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By NCN, on October 12th, 2010
It’s amazing how different foods can put me in different moods. For instance – about thirty minutes after I eat white bread, I feel sluggish and lethargic, but when I eat an orange, I feel energized and alive. Silly me, most of the time, I choose the bread. Why? I don’t know, but it’s something I’m working to change.
Yesterday afternoon, I was exhausted, but instead of taking a nap or lounging around, I ate an orange – and took a walk. I managed two laps around our neighborhood, baby girl and son in tow. I didn’t break any land-speed-records, but I did break a sweat and a couple of miles. After the walk, I felt great. Exhilarated, even.
Our bodies were created to move, but for too long, I’ve settled for sloth. That’s ridiculous, considering how much better I feel when I am up and active. Insanity, of course, is repeating the same behavior, and expecting different results. It’s way past the time that I stop being insane – and stop sabotaging myself. Here’s to getting up, getting out, and getting going.
By NCN, on October 11th, 2010
Instead of just keeping a list of goals in my head and then reporting on them at the end of the week, a good weight loss blogger would put his goals “out there” and let others read them – and then do a report at the end of the week. So, for once, I’ll try to be a good weight loss blogger.
Exercise -
I want to walk a minimum of 2 miles, each day. I also want to continue jogging, three times this week.
Eating -
I want to avoid fast food, refined sugars, and starchy-foods.
I’m focusing on lean meats, nuts, fresh fruit and vegetables.
Sleep -
Instead of staying up super-late, I’m going to try to get a minimum of 7 hours of sleep, and will shoot for 8. I suffer from insomnia, so this will be difficult, but avoiding late-night snacks and sugar should help.
Blogging -
I gotta blog each and every day.
There you go. Goals for the week, “out there”.
As for my weight, I’m down about 5 or 6 pounds from this summer, but just can’t seem to hit my stride, but at least I’m holding steady. I hope you all are doing well. Rock on.
By NCN, on October 3rd, 2010
It’s been a VERY rough past three weeks. I injured my back. How? I’m not sure. All I know is, I’ve had trouble walking, raising my hands above my head, and bending over. It’s been pretty awful.
I finally went to the doctor last Friday. She gave me three different medications, and I spent ALL of this past week, on my back, out of my mind, resting. Thankfully, as of yesterday, I’m starting to feel better. Most of the pain is gone, I can reach above my head, and it doesn’t hurt to bend.
Provided I feel good in the morning, I’ll be back to my walking / eating routine. I’ve lost about 5 pounds, and I was really getting into the “groove” until the old back started to hurt. Hopefully, I’ll hit my stride, so to speak, and more weight will come off. Sorry for the lack of posts, but between family, work, and the terrible pain, I just didn’t feel like blogging.
So, here’s to a pain-free, walk-filled, healthy-eating, week. Rock on!
By NCN, on September 1st, 2010
It’s been a very interesting 7 days.
First, I’ve been away from home for most of the past week. On one hand, that’s been a good thing, because I’ve managed to avoid my old habits. On the other, it’s been a little difficult to focus on food choice.
So, instead of worrying all that much about “what” I was eating, I tried to focus on the “amount” I was eating. All-in-all, I think I did a pretty good job.
There is one thing that I really need to get better at – I like to eat in the car. I don’t know why, but it just feels good to eat a candy bar and drink a soda when I’m traveling. The past few days, I’ve substituted a piece of fruit for the candy bar, and water for the soda. Honestly, though, I really should just stop eating in the car, period. Baby steps.
I’ll have weigh-in data tomorrow morning. Check back to see how the first week went.
By NCN, on August 25th, 2010
Day 1 on the newest new plan went very, very well. I managed to drink plenty of water, got a bit of exercise, and really controlled my eating.
I will confess, I did have one soda. I just didn’t want to start a new diet and have to deal with caffeine withdrawal. Oh well, one soda is better than a whole bottle of soda. I’ll slowly (but surely) kick-the-habit and be water-only by the end of the week.
Due to a work-related responsibility, I didn’t make it to the gym, but I did get some decent exercise. I walked a couple of miles around the neighborhood, worked up a good sweat – and felt great when I finished.
As far as eating, I didn’t eat all that much. In fact, I probably ate too few calories, but for the first day, I wanted to really break the over-eating-cycle. Over the next few weeks, I’ll find a balance between caloric intake, weight loss, and feeling good.
The breakdown of today’s eating -
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