It was a week of ups and downs with my weight being up and my back getting me down (tweaked something which limited my mobility for a few days).
This morning I did my weekly weigh-in and I'm happy to report I lost the water weight I had gained plus an extra pound, which puts me down 1 lb overall (so far). Not huge results in my second week but it's going in the right direction. Plus I'm certainly not depriving myself foodwise.
Food: I did pretty good, certainly better than before. I eat lots of veggies, I'm trying to find new sources of protein (I'm not a meat eater), and I tracked everything I ate which is a huge step. I have cut down on my evening snacking significantly, but haven't cut it out altogether (yet). I have been snacking smarter eating pretzels instead of chips. I'm also working on measuring out my food and counting out what I eat rather than just grabbing food out of the bag because when we do that we always eat more than we think we are eating. Of course there was the one day when I ate a whole bag of pretzels (baby steps, right?).
Exercise: happy to report I am exceeding my goal of 3 times/week. In the past week I played 45 minutes of tennis, did 20 minutes on my elliptical and walked for 140 minutes on the treadmill. When I walk on the treadmill I walk on a decent incline and average 3.5-3.8 mph. The biggest accomplishment this week in terms of exercise was still getting on the treadmill even with my sore back...in the past I definitely would have used that excuse for a few days (or weeks!).
I feel good about how things are going, but I also see a lot of room for improvement in my eating habits. And I'd like to kick the exercise up a notch. While on the treadmill one day this week I did run for a couple of minutes to see how my knee would hold up. I find if I do a decent incline walk before starting to run, and wear my knee brace, then I'm able to do a bit of running. Depending on how my knee does during some test runs in the next few weeks I might sign up for a race this coming summer. Maybe.
As I have mentioned, this is my year to get fit, too. My first week of WW was a bust, so I am hoping to see better results this week. I haven't started any exercise yet, but plan to in Feb.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing great, Rhonda. I hope you are really proud of yourself because your mindset, your eating, your exercise routine ... all super! You have everything in place and know what your plan is, and I think that is the toughest thing. Once you have a plan, it is easier to stick to, instead of just winging it each day.
That has been my problem in the past - no exercise plan and, to be honest, I would fall off the "diet" wagon after about a month to am month and a half. This time I am reinforcing in my mind that it is a lifestyle, a healthy lifestyle at that, NOT a diet. I am losing weight (and will be exercising) to get healthy. So are you. We will rock this year!