Monday Weigh In – First Week Results

Every Monday I would like to weigh in and post how much I’ve lost on my blog.  This will serve as a motivation to me (in case anyone is checking up on me) and to just say it “out loud” (for anyone to read) will make this blog my accountability and will help me further my goal.  Please feel free to check up on how I’m doing each Monday or know to skip this day if you’re not interested.   One person who has motivated me to put my stats on this blog is Donna Downey.  Her recent post is all the motivation I need.

I will say that I did not exercise last week at all (although I had planned to).  I also did not eat extremely well, but far better than I ate in the weeks past.  I did incorporate several Eat Clean recipes, which I think makes a difference.  I also enjoyed several processed foods, including ice cream, licorice, chocolate chips, and a little fast food (all in moderation though).  I’m not about jumping into something “cold turkey”, so this week, I’ll do a little better (no fast food) and we’ll see where it takes me.  I also know that the weight dropped this week was a lot of “water weight”, but yet still very motivating (enough for me to want to continue on to see what the next week holds).

So, with that said (drum roll please), I lost exactly 5 pounds (to the ounce) this week.  Yea! My BMI went down 0.9, which is awesome! I am wanting to lose weight for my health (with the added benefit of looking good), so I will be watching my BMI and rooting for that “healthy” BMI number (only 17 more pounds to go to get to the “healthy” range).  *sigh* Diabetes and Heart Disease run heavily in my family and at the rate I’m going, I’m heading down that path. It’s time to make a change.