21 Day Weight Loss Challange ~ Journal Day 7 #21mbc Week 1 DONE

Well week 1 is officially done & I have 2 weeks to go, and I am proud to say I really think it went well.  I am learning so much from visiting DUSTIN MAHER  when I visit his web site.  Such as with his post from March 5 (An Inspirational Story) He asked two important questions that really hit home.   What is something that you have told yourself you can’t do?  Well, I used to tell myself that I could never run a mile.  But I have since conquered that.  I will never forget how proud I was when I ran my first mile.  What in your life do you desire to do at a greater level then you are doing now?  I really want to be a better mom than I am now.  I want to be the mom that not just my kids but also their friends want to hang out with and be able to talk about everything & anything with.  By losing these extra pounds I know that it will help give me the energy & confidence to become that person.

As for today I am very proud to say that I tasted some YUMMY recipes that were given courtesy to me but also all the other mommy bloggers who are part of the challenge.  If you would like to learn more about the challenge that I am doing please visit....mommy blogger challenge.

Food Journal

6:30 am ~ 16 oz water

7:00 am ~ smoothie (I followed the recipe from the 21 Day Saving Dinner recipe book courtesy of DUSTIN MAHER)

10:00 am ~ 16 oz water, 1 slice low fat string cheese

12:00 pm ~ 16 oz water, 1 c chicken noodle soup

3:30 pm ~ 16 oz water, Fiber One Brownie

6:00 pm ~ 16 oz water, 1 Honey Marinated Pork Chop (I followed the recipe from the 21 Day Saving Dinner recipe book courtesy of DUSTIN MAHER) , 1 cup roasted red potatoes, 2 cups green beans

7:30 pm ~ exercise

9:30 pm~ 16 oz 1/2 cup fat free ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup dried cherries, 1/4 cup granola

Exercise

Today I focused on abs.

10 min ab roller

 5 min crunches 

10 min hula hoop (wii)

20 min Pilates DVD (Mari Winsor)

I also did the fit test that  DUSTIN MAHER encourages all his clients to do on the first day of their challenge.  I missed doing it the first day so I thought it would be appropriate to have it done for tonight.  I will re-test myself at the end of week 2 here is what I learned from the fit test....

Hold a plank for 40 seconds with out shaking & keeping proper form

do 4 push ups...the real kind, not the sissy girly kind with proper form

8 burpees in 90 seconds (I despise these)

wall sit for 120 seconds without shaking & keeping proper form

I can also run a mile no rest in 13 min 35 seconds

According to Dustin I am  average for doing the Forward plank as well as the wall sits with no weights.  I am Below average for push ups and I have the biggest need for improvement regarding my mile run as well as the burpees

Point Total Today: 84

END OF WEEK POINT TOTAL: 563 

Thur (3/1)= 79

Fri (3/2) = 91

Sat (3/3) = 74

Sun (3/4)=68

Mon (3/5)=78

Tue (3/6)=89

Wed (3/7) = 84

There were a total of 805 points possible.  Reflecting back at the week I lost points by not getting my total water in per day, Not doing strength training daily, not getting 6+ hrs sleep at night, as well as not visiting the DUSTIN MAHER web site daily.  However I did receive all the points possible for eating my veggies so that is a huge improvement.  

Tonight I am going to be combing over my journal & find out how I can gain more if not all the points possible in the weeks to come. 

 

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Disclosure:  I am participating in a challenge sponsored by Dustin Maher www.dustinmaherfitness.com.  I also received a complementary copy of Dustin's book  Fit Mom's for Life.