Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
Well, how was your week? Mine was busy. Workouts, food tracking, daily life, plus getting ready for a double birthday party this weekend (My youngest boys' b-days are a little over a week apart so we have their party together). Busy.
I changed my weigh ins to Thursday because my rest day on ChaLEAN is moving to Thursday. I had a guest post yesterday, so I didn't do a weigh in post. My weight was 172.5. So, I lost the 1.5 I had gained and am moving back in the right direction. Relieved.
I didn't do so well posting my food every day. I posted several, but not all. Just didn't get it done. Kind of time consuming taking pics of everything I eat, then tracking in Sparkpeople, then doing a post. I have however tracked every day in Sparkpeople. I will keep that up and probably do food accountability posts a few times a week now. Every day is just a lot. We'll see.
I have been wearing my heart rate monitor all day the last two days. Interesting. Yesterday was my rest day, but I was still cleaning house, went shopping, etc. Fairly active. My heart rate monitor said I only burned 1292 calories all day. Wow. If that is correct that would explain why I can't eat as many calories. Wearing it again today. Information is always good.
I finished up the Burn Phase of ChaLEAN Extreme. I will try to get a proper review post on it up soon. Lost 1.5 pounds in that month. I know I would have lost more if my eating hadn't been out of control the first couple of weeks of it. Live and learn. Upped my protein and now not so famished. I have however gotten into a pair of jeans I haven't been able to wear in YEARS, so must be losing inches. My body fat percentage is now 31.3%. It was 32.4% at the end of March. I started Phase 2 of ChaLEAN, the Push Phase today. Loving it. Bought some 15 pound weights for it. Woo. They are all huge and manly looking. But weights are for girls! (still tweeting #weightsareforgirls often, spreading the love). I felt all awesome buying them. I crack myself up often.
This is the 5s I used for most of my workouts (I used 8s some too) before ChaLEAN Extreme, next to my new 15s.
Something I have realized this week is that I have become a little overwhelmed with the last bit of weight I have to lose. It seems daunting. I have decided that I need to break down my bigger goal into bite sized smaller goals. So that I can feel that sense of accomplishment and focus on smaller more immediate goals.
I have 27.5 pounds left to lose. Which might seem like a lot, but after losing 53.5 it seems like the downhill portion to me. Instead of focusing on that number I will break it down into goals of how much I want to try to lose each month. Mentally it just seems better for me that way.
For the remainder of May my goal is to lose 3 more pounds. That will get me under 170. A barrier I have struggled with for a while. It is also my goal to get my hair done. Can't wait. I am finding it so much easier to focus on that 3 pounds than just some airy goal of 'losing weight'.
How was your week? Learn anything new? Any victories you want to share?
Have an awesome weekend everyone!
Which heart rate monitor do you use? I think I need to invest in one.
ReplyDeleteZexy weights ;-)
You can do it! Keep up all that hard work and you will succeed in getting to your goal weight.
ReplyDeletekeep up the good work...
ReplyDeleteI think it's good to break it down...while we all have our main purposes - the tangible ones are important to have as well.
ReplyDeleteI have about the same amount to lose as you. What I'm trying to break it into are 5lb increments and "decades". Right now I'm working on 20lbs lost and getting into the 150s. Hope that makes sense!
ReplyDeleteGreat job getting into those jeans!! Exciting!
Get your hair done!
ReplyDeleteAs for your heart rate monitor, do you wear it when you sleep? Because your body burns calories when you sleep too. It doesn't just "shut down" because you're sleeping :)
Nice job on the loss! And just stop thinking of it as being so far away but as how far you've come. You're doing great. I'm proud of you for upping the weights and buying heavier!
Great job! I think you have had a good week! I want a hr monitor too!!
ReplyDelete27.5 doesn't actually seem like a lot. I agree with you that it's downhill. Keep it up, lady!!!
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