Today was my first trip back to the gym since Monday due to all of the snow. I used to dread going to the gym and I now was so anxious to get back down there! Yeah Gold's Gym! Pilar & Chuck braved the roads today and invited me to join them. I pushed hard and made good use of the time. I rode the Bent Spoke trail on the Expresso bike and beat my previous record by 5 minutes! Progress, yeah! Afterwards I focused on upper body strengthening and ended by walking up 65 flights of stairs. Definitely tired! :-)
Today I had been feeling a little disappointed and discouraged that I have hit 2 weeks of the Challenge and wasn't noticing a significant change. Thankfully I decided to bring out the measuring tape and body fat machine and discovered my waist is 3 inches smaller, my hips are 1 inch smaller and my thighs are also an inch smaller. I have decreased from 32% body fat to 29.5% and I have lost 9 lbs so far. No longer discouraged!
Yesterday I went for another walk in the snow. This time I decided to push it harder. I trudged 6 miles roundtrip to QFC and picked up some more produce. By the end, my knees were really bothering me. I was grateful that they had recovered by this morning. Looks like my recovery time has improved as well. Now I hope to eventually avoid the knee pain all together.
My food plan has been much easier than expected. I love eating fruits and vegetables and so that has been a simple addition to every meal. The protein component has been easier now that I can add the protein powder when it looks like I will be too low. Water has still been an issue. I am finding it challenging to drink a minimum of 80 ounces of water each day.
Today I ordered an Omron pedometer to encourage me to take more steps throughout the day.
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