Week #2 Weigh in

Well the first week started off well, but I bombed at the end. All said and done I still have a loss but I could of got under a certain milestone had I not eaten way too many Peanut Butter Bars. I really had a small amount of exercise minutes 90 minutes for the whole week is pretty pathetic. In my BLC most people had about 300. I really need to step it up if I expect to have a chance at the exercise prize. My goal this week is to continue to write everything down and to really exercise. I figure planning my exercise is going to be the key. So I am planning a walk later today. Its a little cool to take my toddler out right now so we are going to wait until after lunch.
Here is the scale...too bad I don't have the biggest loser music to add in :)

Ok I confess I got a Bodybugg last year. Luckily been the cheap gal I am it didn't cost me a thing. I just sold them on Ebay and direct shipped them from 24 hour fitness. It was crazy people would spend that money, but it did allow me for a short time to make enough money to buy my own Bodybugg and Digital display. It came with its own 3 month free online service. You HAVE to use the online service for the Bodybugg to work. During the time I used the Bodybugg I did not lose any weight. I was also nursing a baby at the time so that was a factor. I did learn some things about the Bodybugg and I thought that I would share them with you. First let me tell you the Bodybugg straps to your arm and measures your bodyheat, motion up, down, forward and back. It also measures sweat *eww*. You have the option to have a digital display.

It gives you real time readings of your:

-Steps taken
-Moderate Activity Minutes
-Calories Burned-Trip Rate (like a car trip rate...imagine all the fun things you can see)


So after using this I found that some things burned a lot of calories and others not so much.
Days that are leisure and spent hanging out reading, watching tv, holding a tiny baby, computer time or any down time. Those days burned about 2000-2100 calories. Not too bad really but about the average for most adults.

Days that were spent busy...only sitting for meals and night time tv. Those days the calories burned were close to 2800-3000. During those days I was busy working in the garden, house or playing with the kids.

That's a huge difference between days and could of made a big difference in weight loss (had I not been so hungry from breastfeeding). The Bodybugg would measure moderate activity minutes. So a really brisk walk would up those minutes. So would moderate activities outside; raking leaves, pulling weeds, mowing lawn. So even though sometimes you can't get in actual exercise minutes if you can do some moderate activities they can really help.
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask!

Day one Before Pictures

Alrighty here are my first thing in the morning pictures. I am wearing my sweats for these. I thought about doing a "sports bra" biggest loser pictures but er....too early for that. I even did a "rear view" that one was scary. I need to see a change, I know it won't be soon. One thing that is hard is knowing the things that won't change. The saggy boobs, baby pooch and the stretch marks...ahh the awards of Motherhood :)

Seeing a virtual image of myself.

Weight Loss Simulator

Create Your Own 3D Model
Compare your current weight side-by-side with your goal weight.
Choose your body type and features, or upload a photo to make your model look exactly like you!

Who could resist??

Here are my results, this is a current virtual me on the left and a projected image of me after my weight loss.

Starting Monday....I will be on my diet.

Ok, honestly how many times have I done this. Creating some sort of "start date" for a diet. Well this time it is different. I have been dieting already and have lost 20 pounds but I kind of hit a rut. So I am joining a group who is doing a biggest loser contest. I wanted to track my results here and hopefully gain more insight into what works best for my body. I hope to share my tips, recipes and tricks with everyone.

The official start date is Monday the 9th of March 2009. I will post an official weigh in on here. Something I will be doing different, is that I will ONLY be weighing in once a week. For me that is hard. I am a little bit obsessive with weighing myself. Sometimes twice a day, and sometimes more. That is unhealthy, and going to once a week weigh in's is going to be so hard at first.

Please follow along, share your tips and hope that I can win this pot of money. Because if I do win they money sure would be great :)