Chez FitMercy

Hey Friends, I decided to stop the former streak at Day 142 and I am starting a new one, in this month of May. I started with so much energy till TOM stopped me in my tracks but I am most grateful that it was not a really painful experience. Week 1: May 1 - May 7, 2015 Weigh In Wednesday : 165lbs = 74.8kg Nutrition : Food was not in range most part of the week because of TOM and there was a terrible craving for carbs. I ate bread twice within the week (I take bread only on weekends), but I still tried to put myself in check at every point of eating. Fitness :  Friday - 15 minutes Saturday - 74 minutes Monday - 40 minutes Tuesday - 30 minutes = 159 Fitness Minutes NSV: No clothe is snugly on my body this week. I could also kneel down for 30 minutes praying. Above is the guide for my weekly streak. Workout 5-6 days of the week with a minimum of 250 minutes each week.

Hey friends, I had been on a vacation for the past two weeks and thus MIA. I am happy to be back home to everything especially DH and my workouts. During the period of my vacation, I had a workout buddy [a beginner though] who pressed me for a sweaty session for every single day I was in her house. It was truly not convenient because I wanted to just rest, eat and sight-see, I became an instructor instead and sweated on a daily basis. I am eventually grateful for the "push" because my weight was much lower to my surprise and excitement. Well, back to business. I was out to church for a retreat today and on my way back, I bought a slice of watermelon [deciding to eat my water]. As I moved up I saw a cart with carrots and I was thinking I should have bought those instead, but right in my head, I thought "who said losing weight is easy" and the best gift you can give yourself as you lose weight is to tell yourself that 'it is not easy' [just worth

Yess!!!! 12 Weeks Chatter + Challenges = Weight loss. I joined the Biggest Losers Challenge [Online version of the popular Biggest Loser Challenge on TV] sometimes last year and since then I never looked back. Some of my personal benefits: 1. New friends who encourage you to lose weight in a healthy way. 2. It is a closed group, so your privacy is secured. 3. Friends that are closer than your family 4. Positive team mates with so much energy 5. Awesome group leaders who are always present to help out with just about anything 6. Sharing differences and knowing about different cultures and ways of life. 7. Listening ears and a place to rant and scream and still be calmed down 8. Challenging Workouts for 12 whole weeks 9. For my own team [Navy Ninjas] we have a different tracker for the workouts and nutrition. Yay 10. I always lose weight and I maintained till the next round. 11. Other areas of my life are improved. 12. I am addicted to the team [is that a b