Shrinkvivor weigh-in #2

Week one is complete for the shrinkvivor challenge. The first week had 2 challenges for us all. One was physical which was miles. We were to walk, run or jog to get miles. On our weigh-in today we had to put in our total miles for the week. I wish I could have done more, but I am happy to say I was able to get in 9 miles! That is a huge accomplishment for me!


The second challenge was water. I have always heard to make sure you get in 64 oz. of water, but with the challenge this week we were encouraged to take our weight, divide it in half and that was the number of ounces we should drink. For me that was 175/2=87.5 oz. WOW..that is a lot of water. Especially for someone that does not normally drink much water! But I was able to get in between 60-80 oz a day.


So what are my results?? Let me show you....... This is my weigh in from week 1...174.8. This is my weight this week...172.4. That is a weight loss of 2.4 lbs.!!!!
I could not have done it without my girls in tribe "Navy Seals"...those girls ROCK!!! They are wonderful encouragement and inspiration for me on this journey!!


I bought some new shoes...those that say they will help tone your legs and butt while you walk. My first day of walking I took the kids to the park so I could walk on the track there. I wore my new shoes and did not feel any different AT ALL. I thought surely I wasted my money...BUT LET ME TELL YOU...Saturday night I started to feel it in my legs. By Sunday morning I was sore from the lower part of my legs to the lower part of my back! Have you ever known anyone to be excited about being sore?? Well I am!! I know the shoes are doing what they promised to do!! I wish I would have measured my body prior to this challenge so I could see how many inches I may have lost compared to weight loss as well...I feel like I "toned up" some this week and gained muscle and unfortunately the scale alone does not show that...but the smaller jeans will!!

Are you on a weight loss journey?? If so, how have you done?

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Shrinkvivor - The sisterhood of the shrinking jeans

I have joined an online weight loss group called Shrinkvivor ~~ taken from Survivor. We were put into "tribes" (I am part of Navy, which we changed to Navy Seals). I am really excited!!

First weigh-in was yesterday and my starting weight is 174.8

We have weekly challenges, each tribe is there to support each other and I am really EXCITED!! I have been doing a weigh-in each week with a co-worker and we have been on a journey to lose some weight, but we seem to have gotten into a "funk". I needed some other type of motivation and I know this is what I needed!

So over the next 7 weeks I will keep my readers updated on my journey. By the way if anyone has any good recipes for healthy meals PLEASE share them with me!! I need to lose about 20 lbs and I will be happy!

Weight Loss Weekly

Well......my first week did not go well at all!!! I am up 2 lbs....but I am not giving up or giving in. I have to blame it on the fact that my husband cooked steak (and I couldn't resist), I went to a wedding, watch night service on New Year's Eve (Church of God people love to eat!!), and my anniversary was yesterday. So, now it is time to get REALLY focused and lose some weight. I can do this and I will do this....I have to do this because I cannot fit into anything in my closet any more. Reality hit hard when I could not find anything to wear to the wedding on Saturday. I wound up having to wear a jean skirt because nothing else fit....but yet I still enjoyed the wedding food!! Oh well, I am staying positive and starting fresh this week. Wish me luck.

Weight-loss Weekly

OK so here we are at the end of the year and time for the New Year's Resolutions. Most of the time we do not keep our resolutions when we make them. But I have gained 30 lbs just since the summer. I was on a role with losing weight and gained every bit of it back and then some. I am not going to wait until the new year to start though I am going to start today with my new weight loss journey. I did have to wait until after Christmas though!! But 2 weeks after Thanksgiving was the true sign that I needed to lose weight. I work part time at Chick-fil-A. I was on vacation the week of Thanksgiving and then off the week after. When I went back to work I almost could not fit into my pants. Talk about being embarrassed!! I am waiting for the button to pop! I try really hard to not use the bathroom while I am at work because I am so afraid I will not be able to get my pants fastened again.
So this morning I am starting my journey. I weighed in at home in the buff at 178.2 and at work with clothes and shoes on I weighed in at 184.0. I will keep you updated weekly on the progress!!