Okay, looks like I’m back on track! My bloated water-logged legs seemed to have drained themselves and even though the weather and low spirits took it’s toll on my routine I’m still right where I would have wanted to be without troubles.
I guess good karma is more powerful then bad!
Well, yesterday I had my quarterly visit with my doctor as part of my diabetic treatment plan, he confirmed my weight loss and was pleased. Though in the past when it came to weight gain I’ve jokingly said it was muscle mass, but the doc told me not to discount that as going from a very sedentary lifestyle to intentionally active may cause a temporary rise i weight.
Overall he agreed with my simple “Move more, eat less” philosophy. He pointed out there’s a number plan that would make me lose a quck 20-pounds, but in the long haul my method is one of the best for sustained weight loss, which is my goal.
Ugh… Free Food, Cold New England Weather, Eating with old friends… all the makings of a bad diet week again… funny how all these where outlined in a LiveHealthyAmerica.org newsletter just this week.. thinking they’re psychic or somthing
Still not discouraged. A few members on our team have made some very obvious progress and as if that wasn’t encouragement enough, Troy W. Vincent the Director of Live Healthy America payed a visit and commented by blog. Thank you ! :-)
I actually do *feel* like I’m making progress, and if I peek at my weight mid-week I see losses. I can walk farther and faster then when I first started. Just seems for some reason on my Friday morning weigh-in it just doesn’t show.
Okay, I can take the hint.. actually it’s more like a jab on the side with a stick. I certainly have had a few non-diet days this week, sometimes it’s just very difficult to resist.. no I take that back.. it’s very easy to resist, the trouble is REMEMBERING to resist!
So less then perfect eating habits this week combined with a little less outdoor activity due to weather and here I sit with yet another pound on me. The good news is not all was lost and I’m still 3 pounds lighter from the day I started and as my mentor Daisaku Ikeda has said so often, “We begin each day a new!”
Heading into my 3rd week of the 100-Day Challenge and I’m feeling great!
I had to hold back from being disappointed from this mornings weigh-in, I did gain back a pound from last week but as I thought about it I remembered that I dropped 5 the previous week (which people have commented that it was a bit too much) so I’m still averaging a 2 pound loss per week average which is probably very realistic. I really need to drop 50 total, more would be a bonus but as I always profess.. just happy with the downward trend.
Looking at my activity report, I’m very happy. I just went out and started walking and moving with no goals in mind. As it turns out a flat-trail walk of 1-hour is very palatable to me and during poor weather, a half hour with the resistance band goes well too.
Oh.. and for those of you who caught my utter about the old ladies power-walking… I’m sticking to doing my own solo walks at my own pace.. I’m enjoying my alone time.
Ahh.. some progress. My LiveHealthyAmerica.orgdashboard shows a 1.98% weight loss during my first week which is right on par with my team. I just wish I could say my health was on par with them as well, but that’s okay. I’m seeing and feeling the progress finally. Being the first time I’ve really set my mind towards fitness I have now learned that the first week is the most difficult hurdle.. very much like it was when I chose to quit smoking. Apparantly 1-week is a psychological hurdle for most.
Through my travels on the ether I’ve met a few others that are on a similar quest towards a healthier self. Most recent one being Jay Martinez who frequents the twitter and utterz circuit as well as maintains his own blog titled My Cup Runneth Over!
No matter what program you think is right for you, a key ingredient is to find other people that have similar goals and beginning at a similar level to share encouragement and motivation.
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