I almost forgot to update with last week's totals because I was sick...
Last week my goal was 1380 calories but this week I upped it to 1490 calories per day. But still following my macronutrient ratio of 50/25/25.


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First post of the year...

I've decided to start taking a screen capture of my food diary totals to see which areas need improvement. This way I know what I'm doing wrong straight away and it won't be 5 months later and I'm wondering "what happened? why am I not losing?"


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It's been 4 months now and no weight loss. I do see changes but not huge ones. I see that I'm more toned but it sucks that all that toned muscle is still buried under a significant layer of fat. The same layer of fat I've been trying to get rid of for the past 5 years!! I realize that I am not obese so the pounds are not going to fall off as ( Read more... )

I started my weight loss journey in December of 2005 with 35 lbs to lose. I got rid of 15 lbs and fell off the bandwagon for about a year and a half. Then in February 2008 (after the super bowl and with a lot of motivation from Beachbody) I got back in the game and I've been going strong since. Last year alone I learned more than I ever thought ( Read more... )

I am very proud of how far I've come so far in this challenge. I have to admit that though week one was the hardest, it was just the beginning. Week two was even harder, especially trying to stay focused and motivated. After the failed attempt to lose 3 lbs that first week, I was a bit discouraged but something kept me pressing on and I'm glad I ( Read more... )