Week 1 of The November Challenge

One week down and I've lost 3.8 pounds. It's ridiculous, but I'm a little disappointed. I was hoping to lose 5 or 6 pounds this week.

I think my brain is broken. Almost 4 pounds in a week is crazy! I have no reason to be disappointed.

Maybe Monday will be better.

End Goal: May 1st, 2015

I think setting a solid goal will help,so here it is:

I want to be 135 pounds by May 1st.

58 pounds in 25 weeks.

58 pounds in 176 days.

The weight tracking app I use has a trend line, and predicts your estimated goal deadline. At the start of my 5 Bites journey it predicted I'd be at my goal weight August 20th. Now it's down to July 13th. I love seeing the date get closer to my actual goal date.

I want to be 164 by February 2nd.

I'm so excited!

Measurement Monday: November 3rd, 2014

So here are the results from my first full week on 5 Bites.

Abdomen: 43.6 (-.2)
Waist: 33.75 (-.25)
Bust: 43.5 (-1)
Chest: 37.4 (+.4)
Hip: 45.7 (-.1)
Left Arm: 14.5 (+.3)
Left Forearm: 10.75 (0)
Left Calf: 16 (0)
Left Thigh: 26.5 (-1)
Right Arm: 14.0 (-.1)
Right Forearm: 10 (-.5)
Right Calf: 16.1 (+.3)
Right Thigh: 27.25 (0)
Neck: 14.2 (-.2)
Current Weight: 194.4 pounds (-3.8)
Inches lost: -2.35
Running total: +.35, -1.6 pounds

I finally am at the weight I started dieting at! Whoo!

Well, I lost almost 4 pounds. That's a lot for one week! That's more than I used to lose in a month. I can't wait to see how I do on my 20 pounds in November goal. It's feeling more and more attainable!

4 pounds down, 16 to go!

November Challenge

I'm part of a November Challenge with a 5 Bites group on Facebook. The main goal is to lose 25 pounds in November. While that would be amazing (I'd weigh less than I did when I graduated high school almost 4 years ago), there's something about losing that much weight in a month that my mind says isn't healthy. Perhaps it's the years of "slow and steady weight loss is longer lasting" stuck in my head, I realize that that isn't true, and there's a ton of research to back it up, but I'm still leary. Plus, Thanksgiving and my birthday happen in November. I love food, obviously, and want to be able to enjoy family events.

I drank yesterday, so my weight went up this morning. I was at 198 when I weighed in, though I know if it weren't for the booze I'd likely be at 194. Taking in to account the bloating from the alcohol, I'm going to commit to this challenge. I want to weigh 173 by December 1st. Along with my weekly weigh ins, I'll be posting how much more weight I have to lose.

A Goal that will Stick

I downloaded a cool new weight tracker app. What I like about it is that you can set a goal and it will create a trend line after a few weigh-ins that will show your predicted success date.

My new goal is to reach 135 by May 1st.

As of today, the app thinks it will take me until May 18th. I can't wait to prove it wrong!

5 Bites: Day 3

Well, I'm down 2.2 pounds in three days, and an inch and a half off my abdomen. HOLY COW.

I don't have much else to say...

This rapid feedback is great.

Meassurement Monday: October 27th, 2014

So I've had two days of the modified 5 Bites. Here are the results of trying really hard to monitor my eating, listening to my body, and doing my version of the 5 Bite Diet.

Abdomen: 43.75 (-.5)
Waist: 34 (-.5)
Bust: 44.5 (.75)
Chest: 37 (-.5)
Hip: 45.8 (-1.2)
Left Arm: 14.1 (-.4)
Left Forearm: 10.75 (0)
Left Calf: 16 (-.5)
Left Thigh: 27.5 (-.25)
Right Arm: 14.1 (-.3)
Right Forearm: 11 (.5)
Right Calf: 15.75 (-.75)
Right Thigh: 27.25 (-.5)
Neck: 14.4 (-.1)
Current Weight: 198.2 pounds (-4.2)
Inches lost: -.85
Running total: 2.7, +2.2 pounds

I'm pretty pleased.Four pounds in two weeks is excellent. I think I'll continue to try to implement this strategy. There's no reason I can't do the modified 5 Bites when I'm eating alone. I'm hoping to keep myself from over indulging just because I don't have anything to slow me down and remind me to check in with myself. I really think I'm going to keep up with this. I can't imagine how well this could work over the course of a week.