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!
