11-1-2009 - getting healthy entry number 2!

My mood while writing this blog: good ..and hungry!

so I refocused everything and worked alot on my relationship with food. I did the blind folded eating (I know it sounds crazy!) and I slowed my eating down and ate more often and it worked! I started to relearn when my body is full and stop. and I started to figure out what foods I like and what I don't!

I got lots of energy from it and have been going to the gym and the pool and playing on my Wii and going out for more walks. nothing drastic just entry level exercise but its a start! so here are this weeks results!

Weight

on January 2nd I weighed 191.4

today January 11th I am 185.8

which means I have lost 5.6 pounds in 9 days ( I was going to do it weekly but I got sidetracked this week! lol)

now I am aware that this large loss is due to my body going into shock as I haven't done any exercise in a lloooooooOOooong time but I will still take it to the bank!

Measurements

mostly stayed the same but once added up over all I lost an inch most from my upper abdomen (I am thinking the rest came from my bust which has been bound up in a sports bra so I may see more results in the coming weeks!

Exercise goals met?:

day one:

I was able to run a whole 1 minute 10 seconds on an incline of 1 and speed of 8.0 (man I am out of shape!)

today:

I was able to do 3 minutes 45 seconds on an incline of 1 at 8.1

Swimming is harder to measure but I definitely feel a difference!

I feel good, I have more energy, I feel motivated and I also feel sore! but its a good sore!

Food

I have not denied myself any types of food for me. Right now I need to rid my mind of the idea that I should feel shame or guilt around food, I need to reprogram my mind from the clean your plate attitude and I need to really taste foods so I know if I like them or not!

this week by really being conscious of what I am eating and why, I discovered:

If I asked myself what I really wanted to eat by the end of the week i was turning to naturally whole foods, fruits, veg, protein etc

I discovered that I don't like the greasiness of grilled cheese sandwiches (a favourite snack of mine before)

too much mayonnaise is not so good

I would rather have fresh fruit at breakfast than bacon as I can really taste the grease in it

I am no longer craving chocolate

bread (even the small amount that I allow myself to have) is not that yummy

my goals for next week are

lose a further 1 pound (I am waiting for the plateaux to hit!)

lose another inch (would be nice but I am not going to hold my breath!

run 5 minutes without stopping

Swim 10 lengths full throttle front crawl without stopping

enjoy every minute of it

continue to work on my emotional relationship with food

continue to work on building my self image

so that is my weekly health blog this week!

blog over!