Today is a walking day, and yoga in the early morn of course. I am getting much steadier on my feet with yoga, I have to smile when I recall how when I started I was so off balance I couldn’t even do the Mountain pose without wobbling, have mercy. Now not only has my balance gotten better but so has my flexibility. I have gone from being barely able to touch my toes to being able to pass my toes – I can grasp to the middle of my feet now, with little strain. I always feel so great afterward, very relaxed and limber.
Weighed in this morning still 159.5. I think my weight loss is slowing down more. That’s cool, I know this happens. I burned more fat at 210 pounds than 159.5 pounds because it takes more effort/calories to move more weight. So I will challenge myself to intensify my workouts to get a high calorie burn so I reach my weight loss goal. For example when I was heavier and had walking days, I would break up my walking time and focus on the distance, which meant sometimes I was just strolling along. Now that I am 50 pounds less, I will focus on my speed as well as the distance and walk for longer periods of time. On my walking days I aim for 12,000 or more steps which is 6 miles, and when I was heavier I would break this up into five to six 1 to 2 mile spurts. Now I will break up the 6 miles in 3 spurts: 1 mile, 3 miles, 2 miles and push for walking a 12-minute mile.
I’m doing a new sleeping plan as outlined on Steve Pavlina’s post How to Become an Early Riser. Basically you go to bed at night when you feel sleepy, not at any set time. The key is to get up every morning at a set time. Like Steve I picked 5am. I started Monday and so far it is working out great. I had my doubts last night because I didn’t feel sleepy until 1230ish, but I got up at 5am ok and I don’t feel any tiredness, grumpiness, or haggardness so far today. I suspect I will feel tired by 9ish tonight and if so will promptly take myself to bed. I like getting up an extra hour early because it has helped me get some things done…stuff I would have gotten done anyway if pressed but without the stress of time constraints.
Today’s Goals:
30 minutes yoga
12,000 steps
120 oz. water
One serving meals, no seconds
No salt added to food
Raw veggies for snacks
Raw fruit for dessert
Brush & floss after every meal
Bedtime when sleepy/Wakeup 5am
Weightloss so far 50.5 pounds
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