My Journey: Week 1

This week was both easier and harder than I thought it would be. I have learned a couple of things both about myself and about weight loss.

1. I love lifting weights and I hate cardio. Unfortunately, cardio is a VERY BIG part of losing weight. I cannot lose the weight I want to lose without cardio - so I need to retrain my body and my way of thinking.

2. I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. I never thought I could go 11 days without sugar, but here I am. I had some yogurt with fruit at the bottom and had to throw it out because it was far too sweet. A little sugar every once in a while (2x a week?) is not a bad thing, but it needs to be limited (and I need to have self control).

3. I can eat refrain from eating unhealthy but still not be eating healthy (but I shouldn't). My 2 hour gym workouts this week were AMAZING, seriously, I LOVE the way I feel (even if every muscle in my body was screaming by Wednesday). However, if I am not putting the right food into my body, my workouts will not be as effective, and I will not be able to give 100%.

As I mentioned, I hate cardio. It's hard. I sweat. My body forgets how to breathe. My lungs stop working. My heart works too hard. I have exercise and smoke educed asthma, so this only makes the cardio situation worse. I cannot run (maybe I'll be able to in the future?) but I can jog for 30 seconds to a minute before my chest starts to seize up. However, this doesn't happen on the elliptical. But the elliptical WHOOPS MY BUTT. So now my goal is to work up to an hour on the elliptical.

I lost 6 pounds! YEEAAAAHHHH!!! Honestly though, I wish the number would have been higher. I know that you lose your most in the first month, and I would like that number to be in the 30's, not 20's. HOWEVER, this is a great start. This is the FIRST time I have weighed myself in from one week to the next. I usually say I'll do it on a monthly basis (because I hate seeing that number on the scale) but then I never actually do. All week I couldn't wait to step on the scale. Now, I need to do a repeat for next week, which means I need to work HARDER and SMARTER.

Watch out world, I'm on my way.