how weight loss has gone the past few weeks, totally didn't see that one coming at all.  

Last week was my first official week back in the gym after being sick with the flu the week prior and let me tell you it was hard!  Didn't think a whole week off would affect me as much as it did, but it did.  I honestly felt like a novice beginning for the first time, but I hung in there and completed my workouts for the week.  

Goals for this week-get more greens in my diet and start being more consistent with taking my supplements (didn't realize how much I hate popping pills).  

Amy: 

I'm a pound down-but that isn't the big news.  Yes, I made to the gym 3 times and I took in Zumba class-all good.  There are no earth shattering goals for this coming week.  Eye on the prize.

Half-way point celebration:

So Amy and I decided to celebrate our 6th week mark with a little celebration this past week.  We ended up going to one of my favorite Sushi spots in town (Kinjo Sushi in Calgary-best sushi in town) and had an amazing time...maybe not so amazing for Amy since she was serenaded with a few songs by restaurant staff being that it was her first time visiting the restaurant-something they do on a regular basis for first time visitors.  But hey I had a blast, even if it was at the expense of Amy (lol).  Either way, here are a couple of pictures from our half-way point celebration:

The Power of Visuals

I know some of you don't do so well with visuals of raw meat, but the above captured picture is really a visual to help put into perspective just how much of a difference a loss in weight can make to your overall frame.  


It was a woman on a discussion board I frequent quite regularly who compared the loss in weight to that of ground beef.  The woman stated that if one follows a prolonged weight loss plan for some time, and lost the standard 1-2 pound loss each week, that would be visually equivalent to that of a 1 pound package of ground beef.  It's an interesting and odd visual, but one that really puts into perspective how much fat is melting off my body from week to week.  Not only that, this visual is a powerful motivator to keep me focused and determined to continue on my path. 


So the next time you get a little discouraged with your weight loss efforts, or perhaps you're not impressed with the losses you're seeing on the scale, just know that per every pound of fat lost, that's equivalent to a pound if not more of ground beef lost on your frame.


Happy Sunday!

Jamaican Patty Dilemma...

Who doesn't love a Jamaican patty from time to time?  I know I do, but after finding out how many calories and grams of fat are loaded in those babies, I think I may have  to reconsider them altogether.  Thank-God for nutrition labels!  Can you believe that 1 large patty contains almost 700 calories and 36 grams of fat???  For those of you following weight watchers that's approximately anywhere from 17-20 points in total...for one patty.  That's about 85% of one's caloric intake...yikes!!!


Thank-God that the package for the Jamaican patties at an event I was at this afternoon was laying around and I was able to check the nutrition facts label. Eating one and not having the nutrition label to go by, definitely would have spelled disaster to my diet.

As much as a girl has always loved the odd occasional patty, after today...not so much.   

Brazillian Butt Workout???

I have to seriously laugh when I come across some of the late night infomercials advertising the latest and trendiest workouts.  I almost died when I saw the advertisement for the "Brazillian Butt Workout"...no seriously, I did.  Don't know if it's the cheesy fitness girls, or the video's sexy creator Leandro Carvahlo (totally being sarcastic here), but this is one video that I have to totally PASS on...moving on...