by proverbs31woman » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:13 am
I'm finished with my 30 day committment, and I'm glad to report that I've lost 8.6 lbs. in 30 days, so that's a little over 2 lbs. a week. Although I wanted to lose at least 10 lbs., I'm happy with those numbers, and I'm thrilled with my results thus far. I haven't been completely perfect these past 30 days, but I've eaten on plan most of the time, and I've avoided cheating as much as I could. The thought came my mind to "treat" myself to something off plan to celebrate my accomplishment, but I thught about it, and it immediately seemed crazy. Plus, I have no desire to sabatoge what I've worked for, so I had a burrito from Moe's, and I was fine. I treated myself to a mixture of lemonade, sweetened, and unsweetened tea. (My new favorite drink!).
Today I didn't go to the gym, but I walked around campus a lot. I went up and down the stairs as well. I'm going to just have to get exercise in by walking around campus on Thursdays while I wait for my class to begin. I should be able to get a good 30 minute walk. It'll be a good way to learn about the campus as well.
So, now I'm on to my next 30 day committment. This time I'm committed to exercising. Just like with the WOE committment, I don't want to get caught up with how much exercise I do and what exercises I do. I plan to just try to do at least 30 minutes of exercise 3 days a week. I'm not even concerned about the intensity. I just really want to get into the habit of exercising. I've lost over 8 lbs. without doing any serious exercise and while eating the regular plan, so exercising will only be icing on the cake. It won't be the cake.
I plan to exercise on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I will go to the gym on Sunday morning as well if I feel up to it. My exercise can include anything physical, including cleaning my home.