Originally, this blog was more about emotional or healthy communication. However, recently I have begun to work on my physical health and that balance is just as important to emotional balance.
I started this journey approximately 3 months ago now. I started by walking for 30 minutes 3x/week and making healthier food choices like eating fresh vegetables and more salads and looking at portion sizes. I eventually also cut out soda and upped my water intake to over 64 ounces per day. I lost the first 10 pounds very easily during this time.
Then, I started the 21 Day Fix but did not follow the eating plan and adjusted the exercising to 5 days per week for the 30 minute workout. I continued to eat as I was. I fluctuated daily in my weight for about 5 days before stopping and con't to walk 4-5 days per week for 30 minutes. My best guess is that my eating was not ideal while doing the 21 Day Fix workouts. I did lose another 10 pounds when going back to walking
I again started the 21 Day Fix but did the 7 days a week for the 30 minute workouts. Today I finished day 21. Again though, I con't to eat as I had been and I have lost only 1 pound. My biggest accomplishment though was gaining more strength and endurance and I increased my flexibility! I also lowered my resting heart rate (calculated by my Fitbit!).
Still, I'm only down about 20lbs and I have another 20lbs to go. So now what. That is the ultimate question. I've been recently (as in since last night) researching about food. I'm trying to figure out what food I should be eating and what I should be avoiding.
Last night, I watched Fed Up on Netflix. It's all about added sugar in our diets/foods. This has really gotten me thinking about how much sugar I eat throughout the day. I mean, the 21 Day Fix meal plan is about clean eating - taking out processed foods from our diet. I hear about that all the time - 'Processed foods are bad for you,' 'Eat clean,' 'stop eating from packages,' 'eat fresh.' Sure I hear it, but what does it all mean really?
Does it really mean healthier to take out this sugar. I'm going to try. There already changes I know I need to make. My goal is to get down to 9 tsp of sugar per day which is actually the American Health Association's daily recommended dosage for males, not females, but I have to start somewhere. This is equal to about 36g of sugar per day (CBS news article).
After vacation, it's time to cut out more food...
