Follow my journey to naturally lose 50 lbs. in 6 months (200 Days) beginning 11-11-11.
Week 5 was not the best week. I’d classify this week as my first “struggle” week, because I didn’t lose any weight. On the bright side, I did maintain my 8 lbs. weight loss from Week 4. I’m sure there will be a few of these types of weeks in my future, so I’ chalk this week up as a great learning experience. Check out the video of me and [...] More...
Great news!! I lost 8 lbs. in 4 weeks. That’s 2 lbs. a week…so I’m right on target. If my calculations are correct and I lose 2 lbs. a week for 26 weeks (6 months), I will have lost 52 lbs. by the end of May 2012. I’ve been making healthy soups and planted some veggies in our raised garden this week. I’m looking forward to eating the brussel sprouts, [...] More...
I’m now on Week 3 of my weight loss journey to lose 50 lbs. and so far so good. I’ve lost 7 lbs. to date! And with the Thanksgiving Holiday to boot My mindset about food has drastically changed and I’m now eating food because I’m genuinely hungry. Originally I wanted to eat 100% natural, but I think I need replace some foods like bacon, cheese and milk with lowfat/low-cal [...] More...
Great news! I’m right on track. In fact, I’m doing better than staying right on track…I’ve lost 6 lbs. to date. My goal is to stay between 1500-1800 calories a day. Obviously, I was a little fearful of going over my calorie intake on Thanksgiving, but by cutting out the sourdough biscuits I was able to come in just under 1800 calories. I’ll post more about my change in diet [...] More...
I had a very successful first week on my natural weight loss journey! I lost 4 lbs. and don’t recall ever feeling hungry I also worked out 5 days this week and feel GREAT! Don’t forget to check out my Twitter feed to the right for workout,weight loss updates and insightful healthy information.So you’re probably curious about what changes I’ve made in order to achieve my goal to naturally lose [...] More...
Check out these two iPhone Apps I use to track my food intake and workouts. I love using LoseIt on my iPhone to track my daily food intake. The App can now scan bar codes on most of my favorite food items, which helps me to quickly track the foods I’m eating. The LoseIt App also automatically calculates the Calories, Fat, Carbs, etc. and you can send yourself a daily [...] More...
TODAY!! (11.11.11) I started my journey to ‘naturally’ lose 50 lbs. in 6 months and I’m planning to accomplish this goal by the end of May 2012. I’ll chronicle my weight loss journey here. I’m chronicling my journey for two reasons: Accountability and Support. So thanks for following me on this ‘natural’ weight loss journey and please feel free to comment or ask questions at any time. It’s all in [...] More...
It’s finally time to embark on a new adventure! As you can see from my previous posts, dated back to 2008, I have been on an up and down roller coaster regarding my goal to be healthy and lose some weight. To date, I have obviously not done very well in the weight loss department. I’ve started exercising more over the last few months, but have not fully dedicated myself [...] More...
