Weigh Every Day?
Another lovely Sunday morning ride. Short but definitely worthwhile:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2996865. About 25 miles all told, a few little hills, mostly flat and easy but I felt great the whole way. I don't get to ride often during the week, so I run instead. I think all of the running I've been doing is making my rides less painful. I still climb hills like a slug, but I am getting to be if not a faster than at least a more consistent slug
I've dropped 10 lbs. in the past three weeks, which surprised and delighted me. The magic bullet of "eat less, move more" is working very well. It's a topic of some debate, but I've started to weigh myself every day, first thing in the morning. I have been a bit obsessive about playing the weight loss game with myself. I measure every serving of food I eat, which means no more eating out or getting deli sammiches (which I miss). I write down everything that I ingest from water to energy drinks to the individual components of whole meals. Part of the obsession has become looking at my scale weight on a daily basis to see if what I ate the day before was good or bad for me. I know I won't see significant loss from day to day, but I can tell if what I ate the day before has made me retain extra water or is subject to sitting too heavy in my stomach.
The food journaling and daily weighing are keeping me honest. I've changed the quantity and quality of my daily diet dramatically in the past three weeks and notice that my scale weight might go up and down a bit on a daily basis but on average I am losing weight. What I eat the day before really
does affect my scale weight the next day, and how I feel. The increased quantity of veggies is definitely making a difference, and I cannot say enough about the value of my food scale so I can get accurate weights on how much meat or nuts or certain grain products I am eating. By now its almost a way of life and a habit for me to break out the measuring cups and pour my cereal and milk into them before I eat, or weigh my dinner before I sit at the table. Something about this obsession must be right, because I see and feel results.
Also, COFFEE-FREE for one month coming up this Wednesday! I can't believe it. I don't even crave it any longer, though I do love the smell of a good cuppa brewing in the morning. Husband just pours out what is left in the pot when he is done so I won't be tempted by it. Will the next step be to eliminate tea? I don't think so. The taste of it is pleasantly different and it doesn't leave a bad taste in my mouth all day.