My new challenge started yesterday and I weighed in at 251 pounds. So far I haven’t gotten fully on board because I’ve been both a little under the weather and a little stressed/depressed. Since this is only the second day I don’t feel too bad about that because I know I will get with it… I just really needed a bit of time to grieve and accept what happened with my puppy. (It hit hard.)
So I actually had a really good day yesterday food wise. I only ate one thing more than I planned and had a bread free day! The cutting back on bread and other grains is my hardest struggle but will help take the weight off and keep it off. I know I don’t need to eat as many carbs as I have been so I am cutting out as much as possible. I’m not completely eliminating, nor doing a low carb diet, just watching my intake. I don’t want to feel bad or guilty for eating anything, I just want to make sure I don’t eat too much of something that makes me gain weight. Today wasn’t as successful in this area since I had an english muffin for breakfast and a healthy choice pizza for lunch. I’m really needing to get some groceries… lots of veggies to replace the grains!
As far as exercise goes I haven’t done much. Not nearly enough to lose weight. I went to walk yesterday but realized it was too soon to go to the park where I walked my puppy all the time. I couldn’t stay there without thinking of her so I went back home and fell asleep super early. Today I did some boxing with my brother’s punching bag we have in the garage and hopefully after I watch the biggest loser on tv I will do the biggest loser workout video I have. I have to take some medicine in a bit that makes me drowsy so that workout video might not happen.
I’m working on figuring out my plan for exercise/eating/living for the next couple of months to get the weight off. I am not sure exactly what my focus should be or what plan I need to follow. I may just go with cardio, cardio, cardio… but I know I probably need more focus than that. Still thinking about it. If you have thoughts on that lemme know!
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So sorry to hear about your puppy. That’s always hard. Almost everything I’ve ever read says you should add some weight-lifting to help get the metabolism and fat-burners going. Focusing on cardio only can make the loss go slower.
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I say weights weights weights! :) Only kidding I think you need a good mix. Do you go to the gym? Try a class that mixes cardio and weights. Always fun to do it in a group.
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Sorry about your puppy. And that you’re not feeling well physically, either.
For exercise, I’d say focus for now on developing a consistent exercise habit, be it strength, cardio, or both. Strength training made the biggest difference for me, body-wise, but I had to work up to it. I started out with just cardio for a couple of months, then moved into weights/cardio.
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That is so sad about your puppy! I would be crushed, too. Pets are like family.
I think it would be helpful to take small steps and focus on one or two things, and then gradually add in other things. So for a few weeks maybe just watch your carbs and determine a cardio goal, like 150 minutes a week or whatever it is.
You will get there! You can do it!
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Sorry about your puppy. I don’t have any pets but I know that my bro would be devastated if something happened to his puppy.
I would agree with the other comments – start small and do a mix of strength training and cardio. Just be consistent and you will do great! Good luck!
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It is so hard to lose a pet. Take care of yourself, moving in the right direction is a great step!
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Congrats on your good food day yesterday. It’s a start!
As for your focus, I would take it day by day. An exercise plan would be first choice on my list with watching portion control. As for exercise, cardio with a mix of strength training/weights. Make it a goal to do something for at least 30 minutes a day (one day of rest if you need it). I usually try to do at least 5-6 days of good cardio burning and then the other day something light like a leisurely walk.
Just some thoughts off the top of my head.
I know we did a little Twittering today and if it will help you stay accountable, come by my blog on Sunday evenings when I post my exercise for the week and share what you accomplished too. I know my readers would love to see others checking in.
Anyway, I know you can do this and I’m here for support. I need the push too…I think a lot of us struggle and will continue to so we need all the support we can get.
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