Winter Challenge: Week 5 Recap

Week 5 is done and I knew it was going to be a doozy when I started this challenge. Most of week 5 of the winter challenge was spent on “staycation” with my sister’s family.

I didn’t really try following any sort of plan until they left on Friday. So, here are the results from week 5, a partial week of working toward my goal.

Challenge Tasks:

• Drink 90-120 oz of water daily

• Tuesday: —
• Wednesday: —
• Thursday: 90 oz
• Friday: 60 oz
• Saturday: 90 oz
• Sunday: 60 oz
• Monday: 60 oz

• Walk for 30-60 minutes/week

• Tuesday: —
• Wednesday: —
• Thursday: 15 minutes
• Friday: 15 minutes
• Saturday: 15 minutes
• Sunday: —
• Monday: —

• Track nutrition daily + stay within calorie range 5/7 days each week (1,650 - 1,850 calories)

• Tuesday: —
• Wednesday: —
• Thursday: —
• Friday: —
• Saturday: 1,715 calories
• Sunday: 1,815 calories
• Monday: 1,765 calories

• Blog weekly challenge updates

• 5/5 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:
• Week 7:
• Week 8:
• Week 9:

It’s definitely hard to post a gain after being on a losing streak in the beginning weeks of this challenge but, the gain is not unwarranted. Actually, today’s weigh-in was not even the worst of it! Over the weekend I actually saw 223lbs on the scale. 

It’s always hard to see the scale go up but I know it won’t stay that way because I won’t be staying in the rhythms of that week.

While my extended family was here I didn’t track anything and I overindulged quite a bit on things I normally wouldn’t have eaten. 

As soon as they left, I went right back to what I was doing before they arrived. That’s what matters most. I went right back to doing what I was doing before they arrived.

I’m back on track now that my sister’s family has returned to Missouri and our life is getting more back to normal. I love visiting with family, and I also enjoy getting back to some routine! I’m hoping to get back down to where I was by next week’s weigh-in, and then continue to press on from there!

Let’s keep going!