Nice walk with my mum tonight. She's going overseas for two weeks soon so I will miss having my walking buddy. When I started walking last week, I decided to walk just 20 minutes in case I had a heart attack. Mum suggested we go to the local shopping centre after work and walk around since it's airconditioned. Mum's are so smart. To my surprise, I managed 30 minutes before my right ankle decided it had had enough.
I'm surprised I can walk at all. I've been carrying so much extra weight around it's a surprise I haven't needed ankle and knee reconstructions! I've walked 30 minutes for four days this week, plus one day of leisurely walking next to a creek on the weekend. Everything I'm reading says I need to work up to at least 40 minutes five days per week. I think tonight mum and I did 35 minutes. I could have walked longer but she had to get home to cook dinner for dad.
I was very happy for my weigh in this morning. This week I lost 3.7kg (8.1lbs)! I'm not surprised as the first week is always a bumper weight loss. I still want to lose 1kg per week so that it's more likely I keep it off, and also so my super stretched skin has a chance to shrink. Really don't want to need a tummy tuck after this. I'm considering moisturising my tummy every night, but I have no medical research to base this on, just seems like something I should be doing.
If anyone has any tips for how to avoid gaining the excess-skin suit that comes with a lot of weight loss, I'd really love to hear them!
I've now lost 4.9% of my target weight loss. Damn - so close to 5%. I think maybe I should have a reward system for certain milestones. Like, when I reach 10% I can go get my nails done, or a massage. Again, if anyone has any suggestions for a rewards system, please I'd love to hear them.
One more day until the weekend. It's going to be a hard dieter's weekend. On Saturday is my nephew's 1st birthday party. Which means cake and sweets and dips and cheese and potato salad and many, many, many other things I shouldn't be eating. Hopefully I will find the willpower to say no to the food. I'm going to help host the party, so I will walk around making sure everyone has food and drinks. Hopefully by feeding others I will be too distracted to feed myself!
And then on Sunday it's Mother's Day, so more opportunities to eat what I shouldn't since we're going out for lunch. I even heard fish and chips mentioned - oh Lord!!
Wish me luck and strength!
Until next time x
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