Week 1: Excuses & Results

This first week was tough.

Excuses:          

• It was birthday week, and everyone gifted me with food and drink.  I tried my best to make the best possible food choices, but MAN was I weak!  I counteracted this by bringing my lunch to work almost everyday, eating more fruit, and drinking at least my weight in water.  Lunch rocked during Week 1!  Dinner rocked, too, but for more tasty, decadent reasons.
• I missed workouts during the second half of the week, due to my allergy issues.  It is not fun trying to run with one functional nostril and a congested chest in 90 degree temps at 6 in the morning.  That brings me to…
• What the hell is going on with Texas??  The high today is 110!!  The other night, it was still 100 degrees at 12 midnight?  This isn’t really an excuse for me not staying on task.  Let’s call it “mild whining.”  I think I might melt, though, for reals.

I worked out 3 times this week:

• (2) 45 minute bootcamps (cardio, free weights, plyometrics, tabata training, etc., all thanks to my trainer)
• (1) 45 minute walk on the treadmill for 2.63 miles

Results:  I lost 3 lbs!  I now weigh 166 lbs, and have 27 to go!

I usually work out 3 times a week (when I don’t skip bootcamp…heehee), so I really think that what affected the scale the most was the slight change to my diet—more fruits, veggies, eating at home, bringing my lunch to work, and much more water.  I am actually getting used to snacking, which is something that I have never done well.  In my previous life, (you know, a week ago), I would have black coffee for breakfast, a larger lunch, and not much for dinner.  This left me feeling tired, low on energy, and always hungry.  I already feel like I am gaining control here.  This gives me confidence, because I knew that the diet part would be the toughest for me to master.  I know that I still have some work to do here.

Oh, and I haven’t had any alcohol in a week, well except for one lite beer on a very, very hot day.  :)

This small weight loss gives me the confidence to continue to chip away at it this week.  I will get in more than 3 workouts.  The sinus infection/allergy episode seems to be subsiding, and I hear that the temps might be a little closer to normal this and the coming weeks.  As far as I know, there will be no further birthday celebrating, and I will be particularly careful about what I put in my mouth, since I pick up my whitening trays from the dentist this week.  That means that I can't have any of my beloved red wine or pasta sauce...or I shouldn't have any.

Week 2 is where I really get busy.  Look out.