Project Momma: 14 weeks

It has now been 8 weeks since Project Momma started.  It hasn't gone quite as expected, but here's the updates.

Selfie: I tried to take a selfie, but taking a selfie at night is just depressing, so I'll be sure to take one for next week.

Weight:
Pre: 174
Now: 169 I made it to the 160's!!!!
It's only 5 pounds in 8 weeks, but I have not been able to workout much at all the past month because of my knee and a sinus infection, so I'm trying to be positive and realize that at least I'm still moving in the right direction.
Goal: August 1st: 147 (22 more pounds in 11 weeks)

Cardio: 5k (3.1 miles) in 28:00
Goal: A mile in under 7 minutes/ 10k (6.2 miles in under 50 minutes)
As I mentioned, I had to take a few weeks off running, but now that I can started running again, I will definitely be able to run further and speed up my time.

Strength: Again, due to my lack of exercise, my push-ups have gone down lately instead of improving, but I did get a 1:45 plank!

Food Plan: 5 daily fruits and vegetables and 7 treats per week.  I went 3 DAYS without eating a treat!  It wasn't even that hard.  My body didn't crave it and I listened to what would make my body feel my best.

Spiritual Moment: I recently made a goal to have more sincere prayers.  Well, last week I drove 6 hours to Arizona with my 3 kids by myself.  It was fine until my 2-year-old got tired, and it got really dark and windy in the middle of the desert.  After he was screaming for 20 minutes, my 4-year-old started screaming that his screaming hurt her ears, and then the baby woke up.  I was only 15 minutes from my next stop and I wasn't about to pull over in a dark, deserted desert.  I told my kids we were going to say a prayer and about 10 seconds after I finished, my parents called.  They were able to help calm them down and we made it in one piece.  (My kids slept the second half of the trip and it was heaven).  Not only am I grateful for the power of prayer, but I am grateful for people who are inspired to be the answer to my prayers.


Although I could be discouraged about my minimal weight loss, I am really trying to focus on the things that I CAN CONTROL.

I can't control my weight loss, but I CAN control my food choices.

I can't control getting sick or injured, but I CAN control how I spend my time.

I can't control my inability to go to the gym or for a run because of my kids, but I CAN do my best to workout at home, even if it's not ideal.

I can't control certain difficulties of traveling, but I CAN make the best choices when they are MY choices (i.e.:  salads at Burger King and McDonald's)

Positive Outcomes in spite of Roadblocks
I've hit quite a few roadblocks this past month (injured knee, sinus infection, husband out of town 5 different times, 2 road trips totaling 12 days, etc.), but I am really proud of my food habits I've made in the past 8 weeks.  When I started this Project, I would eat maybe 2 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.  Now I easily eat 4 or 5.  I would eat 20 treats a week, if not more.  This past week I ate about 7.  The best part is, I don't feel like I'm dieting, I'm just making better choices.

I fully attribute this to making small, attainable goals and working on them each week.  If you try to cut out all treats at the beginning, it won't last and you'll feel guilty when you finally give in and eat some.  If you don't exercise at all and try to workout every day, you'll wear yourself out and probably get injured or burned out sooner than later.

Goals for this week:

Because I was sick and went out of town, I didn't do very well on last week's goals, so I'm going to repeat my Food Plan and Sleep goals

Food Plan- 7 treats this week 
5 fruits and veggies 
Don't eat within 2 hours of going to bed

Exercise Plan- 30 minutes of exercise 5 days this week

Sleep-  I am going to go to bed, lights off by 11:00 pm. 

Spiritual Moment- I am falling way behind on my Old Testament reading, but rather than focusing on how far behind I am, I am going to stay caught up on my Book of Mormon reading and then read 8 pages a day for OT since that's double what it should be.  I will catch up eventually.