Great First Month

This month has truly been an experience to remember. I have made and kept goals that I have not been able to do in a long time. In the first month of the program I lost 12.5 pounds, which is way more than expected. I don't really feel it yet and have  not really noticed it, but I know that it will eventually begin to show more. I am a big girl so it might take awhile to show.

This past week has been a week of reflection and thinking about what I would really love to do. I keep hearing commercials for the Avon Breast Cancer Walk in Santa Barbara on the radio and it definitely feels like a subliminal message has been implanted in my head. Being a breast cancer survivor, I have thought about wanting to do this 39 mile walk for years, but have thought that I was physically unable to do so. Things have drastically changed since then. I see my self as capable, but still worry about my knee and back. Before I officially sign up to walk this year in September, I plan an visiting my doctor and physical therapist to make sure that it will be safe for me to train for a walk of this caliber. I'm excited about the possibility. I can easily see myself quickly shedding even more pounds if I'm doing several 5-15 mile walks a week (per the training schedule they suggest).

Be hopeful with me. I will know more by this time next week. Until then, I stay on program, continue walking, and be positive. 

Next weight loss goal: get under 300 pounds (I'm just 2 pounds shy of this).

Week 3: Better than Expected

Before I started on this adventure, I thought that I wouldn't make it this far, granted 3 weeks is not very far at all. I've tried other "diets" (Atkins, Weight Watchers, 48 hour Hollywood, etc.) and they have only worked temporarily. The most I ever lost was about 100 pound during my first time on Weight Watchers. I kept it off for a couple of years, but it eventually all crept back on. I find myself back in familiar territory and know that this time it will be different. I want it too bad, which is something that was missing each time before.

I walked into my meeting tonight and stepped on the scale expecting my plateau to finally begin to kick in since my water weight is basically gone. I was very pleasantly surprised, especially since I lost 3.2 pounds in week 3, which is more than in week 2. This was more than I could ever expect. Now my total is now 10.6 pounds in 3 weeks. I feel like I'm walking on air.

The big change this week is that I started working out again. I was finally cleared by my physical therapist to actually start walking again. I walked three times this week and was even able to get over 10,000 steps on Saturday and Sunday, which was a complete surprise for me considering most of my weekend is spent sitting down.

I love the changes that I'm making and the way that I'm feeling because of those changes. I have set a few new goals for myself based on things that I've noticed over the past few weeks.

1. Be able to sit comfortably in an airplane seat.
2. Be able to sit in a student desk without my stomach hitting the desk.
3. Be able to walk up the four flights of stairs at work without having my knee be in pain.