Colonel's PT Challenge: Week 8

Happy Saturday to you!!

 

I am in better spirits today than I have been for a good portion of the week.  I received some rough feedback last Friday at work and I let that put me into a downward spiral of emotions.  I’ve had a week to “unpack” it all and process so I’m feeling better.

 

I didn’t post a Weekly WI, which was a maintain.  I am taking that as a win, but it is hard not to be down on myself.  I’ve been working this week on 100% tracking and ramping up the activity.  We have been blessed with beautiful sunshine weather which makes me wish Spring was closer.

 

February 18 – 30-minute treadmill walk for 1.5 miles.

February 19 – No activity.

February 20 – No activity.

February 21 – 60-minute cardio strength class, where I completed 70 push-ups during the class.

February 22 – 30-minute walk at the YMCA indoor track for 1.5 miles.

February 23 – 33-mile outdoor walk in the GLORIOUS sunshine for 1.59 miles, 10 sit-ups, and 10 push-ups.

February 24 – 30-minute bike/elliptical machine.

 

Aerobic / High Intensity - 86% completed.

Sit-ups / Push-ups – 38.9% completed.

 

I have two weeks to go!

Colonel's PT Challenge: Week 7

I think we have completed Week 7 of the Colonel’s Activity Challenge.  Last week was a mix of activity and rest.

 

February 11 – No activity.

February 12 - 34 minutes on the bike elliptical.

February 13 – After coaching at Weight Watchers, I took a nap.  It was so hard to force myself outside for a walk, but I always feel better when I do.  I completed a 33-minute walk for 1.7 miles.

February 14 – I attended my favorite cardio strength 60-minute class the Y.

February 15 - 32-minute treadmill walk for 1.5 miles, 30 sit-ups, and 30 push-ups.

February 16 – No activity.

February 17 – I was able to complete 12 minutes on the bike elliptical at work before I got interrupted with computer issues on the other side of the room.  When I got home, I just decided to make dinner and head to bed so no other activity logged.

 

Totals thus far:

Aerobic / High Intensity 76.8% completed.

Sit-ups/ Push-ups 36.3% completed.

At this point, I don’t think I can catch up on the sit-ups/push-ups but we will keep getting them in when I can.

Weekly WI: Upwards We Go...Again...

 

Happy Valentine’s Day

 

I hope you are spending time with a loved one today.

 

Oh what a week.  I have a HUGE gain at the scale and have gained back all but one pound of what took me three weeks to lose.

 

sigh

 

I lost my momentum when I went to Knoxville for a work conference (oh yes, I still owe you a post on that…) and upon my return, I wasn’t feeling 100%.  I allowed that to throw me off my game and made less-than-healthy choices for several days.  I almost skipped but decided to step on the scale Tuesday instead of Monday.  At first, I was shocked but then I recalled all I ate last week.  Ugh.  It is so easy to then get mad and go down the rabbit hole of self-criticism.  Which is exactly what this week’s WW Technique addresses.

 

Here is a one-month view.

 

Here is a three-month view.

 

The Hubs and I are committed to helping each other with accountability and work towards bring the scale down.  He needs to bring his A1-C back down and I really miss being in the low 190s.  It is time for a change!

I have tracked everything today and they day isn’t quite over yet.  I got called into work and may have to stay later than planned.  I’m not sure if there will be anything else consumed tonight but so far, it is an on-track day with some daily points left over.  I went to see Jim at the gym today and got in a good workout.  I plan to continue with ramping up the activity again as I had been for the month of January.

 

Tracking + Activity = Results