Thursday, March 12, 2026

Winter Challenge: Week 7 Recap

Week 7 recap! What?!

Here’s how it all went down…


Challenge Tasks:

Drink 90-120 oz of water daily
  • Tuesday: 90 oz
  • Wednesday: 90 oz
  • Thursday: 90 oz
  • Friday: 90 oz
  • Saturday: 90 oz
  • Sunday: 90 oz
  • Monday: 90 oz

Walk for 30-60 minutes/week

  • Tuesday: 25 min
  • Wednesday: 25 min
  • Thursday: —
  • Friday: —
  • Saturday: 30 min
  • Sunday: —
  • Monday: 25 min
Track nutrition daily + stay within calorie range 5/7 days each week (1,650 - 1,850 calories)
  • Tuesday: 1,760 cal
  • Wednesday: 1,745 cal
  • Thursday: 1,745 cal
  • Friday: —
  • Saturday: —
  • Sunday: —
  • Monday: 1,775 cal
Blog weekly challenge updates
  • 7/7 done!


Weight-Loss Goal:

My realistic and main goal is to lose 8 - 10 pounds during this challenge. My “shoot for the moon” goal is to lose 15 pounds!

Realistic goal weight: 216 - 214 lbs.
“Shoot for the moon” goal weight: 209 lbs. 

Start Date: January 20th
Starting weight: 224 lbs.
  • Week 1: 222 lbs. (-2 lbs)
  • Week 2: 220 lbs. (-2 lbs)
  • Week 3: 218 lbs. (-2 lbs)
  • Week 4: 218 lbs (- 0 lbs)
  • Week 5: 221 lbs (+3 lbs)
  • Week 6: 218 lbs (-3 lbs)
  • Week 7: 217 lbs (-1 lbs)
  • Week 8:
  • Week 9:
I had a few days where I didn’t track over the weekend. I definitely went over calories on this days, so I’m happy to see that I’m still down a pound despite it all. Despite the data above, this week wasn’t easy.

Some things that I overcame this week:
- sick kids, like back-to-back sickness, and sickness on top of sickness (phew)
- PMS cravings, balanced within my deficit (donuts, anyone?!)
- working through the tail end of the winter blues, winter weather, etc. (or what better be the end, amiright?!)

I overcame a good bit this week and still showed up with a loss on the scale. Let’s keep going! Only two more weekly recaps left in this challenge!