It was May first that I decided to start my fitness pursuit by making small changes. The change I initiated that day was "no chocolate". I've done this in the past, most notably my "chocolate-free in '93" decision. I am just no good against chocolate. I have never had too much chocolate and rarely had enough. I've stuck to the no-chocolate change and have started others: no fast food meals, no more seconds at dinner, drinking lots of water (shooting for 100 ounces daily) and I've kept those changes.
A weight loss blog I read recently recommended weighing daily and taking a weekly average to check progress. For some reason that had never occurred to me. This morning I did weekly averages of my weigh-ins since May first. I don't like the results. The range is from 226.5 to 223.6. At this rate, it will take me 189 weeks to reach my goal!! That is just too far out to believe in. Clearly I need to make changes.
Ideas?
- Track my water intake daily.
- Track daily exercise.
- Track my food intake in some fashion.
I have logged and pre-planned my food intake in the past. I once lost 50 pounds, but immediately found it and 20 more. I know I don't want to repeat that and so I'm trying to develop life habits that will support weight loss, fitness gain, and eventually maintenance.
Today Catherine and I did another walk -- the same number of driveway laps, in 23 minutes. I'm doing well on water intake and the food has been good thus far.
Dinner was an experiment: roasted zucchini, squash, mushrooms, potatoes and sweet potatoes with chicken breast bits sauteed in a non-stick pan and pasta with a non-fat sauce. I'm not used to a half a plate full of roasted veggies and it felt, well, not filling. I think that is good. I'm going to concentrate on significantly increasing my vegetable intake.
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