Katie - 3/22/06
I've been meaning to post an update on my progress. Unfortunately, last weekend was quite a setback. My parents came to Lou unexpectedly (for a funeral). We had such a wonderful time with them! Unfortunately, the weekend also involved a very fatty luncheon after the funeral (great Southern cooking with lots of grease!), a trip to the ice cream shop, peach pie and icecream (it was my dad's birthday, so I had to indulge him with his favorite dessert!), and breakfast at Bob Evans. Ironically, we also had previously planned on eating out for Sunday lunch with one of our friends! Yikes. Prior to the weekend, I had lost 6 pounds! After the weekend, I had put about 2.5 back on. (Insert major groaning here.) I know that all of those 6 pounds probably weren't truly lost, but it was still so encouraging to have (sort of) lost them. This week I have gotten back on track, doing my aerobics video every day this week and even foregoing a piece of cake at a birthday party Luke and I went to on Monday afternoon. I've lost about a half a pound each day, which brings up another bad habit of mine - weighing myself every day! It's probably better to only weigh myself once a week. O well. So, the lesson learned is that I cannot eat like I did last weekend or I will undo a whole week's (or more) work.
Alicia asked about my workout video. I was fortunate to have a mother-in-law who had a dvd set of workout videos that she doesn't use, so she gave them to me. If you're looking for a way to get moving and are confined to your house a lot, I would encourage you to find a video to get you moving. Check your library or ask around for a video to borrow. Even if it's Sweatin' To the Oldies, it's better than nothing! I also think that incorporating some sort of weight-lifting routine is a MUST. Once you build muscle, that muscle will burn calories and fat for you, when you're not working out. Try to get your hands on some 5 & 10 pound weights. Chris and I do a weight routine for The ABS Diet book. We really like it.
Alicia asked about my workout video. I was fortunate to have a mother-in-law who had a dvd set of workout videos that she doesn't use, so she gave them to me. If you're looking for a way to get moving and are confined to your house a lot, I would encourage you to find a video to get you moving. Check your library or ask around for a video to borrow. Even if it's Sweatin' To the Oldies, it's better than nothing! I also think that incorporating some sort of weight-lifting routine is a MUST. Once you build muscle, that muscle will burn calories and fat for you, when you're not working out. Try to get your hands on some 5 & 10 pound weights. Chris and I do a weight routine for The ABS Diet book. We really like it.
posted by Katie at 2:47 PM
2 Comments:
Weights, eh? I hadn't considered that. I'm a big wimp. A serious wimp. If it weren't for carrying Chloe my arms would be just flab.
I think another key is eating well. It's understandable during special circumstances that you have to fudge (no pun intended) a little on your healthy eating. I stopped watching the scale closely as of January but I remember after Thanksgiving at my sis-in-law's coming home and realizing that I had gained 4 POUNDS over the weekend. 4 POUNDS just from eating junk and overeating (that's my main problem).
Glad to hear you're back on track this week. Keep up the great work!
KT - weights are a good idea, I have some that I had forgone. I don't think weighing everyday is all that bad of an idea. I recently heard something that said that can be a good thing so you can see how a day's progress will set you back or not. My problem is my scale isn't digital, so I don't see that much difference in it, and I know it's lighter than 'the real thing'. But it still gives a general idea of if I'm making progress. This week I admit has been bad for me for exercise.
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