April 5th to May 5th

Total weight lost in NINE months is 69 pounds!

Total body fat lost 9% in NINE months !

Total inches lost from waist 9.3 inches in NINE months.
Total of 6 jean sizes down and 8 dress sizes down. :)
12 lbs away from 1st goal of losing 80 pounds. ;)

Tip of the Month:
I have said it before, but I will say it again... change up your snacks! What has been helping in making my protein go up is snacking on things that have a lot of protein. I have been snacking on soy nuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, cottage cheese, and even Greek plain yogurt. There are various things out there, you just have to read the label to see if it is worth it. Just compare the protein, carbs, and fat. :)

April 5th to May 5th
This month was way better in terms of motivation. It was fading away and I am finally on BEAST mode again.  As mentioned on my last blog post, the weight lost is slower as I approach my goal. I still expect to see the 10-12 lbs lost a month, but I guess I just have to deal with it and be happy I am losing some lbs regardless. I tend to be too hard on myself, but I will try to see the positive in this... 69 lbs lighter is not that bad. ;) Again, I am very thankful to have so many supportive people around me... this includes family, bf, coach 1,2, and 3 lol, and friends. Sometimes I feel they are way more proud and excited than me. Thanks again friends :)

These are my results from Apr 5th to May 5th based on my journal ...

• I lost 5.5 pounds this month
• The calories I ate this month were an average of 1,418 which is higher than my goal :(
• The average carbs I ate this month were 146 grams (went up a bit :/)
• The average protein I ate this month was 85 grams (finally up!)
• In this whole month I did 15 hrs of exercise 

FYI. Once I reach my goal, I am not planning on stopping my healthy eating or exercise... that wouldn't be so smart. ;)

<3 Denise

Dec. 25th to April 25th

Total weight lost in EIGHT months is 63.5 pounds!

Total body fat lost 7.8% in EIGHT months !

Total inches lost from waist 8.5 inches in EIGHT months is inches! 
Total of 8 dress sizes down

Update!
Sorry it took forever to update, here are my updates :)
Dec 25 to Jan 25

Starting Dec 25^th I decided to cancel my fitcamp membership because of my January trip. I was able to get some activity going on with all that walking, but nothing intense. During this time I was able to stay the exact same weight.  However, I gained an inch from my waist thanks to the lovely pasta in Italy and lovely rice in Spain. Italy and Spain were amazing, enjoy some pictures. ;)

Feb 5th to March 5th

I started camp again on Feb 5th and it was HORRIBLE. I was out of breath more often than usual. Another thing that was horrible was that it was so hard to get back to my usual routine. My eating was healthy BUT I was not keeping track of my calories. In addition, my motivation had faded and I was exercising way less than before. For this reason, on this first month back I only lost 3 lbs. I was very upset but it was definitely what I needed because it made me push myself the month after.

                                            

                                                March 5^th to April 5^th

This month was better and I was finally able to keep myself on check. I started counting calories again and started exercising like before. This month I lost 6.5 lbs and 1% body fat. I mention body fat because last year I would lose 1% body fat after losing 11 lbs, but as you can see I lost the same percentage with 6.5 lbs. I believe as I approach my goal, the pounds would be disappearing a little bit slower. However, the body fat will still be disappearing at the same rate if I continue giving it my all.

These are my results from Mar 5th to Apr 5th based on my journal ...

• I lost 6.5 pounds this month
• The calories I ate this month were an average of 1,328
• The average carbs I ate this month were 140 grams
• The average protein I ate this month was 70 grams
• In this whole month I did 24 hrs of exercise 

I am slowly approaching my goal weight. I am 17.5 lbs away from the goal I set June 25, 2012. If I follow the guidelines required for my height, I would need to lose 27-37 more lbs. However, I will worry about that after I reach my first goal.

FYI. Once I reach my goal, I am not planning on stopping my healthy eating or exercise... that would just be stupid of me :)

<3 Denise