Healthy Habits - Fitness and Weightloss

I am entering week three of the Fit Yummy Mummy Transformation Challenge, a healthy weight loss program that is not only about weight loss, but about health and lifestyle changes that for long term success.

I had a very interesting week, both for hits and misses.

I am loving the program, every week I am learning more about weight loss and healthy living, and have really only touched on the tip of the iceburg as far as things that I can will be doing in the coming weeks.

It seems that every time I look in Holly's handbook, which is almost every day, I find something new. 

And that is the nature of the whole program, you build week upon week with new habits and exercise challenges.  

I am seeing a pattern of things that are problem areas for me.

This is a good thing, so that now I can be prepared and put a plan into action to head them off beforehand.

My stats this week are not as good as they should have been (see more in misses) but they are still an improvement, and I saw an improvement in my biggest problem area, my jelly belly.

So I am happy and am looking very forward to this coming week to kick butt, mainly my own.

I will post an updated picture next week as well.

MY WEIGHT LOSS STATS FOR WEEK #3 

* Height approx 5 3.5 

* Weight 131 lbs (up.5) - I am definitely toning and adding muscle so I am not too concerned. I wasn't expecting much in weight loss this week (see below)

* Waist 74cm (down 1cm)

* Belly Bulge 87 cm (down 3) Yippee!!

* Hips 93 cm (same) I don't have a lot to lose here, so it may not go down. Again, toning is what I am interested in here. I may even see the number go higher if I add a lot of muscle to the back end :0))

* Thighs 52.75 (53.5) I am having some problems with my thigh measurements, being sure to measure always in the same place. I'm not terribly concerned about it. As long as I'm toning, I'm happy. It could be that I measured in the wrong place last week because this is my starting thigh measurement.

MY WEIGHT LOSS STATS FOR WEEK #2

* Height approx 5 3.5 (interestingly enough, I got my daughter to remeasure me and I am 1.5 inches taller than I thought, this challenge really is working!)

* Weight 130.5 lbs (down 2.5)

* Waist 75cm (down 3cm)

* Belly Bulge 90 cm (down 3)

* Hips 93 cm (down 1cm)

* Thighs 52.75 (down .75cm)

HITS 

• Switched from juice in water to straight water. I am glad about that and actually liking it better. 

• Have progressed from doing my exercises at night because I put them off all day to wanting to do them in morning. I wouldn't think of missing a day now, they feel great and I am already seeing results. I am also seeing progress in what I can do.

• Drinking more smoothies. Smoothies are a power house of nutrients and are easily absorbed and taste great!

• Timing nutritional support around my workouts for even better results, as instructed in Holly's Fit Yummy Mummy handbook.

MISSES 

• A few days that I didn't drink enough water. Some days I drink all day no problem, and others, I just don't. But I'm working on it. Best thing is to put it on my desk in the morning. It reminds me and is handy when I am working.

• My husband was home for the week. I find it much harder when he is here, both because he brings things in the house that I wouldn't, and because we generally eat heavier meals. And because he has beer in the house. (we're Canadian, eh)

• The beer deserves it's own little spot because alcohol really is a problem, both because it takes up valuable calorie space and because it makes food taste better, I struggle not to eat too much if I have a few. (and I mean a few, 2 is my limit but is still a problem). The best fix is to not have it in the house, which is not a problem when my husband is gone. I don't miss it. But if it's here, I find myself at days end thinking I'd like to kick back and relax, and boom, there I go.

Part of the problem is that we have a connection problem with our internet - sounds lame but follow me on this. While I would love to do some odds and ends work at night on the computer with the kids on the other one, when we both are on, my computer won't work properly. So I have decided to find another fix. I need to substitute the computer substitute, which seems to be the tv (I always watch a movie when I drink it) for something else or another location that I enjoy. Will work on that next time (there is none now so I don't have to worry for now). There is big potential here as there are a million more productive things that I can be doing once I am in the habit.

The other thing is that if I have an inkling that I will be having some, to adjust my calories through the day and make these my cheat "meals". Not that they are meals, but they are my biggest cheat.

• Chocolates. My husband brought some around Valentine's Day. I did resist quite well (200 calories for 3 is not worth it!) but ended up eating the last 4 in the bag. The fix is the freezer. If there is junk in there, I generally forget about it. But I had been staring at these chocolates here and there for 2 days, it was bound to happen (I looove chocolate). 

•  Adjusting my early day eating. I had been trying to eat more earlier in the day. My prior habit has been to eat less earlier and more later. Some days this was fine, but others I found that I had gone too far the other way so went over on calories because I still ate (or drank) too much at night. Will work on better balance this week. A quick fix is to have veggies ready to munch at night. At that time most of the time I just feel like munching, anything will do if it is handy.

My biggest win is that I am seeing and feeling some definite toning going on, and have made the Fit Yummy Mummy program exercises a regular, and enjoyable part of my day.  

Am I disappointed? Ever slightly because I know I could have done better. But mostly I am pumped for the week coming. Even with my minor set backs, I have come out of this week better than I went in and closer to my , and that's what counts. 

My focus this coming week will be more balanced nutrition and staying within my calorie range for weight loss, which is approx 1400 calories per day. There's not a lot of play there, but I can do it if I watch where the calories are coming from.

Holly has provided a lot of information in this area, so I am really looking forward to experimenting with some Yummy and nutritions foods. 

The Fit Yummy Mummy Transformation Challenge is still open.

If you would like to join me and see some results, you should do it now.

FYM is a healthy weight loss program - a healthy lifestyle - that you can do at home.

There are lots of Fit Yummy Mummy's doing the challenge and seeing results, some amazing in so short of a time.

They are a major motivator, every single day.