Remember, we are striving for "fat loss" not "weight loss". Ideally we will be losing body fat, but gaining lean muscle. This means the number on the scale will not be indicative of your success.
It's okay to weigh in occasionally, especially if you have a lot of fat to lose. But please don't get too tied up in the numbers game. Daily fluctuations in weight are inevitable and do not correlate with fat loss. Weigh yourself a maximum of 1x per week to get a better idea of where you're at. Better yet, don't weigh yourself at all. Stay consistant with the zone and your block prescription, do the CrossFit WODS and measure your progress by how you're performing, how you're feeling and how your clothes are fitting.
We are now 2 weeks into the challenge! Post to comments what changes you are experiencing so far!
week 3, day 1 -
breakfast: zone bar - 2 blocks
lunch: turkey sandwich with cheese and almonds - 2 blocks
snack: swiss cheese, popcorn, and almonds - 2 blocks
dinner: orange roughy, cottage cheese, peas, and almonds - 2 blocks
snack: skipped snack
i had a hormone headache prior to dinner and was craving no-bake cookies. luckily advil and dinner did the trick and i'm fine - for now anyway:)
annee
Posted by: Annee Buchele | December 01, 2008 at 06:31 PM
Breakfast: 4 eggs whites, apple, 6 almonds
Lunch: 2 oz. ham, 1 granola bar (17g carb), 6 almonds
Snack: 2 oz. chicken breast, 1 piece bread with peanut butter, 6 almonds (2x fat blocks) + about 10 small jelly beans
Dinner: 2 oz. chicken breast and 1 oz. cheese on lettuce with 1/2 cup salsa for dressing
Snack: 2 cheese sticks, 1 small piece beer bread and some butter on it, about 10 M&M's
Don't know what was up with the snacking on Jelly beans and M&M's today! At least it wasn't a whole bag of them :)
Annee, good job not giving into your craving! We might have to have some no-bake cookies at we-wuv-wednesday this week to satisfy the craving :)
Posted by: Leigh Ann Cannon | December 01, 2008 at 07:20 PM