Week 6: We're Halfway There

Well, here we are. I'm halfway through my Body Revolution journey, and I had an incredibly successful week!

To begin with, I lost 3.5 pounds this week! I was amazed. Yesterday I had a little bit of a rough day. I was feeling like I should be farther along than I am and like I wasn't seeing the changes that I wanted to. After talking to a few fantastic and supportive friends, I felt much better. I have to remember that weight loss isn't a sprint. It's a marathon. This program is a great way for me to start exercising more regularly and living a healthier lifestyle, but I'm not going to reach all my goals through this program alone. It's going to have to continue after I'm through with it.  Seeing that 3.5 pound weight loss though really helped me and it's motivating me to start the second half of this program stronger than ever.

I stuck to my diet this week, too. I consumed all my daily Weight Watchers points and used some of my cheat points on Sunday. I've decided that if I'm going to cheat, my weigh-in days are the good days to do it because then I have the whole week to get back on track. This week, however, is my birthday so my cheat day is going to be Friday night when I celebrate. My birthday is on Tuesday, but I have to work that day and the celebration won't really be happening until the weekend, so I should be able to stick with it until then.

In terms of the workouts, I did incredibly well at workouts 5 and 6 this week. Some of the moves were still a bit of a struggle, but I modified when needed and feel that overall, I got some great workouts in this week. Cardio 2 is still a struggle for me, but I'm finally able to get through it without stopping. Now it's about picking up the pace so I can keep up with the athletes in the video.

I can't believe I've made it halfway. Honestly, I've never stuck to ANY diet or weight loss program for this long on a consistent, regular basis as I have this one. I'm so determined to prove to myself that I can be strong, carry on and do this. I'm incredibly proud of myself because I haven't missed a workout yet! I've made this a top priority in my life and it's really paying off. I feel better, have more energy and feel myself getting stronger.

What I've learned this week is not to doubt myself or my progress. I'm doing this the healthy way--by eating better and exercising regularly. This is a sustainable lifestyle change that I'm making, and I'm thrilled with it! I CAN do this and I WILL finish it, and eventually the results will speak for themselves.

I'm halfway through the program, and I have lost 10 pounds! Since I started dieting and exercising in January, I have lost 19 pounds. I'm anticipating a plateau for next week because it is my birthday and I already know I'm going to want to go out for dinner, eat what I want and have many cocktails, but I'm thrilled with the progress I've made so far and I look forward to making more.

Have a great week everyone! I'm on to workouts 7 and 8 this week. After previewing them, I'm a little scared, but I was scared of 5 and 6 too. I'll let you know how they go next post...

xo, Sarah