That's right! One week down and I lost my first 5 pounds...5.8, to be exact! ;) Would you be surprised to hear that I did it eating CiCi's pizza and dessert? That's the great thing about the Weight Watcher's plan...I don't have to feel deprived! It was just one meal...and I still kept my plan in mind and counted everything I ate! Could I eat CiCi's pizza buffet every day and still lose 5 pounds in a week, probably not. But I can treat myself sometimes...and that makes for an easier plan to follow.
The funny thing is, I never really know what to expect when I step on the scale. Sometimes when I think I've done really good, I gain (or don't lose as much as I think I should). Other weeks when I think I've blown it, I'm pleasantly surprised.
If you are wondering how I lost that first 5.8 pounds, let me give you a little glimpse into this past week. Knowing that exercise is a big key into my weight loss and that I'm much more successful when I do it than when I don't, I made a commitment to myself to exercise. My plan was to exercise every day...or at least 5 of the 7 days. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. But, I got 3 days in...so that gives me a starting point for next week. Last Saturday, I hit it hard! I jumped right on that elliptical machine and peddled my heart out for 30 minutes...earning myself 9 activity points and then went to the stationary bike for another 15 minutes, which gained me another 2...a grand total of 11 activity points! The great thing about activity points is that I can use them to eat more if I'm feeling deprived (see why exercise is a big key factor for me)? What I didn't count on was the fact that I'm a year older than I was the last time I exercised and my body was not ready to jump back in to what I had worked myself up to before I stopped exercising! ;) When I got off the bike, I literally had to limp back to the locker room because the back of my left knee hurt so bad I couldn't fully extend that leg. After some stretching it out in the locker room, I was able to walk back to my car somewhat normally. ;)
Thinking that maybe I just needed to stretch before working out, I tried that before doing the exact same workout on Sunday...ending with the same debilitating leg pain. OUCH! So...on Monday, I decided to forgo the elliptical and just do the bike...same leg pain. My body is NOT happy with me getting back into exercise, that's for sure! But, I'm not going to let it stop me! The down side to working out at the gym is that I have to go when David is home to watch the boys because my youngest isn't old enough to go in childcare at the gym yet. So, despite my best intentions, no further workouts happened this week. Maybe it was good to give it a rest...we will see. ;)
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