The Biggest Loser Challenge-Week 3

This week was a disappointing week. I lost 0 lbs. A big, fat 0!!! It was the week of Christmas, so I guess I should be happy I didn't gain. But, I'm NOT happy. I've been working my butt off (literally it seems sometimes) and I want to see the results. Alas, today I have figured out there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. More to come on that later in the blog. First I will talk about my week.

Last Wednesday, me and the family went to Logan's Roadhouse to eat. I looked up what I wanted on their website before we went so I would be prepared. I ordered Teriyaki Chicken, a Caesar Salad, and Sauteed Mushrooms. I even had a small roll (so yummy) and all of that was only 600 calories. I was amazed. I felt very satisfied afterwards and was very proud of myself. The next night, we went out with Mom, Merritt, and Holly for Holly's birthday to Outback Steakhouse. Again, I planned out ahead of time what I would be eating. This has been my saving grace I think. Being prepared makes me feel in control and I'm not worrying if I'm underestimating the calories in something I eat(which we all do most of the time). I passed on the Alice Springs Chicken which I usually get because it had a whopping 1328 calories!!! I decided on an 8 oz. Teriyaki Sirloin Steak with sauteed mushrooms and a Caesar Salad again. This time I had a little more bread and had a few cheese fries, but much smaller portion than usual. I took some of the Steak home and the meal I ate AT the restaurant turned up to be about 800 calories. Still not bad at all for eating out at one of my favorite places and I still got to eat my favorite things.

The next day was Christmas Eve, an annual party at my mom's house with tons of yummy fixin's. I had already decided to allow myself a Coca-Cola to drink that day and it was GOOD!!! I didn't want to limit myself too much that day, but still practice restraint in the portion department. I did go over my calorie allotment, but I was ok with that. I did find out that the Coke made me crave more sugar, which I noticed immediately. I switched back to water immediately and have noticed a difference. I still LOVE Coke and will still drink it from time to time, but I have really figured out I love water too!

I believe I have a stress fracture in my foot from working out on my hard floor. David went and got me a mat to work out on, but has had to modify it a bit to keep it from being slippery, so I haven't been able to use it yet. My foot is mostly painful when I first get up in the morning, I have to limp at first to get going and then it pretty much gets ok. It doesn't cause me excruciating pain, so I just keep working out as usual. Holly told me to wrap it while I work out and then ice it afterwards. I don't want to injure it more, but I don't want to stop working out either.

Ok....back to the light at the end of the tunnel. I think the Biggest Loser Challenge game might have become uncalibrated correctly when it weighs me. This is not an excuse on my part. I noticed it last week before my weigh in. I would weigh myself sometimes through the week with my scale in my bedroom and it was always two or 3 pounds lower than the game. One day I was on the game, it figured my weight almost 5 lbs. less than the day before. What the Crap!! Then, when I did my weigh in the next day (Monday), I weighed in at my current weight. (Which is 3 1/2 lbs. more than the day before. That's the day it showed I had lost 0 pounds since the week before. Today (Wednesday) I weighed at the beginning of my workout and was one pound more than Monday's weigh-in. What the Crap again!!! I know my weight fluctuates, but not that bad!! So, I did an experiment.....today after I worked out I weighed on the scale in my bedroom and then I weighed using the Wii Fit Plus game. They were the exact same thing!!!! And they were closer to what I thought they should be after the hard work I've put in. They were 3 lbs. lower than my official game weigh in on Monday. So.....next week on Sunday, I'm gonna check to see what the Biggest Loser Challenge game says I weigh and compare it to the other two weigh-ins. If the BLC game is way different, then I will decide to use one of the two other weigh in methods. The BLC game lets you manually change your weight. So, the light at the end of the tunnel is that I believe I have lost 7lbs. since I have started, but OFFICIALLY, I have only lost 4 lbs. When I weigh in on January 3rd, I will have an official OFFICIAL weight loss number. I hope that all makes sense.

Total Weight Loss Since December 7th: 4 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 51 lbs.