Hello again,
I stumbled a bit last week and got up to 196 pounds. ack! one day of giving up and it's hard to get back into the groove. I got back on the horse on jan 18th. I've been eating right, averaging about 1400 calories a day. Since I cut out sugars I find that my appetite is much lower and my sugar cravings are gone. If I do crave something sweet I just make myself a coffee and put sugar free creamer and a stevia packet in. yumm.
I have been doing my walks. I am averaging 2 miles per day on the treadmill or around the neighborhood and just errand running and cleaning have been getting me to 10000 steps per day. WooHoo. I decided to add in some strength training since i have the equipment and it's really not hard to spend 20 minutes or so moving my body. Doing Arms/shoulders/chest/back on odd days and legs/abs on evens.
According to my Body Media Armband I am averaging a 1400 calorie deficit each day and it is showing on the scale! Although I haven't lost my first ten pounds yet (due to my backslide) I am getting much closer.
My Current Weight is: 189
So, overall 2 pounds down. Seems like a lot of work for just two overall pounds but that's my own fault. Seems like it's so easy to pack on the weight and a struggle to get it off, but my stumble has motivated me to stick to my guns, since it's frustrating to have to do the work twice if i gain weight back.
Anyway. 8 pounds til goal 1 is done. wish me luck
