Week 3 Accountability

Sorry! I'm a little late posting this!

Week 3 weight loss: 1 pound
Weight loss so far: 3 pounds

Ok, so nothing to be ecstatic about, but at least I'm getting lighter right? I lost another half inch off my waist too.

I have a new best friend though! It's my new stationary bike sitting in my living room. We've come to know each other very well. I'm really hoping having this bike will help the weight come off quicker! My husband and I found out that 3500 calories=1 pound. Who knew? Ok, the whole internet knew, but it was news to me. Honestly, that helps a lot with realizing what I need to do on how to lose this weight. I have a new piece of motivation this week. I have to be seen in a swimming suit in less than a week. Although I'm not going to look beautifully skinny, I do want to do very well this week so I at least feel better in my absolutely adorable swim suit from Lime Ricki swimwear! I'm trying to burn 1000 calories on my bike each day! That way I can lose about 2 lbs. a week. It takes me a little over an hour and a half to burn that much. I split it up into two segments though, one in the morning and one at night.

How I feel: I actually do feel thinner. I look in the mirror and can see a little bit of a difference. Also, yesterday I allowed myself some peanut butter M&Ms at the movie and after a handful I felt so sick! I used to be able to eat EASILY the whole bag (which I found out is about 800 calories!!!!). I love that I now can recognize the difference in my body now that I am eating healthier!

Goals this week: To truly burn 1000 calories each day this week. I work out 6 days a week so that equals 6000 calories weekly. I only allow myself 1300 calories a day.

Now I have a question, this may seem dumb to some, but for me, this is all new. So am I supposed to burn every calorie I eat? Or am I supposed to have a few calories left over? Because I know that if I have 3500 calories left over a week (which I wouldn't, but just sayin) then I would GAIN a pound, which is DEFINITELY NOT the direction I want to go. So for any experts out there, do I burn every calorie, plus some? PLEASE help! I googled it, but couldn't come to a unanimous answer. There were some that said no that's bad, and others that said yes!

HELP! :)

How did your week go? What are your goals for this week?