Beat the Heat Challenge Week 2

 

Some of you may remember that I  joined the Beat the Heat Summer Challenge.  It started July 4th and goes until Labor Day.  Forgotten?  Check out where I blogged about it here.  Well, we are now into week 2.  So, here goes:

Starting Weight:  212.8

Today's Weight:  210.4

Total Loss:  2.4 pounds

Goals for the contest: 

1.  Journal my food everyday

2.  Exercise for at least 5 days a week; minimum of 30 minutes

3.  6 glasses of water a day

4.  Be in ONEderland by the end of the challenge

Each week we are given some questions to answer and are encouraged to post a positive picture.  Here are the questions for this week:  

1.  What progress have you made on your goals?  My journaling and exercise for the week has ROCKED.  I journaled everyday, which is huge for me.  I usually forget to do that kind of thing on the weekends, which causes me to not eat on track.  Not this week!  I journaled all 7 days.  So proud of myself!  Exercise?  5 days this week.  

Water - still working on that one.  Did try to make an effort on choosing water, but I'm up to about 4 glasses a day.  That's okay...goals are made to work on and achieve.  Still working on it! 

Getting to ONEderland?  Down 2.4 this week!  Getting closer to it! 

2.  What did you do to make yourself feel fabulous?  Got myself a cut and then I colored my hair, thank you very much! I get such a boost when I walk out of the salon looking so sassy!  Nothing like a nice cut to make you feel good.  

3.  Did you have a moment in  your life where everything changed for you, an epiphany moment, or has it happened gradually?  A moment...picture...epiphany?  Here:  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, right?  Well, it's also worth 297 pounds.  We had family pictures taken at the beach and I was standing in front of my family. Wait!  Here's the picture!  

 
YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE MY FAMILY!!!  Okay, so I know that's not entirely true, but it sure felt like that.  So, that's when I started to make some changes.  It's been 2 1/2 years and I'm only down 86 pounds.  But, I haven't given up and gained like in the past.  I'm closer to my goal weight than 86 pounds ago!  (Only 55 more to go.)  And, I'll get there.  May take me another year...but I'll do it! 

4.  What made you get involved with the Beat the Heat Challenge?  I read about it on anther blog and clicked on the link.  I needed something to push the motivation through the dog days of summer.  

5.  What is your favorite TV show at the moment?  Well, my FAVORITE show is Castle, but it's not on in the summer.  So, for the summer, my new favorite show is Switched at Birth on ABC Family.  

Positive Picture of the week: 

Remember last week I told you all how much I LOVE sundresses?  I took this of me today at work.  It's one of my favorite ones I have.  It's super comfy, but I dress it up for work with a little cardigan sweater.  (I always buy a black and a white cardigan sweater, just for dresses!)  

Have a great week, everyone!  

Beat the Heat Summer Challenge!

SO...I joined a summer weight loss challenge called:  Beat the Heat Summer Challenge.  I saw a link for this on another blogger's site and joined it.  It begins today.  One of the requirements is that we post this on our blog, along with the goals and questions of the week.  I know this is my bento blog, but it's the only blog I have.  So, I hope you all indulge me and let me bother you once a week with this challenge.  Maybe you all would like to join in, too?  I'm sure it's not to late!  Click here and see!

Okay, so here are the goals/questions for week one:

1.  What are your goals for the 10 week challenge? 
2. Why did you pick those goals and what makes them important right now?
3.  Are you a planner or go with the flow?
4.  Tell us something to get to know you. 

I'll combine questions 1 and 2.  What are my goals for the 10 week challenge?  Why did I pick them and what makes them important right now? 


A.  Journal my food everyday.  I have recently joined Lose It!  and downloaded their app onto my phone.  I know when I journal my food, and keep a count of what I am eating, that I do much better in my weight loss endeavors.  I have really slacked on my journaling.  It's important because it will help me reach my goal.    


B.  Exercise at least 5 days a week, for a minimum of 30 minutes a day.  I chose this goal because this, with journaling, will help me.  I also am in the process of doing the Couch to 5K program, and that will help keep me on the right training schedule with it.

C.  Get in at least 6 glasses of water each day.  MAJOR problem for me.  I just don't drink enough water!  I know that, with the heat of the summer, and me running...water is important.  I REALLY need to work on this!

D.  Be in ONEderland by the end of this contest!  How awesome would that be?!  As of this morning, it's 12 pounds to achieve that goal?  12 pounds in 10 weeks?  It's doable.  I am going to MAKE IT HAPPEN!  :)


3.  Are you a planner or go with the flow?  I would say, overall, I'm a planner.  However, if something happens, I can easily bend and go with the flow.  But, I do like to plan things when possible.  (Maybe even plan for those mishaps!)

4.  Something to get to know me.  I'm 37, married for 14 years, mom of 3.  Loves:  her family, good friends, good food, good sales, good drinks, good music, and good times!  Since I have lost some weight, and can fit into MOST regular sized stores, I am ADDICTED to sundresses!  I LOVE THEM!  I'm not really a shorts wearer, so sundresses are my go-to summer attire.  Seems that every store I go to, they are what I look at immediately.   I would say I possibly need a sundress intervention...but, I just love them so much that I would not go for treatment!  Ha!