I’m like a lot of you. Lots of initial enthusiasm and then when life rears its head back and roars . . . well, my goals take a big back seat.
Plus, if I’m not right on top of things, I have a tendency to let things drift. Basically, I’m lazy in certain aspects of my life. Not all of them (even if I like to accuse myself of being totally lazy, it’s not true.)
So between drift and life stuff, here I am. Three weeks after my last post.
Here are the numbers from the beginning, so it can be a bit clearer:
Date Weight +/- Overall +/-
7/1/14 252.7
7/8/14 247.8 -4.9 -4.9
7/15/14 246.1 -1.7 -6.6
7/22/14 248.3 +2.2 -4.4
7/29/14 247.1 -1.2 -5.6
8/5/14 247.4 + .3 -5.3
Date Body Fat +/- Overall +/-
7/1/14 107.9
7/8/14 104.9 -3.0 -3.0
7/15/14 104.3 – .6 -3.6
7/22/14 105.6 +1.3 -2.3
7/29/14 103.9 -1.7 -4.0
8/5/14 104.3 + .4 -3.6
Date BMI +/- Overall +/-
7/1/14 42.0
7/8/14 41.2 – .8 – .8
7/15/14 41.0 – .2 -1.0
7/22/14 41.3 + .3 – .7
7/29/14 41.1 – .2 – .9
8/5/14 41.2 + .1 – .8
So what to make of these numbers. Overall, I’ve lost some weight and most of it’s been body fat. That’s good news. Not a lot of weight and that’s because my diet is still fairly up and down. Doing better with eating more fruits and veggies, but I still have my indulgences like once-a-week ice cream. Yes, it’s time to either cut it out completely or at least for a while. I’m almost there and that would help, no doubt.
I think the exercise is the key here, though. The week ending 7/22 where I have a gain that’s more than just a blip on the screen – I didn’t work out hardly at all.
So for me – yes, my diet needs to be tweaked here and there and modified, but the key take-away for myself is that vigorous exercise three times a week plus the daily walking the other days is necessary to lose that week.
As to other goals – I’ll post something soon on those. Some are doing better, definitely – Spanish has finally ramped up and I’ve been reading a fair amount. Other things – not so much.
So I am back and I’m fine. Like I said, life stuff can take the front seat for periods of time, but as habits are built and put in place, I’m hoping that the autopilot will kick in and I won’t revert to a sense of inner chaos in the face of life’s challenges. I think that’s the point of this exercise for me.
So . . . as they say . . . ONWARD!