I successfully survived the weigh-in last night, had an amazing time and learned lots of cool new things. I weighed in at 117.4 lbs and they also took my measurements but those are out in the car so I'll add them later. This is a little heavy for my usual 115 lbs, so I am confident in an easy 2 lb drop back to my normal weight probably this week.
The way the challenge works is not based on body fat index, it is the percentage of your body weight lost. I did some math last night and figured out that I probably don't have much of a chance at winning the challenge. I weigh the least of everyone by about 40 lbs. If I set my goal for a 7 lbs weight loss to bring me down to 110 (the first four lbs won't be a problem, after that it's all an experiment), then that is only 6% lost. If someone weighing 160 lbs loses 15 lbs, it's 9% and the still have more weight to lose as I do not. Despite my underdog status, I am going to bulldoze through it both for the education and for the final result of leading a healthier lifestyle.
Last night after class, I headed to Wal-Mart to pick up things to snack on. I got apples, nectarines, cucumbers and almonds. This morning I ate half of a grapefruit for the first time in my whole life. I had tried them as a child but could never get into it. After my mom gave me instructions fit for a neuro-surgeon on how to eat the grapefruit, I prepared it last night and Tupperwared it for this morning. At my desk, I suffered through the first half, added tons more Truvia, and then actually enjoyed the last half. I'm an adult now! I also did some research on the benefits of eating grapefruit and what do you know? They are pretty awesome in helping a person lose weight:
Weight Loss Benefits of Eating Grapefruit
Eating grapefruit can benefit weight loss in many ways. They are low in calories, low in sodium, high in potassium and high in fat burning enzymes. These can benefit weight loss in different ways. The low calories means we can eat grapefruit freely without consuming too many calories. A low sodium intake helps flush away excess water weight caused from high sodium foods. And, the enzymes present in grapefruit help increase fat burning.
Another positive benefit of eating grapefruit is the high water content. Grapefruits are almost 90 percent water. Eating any fruit with a high water content helps boost water ingestion and research has shown that increasing water consumption can give more energy and help increase the metabolism. Many people are discovering the benefits of eating high water foods like grapefruit and many other fruits for help in losing weight.
site: weightlossforall.com
So, I successfully started off my day the right way! Oh, and for dinner last night I had grilled chicken breast (I tried the free range, no hormones, no additives and it was like miracle chicken! The taste is way better than regular-abused-and-pumped-full-of-chemicals-chicken, the only downside is it's more pricey) and half a plate of green beans and a side of lentil soup.
I always hear about how vegetables should be your biggest portion and your proteins and everything else should each be about a fourth of your plate. Well I figured out an easy way to do this: Start loading you plate FIRST with vegetables. Fill up half the plate and then the other half has room to share what we usually call the "main course" and another side. I hope I can keep it up!
Today, I already had my grapefruit, will meet Anela for grilled chicken salads in an hour, and have apples and almonds before my workout. Dinner is still a mystery.
I will attend the Simply Step class today at 4. It kicks my butt but that is what I need!!!
Have a good day, Eat a grapefruit!
xxx
Bre
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