Day 3-Weight Loss Challenge

Well, this morning was way better than yesterday. I went to bed earlier and I had no problem waking up at my normal time. In fact my body woke up without my alarm even going off. I have another busy day today. Work for 8 hours, grocery shopping with my mom and then a friend has a shopping parting at her home on the other side of town. I am really hoping I can start my turbofire tonight. Since that's what's winning in the poll down below.


So I figured, losing weight is a lot of math. Easily said it's more calories out than are put in, right? Well, I found out an estimate of what my metabolic resting rate was and it says if I were to do nothing at all I would use 1,465 calories a day just to live. So, if I'm eating 1,200 calories a day then I should lose weight, right? Correct. But I want to lose 2 lbs per week and THAT is going to take more work. 1 lb. =3,500 calories so 2 lbs. =7,000 calories a week. WHAT? I need to burn 1,000 calories a DAY!!!??? Um yeah, pretty much. However, I already have a deficit because I'm only eating 1,200 cal./day so I only have to burn 738/day. Is all this confusing? I bet so, but bottom line, I need to eat RIGHT and get my butt in the gym EVERYDAY! The reward is going to be so worth it though.





Here is a good video to help you figure out how to lose weight:

Weight Loss Challenge-Day 2

I worked out for the first time in months yesterday. Okay, I did the elliptical for 35 minutes....I wouldn't exactly call that a work out, but my legs do feel a bit sore today. When my alarm went off this morning I could NOT open my eyes! I was exhausted! I forgot how it feels to use to work your body. It is so important to get enough sleep. I went to bed at 12am and "tried" to wake up at 6. Any other normal day that would have been fine. I am def going to need my 8 hours.

I am doing well with keeping track of my calories. That seems like the easy part for now, as long as I continue to prepare my meals the night before. I'll let you know how my workout today goes. Wednesdays are busy for me so hopefully it doesn't effect my body.

Don't forget to vote on my poll of which workout video I should do and follow my progress & my facebook page here. Thanks so much.

Weight Loss Challenge-Day 1

Well, I weighed in today. Everybody else weighs in tomorrow but I won't be there so I get a day head start. Which wasn't a head start really because I ate a breakfast sandwich this morning so I could weigh more, lol.

It's all in the strategy! I created a facebook page so you can all follow me on my journey. You can search for Elissa Villatoro and click the "Like" button at the top or click the link here. Also, it would help me if you would read my last post & vote on which workout video you think I should do. Thanks so much. Welcome aboard!

Weight Loss Challenge

Alright peeps, this is my first post of my weight loss challenge. Tomorrow at my work we are starting a weight loss challenge and I am joining about 7 others in a journey to lose weight!

Here are the guidelines:
*The challenge will last 2 months
*First we will all weigh in
*We all add $10 to "the pot"
*Every other Tuesday we will weigh in and for every pound we lost we will add that amount off money to "the pot". For example, if I lose 3 lbs., I add $3.00.
*At the end of the challenge I will...I mean the winner will get the whole pot of money :)

I am SUPER excited about this. I have been wanting to lose weight for a while now and I always say I am going to but haven't quite gotten the motivation. So here it is! If you know me, nothing motivates me more than money or winning something for FREE :)

This blog is going to be quite vulnerable for me since I will be putting out there into "internet world" my statistics. But hopefully it will help keep me accountable to reaching my goal. My goal being to lose 10 pounds the first month and 10 pounds the second month. It sure is going to take a lot of hard work but I am determined.

I am thinking of starting a work-out video, which one do you think I should do? Insanity or TurboFire? Please vote to your RIGHT. Thank you.

INSANITY!

TURBOFIRE!