Esther’s Weight Loss Journey: Progress Report #2
So Esther made it through week 2 with flying colors! She met 100% of her goals. She kept her eating out and alcohol intake to a minium. She handled the Sex in the City party admirably. Esther lost another pound this week. Starting weight: 146 Weight May 30: 144| Esther's Goals for Week Two | Did Esther meet her goals? |
|---|---|
| 1. Continue keeping food records | Yes - she kept daily detailed food/drink record |
| 2. This was a tough one - 2. I would challenge her to have only 2 glasses of wine for the whole week | Yes! She had 1 vodka w/club & 1 martini w/3 olives at the Sex in the City party (the martini was small so I will count it as only one drink. Often martini's are jumbo sized and count as 2-3 drinks - or more) |
| 3. Eat out only 2 times this week and be very careful!- only ate out 1 time and had tuna tartare | Yes- the only time she ate out was at the Sex in the City party. |
| 4. Add in 2 more cardio sessions this week | Yes - she did a 1/2 hour cardio on Monday, spin class on Wed & walked home on Friday |
Here were Esther’s goals for week two:
Friday May 30th
Breakfast
coffee
1 hard boilled egg
4 oz 2 1/2 % cottage cheese
Lunch
sushi 1 1/2 rolls
( spicy tuna, tuna, california)
iced tea
Dinner
tuna tartare
vodka w/ club soda
martini w/3 olives
1 pretzel stick
Wednesday:
Breakfast
2 hard boiled eggs
4 oz 2% cottage cheese
Lunch
1 chicken cutlet
1 cup brown rice
sm can of zucchini in tomato sauce
1 orange
Dinner
1 hamburger
roasted cauliflower & broccoli
shirataki noodles
water
1 orange
Tuesday May 27th
Breakfast
banana
1 cup coffee
water
1/4 orange
Lunch
green salad w/ fresh turkey
little cheese, olive oil vinegarette
Dinner
2 chicken cutlets w/ panko bread crumbs sauteed in grape seed oil
1 cup of brown rice w/ lemon
My observations on Esthers food records:
1. Your caloric intake averaged ~ 1300 calories. Excellent!
2. Try to have an afternoon snack daily. If possible, make it something nutritious like fruit or yogurt.
3. Increase your intake of vegetables at night when you eat at home.
4. Glad to see that you are eating Shirataki noodles as they are a great low cal replacement for pasta.
5. Continue have salads frequently for lunch, but make sure you limit your oil to one Tablespoon.
My interview with Esther:
1. Martha: Overall, how do you feel you did this week? Still as motivated?
Esther: I thought I did extremely well this week. I am more motivated as I go on and getting a lot of support from friends and family helps.
2. Martha: Any tricky social situations?
Esther: This week I only went out once so it wasn’t difficult. I have two occassions I will be out next week not including the week-end. The limit of two drinks per week is hard when going out but not difficult when I am home.
3. Martha: Any barriers to meeting your exercise goals?
Esther: I am trying to schedule the workouts into my daily routine.
4. Martha: Any other thoughts?
Esther: Probably just that I had expected to lose more then just one pound this past week as I stuck to the plan 100% Martha: Losing one pound a week is right on track. Losing slower means that you are losing more body fat. Losing more than 2 pounds a week means that you are losing more water and some muscle. Remember, “slow and steady” wins the race!
Esther’s goals for next week:
1. Continue food records
2. Plan healthy afternoon snacks
3. Exercise program the same as last week (2 training sessions, 3-4 cardio and 1 pilates)
4. 2 alcoholic drinks a week
5. Be very careful with choices eating out
6. An average of 1300-1400 calories a day.
Keep up the great work!
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June 6th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
YOU GO GIRL…..CONGRATULATIONS……