It’s been 30 weeks on Nutrisystem for myself and 26 weeks for Kaytlin.
This week I finally made the decision to move my butt. My husband and son have fallen in love with running and to be honest it has peaked my curiosity. I am still a bigger girl, though, and I thought there was no way in heck I could run. My husband told me about a program called the Couch to 5k Running Plan.
I am not a total couch potato, but in the past… well, I was never successful trying to run. Between my large chest and the extra skin on my stomach it was downright painful to run. Not to mention my knees. When I tried a couple months back to do the 30 Day Shred, jumping jacks hurt like heck.
So… I found a great minimizer bra and I decided I needed a girdle to hold my stomach down.
This first week we fast walked/jogged three days for 25 minutes total. We jogged/ran 60 seconds then walked 90 seconds. We noticed each time that our finishing point was a little further down the trail… we were actually picking up speed without knowing/trying!
I also started using a fabulous little gadget call Body Media to help track my intake, calories burned, activity and the like (I will be sharing this with you in a review!). My goal is to walk 8000 steps a day… on days I am running a little behind I jump on the elliptical to meet my goal. I am also noticing on the elliptical that I have shed 5 minutes off my mile… without trying!
Kaytlin is also moving along with me and she is tracking her progress with a Fit Bit (she will share this with you in a review & giveaway!). This operates with the same tracking concepts and it’s a great motivator for her as well.
So we are moving our bodies, tracking our intake, meeting our calorie deficit goals…
So, let’s get to the business at hand… I know you are curious how we did…
This week I gained 2.2 lbs.
Surprised? I was a little, too. Then I Googled “weight gain while running” and found this article. I know I have been doing well this week with my eating… sticking to the plan and tracking/meeting my goals. Sooo… I am going to assume this is water/muscle weight and will push through it. We will see what the next couple of weeks bring!
That puts me at 31.8 lbs in 30 weeks
Week & -/+ | Total Loss |
week 1: – 6 lbs | 6 lbs |
week 2: – 2.5 lbs | 8.5 lbs |
week 3: – 4 lbs | 12.5 lbs |
week 4: + 1 | 11.5 lbs |
week 5: – 3 lbs | 14.5 lbs |
week 6: + .2 lbs | 14.3 lbs |
week 7: – 3 lbs | 17.3 lbs |
week 8: – .8 lbs | 18.1 lbs |
week 9: – 2.5 lbs | 20.6 lbs |
week 10: – .4 lbs | 21 lbs |
week 11: – 1.6 lbs | 22.6 lbs |
week 12: + 1.4 lbs | 21.2 lbs |
week 13: -3 lbs | 24.2 lbs |
week 14: -.4 lbs | 24.6 lbs |
week 15: +.2 lbs | 24.4 lbs |
week 16: -1.6 lbs | 26 lbs |
week 17: +1 lbs | 25 lbs |
week 18: -4.2 lbs | 29.2 lbs |
week 19: +1 lb | 28.2 lbs |
week 20: –2.6 lb | 30.8 lbs |
week 21: +1.2 lb | 29.6 lbs |
week 22: +/-0 lb | 29.6 lbs |
week 23: -1.4 lb | 31 lbs |
week 24: -1 lb | 32 lbs |
week 25: +2 lb | 30 lbs |
week 26: -.6 lb | 30.6 lbs |
week 27: –1.6 lb | 32.2 lbs |
week 28: –.8 lb | 33 lbs |
week 29: –1 lb | 34 lbs |
week 30: +2.2 lb | 31.8 lbs |
That makes a total of 42.6 lbs in 26 weeks!
Week & –/+ | Total Loss |
week 1: – 8.8 lbs | 8.8 lbs |
week 2: – 2.2 lbs | 11.0 lbs |
week 3: – 2 lbs | 13 lbs |
week 4: – 2 lbs | 15 lbs |
week 5: – 1.4 lbs | 16.4 lbs |
week 6: -3 lbs | 19.4 lbs |
week 7: –2.6 lbs | 22 lbs |
week 8: – 2.8 lbs | 24.8 lbs |
week 9: -.8 lbs | 25.6 lbs |
week 10: -2.4 lbs | 28 lbs |
week 11: -.8lbs | 28.8 lbs |
week 12: +.4 lbs | 28.4 lbs |
week 13: -2.2lbs | 30.6 lbs |
week 14: -1.6 lbs | 32.2 lbs |
week 15: +1 lb | 31.2 lbs |
week 16: –1.2 lb | 32.4 lbs |
week 17: –1.6 lb | 34 lbs |
week 18: –2.8 lb | 36.8 lbs |
week 19: -.2 lb | 37 lbs |
week 20: 0 lb | 37 lbs |
week 21: –1.6 lb | 38.6 lbs |
week 22: –0 lb | 38.6 lbs |
week 23: –1.6 lb | 40.2 lbs |
week 24: –.4 lb | 40.6 lbs |
week 25: + .6 lb | 40 lbs |
week 26: -2.6 lb | 42.6 lbs |
Friday was weigh in day for Nutrisystem buddies, too!!
Make sure to drop in and visit:
Heather at Living on Love and Cents
Melissa at The Life of a Sippy Cup Mom
Brett at This Mama Loves Her Bargains
Sara at "Deal"icious Mom
Xenia from Thanks Mail Carrier
Kari at Shining 2 Save
and Carmen from Closer to Lucy
and cheer them on!
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I do think there is something to the water/muscle thing, numbers on the scale really don’t mean as uch when you KNOWyou’re doing everything right. I like to use the fit of my clothesand the feel of my attitude…sounds like your attitude is right where it should be!
What a great motivation you are! Thanks so much!