My update

OK so the scale really isn't budging in the past week. I've been back from vacation and haven't been logging my calories as usual. I haven't been drinking any water (ANY) and so I've been bloated like crazy. It doesn't help that my period is coming so my weight is swinging. Here is what has happened....

Weight before vacation- 154 BF 40.6% (62.52 pounds fat 91.47 pounds muscle/water)

Weight after vacation- 162 BF 41% (66.66 pounds fat 95.93 pounds muscle/water)

Weight this morning- 160.2 BF 41.3% (66.16 pounds fat 94.03 pounds muscle/water)

So it seems overall that I've gained 3.64 pounds fat and 2.56 of muscle water)

I think I may have gained some of the 3 pounds but I really don't think I gained that much in two weeks. Bother Bother....But I came up with a plan

8 week get-it-over-with-already-plan

To do:

1) Keep my current 3 days a week workouts with my trainer but add 3 additional workouts to increase my exercise output from 1.55 to 1.725

2) Eat 1300 calories per day on average (I like to have a range that way if I eat more on one day I can just eat less on the next)and blog what I eat on each of those 56 days.

3) Calculate the calories in a food BEFORE I eat it. This keeps me even more accountable.

4) Blog my weigh ins on youtube each Monday for the 8 weeks.

5) Plan to drink 8-10 oz for breakfast, 20 ounces while at work, and another 8-10 when I get home (although not the recommended 80 ounces it is a start and will at least curb the bloating).

Goal:

I plan to lose 16 pounds during this period. According to my calculation (Harris Benedict Formula)

BMR*activity-eats

1426*1.725-1300=1159

with a spread of 1159*7=8118.95/3500 ( I should lose 2.3 pounds per week). I underestimated the number of calories that I burn per day (BMI) to make sure that if my metabolism slowed down a little the calculation should still be on par.

OK so I'm starting Monday. I'll post my first youtube video then (Sunday in the states).

I enjoyed the journey but sometimes you just have to get it done. I am now ready to just get it done. This will at least get me to 139.

Mandy