So here I am on day 8, one week down, 8 lbs down and lots more to go. Last week went well, even with a house full of the stomach flu I managed to get in 3 days of working out, all cardio at the gym. I am averaging 550 calories burned per day right now. I am watching my portion sizes, drinking more water which is one of my hardest feats, and not eating late at night. I know some of my loss this week is due to the 1 day I was out with the flu, but hooping to maintain this week and go from there. I was back at the gym this morning and only slightly off pace.

Katherine

Welcome to the WLF and good for you for getting started!
I hope the flu passes your house soon!

Sounds like you're off to a great start!
Welcome & Good Luck!!

Well today my day has gone much better, yesterday I think I jumped back into the game too quickly after the flu and was exhausted by noon. I ended up having a nap, something I never do. Anyhow, today I added 10 minutes of cycling to my 45 minutes of eliptical. I did 550 calories on the eliptical and 100 on the bike. I am hoping to continue this getting up to an hour next week.

Katherine

brought a gain of one pound, but that still leaves me with 7 lbs lost in 2 weeks. I had a weekend of not watching what I was eating, just one of those, though I did avaoid birthday cake at a party yesterday. Today is a new day. On to week #3. I also meet with the trainer at the gym tommorow who will do all my measurments, and fat pinching. Will let you know how that goes. I am hoping that this will keep me more on track knowing that I will have to check in with her. It is supposed to be every 6 weeks, though I am going to see if I can get it monthly. My goal for this week is more fresh, less processed,and more water, which is always my biggest challege.

Katherine
Starting weight is from Jan 15th

Hi Katherine,
Good for you for having clear, set, reasonable goals ahead of you for this week!

What is the right ratio?? I ate really good today, this is how I stacked up

Totals
Calories1639
Fat 46 (26%)
Carbs 210 (48%)
Protein 102 (26%)

Also is there a site to keep track of how many servings of each food group you have eaten per day??