Week one into my journey and I'm down two pounds. (Actually, it's 2.5 but who's counting?). In the picture from last week, the scales say '224'. But the camera adds five pounds. No, seriously. I have a big camera - an Olympus E-35 I think - and it weighs five pounds. So, I started out at 219. How am I doing it? Eating things I know I should be eating - avoiding things I know I should. I'm also making a big effort to move for 30 minutes every other day and I've been successful at that. I'm also breastfeeding - which is a big help. Instead of using those extra 500 calories to feed my intense love affair with Bonnie Doon (girl, if you only knew what your mint ice cream does to me...), I've tried to use it to my benefit. But I can't rely on that forever so I'm hoping to have good diet and exercise habits in place before I stop.
Goal wise, I have a few things in mind. A healthy weight for me would be 150. My doctor said it should take a year for that type of weight loss. So short term, I'd like to lose 10 lbs by my birthday on 10/20 and a total of 22 lbs by Christmas. Short term - continue to hit the treadmill. Long term - run a 5k - maybe more!
Gonna post this picture in front of the treadmill...I can hear my feet on the pavement now...
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