Much Better Week

I was much better this week. I worked out every day but 1, and stuck to my eating plan. I am into week 2 of C25K, and I really like it. Today is supposed to be a running day, but I have a killer charlie horse in my right calf, so I am using lots of Icy/Hot and taking it easy, using today as my off day. I will run tomorrow. I am trying to do some exercise 6 days a week. On C25K days, I do my run and then spend about 30 minutes on the Wii Fit doing yoga and strength training. On non-running days, I either do a P90X video or an hour on the Fit with aerobics, strength training and yoga. And I give myself 1 day of doing nothing, so I don't go crazy and get burnt out.

As far as food goes, I was really good this week. I have added in some supplements to my diet; I am now taking a multi-vitamin, a probiotic complex and a cranberry supplement. I have been really good about getting in all of my water, and working hard on getting all my fruit & veggies in. I made an awesome Chicken Vindaloo the other night. It was a Weight Watchers recipe. Shane and I love Indian food, so I was excited to try it out, and it was delicious!

As far as weight goes, I did not get under 170 this week. It is definitely a realistic goal for this upcoming week though. Here are the stats:

Weigh-in Date: 5/1/09
Previous Weight: 171.6
Current Weight: 171.2
Difference: -0.4
Weight Loss to Date: -12.2

Okay, a few things about this weigh-in. First of all, I wimped out last week because I knew I had gained, so I was probably heavier than 171.6, meaning I lost more than 0.4 lbs. last week, but that I was re-losing some. Also, this means that in all of April, I lost 1 lb. I was pretty sad when I saw that. I was sick for part of the month, but 1 lb? That is kind of pathetic. It has definitely lit a fire under my ass to do much better in May. I should be able to lose about 8 lbs. in a month. That is a reasonable average weight loss. So, my goal for the month is to be 163.2 by May 31st. That will put me past my 10% weight loss, which is also a goal I am looking for this month. It will mean I am down 20 lbs. overall, leaving me with only 30 lbs. to hit my goal of 50 lbs. That is what I am aiming for in May.