This past week was a successful week for me. I stayed on plan all week with Weight Watchers. OK so I deviated a little bit, but I stayed within my points and that’s what really matters. I logged every single item that I ate, even the 2 fudge striped cookies that I wolfed down while staring into the pantry closet. I truly believe that being successful at weight loss requires a person to be realistic about what they can give up, the changes they are willing to make and to log everything they eat, even the “bad” stuff. The nice thing about Weight Watchers is that it truly promotes a lifestyle change, not just eating less for a short period of time until you lose the weight. This is of course if you actually follow the plan as it is intended and read the various suggestions the plan has for you. My loss for this week was 3.6 pounds, which puts me at a total loss of 45 pounds on this journey. I still have quite a ways to go on my journey, but I know that I will get there in the end. It may take another year or may two, but it is all worth it.
Another thing I’ve learned on this journey is the importance of reflection. When I hit a plateau or just have a rough week, I reflect back on where I was a year ago, 6 months ago, or even 3 months ago. Reflection really puts the journey into perspective and helps me recognize what I’ve accomplished. I knew going into this that it was going to be a long road ahead. When I started this journey I sat down and realistically made a map for success. Taking into consideration vacations, plateaus, and other unplanned events, I gave myself 3 years to accomplish my goal. So far so good, I am on track. I am 1/3 of the way and one year into the journey.
Sunday I ran. It was on the schedule to do 6 walking/running intervals of 3/2. Before I started I was thinking there was no way I’d be running for 2 solid minutes after only a 3 minute cool down, but guess what? I did it and it wasn’t too bad actually. I completed a distance of 1.9 miles in 29:45 minutes which puts me at a 15:39 minute mile. Three weeks ago I was walking 21 minute miles. Almost forgot to mention that I took my dog on my Sunday run. It was pretty funny actually. The first 2 intervals it was like she had forgotten how to heel; she was pulling and sniffing and doing all those things that many dogs do. However, midway into the 3rd interval she was getting a little tired and kept looking back at me like I was punishing her. And by interval 5 she was heeling like a good dog. We walked in the door and both ran for our water, it was a good run.
This week’s plan is pretty straight forward:
Tuesday – Walk 2 minutes, run 2 minutes
Repeat 4 times
Wednesday – Walk for 30 minutes
Thursday – Walk 2 minutes, run 2 minutes
Repeat 4 times
Friday – Walk for 30 minutes
Saturday – Rest day
Sunday – Walk 2 minutes, run 2 minutes
Repeat 6 times
Hmmm… kind of curious what the plan is for next week. I better look that up.
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Wahoo for you! I love reading your journey on the blog and am always excited to see a new post. I'm trying to get back on track myself. Over the past 3 years I'd lost 100 lbs, but gained back 30 over the past year. With LOTS more to go on my journey I need to get back on the wagon. My personal life was pretty much on stress overload and I turned to my old comfort standby - food. I'm super impressed you've tackled running. I don't know that I'll ever be able to dive into the run; even if a bear were chasing me I'd probably have better odds trying to make friends than out run anything!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading my blog. I find it very cathartic to blog about my weight loss journey. It really makes me feel accountable for my actions. Of course, I still have off days and weeks, but overall it helps tremendously. I'm glad to hear you are getting back on the wagon. Sucks that you gains 30 lbs back, but you are still 70 lbs ahead of the game. You just need to pick yourself up and start anew. You CAN totally do this. Keep in touch! Love ya ~ Angie
ReplyDeleteGreat work, Angie!!
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