Well, today is the start of the 5 Week Challenge (well, I'm starting today, I suppose some of you might prefer to start Monday)!
Here are my beginning body stats:
- Weight: 197.8lbs
- Chest: 40"
- Waist at bellybutton: 37"
- Hips: 46"
- Arms (flexing): 13"
- Thighs: 27"
Let the measurements be what they will. I have ideas of "eventual" goals as far as measurements go, but right now I'm only focusing on the next 5 weeks. My toe is feeling amazingly better these last couple days and I'm going to see if I can squeeze my foot into my gym shoes tomorrow and take a stab at doing some low-impact cardio on a stationary bike and also get some weight training in on Monday.
Daily calorie goal: 1700
Weekly flex points: 700
Sometimes I feel like flex points should really be called "alcohol points".. haha! My friend Holly just started back up with Weight Watchers on their new "Points Plus" system which is really focused on high nutrient foods (ie, fruits, vegetables, lean meats) - in fact all fruits and almost all veggies are now ZERO POINTS! That's pretty exciting. She's going to fill me on more of the details and I may choose to go ahead and follow the Points Plus along with her... but for now my plans is to not count whole fruit and veggie calories (with the exception of corn and potatoes, high-starch low-nutrient veggies). For example: if I have a salad with asparagus, cucumber, bell pepper, onion, cheese and dressing I will just be counting the calories for the cheese and dressing. An apple with peanut butter? Only the peanut butter. Let's see how that goes. I'm still struggling to find a calorie "schedule" that really works for me. It's pretty much still a guessing game at this point.
I'm really excited about this! I will post today's final calorie-count tonight after the football game.
You know, I found myself them using them for booze, too. You could make it so you can't use them for that?
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