Weekly Goals
- 4 days of lifting
- Moving every day intentionally
- Only caffeine in the mornings
- No energy drinks
Daily Goals
- Be at or under calorie goal
- Water intake
- Blood pressure measurement
- Steps: 9,000 – 10,000
- Higher protein intake
- Limit snacks
Other Notes
- As I weighed in this week, I have dropped 10lbs.
- I have felt volumes better in my clothes and far more comfortable.
- I wish I had taken measurements before I started all of this, feeling as if I have dropped size in the waist.
- I am going into week 6 without an energy drink. I still have pre-workout before going to the gym and on days when I don’t go lift, I still have coffee. However, I cut out all energy drinks, which used to be a daily occurrence for me.
- We have gone out to eat as a family and I have made far better decisions, avoiding fried foods and Cokes.
- I noticed my BP creeping up again. OK, actually it was high. I am not surprised. That is what happens when you eat like a trash can and stop exercising. I have been taking my BP readings daily and after noticing an uptick, I called my doctor and it looks like we have things headed in the right direction again. I wasn’t thrilled about adding back a medicine I had come off of, but this will allow me to control my BP while I keep working on lowering it naturally. I was told that some people just have high BP naturally, and while I don’t disagree, I know that the lack of exercise and extremely poor nutrition did not help me at all.
All in all, I feel so much better than I have in quite a long time. I believe it takes about 20lbs lost before someone notices a difference and brings it up, but I feel it and this has been the kickstart that I needed so badly. This has always been a cycle with me, something I wish so badly to control and change permanently. When I tried to get this going again several months ago, I would be 75% locked in and expect to see results as if I was 100% dialed in. Anytime in the past when I have lost weight, I always saw a big drop in the first week. I didn’t see that here and got discouraged. I kept telling myself that I cannot compare now with then. My body is different. Old and broken. I figured I would focus on the slower, weekly progress and that I would eventually see the results. Thankfully I am starting to really feel the changes and that has kept the fire lit.