Starting Weight: 155 lbs
Today's Weight: 151 lbs
Total Loss: 4 lbs
So far I am still feeling really motivated and it helps that I'm still seeing results of all of the hard work I'm putting in!
Diet
I started last Monday measuring the creamer and sugar that I put in my coffee to keep it at 100 calories total for my two cups every day. The first day it wasn't very good at all, but now I have adjusted to the taste. I think next week I might cut it in half and eventually maybe get down to black coffee. That would be neat. People won't ever mess it up when you order it places!
I also changed up my lunches this week to give me more calories to play with at dinner time. That has made it easier to figure out what to make for dinner.
I have been buying the bags of baby spinach for salads and it turns out Lyla really likes it! So that was an added bonus!
Saturday I came up with my own version of Chicken Noodle Soup and it was really good!
Exercise
I have been doing the treadmill every other day. If I do it two days in a row my body is just too worn out and I don't think I really benefit from it. I think having the day to rest in between is working out well for now. Gary has some resistance bands that I am going to have him show me how to use and maybe start to do that on the days I don't do the treadmill.
Gary fixed the computer on the treadmill so now I can see how fast and how far I am going. Boy is that ever eye opening...... lol It takes me 21 minutes to do a mile. 21 minutes for ONE MILE! I'm working to improve that. Everyone has to start somewhere. And I'm trying so that's all that matters. A 21 minute mile is better than 21 minutes on the couch eating a bowl of ice cream.
Lifestyle
We have been cooking almost every meal at home. Its just easier for me right now. But Friday night we really didn't feel like cooking and we had a gift card for Olive Garden. So we decided to get take out. I went over their menu online and was having a really hard time finding anything I could get to eat. Most of the things that I would normally get have more calories in them than my entire allotment for the day! So even eating half of it wasn't really an option. I ended up ordering off of the kids menu which I thought was really genius!
