The first weekend of my endeavor! Weekends are often hard for me, because if I don't keep busy, it can be tempting to just eat to pass the time.
I got up early, went to Palmdale to buy some fruit for a Winter Solstice gathering I'm going to tomorrow, and when I came back, I took our dogs for a 35 minute hike. Took some nice pictures, which, if you're interested, can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036626&id=197402605&l=aa74d2302e
I was going through some stuff, and found my tape measure! So, here is my first set of measurements.
Neck: 17.25 in.
Right Arm: 23 in.
Left Arm: 22 in.
Bust: 59 in.
Chest: 50 in.
Tummy: 62.5 in.
Waist: 54 in.
Hips/Belly: 70.5 in.
Right Thigh: 35.5 in.
Left Thigh: 35.5 in.
Can you imagine, one thigh is about the same size as the hips on the average Playboy model! I've got a lot of inches to lose! My goal weight is 150 lbs, and I'm estimating that as about a size 16. Using the size charts on http://www.oldnavy.com/ (my favorite store!) to be a size 16 I'd be shooting for measurements around 45-37-47. That means I'm looking to lose 14 inches off the bust, 17 inches off the waist (and tummy area), and 23 inches off the hips/belly. I think I'll go for measuring myself weekly.
Today's breakdown:
Weight: 370.8 (down 7.6 pounds from my start weight on 12/15/09). I should have weighed myself before the burritos! Those things weighed at least a pound! ;)
Mental Level: Excellent. I would say a 10 today, on my scale of 0-10 with 0 being on the ledge with a knife to my wrist and 10 being my perception of a normal functioning person. I got up, ran errands, did some housework, took a hike with our dogs, made myself two delicious healthy meals, and feel really pulled-together.
Exercise Today: I took our two dogs for a 35 minute hike around the area here. Uphill stretches, downhill stretches and level stretches. Definitely got my heart-rate up, and it felt great to be outside! Based on the "Lose It!" app, this exercise burned 519 calories, which is comparable to my walking/stair-climbing from during the week.
Food Intake Today: Very good! Cereal for breakfast, turkey and cheddar sandwich, a tomato and yogurt for lunch and two big bean burritos for dinner. My calorie intake for today is 1812, minus the 519 burned from exercising bringing my net intake down to 1293. It's 5:30 pm now, and I'm still stuffed from my burrito dinner, so it's doubtful I'll eat anything before bed.
Inspirational Quote of the Day:
"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." -Leon J. Suenes
I thought this one was nice today. I'm dreaming my dream of going to England, and the "price" I'm paying is giving up bad habits that didn't really bring me any happiness. I want to make my dream of going to England come true, and I'm willing to pay the "price"! :)
