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Fit Mama Week 1.5

Posted about 1 year ago on Ordinary Devoted Mother

Okay, okay, I know I promised to post my weight loss progress each Sunday. Well, as a wise person once said,

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

So, without further ado, here is how I did last week:

1. My first goal was to write down everything I ate and drank in a food diary. This is harder than it seems! I kept my diary 3/7 days. Definately room for improvement here…

2. My second goal was to buy a pedometer and record my steps per day in my diary. I DID manage to buy a pedometer, but I mistakenly bought the cheapest pedometer I could find. I guess I shouldn’t have been suprised, therefore, that the device wasn’t exceptionally reliable. The reset button appears to be overly sensitive…every time I picked up one of my children (this happens a lot, mind you), they seemed to conveniently hit my reset button with their bottom. One minute, I had racked up 1700 steps and the next minute, I was down to 16. Drat. The darned thing seemed to function better on work days (no kids!), and my average per working day approximated 4000 steps. A far cry from the recommended 10,000 steps per day. Yes, it appears I have room for improvement on this one too!

3. My third goal was to get motivated by making a list of the reasons I would like to lose weight and get fit. I was actually able to accomplish this one (I do LOVE lists after all):

Better cardiovascular health

Better mood

Good role model for my children

Getting rid of my “mommy weight”

Other reasons too personal to post in my blog (a girl’s gotta have some secrets, you know)

4. My final goal was to post my progress on Sunday. Ahem…better late than never?

By the way, despite my “failure” (ooh, I hate that word) to meet above goals, I did somehow manage to lose one pound last week. Hurrah! One down and 13 to go!

And now (drum roll, please), my goals for this week:

1. Continue with self-monitoring of food and steps per day (or minutes of physical activity per day if pedometer continues to be unreliable).

2. Review my list of motivations daily. For a decent (i.e., I’ll stay on the look-out for a better resource for you) article on using motivational affirmations to help you lose weight, click here.

3. Drink water (or other low calorie beverage) with every meal. For a great slideshow about the best and worst beverages for weight loss, click here.

If you are following my progress, please, please, please post your own comments, successes, and challenges. I look forward to hearing from YOU!

Best, Michelle

P.S. To see the inspirational video that got me going, check this out: