So how did it go?
Weight: In total – to get to my ideal weight – i need to lose 121 lbs. I have set a goal to get to my target weight by end of April 2020. That would be losing 1lb a week, every week. I feel this is a realistic target as there will be weeks I lose more and week when i don’t lose any at all. I am also fine with the long timescale. If it happens before then that is a bonus. I think in the past i have had unrealistic expectations of losing too much weight quickly and that set myself up for a failure.
The only thing I did this week that would affect my weight was drink the correct amount of water. I did not consciously change my diet at all – I ate mince pies, drunk wine, had cheese and biscuits. I downloaded an app (My Water) to help keep track of the water fluids I was consuming (wine has a negative effect). You can tailor it to your own requirements and it will send reminders and handy tips. I found that drinking nearly 4 litres of water every day really hard and only actually managed it once this week. All the other days i was between 2.6 and 3.5 litres. Amazingly I lost 5lb in weight this week. Now i do know that this happens when you start a new regime but i am really surprised that this much weight came off. Other positive effects were that my digestive system works better and I do feel better.
Can take 2 months or more to form good habits so i am going to keep monitoring water intake and it will get easier as the weight comes off as my body won;t need as much water to function.
The de-cluttering was a success and I did much more than planned so I was really please with progress, including the freezer – And it felt good! This coming week I plan to finish de-cluttering the kitchen.
Goals for this week
- Continue to de-clutter kitchen
- Continue drinking water
- Do 6000 steps a day: I know 10,000 is what i should be doing but i am working up to that – been so lazy over Christmas and New Year
- Cook all evening meals from scratch: try and not go for the easy option but by cooking from scratch a lot of rubbish will be cut out.
- Take a bit more time on my appearance – wear jewellery
Really please with how my first week has gone and looking forward to more achievements in week 2.
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