Small Slice

I did my daily 4 mile walk/jog with no faltering and no excuses for the last 10 days!  Woo hoo!  Admittedly, I've already established the daily working out thing, but I really had to push myself to go that extra mile - and I'm so glad that I did. 

The scale hasn't budged, but my figure has changed.  My waist is smaller, my legs and butt are firm.  Firmer, I guess.  I don't know.  They look much better.  And my arms, too.  I have great energy, too.  I'm not tempted to collapse on the couch after working out...this is a huge improvement.

I also did this little number yesterday.  My side is a bit sore, and the area is tender to the touch.  I did my workout anyway - and mercifully, the bruised area isn't one that gets a lot of strain from the DVD. 

I'm feeling so victorious right now, you guys.  I feel like I really accomplished something good.  It is that darn Leslie "Feel Good" Sansone woman.  She's all positive and perky and motivating for me.  Whatever works, eh?

Fresh off of this 10 day challenge, I'm going to start again on a 10 day burst tomorrow...and this time, I'm going to journal my food on fitday.com faithfully.  I did a bunch of different online calculators, plus used my own brain, and realized that in order to really and truly lose this weight, I'm going to have to restrict my calories.  And until I REALLY get how much of certain foods I can eat without maxing out on calories for the month, I need to be sort of anal-retentive about it.

Have I mentioned that I hate counting calories?  Because I HATE IT.

Stay tuned - I'll be putting my foods in my public fitday journal starting tomorrow.  My target calorie consumption is between 1200 and 1400 calories.  10 days of accountability, plus 10 days of kicked up exercise routines. 

Who's in?  Shall we have a little contest with a prize for finishers?  Hmm?  Let's!

Track your food and your exercise minutes for the next 10 days.  You can use any of the online tools available, or jot it down on binder paper, whatever.  To be considered a finisher, you need to do at least 30 minutes of daily exercise, plus write down every bite you take.  I don't care if you actually figure out the calories. 

Our contest dates:  I'll be nice, and we'll start officially on Friday the 6th, to give everyone a chance to get set up to roll.  So, we'll go Friday the 6th to Sunday the 15th.  Leave a comment and let me know you are up for the challenge.