To be honest, I’m surprised I lost weight this week! I wasn’t expecting it at all since I wasn't really trying. Mentally I took the pressure off myself and chose to reevaluate my goal weight among other things. Jump to Week 7 Food & Exercise Summary New Goal Weight To take some pressure off, I... Continue Reading →
Week 5: Grief, Mercury Retrograde, a-ha Moments and No More Excuses!
This past week was filled with a lot of moving energy! Between mercury retrograde and the upcoming full moon energy, I've personally experienced many moments of grief and major a-ha moments! Jump to Week 5 Food & Exercise Diary No More Excuses! I caught myself making excuses this week and decided - that's enough! I... Continue Reading →
Week 4: Weigh In (Down!) + Update
How has it already been one month!? These weeks are flying by! As I suspected, last week I was holding some weight due to PMS and it's highly likely my calorie intake was higher than my calorie output. To skip and click to: Week 4 Food & Exercise Diary After posting last week's update, I... Continue Reading →
Week 3: Weigh In + Mindfulness and Exercise
I was nervous to weigh myself this week, not necessarily for myself but because I'm being transparent as I share my progress. Before stepping on the scale I was creating stories in my head wondering if my hormones aren't balanced and second guessed whether my exercise and activity levels were enough. This was last night... Continue Reading →
Week 2: Weigh In + Update (Nutrition Certificate, EMDR…)
Second week and I'm NOT down BUT, it was a minimal gain and I am still down 1.6 pounds from the start. In my food and activity diary below, you can see how my overall calorie intake was lower this week averaging 1690/day, but my activity level was also much lower so I wasn't burning... Continue Reading →
Week 1 Weigh In (I’m down!) + Why I’m Sharing my Weight Loss Journey
Being the first week you'd think I would have planned a little better to have certain foods in the house - but that wasn't the case at all. I actually bought a box of halloween chocolates from Costco the day before my first weigh-in because it was on sale. (I honestly don't know what I... Continue Reading →
WEEK 1 – HEALTHY Weight loss journey to FEELING great!
Never did I think I’d be sharing photos of my body online like this, but here we are! I enjoy tracking and keeping record of foods, calories and my progress so figured I’d share what I’m doing along the way and perhaps it can help someone else too. While struggling with my weight since 2002... Continue Reading →