Shrinkvivor Week 6

This week has been so crazy, on Wednesday I didn't realize it was Wednesday. 9 p.m. came and went and it hit my right smack in the forehead about 9:30 that I never reported my weigh in for Shrinkvivor. I made it to week six, three people were on my time, and I FORGET!!!! I was less than amused with myself.  Not that this week was any different than the past month, I am stuck at 208.5, yet again. But that I disqualified myself from the challenge, because of too many things going on and too much on my mind. Not. Happy. At. All

Shrinkvivor Weigh In #5

A little late getting week 5 results up. This week, for the third week in a row.. there was no change. Still holding on to 208.5.  Not much else to say here. I'm a little frustrated, but at least the scale didn't turn in the opposite direction and show again. For that I am happy.

Shrinkvivor Weigh in #4

Last week, I was crossing my fingers (and toes) that I didn't get booted off my tribe. Guess what I made it one more week. However, this week didn't fare much better for me. Although I didn't gain, I didn't lose either. I am exactly where I was last week at 208.5.

If I ever get to my goal weight, I will be damn good at maintaining.. I think I've got that down to an art form! lol

Did my best at tracking miles on the treadmill. FYI-I usually workout on an elliptical and I HATE the treadmill. So this was a REAL challenge for me. I have too many aches and pains when using the treadmill that I don't get with the elliptical. But I pushed through it. Unfortunately, I had to walk it, every attempt to run didn't last long enough to report. So my fastest mile was 16 minutes.

Shrinkvivor: Week 4 Challenges

Each week we are given a new set of challenges. I will admit so far I haven't been doing as well as I should. And I would be suprised if I am not reporting from Exile Island next week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but....

This week my own challenge to myself is to not let myself get so overwhelmed that I don't make time to do the things I need to do for ME... like exercise. 

The Shrinkvivor challenges this week are: A min. of 5 fruits and veggies a day, no fast food, drink 1/2 your body weight in water daily. The fitness challenge is to log your fastest mile... wondering how fast I can go..

Now I have that song that features Alvin from Alvin in the Chipmunks " How low can you go" instead "How fast can you go, how fast can you go" Great! 

Shrinkvivor Week #3

Week #3 Weigh in is upon us already. My life these days are somewhat of whirlwind, and at times I don't even know what day it is. I have been working OT for the past several months, and am about at the end of my rope. I haven't been feeling well the last week or so, I think my body is trying to tell me to rest or it's going to make me rest its way (which I don't want).

When it comes to weight loss, I have been like a yo-yo. Up and down, Up down and this week back up again 1.5. I am frustrated because I know I didn't do what I needed to see improvement on the scale. I just can't seem to find the energy after getting up at 4:30ish working an extra two hours a day then making an hour (or more) commute, making dinner and cleaning up the mess. After all that I'm ready to just fall out on the couch. I know I need to find time to implement some exercise if I am going to get anywhere on this weigh loss journey...but where? Can we add a few more hours to the day? Shorten the work day? Something... cause I can't seem to fit it all in.

Shrinkvivor Week #2



Wow! This week went by super fast! I somehow almost totally forgot today was Wednesday. But whew! I made it to post my weight in for this week. This week has been totally freakin crazy!! All I have been doing is working overtime and attempting to sleep. Sleep is something that is not coming very easily for me. I have no down time, working overtime tied in with my hour (or more) commute, but the time I get home and make dinner, its time to go to bed.

So in saying that, I did not get in many miles this week. Not nearly as many as I had wanted to. But with the sleep issues I am having, I surely do not wanna be doing exercise close to going to bed. I am having hard enough time winding down and going to sleep. But enough about that.

I am down to 207 this week. That is a 1.5 pound loss for the week. I will take it! Will be doing my best to figure out some way of getting in more activity with all of the craziness of working overtime.



Shrinkvivor Week 1

New challenge @shrinkingjeans, shrinkvivor started TODAY. I am apart of Tribe Lilac, with a awesome group of gals that I can't wait to get to know. I'm a little nervous about this challenge because you never know what the sisterhood has in store for the weekly challenges that we are gonna be facing. I am super excited though to be participating in this awesome challenge.

This challenge goes hand-in-hand with my 39 week challenge I have given myself. Thirty nine weeks until I will be going on my honeymoon, a cruise to Bermuda. I want to get healthy and fit. What a better way to do this than with the sisterhood.

Today was "opening day" our first weigh in. Last week I really slacked with everything, since I was on vacation. I knew the number on the scale would probably go up, but it wasn't as bad as I anticipated *happy dance* I attempted to take a picture of the scale to help keep myself accountable, but the cat would not leave me alone long enough... he kept standing on the scale in front of my feet. So you will just have to take my word for it. (If I was gonna lie, I'd make myself look alot better than this lol) This week I am at 208.5, that is 1.5 up from last week.

How did everyone else do????