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March 21, 2005

Off to a Slow Start

Alright, I weighed myself this morning and I lost two pounds. (That doesn’t quite deserve an exclamation point). I have to admit, though, that was better than expected. I didn’t really change my eating habits and only exercised 3 or 4 days since I started this. Those workouts consisted of about 40 minutes on the elliptical trainer.

Things definitely picked up near the end of the week. This blog has really gotten me excited (I might have said that a million times already). I love how we’re all posting here and really enjoying it. Feeling dedicated to this site helped me forgo that extra serving of Cheetos (I certainly didn’t go completely without) and I replaced a couple of meals with a protein shake. Although I didn’t try too hard to go on a diet for fear of throwing in the towel, I did eat less and I felt motivated to go on the elliptical trainer.

My goal for next week is to curb some of the crap food even more. Baby steps maybe, so I don’t miss it too much. I want to work out on the elliptical trainer at least 5 times and start incorporating weights a few times a week. Typically what happens for me is as my workouts get better, I eat better, because I feel better.

I’m not going to celebrate those two pounds yet because maybe it was the result of not drinking anything before I went to bed and weighing myself first thing in the morning after I stripped down naked, took a poo, shaved my legs, tweezed my eyebrows, shaved my head, inhaled a bunch of helium, all before I did so much as drink a glass of water. Maybe :-)

Next week when I’m down no less than four pounds I will celebrate retroactively.

Posted by hopeful @ March 21, 2005 11:15 PM