Graphs, Charts, and The 90%

Week #6 is behind us. And what a slippery week it was. I already reported on being sick-- well, that lasted through half the week. Stuck home all day... not feeling up to much of anything. I didn't eat that much, but what I did eat wasn't always necessarily the best for me. Then yesterday (Sunday) I had a severe attack of "I'm tired of this" blues and ate lots of tortilla chips & salsa at lunch and had twice as many cookies as I was allowed in the evening.

Take a look at Week #5 vs Week #6 stats:


 Week #5

Week #6

I'm sorry to say that Week #6 was the first week since the challenge began that I haven't achieved my goal of at least 90% success. Boo!! :-(


There are two pieces of good news, however. First, I'm still on-track with my overall goal-to-date:

Challenge results to-date: 02-18-2013

Not by much, but 91% still counts!


Secondly, despite everything (perhaps some leftover grace from weeks before and a little for being sick) I did have a drop in weight this week-- not much, only 0.7 lbs, but all things considered, I'll take it and be grateful!

Another interesting tidbit-- my weigh-in this morning was exactly the same as the weight I logged when I first set up my new Wii at the beginning of November. This means.... *drumroll*... I have officially lost all my Christmas weight and anything lost from here on out will be "real"!

I finally have enough data to make an impressive-looking chart tracking my progress. Isn't it pretty?

The next ten pounds will be rarely-charted waters. I've dabbled in the 180's on and off through my various efforts the past three years, always dipping in for a taste, but never staking claim. Well, folks, this time my flag is firmly clasped in my hands ready to take up permanent residence.


Actually...no. That's not right. I'm keeping that flagpole in my hands and using to pole to get me through these testy waters and beyond.

In celebration of losing all my Christmas weight and duly motivated by my poor performance this week, I have set myself a special Week #7 goal:  100% in all categories.

... pardon me... *drinks some of water bottle*.... dern water-bottle drinking...

Anyway, where was I? Yes, 100% for Week #7! I can totally do it, I've just never resolved to do so before. Plus, I have the added benefit of some extra-fun exercising on the horizon: We are having a dance party on Friday! Plus I think I'm going to hit up the roller rink again for my cardio on Saturday.

On that note, I'm going to try to take some time to do some exercise-centric blog entries this week, a topic I've been sadly remiss on heretofore.