Biggest Loser - end of week 4

Last Friday I was up 2 pounds. Today I am down those 2 plus another - so I am at 201.5. So that is 8.5 pounds this month!!

Drinking lots and having fun exercising, as well as eating pretty well. Right now I have focus and motivation - I am thankful!

Biggest Loser - end of week 2

Well, I am only down .5 pounds this week, which brings my weight to 202.5. I had a week where my weight fluctuated even though I was following my plan. Some of that was, I think, sodium. I am looking at some of the meals I make and eat while I am out and I suspect that I am retaining water more than I would have thought.

The other thing is just plain eating too much! South Beach is supposed to be all about eating healthy foods in a balanced way, but sometimes I find myself eating more just because. Becuase it tastes good, or I am bored, or I don't want to *waste* it. I am thinking about strategies to curtail it and all I can come up with is....self-control!!! Which is a fruit of the spirit. Which is an issue of prayer, and of sanctification, not of a program. Then again, a good program can help in developing good habits, which is part of self-control.

Romans 7
21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

So...I am thinking about whether counting calories, or carbs, or portions, or trying the Biggest Loser plan would help - or not!

The Biggest Loser - end of Week 1

SO - I lost SEVEN pounds this week! Considering I put them all on very recently, it is not that surprising. But, I did stick to my plan this week and I feel way better than I have for several weeks. Calm and back on track - a good way to feel!

For my team, I kept track of all that I did this week. Here are a few stats -

• Average water over 7 days - 129 oz. per day
• Timed mile - 14m, 9s. I even ran in 4 short bursts and walked the rest as fast as I could, while listening to Squeeze on my new, cool phone/mp3 player. The idea is to do it again after 8 weeks and see if I can improve my time!
  
• Waist measurement - 41.5". Again, the idea is to measure again in 8 weeks and see...I do hope it is smaller then!

This weeks plan? More of the same! I may end up having pizza one night if we hit the beach this week, but I am not worried. I know that I am headed in the right direction again!

The Biggest Loser

Today I am starting another *game* with my friends on my favorite message board. I had lost 58 pounds but I put 13 back on in the past few weeks - bummer. Anyway, I am really hoping to lose those 13 pounds over the next 2 months!

My plan involves eating well (South Beach diet, phase 2, with an occasional special meal to keep me from feeling totally deprived AND to keep my body from getting too complacent), drinking lots of water (100-128 oz. per day) and regular exercise (a combination of strength training and cardio, 30-40m. per day, 5-6 days per week). It worked well till about 2 months ago when I started feeling sorry for myself over several things and I started to let myself go. So I am praying for self-control and focus - I am tired of being *FAT* and I want to get to at least just *fat*, if not *regular*.

Today's weigh-in - 210. UGGGHHH - I was down to 197 6 weeks ago!