Well guess what??? I weighed myself today and I lost all the water weight. I am just a bit more than a pound from my goal weight loss of 20 pounds. Originally, I thought I would lose maybe 12-15 pounds, but once I began losing big time, I raised my sights. We'll see how the final three days go. I get my blood test results back tomorrow afternoon. I am very hopeful I will see improvement in all the tests.
The blogs lately have been shorter as I am spending most of my time in the pool and gym. The one class I went to today dealt with taking the DFC program home. We discussed how I was going to fit in my fitness program and nutrition program. The suggested goal for weight loss is for me to do aerobic/cardiovascular work 4-6 days a week, for 30 - 60 minutes. We were cautioned to make it enjoyable and not a chore as then folks tend to stop doing it. For strength/resistance (weights or pool walking, for instance) they suggest 2-3days a week for 20-45 minutes. Of course walking the dog, gardening, playing a recreational sport, all count in these two types of activities. These minutes are included in the total minutes for the week. The total of number of minutes/week is 200-300.and burn 300-500 calories/session. Another goal to work towards to to walk 10,000 steps/day, about 4-5 miles. I am going to buy a pedometer like the one Barb Kraus has as it shows much more info than just the number of steps.
During the nutrition part of the class, we discussed how to plan a balanced meal and how to track our nutritional intake. I will surely be counting calories to begin with, but Elizabetta said that after a while all I need to do is keep close tabs on my weight. As long as I keep losing, there is no need to count calories However, if I begin gaining weight, then it's back to calorie counting. I talked to Sudie about clearing out our pantry of all the items that are not good for us, like white grain pasta and also canned tomatoes which are usually full of sodium and to give it all to the food pantry. Then I will buy all the stuff that is good so that when it comes time to get ingredients from the pantry, we don't have to worry about the nutritional content. A big job, but Sudie has been doing big jobs since I left and I can learn from her.
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The do make low sodium tomatoes, which is what we use. Also low sodium chicken and beef stock. I have never been a salt lover, except for an occasional potato chip or two, so that was easy for me.
ReplyDeleteYou will make the 20 pounds! The hardest thing may be driving home. Six hours after I left Hilton Head I had a glass of wine in my hand at my cousin's, and although I did well until I hurt my back I was also a little disappointed. On the other hand we do live in the real world.