I have not been very good at blogging since the 4th of July.
On the 4th I did not stick to my Lean and Green. I had a bit more meat and less vegetable than I should have. I also couldn't resist the chips, or a beer. The positive is that I used to go much more overboard at cookouts. Also, I ran a 5k earlier that day, so I didn't feel too bad.
On July 5th we left for a conference that I was attending/doing a presentation in Chicago. Because of the holiday, our July shipment arrived that afternoon. We packed them up and headed out.
I didn't follow the diet to the letter in Chicago, but overall I did pretty good. We did a lot of walking. We ate out a few times in Chicago and I didn't go crazy. We did hit a Chinese buffet (my arch-nemesis) on the way home. I was craving Chinese food hard and yeah... I went quite a bit off plan.
At the end of Week 5 I was down a pound to 280.
At the beginning of Week 6 I had a teacher workshop in Des Moines on Monday and Tuesday. Lunch was catered, but I didn't eat it. I stuck to my plan. I again used my strategy of going for a walk during the lunch break. I wanted to increase my running during this time, but I only managed to run once during Week 6. I have set a goal for Running M, W, F, Sa in Week 7. I am not seeing much weight loss and it's discouraging. I have been see-sawing around 275-280 lbs. Even though I haven't been as strict to the 5 and 1 plan, I have reduced calories quite a bit and am making healthier choices. I am still noticing that I am losing inches and that my clothes continue to fit looser.
Something that I have been thinking about a lot, ever since my health coach and his coach talked, is moving away from what I am working against. It's easy to be motivated when you are overweight and have low energy. But what happens when you lose the weight and start feeling better? I am trying to shift my focus on making a fundamental change in my thinking and to incorporating healthy habits into my life, so that when I achieve my weight loss goal, I am unmotivated to stay fit and healthy.
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