Our leader was out last night & we had a substitute. And she was good, but the group wasn't really feeling her enthusiasm & wasn't responding like they respond to Jill. And it felt like a completely different mix of people at the meeting so it wasn't the kind of celebratory post-Independence Day meeting I was hoping for. But what are you gonna do?
I am very proud of my 18 lbs and now I'm more determined than ever to reach my 10%. I know five lbs is a bit much to expect in one week, but it's definitely possible to do in two. And that means not only being really good with my food intake (which shouldn't be too bad--no holidays and just one dinner out at a restaurant), but I really need to make sure I get in my exercise. I made my goal for 14 activity points last week & I hit 17. I'm going to keep my goal at 14 for this week because I want to maintain the exercise rather than upping it & failing. But 14 pts. is reasonable because it's 2 pts per day which is one 25 minute brisk walk which I can do on my lunch break or in the evening. I went for a nice long walk last night with mom & it felt great. Today is going to be sweltering, so maybe I'll do a short lunch walk, but I want to keep up the good work!
Let's do a little planning now...using storyboarding
Winning Outcome: To reach my 10% goal of 23lbs weight loss on or before July 20th.
I will do this by
- Maintaining at least 14 activity points each week, fitting in daily 20-25 minute walks as well as 1hr or more of walking or other exercise on the weekends.
- I will continue to track my points and try to stay within my daily points value, and only use the weekly points if I feel it's really worth it such as out at a dinner
- I will go food shopping and continue to have healthy food options available to me.
- If I make the wrong food choice, I will do my best to balance it out with healthier choices for the remainder of the day and the week or put in a little extra exercise effort.
