Physical Check-In: Week 2

I feel things changing.  I want to walk more and be more active.  I have more energy.  I can do the hill by my house and not get winded.  I'm recognizing hunger better.  Just two weeks in and I feel better.  I love it.  I need to stay focused.  The next two weeks are going to be crazy as I get ready to move and I don't want to lose momentum.  I will take time tomorrow to make a plan for my week and stick to it!! 

The best part of my week was going clothes shopping today.  I didn't feel the need to criticize myself as I looked in the mirror.  I felt like I made honest evaluations of how I looked and even said good things about me.  I felt good about that.  Really good. 



I'm changing my target date to August 3 so it's exactly 9 weeks and I don't have to calculate any half weeks or anything. 

By August 3, I will:
1.  Give up 15 pounds of weight.
2.  Have walked 80 miles.
3.  Made thought pattern changes around my physical appearance and body functionality. 

Week 2 Report:
1.  I gave up 1.4 pounds this week.  Total so far: 2.7
2.  I walked 9 miles this week.  Total so far: 15
3.  Bought new clothes today and didn't make a single statement about being fat or ugly

Highlights from this week:

• I added a weight check in with my therapist.   Glad for the accountability.
• Vegetables -- I did way better this week.  My goal was two veggies a day.  I think my week was 6/7 for that goal.  Focusing on just two is really helpful!
• Gave up weight two weeks in a row.  I was really glad that I wasn't scared of the scale this morning.  I wasn't dreading it or worried.  I felt good about the decisions I made this week and thus wasn't worried about what it said. 
• Added energy -- I really feel the walking is helping with my energy level.  I love walking with friends. 

Challenges from this week:

• Again, I choose not to walk a day that I clearly had time to walk.  However, I walked three more miles than I did last week.
• Sleeping -- I didn't sleep enough this week.  I need to work on that this week.
• Eating on a schedule.  I KNOW I do better when I eat on a regular schedule.  I didn't plan well a few days this week and thus found myself VERY hungry on a couple occasions.
• I didn't write down any affirmations.

Week 3 focus: 
1 -- Stay hydrated.  I want to drink more water.  Three fill-ups from my water bottle a day.
2 -- Vegetables.  Eat two vegetables everyday.  Next week I'd like to up that.
3 -- Walk 12 miles.  I will need to adjust my walking schedule this week because of all the evening commitments I have.  I will make this a priority in my life this week.
4 -- Write down 10 affirmations and read them everyday.