Weekly Weight Loss Progress - Down One Pound
Well, finally a change to report here on Blogging Away Fat. I know I haven’t been updating much. I told myself, though, that I would at least update my weight. Some sense of accountability is better than none!
I have lost one pound from last week. That brings my weight back down to 219 pounds. I haven’t exercised much this past week, so perhaps the weight loss is a result from the week before and the yard work I did. The time I had off work (that enabled me to do the yard work) was a glorious time. Last week it was back to the grind and working way longer hours than I’d like.
I still need to figure out how to better prioritize my time. When I look at my life as a whole, that is the biggest thing holding me back.
Weekly Weight Loss Progress - No Change
I was hoping to have witnessed a smaller number on the scale this morning but it wasn’t going to happen. My weight is steady at 220 for yet another week.
I haven’t been able to motivate myself to get back on the exercise plan I was on (elliptical in the morning - some swiss ball exercises at night). I did, however, manage to be more active outside last week. A few days I did yard work and one day I even did some painting outside. For me, any activity other than sitting in front of a computer is a good thing. It helped that I had some time off last week 
Yard Work: 1 - Tricia: 0
Owie. I cannot believe how much some yard work yesterday kicked my butt! The back of my thighs are so very sore today that it even hurts to sit down. All I did was clean the yard, but I guess I did too much squatting. At the time I didn’t have a clue that I would hurt this bad today. Sometimes I wonder why our bodies don’t give us a better warning to stop doing something so it doesn’t hurt so bad the next day LOL.
Surprisingly, my arms are fine given the amount of raking that I did. Since this is the first raking after a long winter, you really have to put some muscle into the rake to get up all of the leaves that have been pushed to the ground. I think those push ups have been working!
When it comes to exercising, I do prefer doing something like yard work versus spending some time on the elliptical. I like working on projects. There’s a bit of pride that I like to feel when I look back at a raked section of lawn and see how much better it looks. I like that satisfaction.
Don’t get me wrong, I do feel a sense of pride when I finish exercising on my elliptical. It’s a little different, though. Perhaps because there isn’t something immediate to show for it. Although, there would be something to show for it if I kept at it every day!
I didn’t do any more yard work today since I couldn’t bend over. Tomorrow, I will work through the pain and work on another section of our yard. I get some fresh air and get some exercise. It’s a good thing.
Weekly Weight Loss Progress - Up 2 Pounds
Yikes. I don’t like writing that I gained 2 pounds this week, but it’s the truth so I have to fess up and put it out there (although a few days late since my schedule is a bit off this week and I kept forgetting to weight myself first thing in the morning).
I didn’t exercise much at all last week. In fact, I was stuck in front of the computer most of the week. I have been eating well, though, so I have a feeling this week’s weight gain is due to some water retention.
Already this week, I’ve had at least one day of some activity. More on that in a little bit.
