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Starting Weight: 155
Last Week’s Weight: 143.5
This Week’s Weight: 142
Calorie Consumption Goal: 8,200 – 10,150
Calories Consumed: –
Calories Burned Goal: 600
Calories Burned: 608

Well I’ve obviously been slacking on my SparkPeople program. The week before last was really bad – I only managed to work out twice that whole week. This past week was better though I’m still not getting 5 days of exercise in. I’d really love to work up to that this month. Barring a miracle I wont be meeting my goal of loosing 30 pounds by the end of the year. But I could get close. According to today’s weigh in I’ve lost 12 pounds, which isn’t even halfway there. But it’s huge compared to all the other times I’ve tried losing weight. So I’m just going to keep moving and hope I hit a stride eventually.

I decided last week that I’m not going to use the Nutrition Tracker for the time being. I’ve been using it since I started and it seems my caloric intake is pretty steady. And since my diets not going to change any time soon, I just don’t see the point. I know my diet isn’t healthy nutrition wise – not enough fruits and vegetables by half. But I can’t purchase my own groceries right now so I just have to eat what’s available to me. When I can start buying my own food again, I’ll probably start tracking again so I can determine whether I’m meeting my nutrition goals. Until then I’m going to skip this time consuming step.

Starting Weight: 155
Last Week’s Weight: 143.5
This Week’s Weight: 147
Calorie Consumption Goal: 8,200 – 10,150
Calories Consumed: 10,332
Calories Burned Goal: 600
Calories Burned: 551

According to my numbers, last week was definitely not a good one. I didn’t really think it was that bad until I ran the numbers. Way too many calories & not enough exercise. And I weighed 147 this morning but I’m not too worried about that. I always weigh a lot the day after I eat a bunch of crap, like on Halloween. Plus I started my cycle this morning so I’m terribly bloated. I expect my weight will seem higher this week. Now if I weigh next week and it’s still 147, I’m going to be terribly disappointed. But I’ll worry about that then. I feel like I can get back on track this week pretty easily. The only concern I have is that I don’t usually feel well during my cycle and I’m afraid I wont feel like exercising. I going to follow the “something is better than nothing” mantra and just work out as much as I can tolerate. If I get started, I usually end up working out for longer than I intended anyway. Hopefully I can make that work for me this week. I don’t want to use one bad week as an excuse to give up.

Starting Weight: 155
Last Week’s Weight: 146
This Week’s Weight: 143.5
Calorie Consumption Goal: 8,200 – 10,150
Calories Consumed: – 9373
Calories Burned Goal: 600
Calories Burned: – 514

I tried something new this week. I was reading a Daily Spark blog by coach Nicole about the tool she uses to stay motivated. It was the Monthly Tracking Calendar. She said it helped to see her progress. If she saw a lot of missed exercise days, she was motivated to work harder. And when she saw that she was meeting or exceeding her goals, it made her feel great about her progress. I used to do something similar in that every day that I was active, I put a silver star on my calender. But I think the small size and color of the stickers made it difficult to see. Plus, I became so used to seeing them that their meaning no longer clicked when I looked at the calendar. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try Coach Nicole’s method.

Of course, I don’t have $12 plus S&H to buy an actual Monthly Tracking Calendar. So I decided to see if I could use what I have on hand. I ended up just using my regular calendar and marking off boxes in each date to represent my goals. It ended up working pretty well. I couldn’t help but notice when I missed a goal and I definitely felt good when I saw a couple completed goals in a row. So I’m going to keep with this method and see how it goes.

Anyway, I’m cautiously optimistic about my progress. I lost a bit of weight this week and I did pretty well with exercise. Even on days I didn’t actually work out, I was doing something that kept me active. I still have a long, long way to go. But I’m feeling much more positive about my plan than I have in weeks. I just hope I can hold on to that feeling.