-
Ran my first 5K!!
I ran my very first 5K this past Sunday. My husband and I ran the 5K in the OKC Memorial Marathon in honor of my husband's aunt, who is a survivor of the OKC bombing. She was on the 1st floor of the building when it exploded. She was at the marathon along with her sister (my husband's other aunt) cheering on me and my…
-
Have you read a good nutrition book?
I really feel like I need a nutritionist to straighten me out. However, since I can't afford one I was thinking of looking for a nutrition book with good advice. What book on nutrition/fitness/weight loss have you read that you would recommend?
-
How many calories should I be eating?
Would would you recommend if you were my nutritionist? My TDEE is 2430. (According to the Fitness Frog TDEE calculator. That's based on working out 6-7 times weekly. I usually work out 7 days a week.) My BMR is 1408. I've been shooting for 1200 calories per day since I started this journey in early February. I was losing…
-
Just finished 30 Day Shred!
Well as of today, I have completed Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. Below are my results: BEFORE: Weight: 144.4 lbs Waist: 31 1/2" Belly: 36 1/2" Left Thigh: 24" Right Thigh: 24" Hips: 40" Left Arm: 13" Right Arm: 13" TODAY: Weight: 139.6 lbs (4.8 lbs lost) Waist: 29 1/2" (2" lost) Belly: 33 1/4" (3 1/4" lost) Left Thigh:…
-
30 Day Shred
Yesterday I started Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. It was a great workout that has left me very soar this morning. If you're not familiar with it, it's basically 20 minutes of circuit training. I feel like I got some good cardio in while doing it also since I could barely talk while doing it. I know this video will help…
-
Starvation Mode
I've now been religiously on this diet for 10 days. I went back and looked at my food logs from those last 10 days and for the most part I eat between 1300-1500 calories per day. However, yesterday I only ate 1,083 calories. I wasn't trying to eat 500 less calories than the day before, it just sort of worked out that way.…
