My post title rightly describes how I feel this very moment,after my first kickboxing class today at the gym. I have aches in muscles I didn’t know existed. Just glad to be alive,I say.
I know I have been very lazy about updating my blog.The past few weeks have been down and up.After the 2.2lbs loss with the new gym routine,I was -1.2lbs in Week#11. Week #12 I was -0.8 lbs but week#13 I was back up a +0.6 lbs. So the net loss in 3 weeks was 1.4lbs not noteworthy at all I feel for 3 weeks. But I think I can list a few reasons for this.
One, I think I have started to tone up a little. And when you build muscles, you don’t see it on the scale. How you ask? Well 5 lbs of fat = 5 lbs of lean muscle. Its just that its lean, toned up and better for ya.
Two, I know for sure that the reason for the gain in Week#13 was because of bad eating habits. DH was out of town for 2 weeks. And with my guinea pig/ pig out, I was being lazy with cooking. No,I did not raid the chips and cookies, what I did wrong though,was pick up some “healthy choice” frozen entrees. Bad idea. One, they didn’t fill me up and two, they didn’t taste good. I feel sorry for the people who eat them everyday, morning,noon,night.And when you exercise but don’t eat right or enough, you don’t see results. That just how the body works. You feed it to lose it. I know it sounds stranger than what we are used to but believe me it works. Its the crux of weightwatchers.Forget the starve to lose philosophy.
So my immediate goal is to reach my goal weight at least by the end of this month. Thats 1.2 lbs in 2 weeks. For that I have decided to do a few things different.
- Change my exercise routine more, which I did today starting the kickboxing class
- Change my lunch. For a long time for my lunch I have been carrying a deli sandwich on wheat bread, ww zero-point soup and broccoli. I think I need to spice things up a bit. So salad-soup comb it is for the next 2 weeks.
As a note, I have to mention that I have an extended vacation coming up next month. So its good to lose as much as I can in the next two weeks, so I can indulge in some home cooked food,guilt free.
P.S. Sorry I dont have a recipe today.Blame it on my laziness to take pictures right after stirring up a meal. But I promise something next time.
