One Week Down and 51 To Go

One week down.  The first week, when I am motivated, is always the easiest. I love new things, new challenges. But I get bored quickly. And especially when things become difficult, I tend to give up rather than rise to the challenge. I am hoping this time will be different. Generally it will be after week 3 that things will become more difficult. The weight loss slows down. I get bored with what I am eating.

 But I feel a little different this time. I feel less anxious about what I am going to eat. When I diet I find my self spending a lot of time thinking and worrying about the food choices. Because I am limiting myself to whole, unprocessed foods it seems easier. I eat fruits and vegetables. I eat a little meat. Some nuts. If I don't know what is in it I don't eat it. Even dining out isn't difficult. I am sticking with "what you see is what you get". Veggie omelets. Salads. Roasted meats without mystery sauces. Baked potatoes. Vegetables without sauce. I do keep Kind bars handy. Perhaps a bit processed but least so of any protein bar. Just nuts, dried fruits, and seeds held together with a bit of honey. It does have non GMO glucose. Very delicious and satisfying if I don't have time to do anything else. Made in a factory, but I recognize all the ingredients.

My exercise has been going well. I had bought a Fitbit at the beginning of the week and I love it. It tells me how many steps I take, how many miles I walk. How much of that is real exercise. I now have a few friends that I can compete with. I can see their steps and they can see mine.  It even tracks my sleep. BTW I am sleeping much better this week. Probably because of the exercise. I walk between 3 and 5 miles a day. 3 miles seems to be just the normal walking that I do. So to reach 5 I have to put in two miles of intended exercise.  Shooting for 10,000 steps everyday.  That is generally consided 5 miles, but for me, because I have such short legs and take small steps it is only 4 miles. I was worried about my knees which have bothered me for some time.  But they are actually feeling better instead of worse.  And my feet are doing o.k. too.  (Have had a lot of feet issues over the years.)

The most difficulty I am having is finding times to accomplish things.  I am not as focused on food as I said, but it does take some preparations.  And the clean up, my least favorite part.  And trying to get the extra exercise in.  And trying to blog.  No time to waste.  Maybe that is a good thing.  But my laundry also needs to get done at some point.

Oh and I lost 7 pounds this week.  Good start.