3 Weeks Strong!

I have been exercising for almost 3 weeks in a row, 5 days a week! Yay! Getting started is the hardest! I have never EVER done that before. I do feel better and less sore, but these workouts are kicking my butt! I do my own dancing ;) to supplement this plan, but 2 weeks ago I learned about a 30 day beginner low impact plan from hasfit.com. Basically they have these videos that you can do from home everyday and the videos are kind of like having a personal fitness coach in your living room. And EVERYTHING is FREE. That is all I ask for. ;) So far so good. Here's what the beginner month looks like. Don't let the short times fool you, especially the 5 minute abs. Ouch! Again, the website is hasfit.com.

Things are going well. It's kind of cool that I have lost 6 pounds. I'm just a few pounds from where I was a year ago. Great! I can't wait to get to 20lbs lost or more. I've never lost more than 10lbs. I'm also taking measurements every few weeks since scales can be jerks and not let you know that even though you're more fit, muscle is heavier than fat. This week was one of those weeks. I'm still at 6 pounds lost. I'm usually very slow at losing weight so it wasn't unexpected, but still. It's all good though. God's giving me the strength, desire, and energy to do this and I am so proud to have worked hard out for three weeks and to be eating better. I'm not into that protein and flax seed stuff as I what to make lifestyle changes that I will continue to do after I'm healthy, so I'm adjusting my meals by making better food choices (Cooking more from scratch), portion control and keeping track of what I eat. I'm actually more concerned about sodium and sugar intake than calories since high blood pressure AND diabetes runs in my family. I've been consistently under my calorie limit on MyFitnessPal, even though I'm not really trying to keep track of that.

Anyway, this is kind of a rambling post, but I thought I should update, more for myself than anyone else as I'm sure no one reads this ;) Cheers!

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Stomach Flu!

Well, one benefit to being sick is that I lost some weight. Now, it may or may not come back, but now that I'm on the mend, I want to slowly start introducing regular foods and exercise to my body again. Here we go!