4 month goal update 1

I am 5 days into my 4 month goal of losing 35lbs by my birthday (Sept 6).

Here is my most recent update:

I am so sore today. I tried free weights yesterday at the gym and wow, I am really suprised how little weight I can do! Its funny because I can do at least double the amount on the machines, but with dumbells and barbells, no way. At least I tried it, I got over my little phobia of looking like a dumb girl in the free weights area with all the sweaty grunters. It was a bit easier because it was the weekend, so there were less people there.

Also, yesterday was my first day back in the gym for almost 4 weeks. It felt good to get back. I have been walking daily for anywhere between 20 minutes and an hour. I even walked yesterday, on top of the 35 minutes I did on the elliptical, my neighbor and I got out and walked for over an hour with our dogs.

My calories have been good since tuesday, also. I am trying to hit right at or 100 above my bmr, which is 2050 approx., so I have been trying to stay under 2200. I am only leaving it this high so that when i hit an inevitable plateau, I can cut calories again and try to break through it. I assume that by the end of all this weight loss, I will be at a consistent 1500-1800 calorie count, since 1500 would be my bmr at my goal weight (150lbs, I'm 5' 10.5" and female) I may have to increase the calorie count though, if I build enough muscle!

I am down 3.4lbs since tuesday. Last night after a big drink of "fitness water" (which I got because I was craving sweets and it was only 40 calories for the whole thing, and pretty tasty actually), I had gained it all back in water weight, but then again this morning, I am back down to a 3.4lb loss.

Its definately encouraging. I now have 31.6lbs to lose before Sept 6!