Day 58 of 103in365: Weigh-in Monday

Hey There!

I am a day late, good thing I am not a dollar short!

Thanksgiving has come and gone and here is my update.

No Change. That puts me still down 23 LBS since I started on October One. almost 25 LBS in my first 2 months of this journey! That feels great!

I maintained this week, which I think is just fine. I enjoyed myself on Thanksgiving (and maybe Fat Friday too. Too many delicious leftovers.)

I did get some workouts in this past week though, which I believed helped me to maintain and not gain. I did not stress out about what and how much I ate on Thanksgiving. I even went for more. I contemplated eating just little portions and only the healthy stuff, and then I decided that it is not the special occasions and the exceptions that make and keep me fat. It is the day-to-day food and portion decisions and workout decisions that are making the difference. It matters much more what I am doing 95% of the time that what I am doing the other 5%. I am not going to be able to stick to all my goals 100% of the time. I don't want to be that perfect and I will not be able to maintain anything like that. That is just not realistic and does not sound like any fun. I need this to be fun if I am going to maintain and succeed!

I am also having a bit of a setback with some pretty good knee pain. This is not new news to me, in fact I have known it for many years that my knee caps do not ride properly and this can cause pain and inflammation when I do certain exercises with higher intensity. I saw the MD and he said that I need to incorporate some lap swimming into my repertoire for times like this when my knee(s) are in pain, and to mix it up so things get stronger. I am also seeing a PT for a few sessions to get things dialed in with some exercises for that too.

Short story long, I went lap swimming for the first time ever yesterday. I went out and bought myself some of those little swim goggles, (I don't think my scuba mask would be that aerodynamic) and found myself a pool that had lap swimming after work. Let me tell you a secret. Michael Phelps makes swimming laps look easy but it is not! I consider myself to be a strong swimmer, but those laps kicked my bum! I am going to try again and work on my technique, but man, it was rough!

That is all for today. Make it a good week and remember, it is not what you do 5% of the time, it is what you do day in and day out the other 95% of the time that will make all the difference.

Scuba