Well, I got on the scale this morning. I now weigh 238. That's a total of 8.5 lbs in two weeks. As bizarre as this sounds, that's a little intimidating. I'm not stopping what we've been doing, in fact I plan to add more to my routine for this week, but its just so FAST. In the past when I've tried to lose weight, it would take me more than 2 months to see this sort of result. This is just happening.
As far as exercise goes, I'm doing my AM Yoga every day but Saturday, and I'm walking more days than not. This past week, I added walking into my day. I walked 15 min on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. I started to walk on Wednesday, and I just didn't have the energy to do it. So, I sat in the only sunbeam available on my block of DC at that moment, and had a nice, quiet moment in my day.
Quiet moments are pretty important I'm finding. Rest and quiet are pretty important things to me, and I'm realizing that I haven't been getting enough of them. Those moments when I can sit in a quiet place and take stock are the moments in which I have my best conversations with myself. I know that sounds crazy, but its true. I find the need to check in with myself from time to time and make sure that all of me is still in there. I learned with motherhood that sometimes pieces of oneself can slip away if you aren't paying attention. You get busy, and suddenly you realize that its been days, weeks, years, since you did that thing (whatever it is) that feeds your soul. So, I learned to find a moment or two when I could to take stock and remember who I am and what I'm about. I'm finding that I need more of those moments since we started this. This isn't that surprising, nor is it rocket science to figure out. I'm changing my life. I'm doing things that I've been told aren't really possible. That's scary stuff, and I need - for the health of my spirit & mind - to make sure that I'm still in there. I know this sounds a bit out there, and I wish I had better words to express it. I don't.
So,Goals for the coming week. Well, I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing food wise, because if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Exercise - I'm doing my AM Yoga, and upping my walking to 20 min/day (except weekends).
Second week down, and I'm still hopeful, but still a little bit scared.
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