As you know, I am on a journey to lose 20 pounds by the end of August. Here is a recap of my first week with my new lifestyle change.
Things I Did Well:
- I met my goal of walking through 3 lunch hours.
- I took the dogs for walks 3 days last week. One day was in the pouring rain and the other two, I decided to run sprints. It felt really good to run. I am looking forward to running more.
- As it turns out, an awesome organic grocery store is half an hour away from my workplace. I have been grabbing my friend Janelle and we walk there for lunch. That’s an hour long round trip. I am totally in love with the quinoa salad. Seriously, quinoa rules.
- Told everyone about my weight loss journey. People have been very encouraging and supportive.
- I walked a trade show for 2.5 hours in heels. My calves hurt the next day. I liked the feeling.
- I ate out 4 times this week. In each occasion, I managed to find healthy alternatives. I chose a chickpea dish with couscous instead of a burger and fries. I chose a platter of brown rice, chicken breast, steamed veggies and hot sauce instead of chicken pot pie. I chose a ham and egg white omelette without sauce instead of an Egg McMuffin. I chose a vegetarian sandwich over one full of bacon.
Things I Would Change:
- Even with everyone’s support this week, I didn’t drink enough water. I am getting about a litre down before I forget entirely. I’m working on this. *takes a sip of water*
- I indulged in desserts. I found myself in social setting where I just didn’t say no. I could have said no, but the voice in my head told me “I deserve it” I ate half an apple ice cream sundae with half a chocolate torte. I ate a white chocolate brownie. I ate a piece of black forest cake. You would think that having one treat would be enough for me in a week. I felt weak. I don’t like feeling weak. Anyone else have the “you deserve it” voice in their head?
- I only tracked my calories for 5 days. I completely ignored the weekend.
What I’ve Learned This Week:
- The hour long walk during my lunch hours has helped me be more productive in the afternoon and I am getting vitamin D. I used to fight fatigue and sugar cravings at 3:00, but I haven’t noticed either.
- Little T told me today that you shouldn’t eat cake without a candle on it. Makes sense to me. Save the treats for celebrations and when it really matters.
- I’m a bored eater. I eat when I’m bored. It’s sounds so simple, I just need to keep myself busy, right
Expect more blog posts in my future.
This week was full of up’s and downs on my weight loss journey. I lost 1.5 pounds this week. I know I could have lost a lot more if I just laid off of the desserts. I am trying to focus more on the things that I did well this week and less on cake. It’s a new week after all. Now, I am just 18.5 pounds away from my goal
Damn You Black Forest Cake!!
awesome! I am eating an apple right now instead of going to the vending machine to get that bag of chips. I too forget to drink enough water. After I finish writing this I am going to get some water. I have not weighed myself…I should… but I don’t want to.
Great job!
WOW! You are incredible Jen!!
You’ve actually done a really realistic first week, rather than diving headfirst into unsustainable actions which is SO GOOD! 1.5lbs is also fantastic – that’s 4250 kcal burned above what you consumed, and actually really hard for a lot of people to achieve and maintain. You should be so very proud. Most of the time, people who lose 5+lbs in their first week have lost a lot of water weight, which isn’t permanent and then shows up later as a plateau. 1-2lbs is a realistic, sustainable goal, and you nailed it!
I am so freakin’ proud of your awesomeness!!!!!
Good work Jen! I fell of the train on Day 2 this time around. That’s a new record for me even! Urgh.
It’s funny how our mind always tries to justify something that we really know that we shouldn’t do. I’m so proud of you and I know that you’ll do this! You can do this!