Weight Loss Progress
It’s nearly noon on Thursday, which means I am halfway into my first week. I’ve done really well so far, I think. This for me is all about a lifestyle change. I’ve done the fad diets thing. Making extreme changes for a few weeks at a time. It doesn’t work! I don’t think it ever will for me. This has to be all about making sustainable health choices that will have long term effects.
That having been said, I noticed myself yesterday going into beat up mode because I hadn’t gotten to the gym. I had too much to do yesterday evening and had missed my window in the afternoon. Around seven last night we were finishing dinner and Troy asked if I’d like to go for a walk with him and Zeke to the park. My first thought was, I can’t spend the time doing that – I’ve got to go to the gym!
And then I chuckled a bit at myself as I realized how ridiculous that thought was. Here’s a bit of information about me – I am a control freak! When I make a plan I decide beforehand exactly what it is going to look like. My plans to get healthy are no different. I decided this week I needed to workout no less than once a day. I decided working out looked like going to a gym or doing a Tae Bo DVD at home.
Weight Loss Progress
For a moment, I nearly missed out on a workout that included spending time with my family because it didn’t fit into my box. My husband and son were at the end of the block by the time I changed my mind and got my running shoes on. It turns out that the park is half a mile from our house, which means round trip I walked a mile. Plus all of the climbing and playing that I did at the park with my two year old. Using a couple calorie calculators online I estimate I burned around 400 calories!
So far this week I’ve stayed within my 1,200 calorie food goal and have worked out every day – even though yesterday wasn’t a gym routine. How have you done this week? Do you have control issues like me?
Just in case you missed the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done – check out my starting post from Monday! And if you’re wondering my goals for the month, you can read about that on this post.
