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!
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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