Sunday Weight In: 222.2
Last week was kind of a crap shoot. I feel like I didn't do very well and that is definitely all in my head. I need to give myself credit because I did lose 1 pound. Was it only water weight? I don't know. I think I made good food choices and took in less calories, maybe too few and my body didn't know what was happening? Probably not though, since I did take in chocolates all week, maybe like two Dove dark choco-minis a day and I had a glass of wine every night. I'm trying to think of what I can do better and being mindful of this and not overly concerned is the best option. It was my Aunt's birthday yesterday so we went out to eat and also had dessert so that was probably not a good idea, however you have to indulge sometimes. I'll make up for it on another day and get in extra cardio. It's a simple equation: burn more calories than you take in, safely.
Speaking of the exercise, I stayed on track this past week for the most part. Monday and Tuesday were awesome. After riding my bike on Tuesday, I didn't want to get out of bed Wednesday morning to do the run and walk interval. Instead, Dan and I walked Jorge for 30 minutes and then I did my stretching and weights as planned. Thursday I did my yoga and we walked 30 minutes. I didn't ride my bike because it was supposed to get colder and windier. Since I didn't get my cardio in on Wednesday, I went to the gym Friday and did 45 minutes of the run/walk interval and 15 minutes on the elliptical. Saturday we went for a 45 minutes walk and I did the stretching and weights as planned. I didn't get to ride my bike though, no biggy, it was way cold.
Today, Sunday, I skipped the yoga. We ended up joining a new gym Friday night so we went there today. I did this new machine called the arc trainer for 30 minutes and the elliptical for 30 minutes. I like this new gym because there are no kids running around and playing on the machines and also because you usually get the machine you want. Plus it's open 24 hours, which is nice since I like to go early in the morning and don't have to wait for it to open. The way they can keep it open 24 hours is that everything is done on finger prints. There is no card, they scan your finger. It's like a gym for James Bond, ha!
I have really decreased my intake of salt. Every time I grab for it, I think about if I really need it. I've also decreased my intake of cheese, which has helped my digestion. A couple things I want to focus on this week is laying off the glass of wine every night, limit it to like 4 nights and also lay off having two pieces of chocolate every night. Ok, well, I usually have two dark chocolate pieces, I will go with only one. Baby steps, rights? LOL!
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Remember it is moderation not elimination. Dark chocolate is good for you in moderation. One piece should be fine (although my Dad will defend two pieces without blinking an eye!). The loosing one pound part - Well remember that you are now starting to gain some muscle mass and it weighs more than fat. When you are discouraged by the numbers on the scale then look at the numbers on the tape measure. Do you have a goal treat for yourself? Like when your pants are starting to hang off your butt, you should treat yourself to a couple new pairs of pants (on sale of course!).
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