It’s weird, a part of me was getting impatient this past week. But the thing is, I should know better. When you have less weight/fat to lose, it takes longer to see changes. Sometimes, I just want all the fat gone N-O-W! Crazy! I didn’t gain weigh overnight; it’s not going to come off overnight, right?

And even though I was seeing improvements, I wasn’t too sure how I would do with this week’s results. But here we go…

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I didn’t want to advertise it all over the ‘net, but Week 4 had me away on vacation — yikes! Sitting down in a beach chair all day and not having access to a kitchen are not too conducive to weight loss, right? (Ooooh, are those excuses I hear? Like I said to Terry, “How important are my goals to me if things change when I’m on vacation?” “Only kind of important” appears to be the answer.)

Granted, I did get in *a lot* of walking in (and some jogging). Food-wise, I didn’t do too badly, but I could have planned ahead better. Without further ado, here are the numbers from my weigh-in:

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After last week’s non-results, I upped the intensity of my exercise (upped my weights) and the frequency (biked more often and added in a killer cardio workout on Sunday). I’d have to crunch some numbers, but I think I ate a little bit less, too. But not by much. I don’t want to be eating less. My calorie deficit goal is at 1700 and I sometimes eat at around 1600. Going for less, unless my nutritional needs change, would probably only hurt me.

When I weighed-in and took my measurements this morning, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I felt there would be improvements but after a lousy Friday and Saturday, I wasn’t too sure.

So, I took out the measuring tape, the calipers and the scale…

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