It's amazing how quickly the body responds to exercise. A month ago I could barely make it out to the front of my house to get the mail out of the mailbox.
Now I am noting how much easier it is to walk and go up the stairs.
I am stilll way too heavy for defined muscularity or for anyone else to get how hard I've been working out. But, I can feel a nice layer of muscle thickening under the flab. I can feel myself getting stronger each day.
When I went downstairs to get my coffee this morning I suddenly noticed how absolutely FILTHY the baseboards were in my living room. I grabbed a bottle of spray cleaner and a roll of paper towels and got down on the floor to clean them. This is also something that I simply would not have done a month ago.
I would not have been able to --- a cleaner house will be another nice plus of weight loss.
Labor Day Weekend
Monday, September 6
I had THREE events to attend this weekend that all involved food and lots of it. I knew that fasting completely would be out of the question. I determined that I would drink a large protein shake before each of these events and stick to low carb food in small amounts while socializing.
This really worked out. I managed to nibble on cheeses, deviled eggs, and chicken. I sipped a lot of ice water and was able to avoid the alcohol. I was able to come home and NOT beat myself up for overeating. Seeing people chow down on yummy deserts was, I admit, difficult---but I just kept thinking about my goals and managed to pull through.
Today, I went back to fasting. Once I had some killer hunger pains and drank a protein shake---that seemed to do the trick. I actually felt very calm today and eased back into "liquids only" without major discomfort.
J and I took a long walk on the board walk today. We walked for an hour, which is the longest I've walked at once since I started exercising again. It fe;t good to be down by the beach--I haven't been there much these past few years---guess I didn't want to be mistaken for a beached whale. LOL
Tuesday, September 7
I decided that I would later regret not having an accurate and verifiable "starting weight." So, even though I've already lost quite a bit and can't be sure exactly what I was in March, I feel the need to do this.
Weight Watchers is having a special, no registration fees this month. So I went down there, paid my $10 "meeting fee" and got weighed. I now weigh 358.4 pounds. Even though I rationally know I used to weigh over 400 pounds and have come a long way --seeing it written like that and knowing that I need to lose AT LEAST another 135 pounds makes this seem like the impossible journey.
After supper, J and I went down to check out the fairly new Ikea store that everyone is talking about. It is HUGE. We walked (and walked and walked) for almost two hours. My feet and back are killing me!
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