Weigh-in Wednesday ~ 4/30/14 ~ Week 3

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Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were

 doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.

Colossians 3:23

I've been walking 2 miles a day fairy regularly lately.  The weather has been nice and I've been able to get outside and walk.

I'm very fortunate to live where I do.  I live in a little town in an even littler neighborhood known locally as "Hollywood".  (It is where the newer houses in town are :)

The outskirt of the neighborhood is what I call the "perimeter".  The perimeter is exactly 1 mile.  Isn't that amazing!  I even clocked it in my van one day.

When I started walking again, a few weeks ago, I was only walking 1 mile or 1 lap.  After about a week or two, I wanted up my walking and started walking 2 laps or 2 miles.

Being that it is the perimeter, I have to walk by my house before starting the second mile.  Sometimes it is very tempting to just turn into my drive and leave it at 1 mile for the day.  For the most part, I'm pretty good at prevailing and walk right on by.

It is amazing how much better I feel after getting 2 miles in for the day.

I do have a treadmill for when it is storming but I much prefer walking outside even in the rain.

What is your preferred method of exercise?

Week 3 check-in:

Miles:  12
Total Miles: 28.5

lbs lost:  1.0
Total lost:  6.8

Food Plan:  Let's just call it my third week slump and let it at that.  Back on plan!

Week 1
Week 2

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WholeHearted Weigh-in Wednesday ~ 4/23/14 ~ Week 2

hosted by Whole Hearted Home

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Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were

 doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.

Colossians 3:23

I mentioned in last week's post that I started the Slim Fast 3-2-1 Plan.  I thought I'd explain it a little bit today.

The 3-2-1 Plan is really very simple.

The 3 stands for 3 snacks.  It can be anything from fruit and veggies, a skinny cow ice-cream, or even a Slim Fast Snack bar that tastes amazingly like a Butterfinger!  (I keep a box of these in my desk at work for hen I need a quick snack).

The 2 stands for 2 shakes.  Right now I have Chocolate Royale and French Vanilla that I alternate.  I use the powder and skim milk to make my shakes.  It is much cheaper than buying the pre-made shakes and I think they taste better also.  I usually drink a Chocolate shake in the morning before heading to work.  When I get home from work around 1:30pm, I drink a French Vanilla shake (it tastes like cake batter!)

The 1 stands for one balanced meal.  I almost always eat my one meal at supper-time.  If I should happen to eat my meal at lunch-time, I just drink a shake in the evening.

Some days I'm hungrier than others but for the most part this plan seems to be working well for me.

Week 2 check-in:

Miles: 11
Total Miles: 16.5

lbs lost: 2.4
Total lost:  5.8

Food Plan:  I stuck to the plan fairly well this week even though we had a big Easter Dinner.  I just used portion control and didn't go overboard.

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WholeHearted Wednesday ~ 4/16/14 ~ Week 1

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I've been rearranging my blog schedule and trying new things this week.  Maybe it is because Spring has finally sprung and it makes me long for all things new and fresh.

This is my very first WholeHearted Wednesday post.  If you've never visited my blog before, "Welcome!".  If you are a faithful reader, "Thanks for sticking around :)"

In Monday's post, A New Start, I talked a little bit about my new venture to get healthy.  I thought long and hard about posting anything about this subject on my blog.  Do I really want people to know that I'm overweight, out of shape and struggling to do anything about it?

Finally, I decided that I need encouragement and prayers to do this.  To stay motivated and determined in my healthy walk.  That walk is something that I want WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

So, where better to ask for that encouragement and prayer than a WholeHearted Linkup?

Therefore, encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. 

1 Thessalonians 5:11

I'm not sure how I'll format my updates each week.  If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them.

For this week, I'll just give a bit of a breakdown:

Miles: 5.5
Total Miles: 5.5

lbs lost: 3.4
Total lost:  3.4

Food:  I started the Slim Fast 3-2-1 Plan and have been doing really well on it.  (More on this in the future.)

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