The picture on the left is the photo I posted on April 14th as my first "before" photo. The pic on the right was taken this morning, 2 months later. I'm not ready for a P90X commercial or anything, but I can see progress. I'm sure I was thinking a little harder about posture today, but I think I can definitely see progress.
Today was weigh in day and my feelings and results are mixed. My scale clearly indicated 194 Lbs., which is less than last week. Last week I called it 195, but in truth it was probably a little under that, so I'll call it .5 pounds lost this week.
That means I've had a few consecutive weeks of my weight slowly trending down and I feel good about that...but, As I noted yesterday, I don't want to start fooling myself. I think that my incremental weight loss is probably mostly due to the fact that I have gotten to a point where I am exercising pretty regularly. This in turn has given my metabolism a small boost and I might be masking the lack of progress I'm making in other areas.
I shouldn't be negative, I am making progress. I am now consistently losing .5 to 1 pounds per week. That will lead to great places over time. If I can make some good nutritional changes to accompany it, this project will be a success.
I was reading USA Today at lunch time and they talked about the body fat in a sedentary person vs that of an active person, even if they both are overweight. They described the former as resembling Cheese Whiz and the latter as Olive Oil. I am clear which I prefer in my body. The article also discussed planting your feet and making a stand for fitness in early middle age (like oh say 40ish), as being a key to staving off some of the tougher side effects of aging down the road.
Very affirming and I recommitted to staying on that path.
Exercise and Nutrition update: No major notes today as Tuesday is my off day all around. I am proud to say i had a chance to binge at lunch and didn't. Fast food was tempting me and I fought that off (see how it creeps back because I took a taste last week), however I did go to Rocky Rococo's for a salad and a Veggie Slice. Sounds good until you looked at my salad bowl overflowing and topped off with a far too generous portion of macaroni salad and bleu cheese dressing.
As I started to wade through the bowl, I realized that it was frankly a bit gross and I only ate half of it. Not a monumental victory, but leaving food on the table at a restaurant is way outside my normal box.
No exercise plans today, but back in the pool tomorrow.
Good times. Winning!
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