March - A Month In Review and a Contest Winner

My goals for Month 3 were as follows:

DIET CHALLENGES

1. (MET) I will have BBQ Chicken once a week.
2. (MET) I will go to Marble Slab this month.3. (MET) I will drink more water.
4. (MET) I will try at least one new diet friendly recipe this month.
5. (MET) I will work on decreasing my sodium intake.

FITNESS CHALLENGES
1. (MET) I will work out 2520 minutes this month.
2. (MET) I will burn 14,000 calories this month.
3. (MET) I will go to the gym at least 21 days this month.
4. I will do daily body tests on Wii Fit.
5. I will do an 1 hour of exercise on WiiFit for 28 days.


SPIRITUAL / EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES
1. I will read through the books of Genesis and Exodus this month.
2. I will complete "What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops" Devotional by Laura Story.
3. I will pray more.
4. (MET) I will take one day/night each week for me to regroup and relax.
5. I will blog daily.


While I didn't meet all of my challenge goals, I did very well I think. I met the two main fitness goals I had set for myself. I am getting my diet under control pretty well. My fitness life is improving very much. My emotional/spiritual life still needs lots of work so I will focus more on that this month. I am very proud of the progress I have made thus far. I have lost 58 lbs so far. That is as much as two of my children weigh! I am learning to take the trials as they come. The most important thing I am learning is when we fall down, we must shake the dust off our feet and carry on. That is easy to talk about but much harder to live out. I am a work in progress. Not where I want to be, but I am not where I was. I have a lot to be proud of and thankful for. I will rejoice and be glad!


Last but not least, our contest winner. I told you I would give away a Subway gift card to one lucky winner if I met my calorie/fitness minute goal. I did that. The winner of the contest is Melissa Brown. You have 24 hours to contact me with the address you want your gift card sent to. Thank you so much for everyone for your strength and encouragement this month. It means more than you could possibly know.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. - Galatians 6:9

Blessings,

Weight Loss Mama

March Fitness Challenge - Half Way There

So here we are on the downward slope for the month. Yesterday marked the half way point in the contest. I seen how close I was getting to my goal so I was determined to make it to my calorie goal. I worked my tail off. We've been spring cleaning this week (yay for calorie burning!), I was able to get some much needed time with hubby last night (more calorie burning!!! ;-P ), and I spent an hour on The Beast. Not only did I bust through the goal line for my calorie burning, I busted my rear to get there! I am very proud of myself.

Results thus far.

March Fitness Challenge:
Total Minutes Completed: 1252/2520
Total Calories Burned: 14,126/ 14,000

I can't believe I have met one half of my goal. Remember to keep entering. Share the blog with friends if you think they would benefit from my story.

Blessings,

Weight Loss Mama

Hurt So Good

Treadmill, my evil little friend, we meet once again. Just so there is no misunderstanding, I hate you! I tried to be friends, but every time we meet, I leave you with every inch of my body crying out from pain! One day, I will conquer your sorry behind and I will be the one who wins. I will have the last laugh...eventually!!

Yesterday, I made it back to the gym. I walked two miles in under 44 minutes and had an asthma attack. It was such a good experience! Yes that was said with sarcasm.

Fifteen minutes into my walk I was so bored. I didn't want to stay any longer. I had Becky Fender blasting in my ears and I continued to walk. I decided that I wanted to pick up speed. I managed to get up to 3.2 mph until I felt like my legs were going to run away from me. I slowed down to 2.7 for a bit then decided to speed up again. I managed to walk about 5 minutes at 3.0 mph when my chest started feeling really tight and I realized how heavy I was breathing. This was a very fimilar feeling that had forsaken me years ago. I was in the beginning stages of an asthma attack. Years ago I was diagnosed with stress induced asthma, but up until now I hadn't had a problem when I worked out. Anyway, I slowed WAY down and was able to calm down. Once the attack had passed I sped up a little, but not as fast as I was going. I made a post to FB while I was walking. Before I knew it I was at 2 miles.

My shower was so amazing. There is nothing like super hot water flowing over your sweaty body to make you feel better. This has ALWAYS been my reward for the blood, sweat and tears of my work out. Ok, ok it's not THAT bad, but there are times that it feels like it. ;-) I stood in there for almost 20 minutes before I decided to grace the world with my presence again. I got dressed, fixed my hair and put on some make up then I left.

Dinner was wonderful. On the way home I stopped at Subway for a salad and came home to BBQ Chicken Sunday. I had 6 oz of skinless, boneless, baked BBQ chicken, a serving of mashed potatoes and my salad. I was very full and didn't even finish my plate.

I have been trying to work out on WiiFit. A month ago I had decided I could save time and money on gas by working out at home. I did really well at first, but then it started to get very old and I got very bored. Slowly, I stopped working out at all. I have decided that it's not worth it to sacrafice the exercise "high" that I feel when I go to the gym just to save a few bucks. I am going to make this a priority from now on.

This is the day which the LORD hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24


Be Blessed,

Weight Loss Mama

Marble Slab Heaven

As part of my March Challenge I said that I would make it to Marble Slab for ice cream. Yesterday, we took the kids to enjoy my splurge. It was so fun to watch each of them pick out their ice cream and mix-ins.

When John worked at USCC there was a Cold Stone about 5 minutes up the road that I would take the boys to all the time. Cold Stone closed, but Marble Slab is wonderful also. One thing that I love about them is that they always have Christian music playing. Who couldn't support that?!

After everyone else ordered, it was my turn. Sweet Cream ice cream, fudge sauce, nuts and fresh pineapple. It was so delicious and well worth the wait! I am excited to go back next time. I totally think that the pineapple should cancel out all of the calories for the other stuff though. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way!

Don't forget about the contest. Make sure you are entering to win!



This is the day which the LORD hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Be Blessed,


Weight Loss Mama

Contest for YOU!

Alright, now that I have listed out my "Challenge Goals" for the month. I think I will hold a month long contest. If I meet my fitness challenges for the month of March, I will give away a $10 Subway gift card. If I lose more than 10 lbs, I will give away TWO gift cards.

Here is how you help me (and more importantly enter to win)

1. Reply to this post and tell me you are "in".

2. You will receive ONE entry for each reply you make on my blog (Limit one entry per blog post. Replies must be made to posts dating from Today through March 27, 2012.)

3. If you are losing weight, you will receive 1 BONUS entry for each pound you lose. Reply to any of my blog posts for the month of March and tell me that you lost and what you did to lose that pound(s).

March Fitness Tracker

I'm going to be updating this blog post each day with my progress. (Don't forget to join our month long contest.)


March Fitness Challenge:

Total Minutes Completed: / 2520
Total Calories Burned: / 14,000

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Be Blessed,

Weight Loss Mama