I have continued to keep my calorie intake between 1200-1500 each day. I consistently walk 5+ miles every day- often going 6 miles.
The out come, in the last three weeks is that I have lost 7 pounds!
I'm hoping to loose another 3 this coming week to have 10 pounds off. This is my first goal. My next goal will be to keep the weight off, and LOOSE while I'm on vacation in two weeks.
This will be a huge challenge for me. I'm going to Florida and from there connecting with a cruise ship. For those of you who have not had the chance to cruise, food is EVERYWHERE. It's available 24 hours each and every day. And it's including in the package so you could do non-stop eating.
Hummmm. I LOVE to eat-which is why I'm at the weight I'm at. This could prove to be very problematic for me. Since I'm going to South and Central America, I intend on trying the local foods too. OK, I admit it. I'm a foodie, big time.
So, I need to do some pre-planning on how to handle being surrounded with food, keep up my walking and at the very least maintain the weight loss I've worked hard to get.
Some ideas I have is to continue to log my food, although I won't be able to upload anything. It will be the old fashioned way with paper and pen. I can still monitor my steps, just have to write down how many at the end of the day so I don't loose the information.
Beyond that, I have no idea. I'm open to suggestions! I don't want to feel deprived, it is after all a vacation, but I certainly don't want to go backwards.
Feel free to leave your comments!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
checking at end of week one
WOO HOO the end of the first week working on my New Year's resolutions.
First, I need to share that I've been consistent in walking every day. I'm up to 5+ miles the last three days.
Second, I've been consistent in logging my food intake each and every day. Everything that goes into my mouth is logged.
I've been staying between 1200-1500 calories every day. I drink between 6-8 glasses of water most days.
The upshot is, after making the first week of lifestyle changes I'm down 3.2 pounds.
I came across this article (below) It was on the MSN website but it is a Prevention magazine. It shows how to read some food labels to help make better choices.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-12-cleanest-food-choices-you-can-make%e2%80%94and-the-12-dirtiest/ar-CCgcYl?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=HPCDHP
And here is an article I found via MSN but from Women's Day: This talks about some things about gluten.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-going-gluten-free/ar-BBo3zWb?ocid=HPCDHP
And this link talks about various ways to drink tea. For those of you who don't know me, I LOVE my coffee in the morning. OK, I love it all day. But I also LOVE tea (and wine) and I've been lucky enough to enjoy teas, coffees and wine all over the world.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/nonalcoholic/15-tea-traditions-from-around-the-world/ss-BBnRNFs?ocid=HPCDHP
Enjoy!
First, I need to share that I've been consistent in walking every day. I'm up to 5+ miles the last three days.
Second, I've been consistent in logging my food intake each and every day. Everything that goes into my mouth is logged.
I've been staying between 1200-1500 calories every day. I drink between 6-8 glasses of water most days.
The upshot is, after making the first week of lifestyle changes I'm down 3.2 pounds.
I came across this article (below) It was on the MSN website but it is a Prevention magazine. It shows how to read some food labels to help make better choices.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-12-cleanest-food-choices-you-can-make%e2%80%94and-the-12-dirtiest/ar-CCgcYl?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=HPCDHP
And here is an article I found via MSN but from Women's Day: This talks about some things about gluten.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-going-gluten-free/ar-BBo3zWb?ocid=HPCDHP
And this link talks about various ways to drink tea. For those of you who don't know me, I LOVE my coffee in the morning. OK, I love it all day. But I also LOVE tea (and wine) and I've been lucky enough to enjoy teas, coffees and wine all over the world.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/nonalcoholic/15-tea-traditions-from-around-the-world/ss-BBnRNFs?ocid=HPCDHP
Enjoy!
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Official Day Two of Resolutions
Just checking in to see how everyone is doing on day two of the official New Year's resolution challenge.
This is not my second day- since I started almost a week ago, this is actually day 5 for me. While not a weigh in day as far as weight goes, I thought I'd 'weigh' in on some other factors.
One of my goals was simply to move more to help me loose weight. With the vivfit, I've managed to walk daily. Starting at 3 miles I'm already up to walking 4.5 miles consistently. My goal is now to walk 5 miles every day!
This one simple change has me feeling much better. I have more energy and I'm sleeping better.
I've written/tracked all my foods that I'm eating along with the calorie counts. I'm noticing a change in the week since I've been doing this in that I'm slowing making changes in my eating habits.
A long way to go, but these small changes have already made huge impacts on my lifestyle- for the better I'm thinking.
AND the only cost/investment I've made was purchasing AND USING the vivofit unit. It's keeping me honest to myself.
Again, I am not advertising the vivofit- any thing that you USE is what works for you.
This is not my second day- since I started almost a week ago, this is actually day 5 for me. While not a weigh in day as far as weight goes, I thought I'd 'weigh' in on some other factors.
One of my goals was simply to move more to help me loose weight. With the vivfit, I've managed to walk daily. Starting at 3 miles I'm already up to walking 4.5 miles consistently. My goal is now to walk 5 miles every day!
This one simple change has me feeling much better. I have more energy and I'm sleeping better.
I've written/tracked all my foods that I'm eating along with the calorie counts. I'm noticing a change in the week since I've been doing this in that I'm slowing making changes in my eating habits.
A long way to go, but these small changes have already made huge impacts on my lifestyle- for the better I'm thinking.
AND the only cost/investment I've made was purchasing AND USING the vivofit unit. It's keeping me honest to myself.
Again, I am not advertising the vivofit- any thing that you USE is what works for you.
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