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So today I start week 6! I have lost a total of 9 lbs in 6 weeks and while I am very happy about this, I know I could have done better.  I was hoping to lose 2 lbs a week. It’s frusterating because I feel like the only thing stopping me is my eating habits! I literally exercise all day long! I am a professional pet sitter/dog walker and am usually on my feet all day! For instance, here was my schedule for yesterday, which is a pretty typical day (without the kids) for me:

6:00 am - wake up, shower, eat breakfast, check e-mail, double check schedule for the day.

6:45 am - BIKE 15 minutes to my first sit, WALK dog for 20 minutes, BIKE 15 minutes to next appt (by my house)

7:45 am - This appt is cats, so no major exercising here.  BIKE 3 minutes home

8:30-9:45 am - I usually do my HotRod challenges during my morning break, which takes about 20 minutes. 

9;45 am - WALK 3 minutes to next appt. WALK this dog for 30 minutes straight. WALK 3 minutes home.

10:20 am - BIKE 20 minutes with my husband to brunch, BIKE 20 minutes home.

12:20 pm - BIKE 5 minutes to my next appt, WALK dog for 45 minutes, BIKE 20 minutes to next appt, WALK that dog for 30 minutes, Bike 8 minutes to next appt, WALK that dog for 20 minutes, BIKE 13 minutes to next appt, WALK those dogs for 20 minutes, BIKE 10 minutes home.

5:25 pm - BIKE 5 minutes to my next appt, WALK dog for 45 minutes, BIKE 5 minutes home.

As you can see, I have a pretty active day! I mentioned in a previous post that I had bought a bike 2 weeks ago, and I am enjoying riding it everywhere! I was hoping to see quick results, but so far I haven’t really lost but 2 lbs!! My husband says it will take a good month before I start seeing dramatic results What do you guys think? I think if I would have eaten better, I would be losing more, and it’s frusterating that I’m not trying my hardest! Well today is a new day and the start of a new week so hopefully, I will stay on track! I am going to set high goals for myself this week!

Week 6 Goals:

Bike an hour a day (just straight biking, not to any appointments)

Walk 2 miles a day (just straight walking, not with any dilly dallying dogs!)

Do my HotRod challenges

Stay within my 1200-1500 calorie range everyday

Drink at least 3 - 20 oz bottles of water daily

Take my multivitamin everyday

Do a workout DVD at least 4 times this week!

I do not understand this new blog system….

Week 5 Goals:

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Drink 3-20oz bottles of water each day (didn’t do well on that one last week!)

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Bike for 1 hour at least 5 days this week

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Walk for 30 minutes at least 5 days this week

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Do my challenges everyday

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Stay between 1200-1500 cals everyday and log EVERYTHING I eat!

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Do a workout DVD at least 3 times this week

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Well I posted these goals yesterday and so far I’m doing okay. I have logged everything I’ve eaten in the past two days and have stayed right at 1200 cals. I am not doing well on my water consumption though. I did however make a gallon of Arizona Diet Green Tea last night and have drinken it all, so at least I am staying hydrated. I only drank two cans of diet soda toady and that is really good for me! I just filled up my Brita pitcher so I have no excuses not to drink water tomorrow!

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As far as my exercise goes, I am off to a good start. I biked for a total of 45 minutes today. Goal #2 was to bike for an hour 5x this week, so I will have to do that Mon-Fri. I am planning on getting up bright and early tomorrow to go down to the bike trail for an hour. I found a rally good ab workout ON DEMAND that I started today. It is 17 minutes long and I could only get through the first 8 minutes before I was worn out! UGH! But hey, at least I tried and I am setting a goal to be able to get all the way through it in 3 weeks!

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Hope everyone had a great weekend and good luck this week!

So today I am starting week #5! I didn’t lose last week and I am a little frusterated. TOM is visiting and that may be the reason I am stuck. I am trying to look at the bright side though, AT LEAST I DIDN’T GAIN!!!

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I did really well with my cardio last week, I set a goal of biking 25 miles all week and I completed that in the first 2 days! I need to set higher goals this week. My eating was fairly decent, but I am still going to work on that. I have decided I need to keep track of every calorie that goes into my mouth! So far today I have stuck to that, so I am gonna keep it up!

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Week 5 Goals:

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Drink 3-20oz bottles of water each day (didn’t do well on that one last week!)

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Bike for 1 hour at least 5 days this week

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Walk for 30 minutes at least 5 days this week

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Do my challenges everyday

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Stay between 1200-1500 cals everyday and log EVERYTHING I eat!

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Do a workout DVD at least 3 times this week

Well I have not been doing too good the past two days. It started yesterday at FD lunch: I overdid it a little! And now today TOM is visiting and I am ravenous! It’s a little frusterating, but I cannot dwell on it and let it ruin the rest of my week!

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On a happier note, I have been riding my new bike like crazy!! One of my goals for the week was to ride 25 miles (all week) and yesterday I rode 15 and today I rode 20! So I beat my goal just 3 days into the week!! I am very proud of myself and I will hafta set a higher goal next week!

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Also I went grocery shopping today an didn’t buy any diet soda!! Yay me! Like I said in my last blog, as soon as I stopped drinking diet soda for 3-4 days, the weight started comong off! It has to be the sodium! So today I bought diet green tea instead. I have heard great things about it and have been meaning to try it. Hopefully my diet soda addiction won’t get the best of me.

So today I am starting week 4. I lost 5 lbs last week, which is great because I didn’t lose anything in week 2. I’ts weird, as soon as I stopped drinking diet soda earlier in the week, the weight just came off. I know the effects diet sodas can have on you, but I have had a soda addiction for many years. I am just starting to get into the habit of drinking water (which I hate) or green tea.

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My husband bought me a bike on Thursday, so I am replacing some of my walking goals with biking. I have very bad asthma, and it has always been hard for me to do heavy duty cardio, even on medications. I have found that biking gets my heart rate up without leaving me completely breathless. My doc is trying out some new combinations of meds to see if anything will work better. I would love to start running! I have always wanted to run a marathon, and one day I will!

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Goals for week 4

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Drink at least 3-20 oz bottles of water daily

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Bike 25 miles

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Walk 15 miles

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Do my daily challenges

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Do a fitness video 4 times this week

Well today I start week 3. I didn’t lose any weight last week, which is a little frusterating, since I walked my butt off!  Seriously, I did like 6 miles a day in the FL heat!!  My husband says my legs and belly are looking smaller, so maybe I am gaining muscle. I don’t know though, because my clothes do not really feel looser.

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My eating habits were not good last week, so that is probaly why I didn’t lose. I guess the best way really is diet & exercise together, not just one alone.

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I did not really accomplish any of my goals from last week, except my walking, so I am making those my goals  again for this week. I am disappointed in myself, but hey, today is a new day and the beginning of a new week!

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Week 3 Goals:

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Walk at least 21 miles this week (average of 3 per day)

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Research and create a fitness routine (toning exercises) and do that at least 3 times this week.

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Drink at least 2-20 oz bottles of water everyday

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Log my fitness activities and diet

Well I lost 2 lbs last week :)  I am pretty pleased with myself, I know not to expect rapid results.

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I did very well on my cardio! I walked at least 2 miles everyday, which is pretty good for me. I am a professional pet sitter, and I walk dogs all day long. I know over the Memorial Day weekend, I walked at least 8 miles each on Saturday and Sunday. I have ordered a pedometer so I can track exactly how much I do walk.

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As far as my diet is concerned, I didn’t do very well at all. I was so busy all week with all the pets I take care of, that I didn’t get to the grocery store to pick up my milk & cereal. I just ate what we had in the house. I did try to add vegatables with everything I could though.

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GOALS FOR WEEK 2:

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Go grocery shopping today and pick up healthy food & a lot of Special K!

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Start recording my food consumption.

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Drink at least 2 20 oz bottles of water everyday (baby steps people!!)

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Walk at leat 21 miles this week (average of 3 a day)

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Design a toning plan and do that 4 times this week.

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Start logging my fitness activities

So today is the day, I finally get my act together and start my weightloss challenge/lifestyle change! I am very excited to have found this site! I am looking forward to making new friends and motivating one another to push ourselves.

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My goal is to lose 30 lbs. I plan on doing the Special K Diet and treating myself to a healthy Subway sub a few times a week! As far as exercising goes, I am a Professional Pet Sitter & walk dogs all day long. My only problem is that I consume way more than I walk off, lol! I ordered a pedometer off ebay and I am waiting for that so I can accurately track my calories burned and distance. I am going to try extremely hard to meet the 10,000 steps a day goal!

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I also would like to start toning/lifting weights. I attend college part-time and there is a small fitness center on campus for students. The best part is that its FREE and 3/4 mile from my house, so I can walk there to warm up some and walk home to cool down. I have never used a gym before so this will be a new experience to me.

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I wish everyone luck and I look forward to hearing from you soon! Please feel free to offer any tps or success stories! They will be much appreciated!