My goal from last week was to lose 5 lbs. by Monday the 4th. It's only Friday and I have lost just shy of 6 lbs! It started Sunday night with a turkey burger/high fiber wrap combo that did a real number on my innards. But maybe it wasn't just the burger as Clay and William felt a bit funky too. In my case this funk lasted until Thursday. I was just drained and exhausted to the point where I even missed my workout with Sule. Oi! Despite the funk I have managed to get in some good workouts and was on the bike for almost an hour on Tuesday (while watching 'Biggest Loser') and then ran on the Greenway on Wed. Yesterday I just walked the dog but got a good rise in my heart rate when a German Shepard charged us. This led to my neighbor tearing out of his house no doubt to discover why there was a woman screaming at the top of her lungs at the end of his driveway. That's got the be good for burning a few calories!
Today I'm hoping to be more up to speed and get in some additional cardio besides my dogwalk. I do strength training Tu. Th. and Sat. and then up the cardio MWF and try to just walk the dog on Sundays as you are supposed to have at least one light day.
I am really excited about the (almost) 6 lbs. as August and most of September were really disappointing weight loss wise. Now that I've had this rather rapid success I can really see me hitting my goal. I know the tummy funk definitely suppressed my appetite but I'm proud that I was able to keep moving despite it. It makes no sense but whenever I feel sluggish if I get up and walk the dog or hop on the stationary bike it totally makes me feel refreshed. This is totally different from my previous mindset of 'If you feel sluggish just go lay down. Relax, take a load off...' This just perpetuates the sluggishness! The sluggishness WANTS you to lay down. Don't do it. Fight back and get your blood moving. Drive the sluggishness away and burn some calories while you do it!
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