Weight Loss Check-up #8 (Feb. Week 4)

Last month I ended up losing and gaining the weight back, so I started and stopped at the same weight--216. I was exercising most of the time, but I wasn't breaking a sweat and I wasn't watching what I ate. I decided l to revamp how I am going about this lifestyle change and made some changes to my strategy. So here are my goals for this current month:

FEBRUARY:

DIET:

• continue menu planning each week ( I did great with this in January and want to continue)
• count calories each day
• keep calories between 1800- 2200. I think I was eating upwards of 3000 calories last year every day.
• keep a food journal
• This ties into counting calories, but if I keep a food journal and keep it on the counter so my husband can see it I am much less likely to cheat.  
• work on drinking more water (at least 50 oz a day)

EXERCISE:

• work out 5 days out of the week. Do either the Wii Fit plus, or the 30 day shred dvd.

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This week was really really hard. The kids have been sick. Bill has been sick and working lots of hours (that time of the year for local sports tournaments) and I have been sick! Yeah so we didn't really stick with the menu plan or anything. I have gotten NO exercise this week and calorie counting went out the window....Gotta get back on track.....

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WEEKLY WEIGH IN:

DATE: 02/20/2011

WEIGHT: 211.6 lbs.

DIFFERENCE FROM PREVIOUS WEEK:  +0.4 lbs.
I HAVE to get back to calorie counting this week! I HAVE TO!   

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Are you trying to lose weight? How are you doing?