So, Lean Cuisine and Collective Bias are determined to make me post embarrassing photos. If they weren’t paying me I’m not sure I’d do this. I am supposed to show photos of myself working out.
I might post next week, for now all you get to see is my arm:
I got a BodyMedia armband, which is kind of like BodyBugg. I love it – it shows how many calories I burn throughout the day and tracks activity levels. It’s very motivating.
The first picture is of my desk at work – I had a bright idea that I would do “Walk Away the Pounds” on my lunch hour. Unfortunately the free video stream kept getting stuck.
One exciting thing I noticed is that I actually burned a decent amount of calories just walking downtown with a friend.
Of course, it’s not all good news. I tried The Firm Express workout videos and was greatly disappointed.
Turns out I only burned 100 calories during their “express” workout. It was not very fun, either . . . felt like they were squishing way too much into 20 minutes. So I jumped on the treadmill and burned way more calories on that. Unfortunately my knee is starting to hurt, not sure if it’s because I haven’t run in a bajillion years or if I’ve just gained too much weight; maybe a combination of both.
I’ve been keeping within my calorie limits for the most part, and am proud to announce the grand total lost:
MyFitnessPal – Free Calorie Counter
Remember how I was whining last week about the scale being stuck? Well, I just had patience, and it unstuck itself. Now I’m trying to focus on what I’ve lost and not the 90+ more I have to go.
The Skinny Cows and Lean Cuisines are really helping; instead of takeout I pop one of those in the microwave (the Lean Cuisine, not the Skinny Cow) and it’s super easy. My only wish is that there were more vegetarian options on the Lean Cuisines.
I have one more week left in the Lean 11 #31 Days Challenge, but I have a several more pounds to lose so I will continue this series. I have a few sponsors in the wings so we’ll see if I can add some spice (AKA giveaways) to future Fitness Fridays.
Feel free to link up to your weight loss posts (or just share encouragement, advice, or whatnot) in the comments!
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First off Congratulations on losing weight! Always good when that scale gets unstuck. 😉 I bought a few things last night when I went out so I can work out more in the house, with all this snow I better do something inside for a bit. (-2 this morning here) I do plan on continuing on with my journey so I’ll definitely stop on by and cheer you on. 😉 I can’t believe we only have one more week, it’s went by so quickly. Like you mention I don’t like to think about how many more I want to lose, I focus on what I have lost, how I look and feel.
Too bad about Firm Express. I’ve had success with The Firm in the past and had been wondering how the new workouts were. I couldn’t stomach the price, but glad to know I’m not missing out.
I got Leslie Sansone’s Walk Bootcamp for Christmas and I like it a lot.
I hate getting discouraged by my HRM/calorie counter. I’ve been thinking about getting some workout DVDs but I also worry that I won’t burn as many calories as I would doing other exercises 🙁
Good job on the weight loss so far! I would think January would be a tough month since it’s so cold outside. It makes me not want to do anything.
Jessica
Yay! You are doing so great! Do you have netflix? I’m really enjoying the 10 minute pilates video they have on watch it now. She gets done and I’m like “That’s it!” but then I’m feeling it for the next 3 days so it’s very effective! I’m also reading The 4 Hour Body right now. He makes some very good points. Awesome book! One thing I’ve read over and over from various sources is that you keep burning more calories after a workout because it raises your metabolism and it requires a lot of energy to build muscles. Maybe you could rest your mind on that when the body media says you only burned 60 calories?
Wow… what an effort to try and walk at your lunch hour via video! Too bad it didn’t work for you. I get too sweaty to be able to do that. lol
Love the Body Media arm band. I might have to look into that.
Thanks
Way to go! I am currently on Weight Watchers. I don’t own a scale but I think I have lost a little bit. Kuddos to you for even showing your arm. The thought of having to post photos of me exercising, well, not fun! 🙂 So good job!
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