I got on the scale this morning and had lost another 2.5 pounds for a total of 7.5 pounds in 2 weeks.
What am I doing?
-Keeping my calories in an appropriate range
-Logging on sparkpeople.com
-Trying to drink 8 cups of water daily (should be more eventually)
-Tracking protein:carb:fat so I can make adjustments later
-Doing 3-4 Spinning classes/week for cardio
-Doing 2-3 Body pump classes/week for strength
-1-2 Body Flow classes/week for flexibility, core training, and sanity
-Trying to think before I eat...if I can beat my hand to mouth reflex :)
-Trying to lessen distractions when I eat (not always possible)
-And celebrating small successes while not obsessing about "non-beneficial" choices
-Praying for strength, self-control and giving thanks for the body I get to use :)
What am I not doing?
-Plank Challenge :)...no real excuse except, I always find other things to do. Just keeping it real for ya!
-Avoiding treats: in the last 2 weeks, I've eaten M&M cookies, Pumpkin cookies, a few pieces of Halloween candy, had a small sundae, shared a piece of cake, and shared a brownie sundae. All "non-beneficial", but were conscious choices within my calorie range. Is this good? Not necessarily. I will work on it. 1 thing at a time...
-Weighing myself daily...why?
-Obsessing, allowing bad self talk, allowing feelings of failure...nope none of those. Been there and done that and they don't work well in getting me to my goals.
What are YOU doing? What are you NOT doing?
The Seven Routines for Health and Fitness
ReplyDeleteROUTINE #1 Drink Your Water
ROUTINE #4 Capture Your Thoughts and Learn to Change Channels
ROUTINE #2 Allow Yourself Short Breaks Throughout the Day for 5-10 Minutes of Exercise from Fabufit Dani Rotramel
ROUTINE #5 Speak the Language of Fitness
ROUTINE #6 Rest 25 Peaceful Minutes
ROUTINE #3 Continually Refuel the Furnace by Eating Six Small Meals Daily
ROUTINE #7 Become a Master of Gratitude
I like these routines. She studied centurians and longevity. She talks about water and coincides with your ideas.
This is a comment from Sam who emailed me. Great ideas so I'm sharing ;)
ReplyDeleteDOING... I'm drinking more tea and less coffee, soda, etc. I'm loving Good Earth Original. It's sweet and spicy. It helps fight off the urge to hit the office candy dishes -- they're everywhere this time of year. NOT DOING... Buying Halloween candy until Halloween night.
I lost 3 pounds this past week.
ReplyDeleteI'm drinking 2 qts water/day while keeping calories in the proper range. I'm not mindlessly snacking throughout the day & don't 'taste-test' prior to meals. I'm allowing myself little indulgences but no longer as a personal 'rewards'. I'm still working at not multi-tasking while eating (somedays are better than others). I wrote out my grocery list and stuck to it...challenging! I'm doing my planks morning and evening.