Starting Today- Week 1 (Weightloss Chronicles)
By CocoaDiva on Aug 18, 2009 with Comments
As part of my plan, I will be walking anywhere between 30-45 mins. a day on the treadmill, in addition to strength training on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I will also throw in an occasion cardio DVD. That way, I can burn the maximum amount of calories. I won’t REALLY be “dieting” or changing much of what I eat, as I try to keep it pretty healthy. However, I will control my portions and track my calories. There is a great, FREE, online community called SparkPeople that I will be using to track my caloric intake each day.
The week started out pretty normal. On Monday, I walked my usual 60 minutes in the gym. I stayed within my allowable 1370 to 1720 calorie range for the day. However, I did notice that there are areas in which I am FAR outside of range and that’s with fat. I need to investigate healthier option for some of my favorite foods. One issue that I have is that I do not by items marked as “low fat,” as they are usually loaded with sugar, artificial sweeteners, carbs, sodium, or other items. (Can’t win for losing, huh?) However, I may trade in a few of my items for alternatives with lower fat content. It could be an issue that SparkPeople may be miscalculating, as other “dieters” are the persons that insert the nutritional facts. While it could be human error, I’ll find alternatives, just to be on the safe side!
On Tuesday, I attempted to complete a DVD workout prior to my walk. Let’s just say that I wished I had an oxygen tank on hand! LOL! I was huffing and puffing like nobody’s business! I could only get through 20 minutes of the 45 minute DVD. To pick up the slack, I hit the treadmill for 15 minutes and the stationary bike for 5 minutes. I just couldn’t find my groove. I felt out of whack for some reason. The good news is that I stayed within my calorie range for the day. On Wednesday, I only exercised for 20 minutes. I got on the treadmill and decided to do a little warm-up. Once I got into the swing of things with my walk, I began to notice that I had some pain/discomfort in my ankles, combined with pain in my shins. I tried to ignore it and walk through it. However, after a while, the pain became too much to ignore. I decided to loosen my shoe strings, thinking that would help. It did, but not a lot. Therefore, I wrapped up my workout at about the 20 minute mark for fear of hurting myself.
On Thursday, I didn’t exercise at all. I decided to take a break and get to the bottom of the ankle/calf pain from yesterday. I did a little bit of internet research and concluded that I haven’t been wearing proper shoes. I must admit that the sneakers that I had been using aren’t all that sturdy, for lack of better words. They are more stylish than suitable for proper walking and running support. However, they are all I had for the time being.So, it was concluded that new shoes are in order. (YAAAY!!! A VALID reason to shop!) In the interim, I planned to be mindful of my food consumption. Friday was another day of no exercise. Outside of lack of proper footwear, I think I had a bad case of negative energy. Every time I intend to embark on a weight loss journal, a “spirit” of negative energy tries to settle on me. Not a “spirit” in the spooky sense (don’t call the Exorcist for me just yet!), but more like my negative thoughts get heightened. Something starts nagging at me and makes me EXTRA lazy. Constant thoughts of “I don’t feel like working out!” plague me. Before I know it, a day or two or ten… or 365… pass by and I’m still the same size, harboring the same negative thoughts.
By Saturday, I am on day three of not making it to the gym and I feel horrible about it. That makes three days IN A ROW. I am NOT happy with myself, but I’m trying not to beat myself up about it. In addition, I totally didn’t eat enough calories for the day. I didn’t track them, but I know that it wasn’t enough. I spent most of the day packing and unpacking, so I kinda lost track of time and didn’t eat as much as I should have. It’s a good and bad thing. Good because I saved myself from eating some unnecessary crap. Bad because I need to eat in order to keep my metabolism in check. I also spent some time thinking about my weight loss journey. One part of my journey is learning to let go of guilt surrounding not exercising and/or the occasional “pig out” day. While I want to build a habit of working out, I don’t want to fall into a pit of despair if I skip a day or if I don’t eat quite right. I am trying to kick this “All or Nothing” attitude that I have surrounding weight loss and take it one day at a time.
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