Weekly Weigh In

Way back in the day I did weekly weigh in's. I did a blog because I didn't have a fitness page and this way people could choose to read about my weight issues or not. I'm contemplating returning to a weekly weigh in blog.

Returning to weekly blog weigh in's is strictly selfish and here is why I am considering. First, it's one more source of accountability. Second, it forces me to actually sit down and evaluate the previous week. Reflection is so important for continued growth.

So how did this past week go?

Life in general for the week was great! I've recently moved and am beginning to find a new rhythm. Of course it is also soccer season for my teenager so that rhythm has to be pretty flexible at the moment. But I wouldn't trade it.

Last week we only had one soccer game. I managed to get in almost 20 miles of walking. I got in four strength workouts, made it to the first home football game of the season and took in a concert at a local winery... oh and I didn't eat the blizzard I so desperately wanted!

Nutritional during the week, Wednesday - Sunday were a free for all. I didn't log a thing, again. I had promised myself Sunday was the day. I even enlisted a friend to help hold me accountable daily and agreed to do the same for her. Sunday was a complete bust. I was afraid Monday would be too with the holiday but I managed to pull myself together.

I'm conducting an experiment to try and help me figure out what tracking system fuels my body best. Let's be real, there is no one size fits all. That's one reason I love the fitness community, it's full of information and help in learning about all of the options. My plan was a 2 or 4 week experiment, but I may add another option and make it 3 or 6 weeks. I'd love to hear what method you use for tracking nutrition too.

Currently I am comparing weight watchers and calorie counting. The first two days of comparing have been very eye opening. I'm also somewhat playing around with macros and may add that into the mix. I'm tracking all 3 each day, but only focusing on one of the three as my goal. I will focus on each one for 1-2 weeks.

Here is a look at how day 1 compared:

That's quite a big difference!
Day 2 was very similar.

I am down 3  pounds since the heaviest weight I saw over the past week which I am thrilled with after only being on point for 2 days, soreness from lifting and eating out yesterday. I am 25 pounds from goal making my total loss as of today 119 pounds.

One of the biggest mental struggles I need to work on is getting back to celebrating these small victories. I got so close to my big goal and lost sight of all the little goals that still had to be accomplished to there. I became frustrated with my lack of progress and started making excuses. I am back to working on one pound at a time and one workout at a time.

Slow and steady will wind this race.