A ray of hope has shown:) I got on the scale today and there was definite downward movement. Last week, I had to really stretch to see the half pound lost, but I think I can safely call this week's loss of a pound, even on my old fashioned scale. Let's call my weight 196.5 and be happy with that. It did validate the work I've done for the last 3-4 days tracking my food intake.
Whether I like it or not, diet tracking and calorie counting seems to be the key to actually taking off some pounds at this stage of life. Now the trick is to see what results I get if I can maintain the approach for a full week and beyond.
Exercise update: No official workout plans today. However, I did go on a field trip with my daughter's class that involved copious walking. We hit a zoo, a football stadium and the state capitol in one day. As active rest days go, this was pretty active. My legs are tired, but I'm ready to get back to more traditional workouts tomorrow.
Nutrition update: For the 4th consecutive day, I've stayed within my intake guidelines for calories. The website says my saturated fat is a bit high and my sodium may never make the level they want, but I am making progress. I must say a big thank you to my wife for putting together lunch for the trip today. it's much easier to eat well, when there is good stuff to eat. Not that I couldn't do it, but it was a nice bit of spoiling to have her put together a tasty and relatively healthy lunch (relative for her, for me it was stellar). I continue to fight the pizza craving and one of these days, I'll need to give in and prove I can eat it within the guidelines I have. Denying myself food has never worked long term.
Oh and this marked 10 consecutive days without French Fries, a record at least n recent times for me.
Random thoughts: I'm pretty sleepy, so not much today. Lots swirling around in my head as always, but spring is always that way. You know a time of endless opportunities and what ifs...
Our trip to the capitol today included a chance for the kids to get photographed with Dan Kapanke. I thought he was pretty brave to be snuggling a bunch of public school kids, when he is voting to starve the very system they are in. I don't have any good thoughts for the man and I'm looking forward to him losing a historic recall election in July.
The senator and I know each other distantly, but we didn't chat today, which is probably for the best. I'd love to get more involved politically, but I haven't found the right way yet.
Here's to another successful week and if anyone is bothered by my recent brevity, I'm sure I'll have much longer, more tortured posts soon:)
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