1st Month Results...

I have bad news, good news, better news and best news... starting with the bad news...

... I didn't lose any weight this week...

... but it was my birthday week and I did cheat pretty well that day, and I still didn't gain any weight...

... I have lost 5.5 pounds in 4 weeks... and kept it off...

... and the BEST NEWS... I've lost 4.0" from my body!!!  It is so funny to see where inches come from... and what didn't change.  I lost 1.5" from my waist, but nothing from my hips.  I lost 3/4" from my right thigh, but nothing from my right upper arm.  My left upper arm was the 3rd biggest loss at 1/2" and then 1/4" from my bust, left thigh, and both calves.  Ha, ha, ha... that cracks me up!!!  Wonder where it will come from next month? :-) 

This weekend marks my last race of the year and the start of training with my Coach, reaching toward those 2017 goals.  I'm thinking October should put up some good numbers with my workouts more than doubling from what I've done during this off-season.  Here's to losing more pounds this week so I can have new photos to share!  One day at a time...

Plateau and first priorities...

It is Week 3 weigh in and I'm the same as last week.  I'm not complaining... almost 6 pounds in 2 weeks... I'm happy with that!  What you might not know is that after 14 years in our 55 year old home, we are doing a full gut job kitchen remodel!  We've been getting ready for this remodel for months... cleaning out the garage to stage all of the materials, cleaning out closets and purging stuff... research, pricing, shopping... and it is time.  The timing of this project is two fold... get it done before the holidays... and get it done before my 2017 training starts!  We only have a few short weeks to take care of business, and this weekend was cabinet clean out and temp kitchen set up.  We've moved furniture out of our dinning room to set up the temp kitchen.  I have to admit, I'm very concerned about eating right without a kitchen, but this photo shows that I've got my priorities ready...

Week 2 - Already an inch off my waist...

First off, I must say that my sweet Husband, Bike Mechanic, Sherpa, Photog, my EVERYTHING is amazing!  I've been having issues with my shifting for about a year and a half now.  Jeff has tinkered, and replaced and rebuilt and cleaned and everything he could think to do for me so my bike would work properly.  He finally gave in and just replaced my cables, my housings, my chain and rear cassette... and my handlebar tape (so she is pretty!.)  He cleaned and lubed my brake levers/shifters and gave my bike a total cleaning/adjustment. Since I've been off season, I haven't been on my bike (except for races) since April.  Today, we did a test ride and I don't think my bike has been so smooth, shifted so well, been so AWESOME ever!!!  SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!! :-)

As for weigh-in for the 2nd week, I've lost another 2.6 pounds... 5.6 pounds in the first (2) weeks... 14 pounds to lose in the next (15) weeks! After looking at these photos, and the difference, we did a measurement... in (2) weeks, I've already lost 1" in my waist.  We didn't do any other measurements, but know the first month results will be great!

Success... one day at a time...

Week one done, and I'm (3) pounds lighter!  I'm not exactly sure where those three pounds came from, but as long as they are gone and not coming back, I'm a happy camper!  This time around, I'm not using Weight Watchers to track/plan my food.  I've used Weight Watcher plans for my weight loss since I was 13 years old, but I'm trying something new this time.  I'm using an app called, "My Fitness Pal."  One of the biggest gripes I had with old school WW was that you had to find and then figure out your calories, fat grams, carbs, etc for every item you ate and I hated how much time that took!  Maybe WW has gone digital since the last time I was there, but I felt it was time for a change.  My Fitness Pal has had every single item I've eaten in their database.  I just type in what I ate, and it gives me the full breakdown of that item, loads it into my diary, and saves it for future meals so I don't have to look it up again.  I can even save my own recipes for future use.  I have the app on my phone, too, so I can update my daily tracker from anywhere.

My Fitness Pal also tracks my "Training Peaks" workouts and is now logging my daily calories into my Training Peaks calendar.  When Coach and I get back to training next month, he will be able to see my workouts and my daily food summary!  I think the fact that I will be able to use these two apps together is going to be a great asset... especially as my training gets back into gear and starts to build.  I will need to eat more to fuel the training, and I think this might be the key to keep a proper balance.

17 pounds to go... 17 weeks until the end of the year.  As long as I keep at it one day at a time, success will be mine!!!