November 27, 2009: Black Friday!

Today was a day of lots of shopping. I didn't get up early as in past years, but earlier enough to find what I wanted. Most places didn't really have that great of deals! On the positive note, I completed two dog walks and a lot of walking while shopping, helping to burn off some of the turkey calories. I'm contemplating buying the bodybug system...I just hope it isn't a waste of money.

Results

Week 4 Day 5
Weight: Full of shoppings!
Calories eaten: 1635
Calories burned: -103
Net calories: 1590
Exercise: 2 dogs walks, shopping walk (40 min)

November 26, 2009: Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day! Gobble gobble gobble! Well today was a day of eating lots of yummy food. I did manage to get my two walks and a run in, so that was good. My calculations showed that I was just slightly over my calorie budget, but I'm sure that was an underestimate. I really didn't eat that much, but I'm sure I was over budget. I think I just need to increase my working out. Life is definitely going to get really busy in the near future, but I hope to make exercise a priority.

Results

Week 4 Day 4
Weight: Just ate a turkey, what do you think it is?
Calories eaten: 1945
Calories burned: -243
Net calories: 1701
Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)
               1 mile run (12 min)

November 25, 2009: Closer to target.

Today I did much better with my meals....enjoying the sucesss for the day. With Thanksgiving day tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be way over target.

Results

Week 4 Day 3
Weight: Not going to tell you.
Calories eaten: 1589
Calories burned: -102
Net Calories: 1487
Exercise: 2 dog walkes (40 min)

Novermber 25, 2009: Whoopsies!

Looks like I ate a lot today...I guess I was in the mood. Hopefully after this week I can makeup for it.?!/. I think I need an excel spreadsheet to keep track of my numbers, rather than just a food diary, to see if my excess calories total up to 3,500 calories in one week. Those numbers would surely explain the weight gain...

Results

Week 4 Day 2
Weight: Sure don't want to weigh in today!
Calories eaten: 2411
Calories burned: -115
Net calories: 2296
Exercise: 2 dog walks (45 min)

November 23, 2009: Some sprinkling rain

It looks like snow could be heading this way, in fact today it drizzeled all day! However, I was able to get my exercising in. Today marks the begining of week 4. I think I've done an above average job at staying under 1800 calories of food and walking/running for 45 min a day, even with that, I haven't observed any weight loss. It's possible that I'm under estimating my caloric in-take, but I don't think it's been so underestimated that I haven't observed any weight loss. This I don't understand! Maybe I'll see more results by week 8?

Results

Week 4 Day 1
Weight: No lo se.
Calories eaten:
Calories burned:
Net calories:
Exerciase

November 22, 2009: First Day in Ohio

Now that I don't have much driving to do, I am able to get back on the exercising bandwagon. Hopefully I can keep this up during the Thanksgiving Holiday! :)

Results

Week 3 Day 7
Weight: I don't think they have scales in Ohio
Calories eaten: 1587
Calories burned: -102
Net calories: 1485
Exercise: 2 dog walks (40 min)

November 21, 2009: The long drive

Since Friday at 3pm MST, I've been sitting in a truck, doing a lot of driving! This means, not so easy to exercise, but I tried to minimize my endless snacking. It's hard though, when the road is sooo boring and it's dark, alll I want to do is eat!

Results

Week 3 Day 6
Weight: No portable scale
Calories eaten: 2212
Calories burned: 0
Net Calories: 2212
Exercise: nada...unless changing the radio dial counts.

I guess you could call it emotional eating? After 27hrs of driving, I'm not that hungry!

November 18-20, 2009: Almost travel time.

I've spent this week getting ready for a long road trip to Ohio. This has made it a little difficult to get all of my workouts in, but I tried. I also feel like my calorie in-take estimates might be a little off, however, I'm not going to carry around measuring cups and spoons. This will just have to do!

Results

Week 3 Day 3
Weight: Ooopsies...I forgot.
Calories eaten: 1251
Calories burned: -238
Net Calories: 1013
Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)
               1 mile run (12 min)

Week 3 Day 4
Weight: %$&*( (that means it went up)
Calories eaten: 1462
Calories burned: -116
Net Calories: 1346
Exercies: 1 dog walk (45 min)

Week 3 Day 5 -The start of a 27hr road trip
Weight: No scale in the car
Calories eaten: 1429
Calories burned: -76
Net calories: 1353
Exercise: 2 dog walks (30 min)

November 16-17, 2009: Closer to Turkey Day!

Had a visitor is town...did lots of eating out, but not too bad on the calories.

Results

Week 3 Day 1
Weight:??
Calories eaten: 1624
Calories burned: -238
Net calories: 1386
Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)
               1 mile run (12 min)

Week 3 Day 2
Weight: One of these days I'll weigh in again.
Calories eaten: 1254
Calories burned: -124
Net calories: 1130
Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)

November 14-15, 2009: Baby it's cold outside.

Well it has happened...it has snowed and slowed my workouts. It was bound to happen at some point during the winter, after all, it is Colorado. I still need to watch what I eat more carefully, but I did not do as horribly as I thought I would do. I'll keep chugging along

Results

Week 2 Day 6
Weight: More than I want to know
Calories eaten: 1715
Calories burned: 0
Net Calories: 1715
Exercise: The snow won today!

Week 2 Day 7
Weight: Still unknown
Calories eaten: 1666
Calories burned: -62
Net calories: 1604
Exercise: 1 dog walk (25 min) (It's still chilly, snowy and icy out there! and even though my Wii tells me I can workout and burn calories...I don't think it is enough!)

November 13, 2009: Friday the 13th!

The weather is getting chillier!

Results

Week 2 Day 5
Weight: Who knows!
Calories eaten: 1351
Calories burned: -238
Net calories: 1113
Exercise: 2 dog walkes (50min)
              1 mile run (12 min)

November 12, 2009: Week 2 Day 4

Results

Week 2 Day 4
Weight: Forgot to weigh in!
Calories eaten: 1618
Calories burned: -278
Net calories: 1340
Exercise: 2 dog walks (35 min)
               2 mile run (25 min)

November 11, 2009: Hump Day

Today's progress was great! I got a lot of exercise in during a gorgeous weather day. I'd better enjoy it because it looks like wet snow will be here this weekend...so I'd best eat better during the week. I took two extra long walks with the dog to drop off/pick up my car from getting work done, and managed to motivate myself to do a 2 mile run! I hope this momentum keeps up.

Results

Week 2 Day 3
Weight: Missplaced the scale...it's around here...somewhere....
Calories eaten: 1635
Calories burned: -367
Net calories: 1268
Exercise: 2 dog walkes (70 min)
              2 mile run (25 min)

November 10, 2009: Week 2 Day 2

Some days it appears like it's easy to stay on target. For me, I think as long as I keep up with my exercise, I can keep the net calories under controll. Controlling what I eat is the hardest because I'm often tempted to load up on sugar. It just tastes sooo good! With all my spare unemployed time, I think I'll be able to maintain my exercising at a good level. It will get difficult with an upcoming move and new job because my exercise time will be hard to fit in and I'm bound to just eat what ever is most convenient. What I should do is make 'healthy' foods the most convenient foods so that while exercising might decrease, my calories eaten won't incase, but that will be hard! I guess I'll face that challenge when it arrives. In the mean time, I'll focus on keeping up with my excercising and hoping to see some weight improvement before the crazy life begins!

Results

Week 2 Day 2
Weight: Scale ran away.
Calories eaten: 1344
Calories burned: -297
Net Calories: 1047
Exercise: 3 dog walks (75 min)
               1 mile run (12 min)

November 9, 2009: The start of week 2...

The begining of a few week! It will be better this week. That is the plan. My problem is the more I try to 'eat healthy', the more I want to eat 'unhealthy'. I run into this everytime I try to get fit. Maybe one day I'll figure out how to trick myself into eating right! As for today, I managed to stay on target, it has been a good Monday!

Results

Week 2 Day 1
Weight: Scale is broken! :)
Calories eaten: 1443
Calories burned: -237
Net Calories: 1206
Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)
                 1 mile run (12 min)

November 8, 2009: Thanksgiving Round 1

My neighbors had an early Thanksgiving dinner....which means lots of good food. And...I still have another Thanksgiving to eat at later this month. The good news is that I did ok with the caloric in-take. On the other hand, I didn't make the time for the exercise. One out of two isn't bad. I did make it out for one walk. Maybe tomorrow I'll just make it an extra long walk to make up for it.

Results

Week 1 Day 7
Weight: -3.9 lbs...how much of this fluctuation is water weight?
Calories eaten: 1427
Calories burned: -60
Net calories: 1367
Exercise: 1 dog walk (25 min)

At the end of week one, I've done well keeping up with the exercising...but need to reduce the amount of calories eaten. Hopefully I can improve on that during the next 9 weeks!

November 6 & 7, 2009: Not sooo good.

So things have gotten busy. I've been ok at keeping up with exercise, but the calories just pile up!

Results

Week 1 Day 5
Weight: MIA
Calories eaten: 2236
Calories burned: -237
Net Calories: 1999
Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)
                 1 mile run (12 min)

Week 1 Day 6
Weight: Scale is broken..
Claories eaten: 1546
Calories burned: -177
Net Calories: 1369
Exercise: 1 dog walk (25 min)
               1 mile run (12 min)

November 5, 2009: Those darn sugar cookies!

Well on day 4 I ran into a batch of sugar cookies...a weakness. It happens, and at least I enjoyed the cookies! It didn't push me over the edge for the calories eaten...well it doesn't seem that way. But I'm sure it will bite in the butt soon enough! Maybe I just miscalculated for the day.

Results

Week 1 Day 4

Weight: Unkown

Calories eaten: 1728

Calories burned: -237

Net Calories: 1491

Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)

                 1 mile run (12 min)

November 5, 2009

Major run in with a batch of sugar cookies...they were so pretty looking. Calories just keep adding up!


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November 4, 2009: Day 3 and Still Moving,

Day 3 is coming to a close and the motivation still exists! That's a plus. I even managed to run 2 full miles today and my mile time has dropped from 14 min to 12 min (+/- 30 sec) during the past two months. I think it has to do with the new shoes. The hot pink makes me go faster. :)

Those are some sharp, fast looking shoes! What a great birthday present. While there was positive increases in excercise...there was a quick run to Wendy's for dinner that put me over the calorie goals...oh well! It happens. I'll keep trying!

Results

Week 1 Day 3

Weight: +5 lbs..hmm...it looks like the 24 sugar cookies I ate have caught up with my wasteline!

Calories eaten: 1979

Calories burned: -315

Net Calories: 1664

Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)

                 2 mile run (25 min)

November 3, 2009: Blogging Issues

I want purple font and no high-lighted background. Or a better template! Maybe google will update it soon.

November 3, 2009: Day 2

Well I pretty much survived Day 2, so that is good news. At least I can keep it up for two days in a row....but there was a run in with a tub of frosting. That is what pushed me up to the 1800 calorie mark, if I guestimated my servings correctly. I'm also thinking of trying a cookie/cake decorating hobby which increases my exposure to major temptations. My first batch of sugar cookies with decorative frosting, kind of bombed. The recipe didn't work out, the cookies were pale, the frosting looked horrid, but in the end the cookies were edible. I think I need a lot more practicing.

Results

Week 1 Day 1
Weight: Good question?
Calories eaten: 1802
Calories burned: -277
Net Calories: 1525
Exercise: 3 dog walks (70 min)
                  1 mile run (12 min)

November 2, 2009: The 10 lbs in 10 wks Challenge

Hello and Welcome to my Blog!!

Lose 10 lbs in 10 Weeks! That's the challenge.


That's the goal, to increase exercise (walking/running) and decrease caloric intake to lose 10 lbs in 10 weeks. We'll see how it goes. I'm using a blog as a means to keep me on track and record my progress...or lack of progress. I'll try to write daily or as often as I can. The joy of unemployment is I should be able to find the time, right?

Caloric goals: 1800, my goal is to keep my caloric food intake under 1800 calories. I think 1500 calories/day would be to stressful. If I can keep with the 1800, maybe I can decrease for the last 5 weeks of the challenge.
Exercise goals: I have a suggested walking plan to follow, but I think I'm going to stick to 2 dog walks/day (50 min) and run at least 1 mile every day that I can (12 min). That pretty much covers all the walking that the program is suggesting. I could start at a higher level of the walking program, but I don't want to set myself up for failure. I'll be more motivated to continue if I am successful at this level. Maybe I'll increase my running during the later half of the challenge.

Su: Walk 15 min
Mo: Walk 20 min
Tu: Walk 15 min
We: Walk 25 min
Th: Walk 30 min
Fr: Cross train
Sa: Walk 40 min

Results

Week 1 Day 1
Weight: Don't you wish you knew! I'll let you know if it goes up or down
Calories eaten: 1848
Calories burned: -302
Net Calories: 1546
Exercise: 2 dog walks (50 min)
2 mile run (25 min)