Day Sixteen

Well, I've been delinquent in updating this blog as you can see. I see two weeks have passed since my last entry. A weekend trip to Seattle back on the 17th started the delinquency and it went from there. Nevertheless, I'm back to report that things have gone extremely well so far. I even managed to behave on our weekend trip and while I was not eating as often, or as well as I would have liked, I did not overly indulge in anything and even managed to sneak in two workouts in the hotel fitness room. The net result was no gain or loss over the 3 days.

I was committed to get back on track starting on the Monday though. I should mention that the first two days of exercise proved to be crippling. I could barely walk after day two. In fact I took the next three days off to let my confounded muscles recover a bit. Since then, each workout session has become better and better, with little to no pain or stiffness the next morning. I can feel myself becoming stronger with each passing workout. And boy, do those exercises get you huffing and puffing. Christine has put together an excellent combo of exercises and you can feel the large muscle groups get challenged. I am noticing an improvement in my right hip and am walking with much less of a limp now. I feel stronger and more confident in my stride. I guess the lack of activity really was taking it's toll on my body. I can't wait to see how I feel a month from now.

You're probably wondering how I'm doing weight wise. Well, like I said it's been extremely encouraging. Since I "unofficially" started the program back about a month ago I've lost 10 lbs. And no it isn't mostly water, as the common saying goes. I've been drinking plenty of water and the workouts, while challenging, are only about 20 minutes in length and do not leave you perspiring a lot. You work up a mild sweat but nothing crazy. So all in all I've been on pace to lose about a half a pound a day. I'm sure this will plateau soon enough, but I'm still working on the Week One meal and workout plan. I've upped the reps a bit (20 > 30) for some exercises, but I'm going to keep on the Week One routine until I start to see a plateau. I'm fine with the food and I'm still doing the novice level of the exercises. My body will tell me when it's time to move up.

In my next entry I will talk a little bit about the foods and vitamins I'm eating. I won't be exercising the next 2 nights as my oldest son is graduating this week and we have two functions to attend. I do not plan on cheating much if at all. In fact it's been fairly easy to say no to all the forbidden foods of the past. I hope the hotel meal on Thursday night is somewhat nutritious and the next 2-3 days show no weight gained back.