165.6 Lost .2 Lbs This Weekend!

Although I didn't post on Friday, I weighed 165.8 that day, which means I lost weight this weekend!  That's surprising to me since I thought that due to Megan's bridal shower and bachelorette party (and not working out) I would probably gain weight.  I still have to work hard this week, however, since I only .6 lbs last week.  I want to be 163 by this Friday.

The picture above is from Megan's bachelorette party (she is on the right, and to my left is my sister Katie).  She is wearing my aunt's wedding dress, clearly from the 80s, so we followed suit!  The party was at a club where music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s is played and many people dress retro, so we actually fit right in.  It was a great time!

I won't go through what I ate since Thursday, just the workouts.  Thursday I did the elliptical for 10 minutes and walked for 25 minutes.  Friday I did the elliptical for 20 minutes, walked half a mile, and ran a mile.  Saturday night I danced.  Yesterday I did not work out.  Here's what I ate yesterday:

slice of banana bread
cup of coffee with sugar and milk
3 donuts with cinnamon sugar
2 glasses of apple cider
burger with tomato, lettuce, onion, and mustard
onion rings
banana
grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
fries
1 Mich Ultra

166.2 KC This Weekend

This weekend I'm going back to Kansas City for my sister's bridal shower and bachelorette party.  She's getting married in November.  I'm excited!  It's supposed to be a pretty nice weekend, weather-wise.  Unfortunately, I'm not going to have time to work out while I'm there.  Hopefully that doesn't do too much damage!

As of today, I haven't really lost much weight this week, although yesterday I was 165.8.  I think my weight gain today might be from water retention.  I think it also partly results from the fact that I've come down with a pretty bad cold in the last couple days.

Well, I suppose I'll give a breakdown of the last few days.  Monday I did 10 minutes on the elliptical and walked 25 minutes.  Here's what I ate:

egg, sausage, and cheese sandwich on english muffin
glass of OJ
chili with cheese
apple
1 mini muffin
medium portion of stir fry
medium portion of rice
1 fig newton

Tuesday I took a 50 minute bike ride.  Here's what I ate:

omelette with cheese
2 slices of toasted raisin bread
sandwich on skinny wheat bread with ham, cheese, avocado, mayo, and mustard
kefir
3 mini muffins
granola bar
grilled chicken leg (no skin)
small portion baked beans
small portion cole slaw

Yesterday I went to Body Pump.  Here's what I ate:

blueberry bagel with cream cheese
2 mini muffins
grilled chicken breast
medium portion rice
kefir
apple
muscle milk
breaded chicken sandwich
about 5 strawberries with light whipped topping

167.0 Beer Festival

So...it would seem I gained .6 lbs this weekend but that's not absolutely terrible.  I did stick to my guns as far as only taking little sips of beer at the festival, but there were a few favorites that I had 2-3 full refills on (the glasses were about 5 oz.).  So I still ended up drinking a lot more beer than I normally would on a night out (the beers were a lot more caloric than more regular Bud Light, too).  But it's ok!  I will try to keep my diet under control this week.

By the way, Jack and I had a great time at the festival.  There were lots of really good beers, and we especially enjoyed the choices from the Garage Brewers Association; there were a couple sour beers that one certain member made that were excellent.  We stayed at a bed and breakfast that was just recently opened by a spa, and got a couples massage at that spa the next day.  It was a pretty nice, relaxing weekend!

Saturday for my workout I did the elliptical for 10 minutes and walked for 25 minutes.  Here's what I ate:

toasted english muffin with jam
glass of OJ
bowl of chili with cheese
1 meatloaf slider
cup of coffee with sugar and cream
beer samples
about 6 chocolate covered dried strawberries

Yesterday I did not workout (didn't want to ruin the effect of my massage).  Here's what I ate:

large fruit granola bar
2 bunches of grapes and a handful of raspberries
cup of coffee with sugar and cream
3 large beef jerky sticks
prime rib
1 slice of buttered texas toast
cottage cheese
7 small chocolate "nuggets"

165.2 Re-assessment

I had my re-assessment today!  As I sort of expected, the results aren't too exciting (last month wasn't a very successful month).  But here they are (this month/how much lost since last month/how much lost total):

shoulders: 43/0/-5.5
chest: 38.5/-.25/-5
waist: 38/+1/-2
hips: 40/0/-1.5
thighs: 21.25/0/-1.25
arms: 10.75/-.25/-1.25
BF%: 31.1/-.1/-3.9

Ashley gave me some sad news today: I only get one more free re-assessment.  :(  Maybe I can talk her into a couple more to take me through New Years.  I guess I could just learn how to measure myself, but it probably would not be consistent with how she has been measuring me.

It has gotten really cold here the last couple days, and while I hate the cold, I'm kind of enjoying this weather just because of how "fall" it feels.  There's a different smell and a sort of "briskness" in the air that I love about fall.  Today Jack and I are going to a beer festival in a small town not too far from here.  We went last year and it was a blast.  Like always, I'm a bit worried about blowing my diet, but I've told myself I will only take a couple sips of each beer and only go back for seconds on 2-3 favorites.  Tonight we are staying in a bed and breakfast (which I've never done before!) and getting a massage tomorrow.  :)  I'm excited!

Yesterday for my workout I did the elliptical for 20 minutes and walked for 20 minutes.  Here's what I ate:

chocolate protein bar
2 mini muffins
sandwich on skinny wheat bread with ham, cheese, avocado, mayo, and mustard
kefir
granola bar
2 turkey jerky sticks
2 slices of braunschweiger sausage, handful of chips, and handful of cashews
6 small chocolate "nuggets"
4 Bud Lights

166.4 Lost 3 Lbs This Week!

I lost 3 lbs this past week, which is a great start to this month.  Sadly I didn't get to go to Body Pump today, nor did I go Wednesday, so I didn't have any muscle strengthening this week.  I got in a lot of extra cardio though (I'm trying to get at least 30 minutes of cardio in every day).

Yesterday I did not go to the gym, but biked for 40 minutes on the KT trail instead.  The day before that, I ran 1.25 miles and walked 1.5 miles.  Here's what I ate Wednesday:

cereal
venison chili with shredded cheese
kefir
2 mini muffins
beef jerky
4 pork tenderloin medallions with a burgandy sauce
side of potatoes with mushrooms

And here's what I ate yesterday:

cereal
2 mini muffins
a variety of foods at an Indian buffet
kefir
burger on bun with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
side salad with french dressing

166.6 Lost .8 Lbs Yesterday!

Hurray, I lost quite a bit of weight yesterday!  I've lost almost 3 pounds this week.  Hopefully I can lose 1 more before my re-assessment with Ashley this Saturday so she doesn't think I'm a complete slob (I've only lost 1 pound since my last re-assessment).

I'm starting to get shin splints again.  :(  This is really annoying.  I guess I will have to start to do more elliptical and less running.

Yesterday for my workout I went to the pilates class then ran 1 mile, walked 1 mile, ran .5 miles, and walked .25 miles.  Here's what I ate:

cereal
venison chili with shredded cheese
kefir
apple
granola bar
beef jerky
frozen vegetable Indian dish
1 piece of naan
2 mini muffins

167.4 Already Lost 2 Lbs This Week

I've already lost 2 lbs so far this week (I was 169.4 on Friday) and I've got 3 more days til the week's over!  I hope to be 168 this Friday.  I also hope to have my re-assessment this Saturday.

Yesterday for my workout I did the elliptical for 10 minutes, ran .75 miles, and walked 1 mile.  Here's what I ate:

cereal
2 slices leftover pizza
kefir
apple
granola bar
2 handfuls pistachios
3/4 steak
large serving mashed potatoes with brown gravy