Accountability Contract Update :)

Accountability for Weight Loss

Weekly Exercise Goals

·         30 mins of moving/work out 3 times a week.  NO EXCUSES!!!

·         At least 1 time a week meet for exercise/fellowship

Monthly Nutritional Goals

·         Eat balanced meal (incorporate veggies and fruit) (AP#2: eat 1 balanced meal/day)

·         Strive for  3 meals and 2 snacks a day

·         Food Journal – application/journal

·         Daily vitamins

·         Limit sweets once a day (Alex & AP#2)

·         Limit soda to twice a week (AP#1)

·         Limit juice to once a day (AP#2)

Weigh Loss Goal

Starting Weight:

If I told you, I'd have to kill you. ;)

                Short Term Goal

·         Weigh only once weekly – notify each other!

·         .5-2.0 lbs per week

1^st Goal 4lbs by Dec 1

2^nd Goal 4lbs by Jan 1

3^rd Goal 6lbs by Feb 1

                Total loss: 14 lbs in 3 mths

Long Term – Final End Result

·         Alex: 135 lbs

·         AP#1: 150 lbs

·         AP#2: 140 lbs

Rules for breaking agreement

·         Extra workout- other person chooses weekly

·         $1.00 in jar for Nutritional portion weekly

·         If short term weight loss goal is not met, must pay difference of goals minus actual weight loss

Celebration for Weight Loss Goals

·         1^st goal- Starbucks/coffee (AP#2: go to the movies)

·         2^nd goal- Shopping trip

·         3^rd goal-Cook a new recipe 

Accountability

So, tonight I worked out with a friend...and we braved the wonders of...ACCOUNTABILITY (dun0dun-dun...I love the dramatic music in my head haha).

Our discussion lead to an accountability contract which I wanted to share with, well, whoever reads this.  And also to have it documented here for me to look back on as I journey throughout the years.

If anyone wants to join in, lemme know! :)  The more the merrier! :)

Accountability for Weight Loss

Weekly Exercise Goals

·         30 mins of moving/work out 3 times a week.  NO EXCUSES!!!

·         At least 1 time a week meet for exercise/fellowship

Monthly Nutritional Goals

·         Eat balanced meal (incorporate veggies and fruit)

·         Strive 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

·         Food Journal – application/journal

·         Daily vitamins

·         Limit sweets once a day (Alex)

·         Limit soda to twice a week 

Weigh Loss Goal

Starting Weight:

AG: you so know I'm not putting it out there. lol

                Short Term Goal

·         Weigh only once weekly – notify each other!

·         .5-2.0 lbs per week

1^st Goal 4lbs by Dec 1

2^nd Goal 4lbs by Jan 1

3^rd Goal 6lbs by Feb 1

                Total loss: 14 lbs in 3 mths

Long Term – Final End Result

·         Alex: 135 lbs

·         AP: 150 lbs

Rules for breaking agreement

·         Extra workout- other person chooses weekly

·         $1.00 in jar for Nutritional portion weekly

·         If short term weight loss goal is not met, must pay difference of goals minus actual weight loss

Celebration for Weight Loss Goals

·         1^st goal- Starbucks/coffee

·         2^nd goal- Shopping trip

·         3^rd goal-Cook a new recipe 

I've stopped keeping track of days....lol

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Dear world


Stupid soreness.  There.  MUCH better.  So, day before yesterday, did 45 minutes of calisthenics (squats, planks, lunges, push-ups...), and OH DEAR GOD my body is sore.  Places I haven't felt, in, like, 2 years.

Anywho....life.

It's been rough.  My mood has been crappy.  Feel angry quite a bit, actually, and don't quite know how to go about releasing it, so for now I just continue to workout, go walking, dance in my room.  But I know that it's affecting me spiritually.  Yes, God and I have talked about it.  And I know it's okay to allow emotions.  I'm just having a tough time remembering to not keep it in, and to release it.  Which, some days are better than others.  Yes, yes they are.  But then days like yesterday just bring it aaaaalllllllll back again.  I mean, I almost broke down and sobbed while my boss was on the phone with me.  I was trying really, really hard not to cry.  Mostly because I was just completely and utterly frustrated with the situation there, and just...yeah.

So, last night, after coming back from walking, I was digging around the tv networks for something to watch.  And once again I'm watching the biggest loser.  And I've joined The Biggest Loser League.  A little scary.  Keeping track of everything.  It's hard.  I hate food journals.  With a passion.  I just want to throw the notebook away.  But then I inputted everything for my BMI...*sigh*  Just got pissed off at myself...as I heard on the show last night..."I'm tired of being that fat person."  Yes, I've accepted who I am, and how I've gotten this way, and why.  But now, now I want healing.  Now I want to be healthy, not for cosmetic reasons, but because I know that being healthy makes ME happy,  gives me joy, and I love love LOVE when I push my body to the limits knowing that I'm having fun along the way.

So, I have workout buddy number 2 now. :)  Little by little we are creating our biggest loser house. :)  We are determined, and have agreed to push ourselves to what we can do. And I'm now accountable to these 2 amazingly awesome ladies.  And...I'm praying that He surrounds me with encouragement, and with more workout buddies and friends to do this journey alongside me.  As I know that for me, this is what I need the most.  I'm the chick who likes to run a race with people lined up, who I know, cheering me on.

So...if you wanna join our biggest loser house, come on in.  Even if you're not overweight, but just want to tone up, or start getting healthy and doing cardio.  Come on in.  You're more than welcome. :)