Biggest Loser Challenge Week 1

So the family Biggest Loser Challenge has been underway for about a week and a half now.  Since this might very well be the longest diet I have ever stuck to, I've already learned a few things. I spent the first few days eating very conservatively, which I thought was a good idea to keep my calorie count low.  This kind of backfired on me, because by the time the work day was done I was too hungry to go to the gym, or still hungry later in the evening so I was eating more after dinner.  Lately I've been having a late afternoon healthy snack of an apple, or pepper slices, or something along those lines to get me straight to the gym and keep me satisfied till dinner.

I also already learned not to be so hard on myself.  I was weighing myself daily (even though we only submit weights once a week), and was discouraged with the very little progress being made.  Hello Kate, you're not going to drop 5 pounds overnight.  This discouragement lead to a little more cheating over the weekend than I intended on. So I think I need to be a little more intentional about planning out my weekends and what I want to splurge on.

That being said, I start my new waitressing job this weekend, and have no idea what my weekend schedule will be like.  If I'm only given one night off a weekend, that will make my decision making a lot easier.  Ugh having a full weekend off from work last week is amazing, I'm going to miss that.

Workouts for as far back as I can remember:

• Thursday: Bike and Barre (30 minute Barre workout, 45 minute cycling)
• Friday: Elliptical/Uphill treadmill walking at the lame apartment gym 
• Saturday: 1 mile with the running group, 2.75 miles with Ryan after
• Sunday: Cardio Dance and yoga
• Monday: REST (aka 12 hour work/class day, no time for workout)
• Tuesday: Crossfit style workout at the gym with Ryan
• Wednesday: 4 mile run/walk

Tonight there is a new class at the gym called So You Think You Can Dance and I can not wait to try it! Another Crossfit style workout after that.

And finally, the weigh-in.
Starting Weight: 145.6
Week 1: 143.2
Total Lost: 2.4   <--- after all my stressing out, I'm very happy with that.  And if I can stay consistently around 2 pounds a week, I will not only reach but exceed my goal of 10-15 pounds in 8 weeks!