Winter Challenge: Week 1 Recap

Hi! I can’t believe it’s already time for the first update of my Winter Challenge!

My biggest struggles this week came from how darn cold it has been lately. The cold weather made me (1) not want to drink water, and (2) not want to move much. 

Challenge Tasks:

• Drink 90-120 oz of water daily

I only met this goal about half of the time. I was just not thirsty for cold water. I would have rather had some hot tea or coffee, and I did that quite a bit. Drinking water is definitely an area of improvement in the weeks ahead!

• Walk for 30-60 minutes/week

I met this goal, but it wasn’t easy. It’s too cold (for me) to walk outside. I do have a treadmill but it’s in our basement and it’s also cold down there. Anything to do with movement right now means starting out cold. My body and mind is fighting it.

Still, I did a couple sessions on the treadmill this week and I didn’t regret it one bit once I was done.

• Track nutrition daily + stay within calorie range 5/7 days each week

As for my calorie deficit, I did a great job balancing that this week! I had a day where I didn’t fully track because we went out to eat, and it didn’t really throw me off course at all. 

 

It was a healthy eating week for me where I got to enjoy all sorts of the things I love (including some bites of crème brûlée, brownies with ice cream, some chocolate chip cookies and no-bakes).

• Tuesday: 1,731 calories
• Wednesday: did not track - out to eat!
• Thursday: 1,788 calories
• Friday: 1,816 calories
• Saturday: 1,793 calories
• Sunday: 1,745 calories
• Monday: 1,654 calories

• Blog weekly challenge updates

First one 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. 

Starting weight: 224 lbs.

Week 1: 222 lbs. (-2 lbs)