Holiday Weigh-In
Posted in My Weight-Loss Journey by RachelWeekly Weigh-In
Starting weight: 271 lbs
Current weight: 175 lbs
Loss last week: -1.5 lbs
Total Loss: -96 lbs
I think the extra workouts this week helped off-set the increased caloric intake of the Holidays. I’ve eaten an average of 1770 calories per day this week, but still managed to post a loss. I’m sure that average is low since I devoured many yummy things that I did not have accurate calorie-counts for including at least two pounds of lasagna (two different types to boot!), at least seven delicious homemade butterscotch and chocolate chip cookies, four pieces of chocolate and walnut fudge, two small slices of burgundy pie, a slice o’coffee cake, a few pieces of chocolate, a sliver of chocolate pudding stuffed gold cake with chocolate frosting, half a ricotta cheese cannoli, a mini eclair, plenty of scallops wrapped in bacon, plenty of turkey-sausage stuffed mushrooms, mashed potatoes, squash, sausage soup, and a plethora of homemade Chex Mix over the course of Thursday and Friday alone.
It just seemed natural that if I were going to consume all of this delicious energy, I would need to work hard to expend said delicious energy. Lucky for me, I’m a pig for the exercise. OINK OINK. This weight-loss thing is about making good choices and understanding that there will be consequences for making bad choices. I could have eaten all of this wonderful food and sat back while it digested, but I opted for the good choice. Did you make any good choices this holiday season?
Weekly Workout
Monday:
- 5K (35:14)
- Strength training (20 mins)
- 55 mins total
Tuesday:
- 5 mins @ 15 incline, 2.5 mph
- 5 mins @ 10 incline, 3.0 mph
- Repeat x 6
- 60 mins total
Wednesday:
- 3 mins @ 5.3 mph
- 2 mins @ 3.8 mph
- Repeat x 12
- 60 mins total
Thursday:
- 10 mins @ 5.0 mph
- 2.5 mins @ 5.5 mph
- 2.5 mins @ 6.0 mph
- 5 mins @ 3.8 mph
- Repeat x 3
- 15 mins @ 5.0 mph
- 15 mins @ 4.1 mph
- 90 min total
Friday:
-5 mile jog (outdoors)
- 63 mins total
Saturday:
- 5 mile jog (gym)
- 60 mins total
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Monica says:
Damn, son!
'Drea says:
That’s am impressive array of temptation. Congrats on digging in on the exercise front to offset the food bounty.
amanda says:
Great job on the weight loss during the holidays. It was a little easier since it was just my husband and I. However with that being said we did go out a few times with friends and I did indugle a little. I did the same thing as you and increase my exercise a little bit more. I also on the days when I did indulge tried to off set it by trying to not eat as much of that particular item.
Rachel says:
If you want to play hard, you’ve got to work hard, eh? Glad we share a similar mindset!
Christy in seattle says:
Wow! Good for you! I did eat salad greens with every meal … that helped me not overeat.
Mary :: A Merry Life says:
Maaaaaannnnnnn, you are so close to 100 lbs lost. And you freakin lost weight during the holidays. Badass.