Fessin' Up Day: Week 5

It's time for the Slimmer this Summer update/check-in/fess up post for week number 5.

I was able to stay true to my goals for the challenge again this week!

Water intake: I was able to drink 64 oz of water each and every day followed by another 16-24 oz of my beloved iced green tea made with spring water, Splenda, and lemon juice.  No changes here!

Exercise: I walked every day again for a WEEKLY total of 17 miles (someone actually thought I walked 17 miles EACH day---I almost killed myself laughing!). We have been leaving earlier in the mornings, before the heat sets in too bad, and a couple of days were coolish due to some actual RAIN!  (Of course all that ended today apparently because when we left at 6:20 for our walk, it was already brutally hot out there).  I continued Pilates 5 of the 7 days- took the weekend off because it was busy around here! Coupled with the fact that I don't exercise in front of people--mostly because I'm not as serious when others are around.




Calories: Once again (and I am so grateful), I have not had trouble with keeping the calories down. STILL giving credit for this to 1- livestrong.com (where I record my caloric intake and exercise); b- Debbi's delicious recipes; 3-my own sheer determination; and d-the challenge.

Here's the breakdown for week five:

• Monday:824 (I was so busy feeding the college masses that I didn't eat much myself)
• Tuesday:1274
• Wednesday:1337
• Thursday:1283
• Friday:1299
• Saturday: 1135
• Sunday: 1140 (Oh, and last week's Sunday total was 1154)
• Total calories for the week: 8292  (and my total from last week was: 7807---somehow I forgot to put Sunday's total and the week total in last week's post...so, I put it in today's...actually, I know what happened.  I write this post on Sunday and fill in Sunday and the total on Sunday night or Monday morning and I just forgot).

Discoveries?  Not really.But, FYI:  I do not count NET CALORIES on livestrong.com.  I record my calories and exercise, but I don't count it as extra calories that I can eat.  IF I did, for example, my net calories for MONDAY would have been 451.  So, no.  I don't do it that way.

Goal changes? None this week.

Here are the numbers for week 5:

Weight loss:  -5 lbs (Total for 5 weeks: 27 pounds gone forever!)

Inches: -2" total (chest:= -1; hips = -1; waist = -0; neck = -0)  Total for 3 weeks:-17.5 inches off forever!

 I continue to wait on the proverbial 'other shoe to drop.  I'm extremely grateful that it hasn't but I have no idea what the future holds.  All any of us can do is continue to take this thing one hot summer day at a time, right?



I overheard Hubs, who works outside at the Port, talking to the weather dude (aka Mr. State the Obvious) on tv this morning before he left for work:  "Heat wave?  No sh*t! You guys must have a crystal ball."  Yes indeed!  It's HOT and HUMID which equals MISERABLE out there folks!  How awesome would it be if all the sweat from walking was actually pounds gone?!  Pretty freaking awesome I'd say!  Pretty freaking awesome!   
 
Hope everyone has a fantabulous week!