Week 3 of Diet Transformation

Well, we have just completed week 2 of our diet transformation. How did you do?
I had 3 "cheat days" again, so I'm really struggling with trying to stay focused and on track with that for this week. I did miss one day of eating within 3 hours of bedtime. I am finding that focusing on these things is helping me to stop and think before I eat though. The eating before bed happened last night and may have played a part in the scale being up today. I will try harder this week.

I will not beat myself up for this. We are always a work in progress and I feel as though the other 4 days that I stayed on track were successes and should be treated as such. I'm getting better and finding that even on my "cheat days", I'm not willing to cheat all that much.

I wonder how you did last week. Did you find it to be easy? Did you struggle? Are you making sure you are going to http://www.womenshealth.gov/activity/, to log your daily activity? It really helps to log it daily and see if you are meeting your goals. Keeping a journal and logging my information on the fitness tracker is helping me to stay on track. I do know that the site was down for a few days for some maintenance, so if you had trouble with it, just log on today and enter last week's information.

Are you ready for week 3 of the challenge?

Here's what you'll do this week:

WEEK 3
Eat 5 to 6 small meals a day. If you make yourself do this, the size will control itself because you won't ever get ravenously hungry. Try to keep each meal balanced as close to 30% protein, 40% carbohydrates, and 30% fat as you can - and try and eat for what you will be doing for the next three hours (If you're working out, eat more, sitting at a desk, eat less)... Still no junk food, and still no eating three hours before bedtime. You may cheat on two days.


Ok, things are stepping up a little this week. Still no junk, no eating 3 hours before bed.
Are you up for this one. This one will be a challenge for me. Sometimes I think I get so busy I forget to stop and eat until I realize I'm starving... but I'm not scared. I'm going to really give it a shot.

Don't forget to get moving and get the blood flowing and the calories burning. If you can't fit excercise in, just move more. Put on some music and dance around the house, chase your kids outside, ride your bike, throw in some pushups or situps during those commercials. Just move to burn those calories.

I made myself a workout rotation that mixes up all of my workout dvds and I started it this morning. It'll go through my birthday the beginning of October... so that means 2 months for me to lose this weight once and for all! I plan to give myself the ultimate birthday gift of being at my goal weight and having great health!! No one else can give that to me... so I have to work hard to get it. I'm so ready though.

Are you up for this week's challenge? Please join me and feel free to post comments or about your successes or struggles. I would love to help you. I'm going to really try hard this week and try for only the 2 cheat days. I know we have a dinner date planned with friends but I plan to really try hard this week! We can do this!

Let the Olympics be an inspiration for you. Think about all the hard work that those athletes have put in to be where they are. They are all winners whether or not they take home a medal! Let that be us this week!

I'll check in with you within the next week.