A Good Loss

It’s so very cold in New York, but my heart is warmed by a 6lb weight loss! After last month’s 4lb gain I was determined to turn things around this month and I’m glad to see that my strategies worked. As you know during the month I concentrated on portion control, eliminated paleo snacks in the afternoon and evenings and added daily walking to the evolution. But I won’t be resting on my laurels. There is still so much more ahead. As I forge into month 15 my commitment is steadfast and on fire! Weight loss is not the goal, it’s a side effect – the goal is good health and physical fitness. I don’t need to tell you how challenging these goals are for someone who is 100+lbs overweight and has rheumatoid arthritis. But I cannot and will not make excuses because it simply doesn’t help. Fact is, there’s always something I can do to help reach my goals and I’m learning as I go. Some things I can do, and some I cannot. For instance, I tried ‘gluten free’ over the past couple weeks and find that it doesn’t work for me. I’m sure I’ll try again in the future, but for right now it just doesn’t work so I dropped it. But I added movement – daily walking and leg /arm exercises. This is something I can do and so I’m very pleased. Every month is an adventure for this healthy evolution. I’m noticing my clothing is getting slightly looser. I had hoped it would be more noticeable by now, but not yet. I have no worries though, it’s only a matter of time. One of my favorite idioms is “Slow and Steady Wins the Race. This is so true!

For Month 15 - Portion Control continues to be at the forefront of my mind. I am using a 6” dinner plate on most days which is helpful. Likewise my cereal bowl is very small. This is conditioning my mind and it will impact me over the next few months. Daily movement is also paramount as is juice cleanse fasting on weekends which is relatively new. The goal is juice fasting for breakfast/lunch on either Saturday or Sunday. Once I’ve done this for 2 consecutive weeks I will try adding the 2^nd day of the weekend. I’m very excited about this because I envision adding many ‘juice’ meals to my tracker during the next few months. Finally, I have reduced the daily calorie goal from 1750 to 1700 effective immediately. So, portion control, movement and juice cleansing are all front and center as I move into Month #15!

For now, back to the business at hand…

         Next Weigh-In: March 11


           

DATE	WEIGHT
2/13/2014	351
3/13/2014	343
4/9/2014	336
5/7/2014	327
6/4/2014	321
6/30/2014	307
7/30/2014	301
8/27/2014	295
9/24/2014	290
10/22/2014	283
11/19/2014	279
12/17/2014	275
1/14/2015	279
2/11/2015	273
Total Lost:	78

              

Month #14  GOAL SUMMARY:
Daily Calories: 1700 (new)
Monthly Weight Loss: 6lbs.
Exercise: Strength Training – Daily
Walking: Daily 

       

       Goal Update for Month #15

       Portion Control – smaller dinner plate & breakfast bowl/cup

       Paleo Reduction Every day (Paleo afternoon and evening snacks)

       Coffee – Limit one large cup per day   

       [Stretching] – 3x per week – full body. 10 minutes minimum

       Exercise: Walking – Daily – recording steps on tracker

       Exercise: Strength Training 3x per week

      Juice Cleanse Fast – weekends only (breakfast and/or lunch)


A Look Back at 28 Days      

	Daily Avg. Calories
	1/14/2015	1747
	1/15/2015	1840
	1/16/2015	1620
	1/17/2015	1770
	1/18/2015	2050
	1/19/2015	1675
	1/20/2015	1465
	1/21/2015	1715
	1/22/2015	1955
	1/23/2015	1725
	1/24/2015	2209
	1/25/2015	1313
	1/26/2015	1643
	1/27/2015	1940
	1/28/2015	1518
	1/29/2015	1868
	1/30/2015	1698
	1/31/2015	1963
	2/1/2015	1693
	2/2/2015	1973
	2/3/2015	1543
	2/4/2015	1803
	2/5/2015	1603
	2/6/2015	1768
	2/7/2015	2493
	2/8/2015	1605
	2/9/2015	1508
	2/10/2015	1643
		1762.35714

                                LETS BEGIN MONTH 15!!