My Cheap Version of Therapy

I wrote about my 6 week challenge to myself here, and this will be the page where I keep track of how I’m been doing throughout the six weeks. I have my calorie counter app (MyFitnessPal) set for a 500 calorie deficit per day for a 1#/week loss goal. (I also give myself a -250 adjustment every day to allow for calories burned by breastfeeding.) It auto adjusts my allotted calories both positively and negatively based on my activity as measured by my pedometer (FitBit). I’m trying to average 70k steps/week, but I’m more focused on doing targeted toning workouts and staying within my calorie goals for the next six weeks than anything else.

My starting weight was 156.6#, but that might have been a fluke low weight because I was averaging 158-159 for the most part. I’m curious what that number will be after 6 weeks of hitting it hard! I also took my measurements and will post all of those changes at the end of the 6 weeks.

• 8/31: Barre Amped DONE! (during naptime)
  • 11,287 steps.
  • Food not tracked.
• 9/01: Firm Fat Burning SKIPPED 🙁
  • 12,485 steps.
  • LOTS of walking to the Labor Day Rodeo.
  • Food not tracked.
• 9/02: Firm Cardio Toning DONE! (at 5am)
  • 9,051 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/03: Firm Bootcamp DONE! (during naptime – I actually did Barre Amped b/c I read my calendar wrong)
  • 10,002 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/04: Barre Amped DONE! (at 9pm – I did Firm Bootcamp since I did the wrong video yesterday)
  • 9,524 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/05: Rest Day DONE! 😉
  • 7,469 steps
  • Food tracked. Over calories by 239.
• 9/06: Run/walk with stroller DONE! (I did Barre Amped during naptime b/c I had to get groceries in the morning when I normally do the walk)
  • 6,131 steps
  • Food tracked. Over calories by 186.

Workouts Done: 5/6
Food Tracked: 5/7
Total Weekly Steps: 66,129 / 70,000 goal
Weight: 159.3#

• 9/07: Barre Amped DONE! (I actually did 70 min. on the elliptical b/c I did BA yesterday and it was pouring rain today when I was going to walk!)
  • 12,176 steps
  • Food tracked. Over calories by 98.
• 9/08: Firm Fat Burning DONE! (at 9pm) & an extra 30 min. elliptical workout DONE!
  • 10,059 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal. SWITCHING goal to 1.5# loss/week for the DietBet challenge.
• 9/09: Firm Cardio Toning DONE! (I actually did Firm Bootcamp at 9pm)
  • 7,070 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/10: Firm Bootcamp DONE! (during naptime – I actually did Firm Cardio Training from yesterday). I also did 30 min on the elliptical.
  • 11,527 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/11: Barre Amped DONE! (nope. But I did a 20 min. walk on my lunch break & walked to dinner at a friend’s house & back)
  • 10, 688 steps
  • Food tracked. Over calories by 226.
• 9/12: Rest Day DONE (I actually did Barre Amped from yesterday). I also walked 20 min at lunch & we walked to dinner & back.
  • 11,086 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/13: Run/walk with stroller (only an easy walk around town with friends). I also walked circles in my bedroom at night for an hour.
  • 10, 102 steps
  • Food tracked. Over calories by 365.

Workouts Done: 6/6, plus lots of extra walking and 100 min. on the elliptical
Food Tracked: 7/7 – over 3 days
Total Weekly Steps: 72,708 / 70,000 goal
Weight: 158.4#

• 8/14: Barre Amped (nope, but we walked for hours at a music festival!)
  • 16,254 steps
  • Food not tracked.
• 9/15: Firm Fat Burning (done at 7pm). I also walked 20 min at lunch and we walked 20 min after dinner.
  • 12 ,029 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/16: Firm Cardio Toning (I did my new Ripped in 30 DVD instead + Barre Amped + walked in my bedroom for an hour)
  • 11,003 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/17: Firm Bootcamp (no workout b/c I did double workout yesterday in anticipation of crazy day today)
  • 8,003 steps
  • Food only tracked at breakfast.
• 9/18: Barre Amped (I did The Firm – Bootcamp instead after dinner)
  • 8,006 steps
  • Food not tracked.
• 9/19: Rest Day (I did Ripped in 30 at 5pm, walked 20 min at lunch, and we walked 20 min to/from dinner)
  • 8,926 steps
  • Food tracked. Over by 283
• 9/20: Run/walk with stroller (done – walked to/from music festival and walked all day with them)
  • 10,346 steps
  • Food tracked. Over by 299.

Workouts Done: 6/6, plus quite a bit of extra walking
Food Tracked: 4/7 – over 2 of those days. I need to be better about this!
Total Weekly Steps: 74,567 / 70,000 goal
Weight: 158.9# (up .5# – GAH)

• 9/21: Barre Amped (done during nap time; walked 20 min to park too)
  • 8,022 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/22: Firm Fat Burning (done at 5am; walked 10 min at lunch & 20 min at night)
  • 10,020 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/23: Firm Cardio Toning (did 30 min. elliptical instead at bedtime)
  • 11,151 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/24: Firm Bootcamp (done after bedtime)
  • 9,118 steps
  • Food tracked. Over by 400.
• 9/25: Barre Amped (done at 5am; walked 20 min at lunch)
  • 12,082 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/26: TRAVEL to STL for Ann’s wedding!
  • 12,561 steps
  • Food not tracked – on vacation
• 9/27: Rest Day (walking around STL)
  • 17,567 steps
  • Food not tracked – on vacation

Workouts Done: 5/5, plus a ton of walking in STL
Food Tracked: 5/5 (I had no intention of tracking on vacation); over only 1 of the days I tracked
Total Weekly Steps: 80,521 / 70,000 goal
Weight: Unknown – traveling

• 9/28: TRAVEL back to CO
  • 7,784 steps
  • Food not tracked – on vacation
• 9/29: Firm Fat Burning (exhausted & not feeling well – went straight to bed & did nothing)
  • 8,009 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 9/30: Firm Cardio Toning (sick; barely got out of bed)
  • 3,054 steps (I was at 1400 but was feeling better at 9pm and walked to at least get 3k, eek!)
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 10/01: Firm Bootcamp (I did Ripped in 30 DVD instead & walked in my bedroom at night for 30 min)
  • 10, 014 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 10/02: Barre Amped (no video – just a 30 min walk)
  • 6,000 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 10/03: Rest Day (walked to post office is all)
  • 5,121 steps
  • Food not tracked.
• 10/04: Run/walk with stroller (I did 45 min on the elliptical instead)
  • 9,690 steps
  • Food not tracked.

Workouts Done: 2/5 – not a great week with travel + being sick
Food Tracked: 4/7 days – within goal all days tracked
Total Weekly Steps: 49,675 / 70,000 goal (sick a cpl days)
Weight: 159.5#

• 10/05: Barre Amped (I did Ripped in 30 DVD instead + walked to church & back)
  • 10,393 steps
  • Food not tracked.
• 10/06: Firm Fat Burning – 60 min walk, no exercise video
  • 10,003 steps
  • Food tracked. Within goal.
• 10/07: Firm Cardio Toning – skipped
  • 7,003 steps
  • Food tracked. 200 over.
• 10/08: Firm Bootcamp (done during naptime!)
  • 9,059 steps
  • Food not tracked.
• 10/09: Barre Amped (skipped)
  •  6,006 steps
  • Food only partially tracked.
• 10/10: Rest Day (done)
  • 4,028 steps
  • Food only partially tracked.
• 10/11: Run/walk with stroller (done as a family!)
  • 9,156 steps
  • Foot not tracked.

Workouts Done: 4/6
Food Tracked: 2/7 days
Total Weekly Steps: 55,648 / 70,000 goal
Weight: 158.5#

9 Months Postpartum!