Weight ResultsThe first full week is in the books. I have lost some weight: -1.2 lbs. since last Sunday -3.2 lbs. since the beginning (2/21/2024) I use Happy Scale to not get weird about weighing myself every day. It shows trends and gives small goals to shoot for. Here's my dashboard. Other ResultsMy workouts seem more intentional, and I like that. This week, I completed my 3 strength training workouts (I'm doing Chalean Extreme on the Bodi channel) and I'm up to 12 pound weights for lower body exercises. I started using 5-8lb weights and now I'm up to 10-12lb weights. I did not workout Friday, but I've been double active on the weekends. One of my biggest wins is that I'm starting to feel a shift in my perspective. I'm such an all-or-nothing person. I am really trying to let that go. I'm pushing myself to have a day with some flexibility (I had some amazing baklava from a local Mediterranean grocery store yesterday!). Obstacles & Lessons LearnedI enjoy eating nutrient-dense food, but I also have a sweet tooth. This obstacle was also a win (see above) - seeing the baklava yesterday and putting it in my cart was a challenge. I had some thoughts about "right" and "wrong" foods. I really tried to dive into those thoughts. It's not wrong that I ate the baklava. It was AMAZING, and I enjoyed every bite. Allowing myself to think this through really helped. LESSONS LEARNED: Don't feel bad about occasional indulgences. I'm doing so many things to get a nutrient-dense diet. These amazing treats are fun and bring joy to life. We also had date night last night - a bourbon festival in our town. I had a designated driver ticket and organized going for my husband. We didn't eat dinner, because we were going to eat at the food trucks at the venue. Once we got there, they didn't sound good. But, when we left at 9:30 we were pretty hungry, so we drove through Taco Bell. These things will happen. I ordered a Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme and thoroughly enjoyed it. LESSONS LEARNED: I'm going to eat out and have events like this. Looking ahead and anticipating them is key. I had a stomach issue this week too. I'm not sure if it was from popcorn the night before (I think it might have been, because I had it 2 nights in a row), but I became pretty ill after eating my breakfast the next morning. Nothing sounded good. I ate pretty well that day but my diet was definitely lacking vegetables. Sometimes they cause a lot of intestinal issues. LESSONS LEARNED: Something in my gut is not right! Need to figure it out. WinsThere are so many wins. I am eating so much better, I can feel my bloodwork numbers going down. Ha. I do feel better for the most part. I really like seeing the number on the scale go down, but I understand it's much bigger than that. This WeekI have a meeting with a dietician/nutritionist this week. She is an expert in gut health, so I'm looking forward to that. I am also a bit nervous about it, because I don't want to be on a restrictive diet.
I would love to get to a place where I'm eating so well that I don't need to track things. For now, it's good data to compare with results (both scale and bloodwork numbers). I have a day at a conference this week and I am leaving for Chicago on Friday morning. So many restaurants are planned for my fun theater weekend. My strategy is to look ahead at the menus and have an idea of what I want to order going in. I'm also hoping to be flexible and change the plan if it does not feel right. No scale this weekend, so my last weigh-in will be Friday morning.
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