OK, so I have not been very good at this blogging thing. I thought that it would cause me to be more disciplined with my new "healthier" lifestyle, but I'm not sure it has.
My efforts over the past three weeks have been half-hearted at best . I have been out to restaurants waaaaayyyyyyyy too many times. I have enjoyed more than my share of chocolate. And, I have even eaten three or four of those fabulous cookies that they make at Corner Bakery too. On the bright side, I have been running three times a week and doing some resistance training at least twice a week. Yvonne and I have also taken the opportunity about three or four times to go on nice, long walks. Overall, my exercise has been very good.
So, as I was driving home from work last Friday, contemplating my poor efforts, I was sulking in the fact that I have to eat perfectly (and exercise) to lose any weight at all. I even called Yvonne to talk about it. To cheer me up, we went out for some half priced appetizers (not on anyone's diet) for dinner. After that we worked on homework for a couple of hours, and got to bed at a decent hour so we could get up to run in the morning.
After returning from our seven-mile run, (I was in a bad mood because I had hurt my leg) I decided to step on the scale, something I had not done in three weeks. What I saw was definitely not what I was expecting! The scale read 234.5 lbs! Down two-and-a-half pounds over the three weeks since I had last dared to weigh myself. I expected the scale to read 237 at the minimum! This is the first time that this kind of thing has ever happened, at least that I can remember :)
I am encouraged and shocked! Can I actually lose weight without eating perfectly for an entire week? Is the running starting to pay off? Does my scale need new batteries? Did I say this is a first for me?
yay!
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