Good morning everyone. How are we all doing this morning? I hope everyone had a good week.
My week went really well. I had an appointment with my doctor on Mon, which was mostly centered around my weight issues and how it's contributing to other health issues. Really made me stop and think about everything that's going on with my health. While I knew how my weight is affecting my entire body, I wasn't really "paying attention". When it gets put to you in certain terms, it sort of "grabs your attention". Anyway, I'm making a renewed effort to get my weight under control.
Because of my renewed efforts, I get to claim a 2.4 pound loss this week. Yes, that's right - I went from 156.4 last week to 154.0, this week... While I was further down at one point during the week, I did pick up some fluid.
My renewed efforts include making sure I keep my calories in check, but not too low. I'm also making sure that I eat plenty of veggies - fresh, if possible, otherwise, frozen. Last, but probably most important is that I've started keeping a large glass of ice water with lemon sitting on the counter and every time I walk by, I take a couple of sips. By doing this every day, I'm keeping my body hydrated, so I'm not holding onto fluid as much.
My exercise has included a walk that consists of, at least, 2.5 miles most days and if I can't get out and walk, I've been doing the "Walk" videos. If you've not ever seen them, they are excellent exercise. They start out at warm up speed and continue on to a regular brisk walk. It's all done "in place", so you don't need a large area and it doesn't matter if it's raining outside. Some of the videos are done with small hand weights, some are done with resistance band, so you're really working the whole body. In between the walking, I try to get in some yoga moves, as well, because yoga stretches and tightens the muscles. Almost everything I do, geared toward burning more calories - even my housework contains stretches and moves that help strengthen muscles and burn calories.
These are things that I have to be aware of, most of the time, including my posture at the computer, which is to sit tall, tuck my tummy in and not slouch over the key board. This holds my back straight and helps strengthen the core muscles.
So - that's my week and my progress. How have you all done? If you met the goal of losing one pound this week, congratulations; you did great. If you exceeded the one pound loss, that's awesome. If you hit a road block and got stuck for some reason, let us know how we can help get you back on the right track, whether you need motivation, tips, support, etc.... we're all here to help each other.
Hoping to hear from everyone who joined the Weight Loss Challenge.
Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week.
Remember, we all win by losing -- weight, that is... :-)