Fitness Friday {Week 3}

This week I really got going on working out and getting moving! I also have seen my first big results this week, which is making me so excited to continue this journey!

How did Week 3 go?
My goal this week was to drink water in the morning instead of juice. I am happy to say I did this each morning! It was easy so this is another goal I will continue! I will occasionally have my morning juice, but not every morning. I don't like drinking my calories. It has been a real eye opener to track every bite of food that goes into my mouth. If I eat too much during the day I will run out of calories...not fun! We went to Firebirds (my favorite!) this week for dinner and I really wanted the BLT salad (my favorite!). After looking on the website I saw that the dinner portion (the one I usually get) had over 1,000 calories...yikes! I settled for the smaller portion and ate less bread. I was still over my calories for the day, so I knew I had to walk when I got home. That's the way you have to do it. If you eat more calories than you should, you have to work them off.

Was I active?
I am so excited to report that I was active 5 out of the 7 days this week! That is my new activity goal and I met it, yay! I did not go back to the gym this week. I just didn't feel like I was ready to get too hard core yet...plus I still haven't had my OBGYN 6 week check up and gotten the go ahead to return to the gym. I walked outside instead. I still feel like I got my heart going and its nice to just have some "me" time and take in the sights and smells of spring. Hopefully I will get to the gym in the next few weeks.


Weight Loss?
I lost 2 pounds this week. Yay! I think the working out helped a lot with this. I guess when you go from doing nothing for the past month to doing something, you see results.


Week 4 Goal?

No french fries...this shouldn't be too hard for me. I love french fries but do not eat them all the time.

Here is the list of goals:

Weekly Goals (to be accomplished each day of the week):

Week 1- Track Calories
Week 2- Move every day
Week 3- Water each morning instead of juice
Week 4- No french fries
Week 5- Drink only water throughout the day after breakfast
Week 6- No snacking after 8 pm
Week 7- No sweets
Week 8- Do three sets of planks for 60 seconds each
Week 9- No starches (white potatoes, white breads, etc.)
Week 10- Only snack on heathy foods
Week 11- 20 push-ups each day
Week 12- Eat a salad each day (no creamy dressing)
Week 13- Eat a whole grain each day
Week 14- Take a walk each day
Week 15- Cook only "light or healthy" meals
Week 16- 50 jumping jacks each day
Week 17- Eat 3-5 servings of baked, steamed, or raw veggies
Week 18- Eat 2-4 servings of fruit
Week 19- Do 3 sets of stairs each day