February 23, 2011 By Mel
Well, here we are at the end of the Power of One challenge. I don’t know about you guys, but that sure seemed like a VERY fast 8 weeks. LOL
Here are the results from my final weigh-in:
Challenge Starting Weight: 274.0 Last Week’s Weight: 263.4 Current Weight: 260.8 Weekly Loss: -2.6 Total Challenge Loss: 13.2
Woo Frickin’ Hoo! What a great way to finish off the challenge. I think this is the best I’ve ever done in the Shrinking Jeans challenge. Things just really seem to be clicking lately and the MoJo is flowing.
Here’s a recap of the goals I set for this challenge as well as how I did with meeting them:
- Weight Loss – I would love to get below 260 by the end of this challenge, but that’s asking a lot. I’ll be happy with a 10 pound loss and anything above that is just an added bonus. – Well, I smashed my 10 pound weight loss goal, and almost met my dream goal of being below 260. I’m calling this one good!How will I get there?
- Attend my weekly Weight Watchers meeting. – Yep, didn’t miss a single meeting during this challenge.
- Track my food EVERY day. – Yep, I’ve journaled every morsel that’s gone into my mouth since Dec. 26., even on the splurge days.
- Follow the WW Good Health Guidelines. – I’m still struggling a bit with getting in the healthy oils every day, but I’ve done really well meeting all the others.
- Exercise – Here’s my plan for activity for the challenge:
- Participate in fitness challenges. – I managed to string together 35 consecutive days of exercise in John Bingham’s 100 Days fitness challenge, but then got sidelined by sciatica issues. Even though I broke my streak, I got right back to get in walks several times per week once my back was feeling better again. I’m just not officially tracking it with the 100 Days challenge now. So, not so good on this one.
- Wear my pedometer every day. – Yep, I did once consistently up until about 10 days ago. I’m not wearing my pedometer as much now because I purchased a Philips DirectLife monitor. It doesn’t show my actual step count like the pedometer does, but it does allow me to set an activity goal for the day and see how I’m doing meeting that goal. I hit 112% yesterday. Go me!
- Take care of me! – How are some of the ways I’ll be doing this?
- Get enough sleep. – I’m still not quite to where I want to be with this one, but it’s sooooo much better than it was prior to this challenge. I’m calling this one a success, but will still keep working on getting in a full 8 hours per night. My body just works so much better when I’m properly rested.
- Me time. – When I first started this at the beginning of the challenge, I felt really guilty when I took time for just me because I would start running through a list of a thousand things in my head that I “should” have been doing instead. I’m happy to say that by the end of the challenge, I’ve learned that it’s OK for me to take that time. It’s helped tremendously in bringing down my stress levels.
- Get my head in the game. – Given my success during this challenge, I would definitely stay this one was a success. I’m definitely doing a LOT better on making my health a priority which definitely equates to lower numbers on the scale.
So, that’s my Power of One final recap. How did you do? Did you meet your goals? Be sure to report in and link up on this week’s finale challenge post.
Until next time …
Mel
February 16, 2011 By Mel
Ok, where exactly did the last week go?! I can’t believe it’s Wednesday again already! Since it is, that means it’s time for my Week 7 update for the Power of One challenge. Can you believe there’s only one week left in this challenge?!
Challenge Starting Weight: 274.0 Last Week’s Weight: 263.2 Current Weight: 263.4 Weekly Loss: +0.2 Total Challenge Loss: 10.6
Well, as you can see, I’m up a tiny bit this week. I’m actually OK with it though. This is my birthday week and I’ve had a couple of meals out with friends to celebrate and even enjoyed some beignets at Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen on Sunday. Given all that, I’m not gonna cry over a 0.2 pound gain. In fact, I consider it a bit of a victory to basically maintain this week! LOL
How was your week? Be sure to report in and link up on this week’s challenge post.
Until next time …
Mel
February 9, 2011 By Mel
Wow, where does the time go? Can you believe we’re already six weeks into this challenge? It’s almost time for it to end already and it seems we just got started!
Yes, that’s right, it’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for my Week 6 update for the Power of One challenge here at the Sisterhood. Here we go:
Challenge Starting Weight: 274.0 Last Week’s Weight: 264.8 Current Weight: 263.2 Weekly Loss: 1.6 Total Challenge Loss: 10.8
Woo Hoo!! I’m actually shocked I showed a loss this week. I gave in to a bit of emotional eating on Sunday night and I wasn’t sure how it might affect the scale. On the positive side, I tracked everything I ate and somehow managed to squeeze it into my food plan between by daily PointsPlus target and my Weekly PointsPlus Allowance. Yay for Weight Watchers!!
Oh, and on another positive note, no more making you all look at my skanky toes. I made time to go get a manicure since my last update. LOL
How was your week? Be sure to report in and link up on this week’s challenge post.
Until next time …
Mel
February 2, 2011 By Mel
It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for my Week 5 update for the Power of One challenge here at the Sisterhood. Can you believe we only have a couple of weeks left for this challenge?! It’s gone by so quickly it seems.
You will notice in my latest weigh in photo below that I have a new scale. It’s an EatSmart digital bathroom scale that I won in a blog giveaway from Patty. For those of you wondering, yes, this is the same EatSmart scale that is being given away each week during this challenge here at the Sisterhood. So, you get a little sneak peek at one. If you’re wondering how the compares weigh-wise to my old Tanita scale I’ve used up to this point, you can check out my January Recap post from yesterday on my personal blog.
Challenge Starting Weight: 274.0 Last Week’s Weight: 266.0 Current Weight: 264.8 Weekly Loss: 1.2 Total Challenge Loss: 9.2
Woo Hoo!! Another successful week for the Power of One challenge! (Note to self: make time to go get a pedicure already…jeez!)
I must confess that I had kind of forgotten what goals I had set for this challenge. So, I went back to my original Power of One post to review them to see how I’m doing.
- Weight Loss: I set a goal of 10 pounds. Given I’m at 9.2 pounds now with two weeks left in the challenge, this is one goal I should definitely meet.
- Exercise: I was doing really well with my 100 Days exercise challenge until my sciatica flared up over the weekend. I haven’t exercised since Friday due to the lower back pain. I went to the doctor on Monday and she prescribed some anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxer medications and I’m finally starting to feel better. She told me I could start walking or swimming again once I was feeling up to it, but to avoid anything like strength training, running, etc. for about 10 days as those activities put more stress on the back. So, even though I’ve missed a few days due to the back issues, I still feel really good about how much more consistently I’ve been getting in exercise this year. I’m averaging about 25 APs per week.
- Take Care of Me: I’ve been doing pretty well at this one, too. I’ve still got some work to do on getting enough sleep, but I have been setting aside some “me” time each week and I’ve definitely got my head in the game again!
How about you? Do you remember your goals for this challenge? Have you checked lately to see how you’re doing on meeting them? Leave me a comment and let me know.
Until next time …
Mel
January 26, 2011 By Mel
It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for my Week 4 update for the Power of One challenge here at the Sisterhood. I went in to this weigh in a bit nervous because I’m experimenting with my food plan a bit this week.
In the past, I’ve rarely eaten any of my extra weekly PointsPlus allowance on Weight Watchers. I pretty much stuck with my daily target. If I was really hungry, then I would convert my activity points earned that day. At my meeting last Saturday, AmyLynn (my awesome leader!) talked about taking advantage of those weekly extras and use them. So, that’s what I’ve been doing this week. I’ve used about half of them this week, so I’ve been really nervous about possibly having a weight gain. So, it was with much trepidation that I stepped on the scales today for my Power of One home weigh-in.
Challenge Starting Weight: 274.0 Last Week’s Weight: 267.0 Current Weight: 266.0 Weekly Loss: 1.0
Total Challenge Loss: 8.0
Woo Hoo!! I guess I’ve been worrying needlessly. I’m down another pound this week. That means I’ve dropped 8 pounds so far in the month of January. It’s been a looooong time since I’ve had that kind of monthly loss. I’m really excited to see what February holds!
Until next time …
Mel
January 19, 2011 By Mel
It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for my Week 3 update for the Power of One challenge here at the Sisterhood. I wasn’t sure what to expect given I had such a tiny loss at Weight Watchers on Saturday, but the scale recovered and showed me another nice loss for this week’s Power of One home weigh-in.
Challenge Starting Weight: 274.0 Last Week’s Weight: 268.4 Current Weight: 267.0 Weekly Loss: 1.4
Total Challenge Loss: 7.0
I can’t believe I’ve actually managed to lose 7 pounds in just three weeks! I guess there really is something to this whole tracking what I eat and exercising thing. Who knew?!
Until next time …
Mel