I promised updates in my weight loss story, and here is my first. I am down to 205! And I’m trying to pat myself on the back. Unfortunately I’m not flexible enough for that, yet.
I have found I must look at the positive or I will give up on this diet just as I have so many others in the past.
I gave myself a goal of being under 200 before Ken and I left for vacation. Well, that did not happen. I was about 207 when we left.
I am not good with willpower. -- Obviously, or I wouldn’t need the diet. Right? -- So, I confess to not sticking to my decision that while on vacation we would only go out to eat for 3 dinners, and maybe a lunch or two. I’d also considered the free breakfasts many hotels offer, and felt that I could stay within my limits at those.
Well, what happened in reality is we went out to eat probably half of our time away. The foods just looked and smelled so good. Ah, they were irresistible. Especially as the salad I packed was looking pretty unappetizing by the third day. Then there were those times we were just so tired of driving and used a restaurant as a reason to take a break.
I think you get the picture. In any case, when I got on the scale after returning home, I was back up to 210. I’d expected worse, so I was pleased.
Still, it took me nearly the two weeks since we are home to lose the three, plus two more pounds.
I’ve been facing another obstacle: exercise. While I was exercising in the pool almost daily prior to vacation, I was not as tenacious during vacation. However, I’d hoped the increase in walking we did while sightseeing would make up for it.
Perhaps it did. However, since returning home I have not been as committed to my exercise routine as I had been before we left. This has, in part, been due to poor weather conditions and trying to catch up on work.
These both may seem like legitimate excuses, but for one who has a sedentary job, they are not good ones. Excuses like these will eat away at my commitment to lose weight. I have a new saying, “The road to hell is paved with excuses!”
Therefore, the next step in my make-over plans, is to commit to some kind of exercise every day. When I am not able to enjoy the pool exercise routine I’ve been doing, I will either walk or ride my stationary bike. And I will add some abdominal crunches and bending exercises to the routine. I will also return to the upper body exercises I had been doing prior to working out in the pool.
I may have to modify all these depending on my knees and my back. However, I am sure as I shed more pounds some these problems will disappear also.
I’m going to start out with two 15 minute walks or rides on my stationary bike per day, at least five days a week. I will begin with 25 crunches and 25 touching my toes. I will use my 2 pound weights add to 25 repetitions of several exercises for my arms, and 50 upper body twists while holding the same weights.
I guess you can see I have not actually been looking at anything instructional or I would be able to give you some kind of name for each of my routines. So, part of my goal is to actually look at some of the material I have and by my next update, be able to give you names for the exercises I am doing.
I thank all my readers in advance for their continued support of my make-over.
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