About three years ago, I shed off about 40 pounds through diet and exercise. I got hurt and I stopped living that healthful lifestyle. Though complacency I bounced back to heavier than when I started. It’s really easy to say “I’ll go back to the gym, tomorrow” or “One extra serving of ice cream’s ok” and permit yourself to go back down the spiral.
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| “One extra serving of ice cream’s ok” |
I know that I have to take a handle on things and manage what I eat and drink, including less nights at Schmitty's. Now is the time to start, while I can still make progress. My genetics is already stacked the deck against me: there’s a history of cancer on both sides, my dad’s diabetes and my mom’s deteriorated knees, just to name a few.
So today, I’m starting back up; I’ve already returned to drinking 64 ounces of water a day. I planned about 10 days of meals and went to the grocery store to pick up the supplies. I’ve managed to pack my days with good things to eat. I’ll return to eating salads at both lunch and dinner (my definition of salad makes it simple to eat 5 vegetables daily.) I want to get into the gym; I will start slow. After two solid weeks of watching what I eat – healthful, smaller meals alternating with a healthful snack about every two hours – and getting myself used to that pattern, then can I go back to the gym with cardio. Like my lifestyle change, three years ago, I did a month of cardio-only work outs before adding the weight-training. Meanwhile, I’ll take walks before then.
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| It's not the Food Pyramid anymore, image courtesy of ChooseMyPlate.gov via SCDoA |
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| For cardio and weights |
Ice cream and sneaker photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
1 comment:
www.sparkpeople.com is a great resource. It is the best one that I've seen for managing weight loss. I used it to lose 19 lbs this year. I'll be on your side. It is hard, but not impossible. You can do it! Life in the 40s is a constant struggle to maintain anything, I've found. I joined a weight loss program at my gym based on the show the Biggest Loser. It's called the Largest Loser here at the New Haven JCC. It was a wonderful way to kick me back into gear. It was hummiliating as hell to have to wear the t-shirts to the gym but I was SO glad I did it, I can't tell you. I'm now going to the gym at least twice a week for circuit training, and another couple of times for cardio. Feel better than I have in a couple of years. Good for you Casey. You can do it!!!! One of the hardest parts is accepting that it's time, I think.
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