My One Week Challenge

I am giving myself a challenge to get back on track with good habits (which should lead to weight loss) before the start of the school year. I have 14 days to do this, so I am going to break it up into two one week challenges. I am further breaking it up to take it one day at a time. I think that is what I need right now since I’ve let bad habits get the better of me this summer break. I also look pretty bad in most of my dress clothes and refuse to buy bigger clothes. I have to at least get myself to comfortably fit in my old work clothes from the end of last school year in the next 14 days. Here are some pictures of a typical work outfit that I would've worn at the end of last school year and how it fits now (I will be using this outfit for a reference throughout this challenge.):

From the front and that far away the outfit doesn't look that bad.

From the side view you can see the gut better along with the arm fat that I've gained back. This shirt did sit straight down with no gut sticking out. In fact, this shirt was almost too big when I was 185.8.

Back view in which you can see that the pants are too tight in the butt and thighs.

Week of Aug. 6 – Aug. 12 Meal Plan for My One Week Challenge

Breakfast

• whole wheat tortilla or bagel thin with egg whites, sprinkle cheese and light ranch dressing
• banana

Snack

• protein bar
• fruit strip

Lunch

• whole wheat sandwich thin, sugar free fruit preserves, Smart Balance peanut butter
• veggie straws
• one WhoNu? cookie

Snack

• chicken lunchmeat
• salad or baby carrots with light dressing

Dinner

• chicken breast
• rice or potatoes
• salad or steamed veggies

Snack

• oatmeal breakfast cookie

Week of Aug. 6 – Aug. 12 Workout Plan for My One Week Challenge

C25K

• three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) walk to warm-up and cool-down for five minutes with 28 minutes of jogging in between
• stay active on other days of the week
• hook up my Xbox 360 in my home office so I can play Your Shape (would like to play on Tuesday and Thursday).

Week of Aug. 6 – Aug. 12 Blogging for My One Week Challenge

• write a blog post about each day of the week and if I met my goals for the day
• try to write this post at either the end of each day or the next day and post online

If you would like to join me in a one week challenge whether it is exercise, food, diet, workout related, or anything else, please feel free to write a comment below about it or write about it on my Facebook page for this blog. You can also contact me in a private message if you don’t want the whole world to see it but be accountable to someone. Here is to the start of a good week!