Weekly Weigh In & Movement
I hit the teens at long last!
Goal Weight: 115
June 13 Weigh In: 119.2
Weight Lost This Week: .8 pound
Weight Left To Lose: 4.2 pounds
I am so pleased to finally have dropped out of the 120's and into the teens, even if barely! It's such a mental victory!
Weekly Mileage/Movement
- Fri- None (Left at 7AM for a series of events)
- Sat- None (Left at 7AM for an all day event.)
- Sun- None (Left at 8AM for a series of events)
- Mon - 8.5 mile walk
- Tue- None, though I did 2 hours of heavy gardening at my volunteer job
- Wed- 5 mile walk
- Thur - 2 mile walk + Weight training
- TOTAL FOR WEEK: 15.5 miles
It was a super busy week, so my social interactions went way up even as my mileage went down. But I didn't overeat, so it was still a big win.
Which reminds me yet again that while the movement is critical for my mental health, along with, of course, all the physical benefits it delivers, at the end of the day it's what I put into my mouth that really drives weight loss.
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| From Wednesday’s walk- gorgeous public land in the foothills of Irvine. |
No Sugar and Less Food Efforts
I'm no longer giving much thought or effort to remaining sugar free, as it's now pretty much a habit.
With regard to food, I'm now in the habit (again!) of having a generous lunch, and very little, if anything, at dinnertime. I would imagine this will be one of the things I can adjust once I hit my goal, in that I can begin to have a modest amount of food again at day's end, which will make my husband happy. Currently we chat while he eats and I sip sparkling water.
Yep, such is my weight loss journey!
Oh, and I/we joined a really nice fitness center! Our old one closed about two years ago, and we've been gym-less since. But, we visited a gym earlier this week that had a great campus of activities, including a small cafe to enjoy coffee or other after working out, and decided to join it. I went yesterday and really, really enjoyed it. Although I tend to do less cardio, time wise, because I get bored doing it indoors, I definitely do it with more intensity, so there is that. I cranked up the treadmill's speed and incline more so than my long walks generally deliver.
And the weight room was welcoming! The machines were all newer, and people chatted as they worked out, which of course my extrovert self loved.
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If you are likewise on a quest to improve some aspect of your dietary or fitness life, please feel free to share here. The more we can work to support and encourage each other the better!
I totally agree it's the food choices. I did better this week, of course not being in vacation, but much room to improve. I have a bigger hurdle weight wise than you, but we all need to just set our targets for ourselves. I appreciate the spirit of support.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I do is to make a list of 'gifts' I will give myself when reaching each small weight loss goal. Initially, it was the gift of a specific item of clothing in my closet, that I knew looked best at a certain weight threshold. So, this morning, as an example, I gifted myself permission to wear a specific pair of black pants that look best when at my current weight or lower. I also use iced coffee and other zero calorie treats as incentive. For, literally, every pound lost at this point. It's fun to make up the list, and it's fun to achieve each small goal.
DeleteI really do find at this point, that the weight loss is the gift, not food. So when attending social or food events, I focus on how I feel, what I'm wearing, and who I am with, NOT the food. I allow myself a glass of wine or other, and that is a pleasure in and of itself.
It's such a mind game, isn't it!