Day 8 - March 1 - My First Weigh-In!

Starting weight: 233
Today: 228

I lost 5 pounds!!! I know this isn't going to be typical but what a great kick-off to encourage me! My goal is to lose 2 pounds a week, especially so my skin can keep up with the rest of me. Woot woot!

A few people have said to me that they might want to try The Baby Bowl Experiment too! If so, we can do it together! Check-ins are every Monday and you can do it by adding to the comment section on those days! How you track your progress is up to you. I'm going by weight but you can also track by inches, clothing size, BMI etc. You can also share your food diary, challenges and triumphs and "meaningful movement" as well, whatever motivates you! I hope this becomes a great experience for you as it has for me! To get the full guidelines for the BBE, click on Day 1 and Day 2 of my blog. (Dad, I'm looking forward to doing this with you! Yay! Can't wait to see what we look like when we see each other in October!)

Meaningful movement: 1 hour of Zumba and 1 hour of Beginning Toning.
NOTE: I LOVE Zumba with my friend and sister in faith, Andrea. I know many gals I've talked to say they don't want to try it because of challenges with rhythm or coordination. Folks, I'm telling you, forget about that! When I first started taking classes at my gym I made a point to talk to my instructors. My main message, "It may not be pretty but I'm coming in to move for an hour." This will FREE you...and if all else fails, march in place! I credit Susan Powter of "Stop the Insanity" in the 90's for giving me the right perspective about working out. She gave us permission to listen to our bodies and allowed us to be comfortable in our present fitness level. I know I'm not going to be the girl who is going to kick up to my forehead or do the splits...but I'm also not going to be the gal who sits on the couch like I used to.

Food that fits in a bowl, Day 8:
-Lenten fast: breakfast
-1/2 tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread and JP+
-a banana
-a chocolate chip cookie brownie (1"x 3")
- 10 peanut m&m's (I wasn't going to eat a bowl full!)
NOTE: I know what you're thinking: two sweet treats back to back. I'm working on it! I really could've had a banana or apple for the second indulgence. If you're going to indulge in candy, though, peanut m&m's is a good choice for the protein to chocolate ratio. Just make sure you have a defined amount! It's too easy to get to the bottom of the bag unless you wrangle some control when you start. The chewing guideline applies to these too!
-taco salad