Week 1 notes

Random Stuff: My class started last Monday night. We have lots of women in there trying to get healthier and even 3 men!. Apparently that is 2-3 more than they usually get. I weighed myself that morning at home and clocked in at 203.5. My class weigh-in was higher, but that makes sense because it was at night. On Tuesday morning my home scale showed 205.0, not an auspicious moment. So I worked all week to get back to where I started the week... As of yesterday I was at 203.3 and I didn't weigh myself today. We weigh in at class tomorrow.

I wish I could say a switch had flipped and I was laser focused all week, but that wasn't the case. I didn't log food like we were directed and I backslid to McDonald's once (maybe twice I really can't remember). It felt like a bit of self sabotage.

On the plus side, I was much more aware of what I put in my body and how much activity I got, even when the choices weren't great. Week 2 should be better. Here's some details.

Nutrition update: As mentioned above, my food was a mixed bag this week. I did stick to Lindy's for lunch a couple days and even had a PBJ and an apple one day. This contrasted with fast food on the other two days. My water intake was up and my soda intake was slightly down.

We were asked to use a journal to track our food and I didn't do that. Work is currently very stressful, but that's an excuse not a reason.

Healthy, consistent eating continues to be my greatest challenge.

Exercise update: Again this was mixed. On the positive side, I hit the Y twice and my home treadmill twice. Just power incline walking on the treadmill, but it got my heart rate up. I also paid attention to my overall activity more and was pleased to see me hit 10,000 or more steps on my Fitbit most days.

Still too much time seated or laying around, but as usual my exercise is ahead of my eating. I'm still too random with weight lifting, but I did some the two days at the Y.

Overall. I'd give myself a C+ for the week and I'll look forward to learning more tomorrow. We have class on Monday and then I have small group coaching at 6:15 on Tuesday morning. That's early:)