I didn’t have quite as good of a week as I did last week, but instead of beating myself up about it — I’m just getting right back into my healthy eating and exercising plan.  Here’s my report for the 30-Day Fitness (and weight loss) challenge for last week.

These are the goals I set at the beginning of the challenge and my progress on them:

1)  Lose 5 lb. in the next 30 days.

This morning, I was down 5.5 lbs total!!  Woohoo!!  I made it!

2)  Exercise 5 days a week with Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred.

Here’s how my exercise plan went last week:

• Monday:  Shred Level 1
• Tuesday:  Shred Level 2
• Wednesday:  Off
• Thursday:  Walk
• Friday:  Nothing
• Saturday:  Nothing
• Sunday:  Nothing!

I didn’t have a great week exercise-wise.  I attended a convention on Friday and Saturday and Sunday was packed, too.  Three days is better than none, I guess!  My plan is to bump that back up again to five days this next week.  I have a pretty regular week, so it shouldn’t quite as difficult to get everything in.

3)  Implement the Perfect 10 Diet:  10 Key Hormones That Hold the Secret to Losing Weight and Feeling Great Fast

I am supposed to be done with the grain-free portion of the diet starting today, but I think I will still pretty much stick with what I’ve been doing.  I feel pretty good!  I can add a serving of whole-grains each day (if I follow his list), so I’ll reread that portion of the book to see what he recommends.

I did fall off the diet once last week.  I was eating out quite a bit (doing pretty well ordering healthy foods), but one afternoon during the conference, I had this HUGE, GIGANTIC craving for a soda — and I caved!  🙁  Since then, I’ve ordered some Zevia (which is sweetened with stevia — the sugar-alternative I’m supposed to have on this eating plan), so I can thwart that craving when it comes again!

How did your week go?  Are you making any progress or do you feel stuck in your old habits and patterns?  Feel free to comment and we can cheer each other on!!