Yesterdays Wrap Up

Just wanted to write a quick something about what happened with the rest of my day and give everyone my morning weigh in.

After walking nearly 7 miles yesterday- I exceeded my goal of 10,000 steps! Instead, I walked 12,474 steps. Having walked and pushed a stroller for both Lake of the Isles and Calhoun yesterday- my Fit Day health trackers say I burned 471 calories.

I kept my water intake high too- using my 16 oz (thats 2 cups) water bottle- I had over 8 glasses of water (4 water bottles +).

I was excited to weigh in this a.m. and found I had lost more of the baby weight and reached a new post- baby low of 171.0 lbs. Just over one pound to go and I have gotten out of the 170s! Fit Day is great with helping me asses and record where I have been and where I'm going. It updates my BMI (currently 30.29 and still classified as Obese- which most people are shocked that I'm considered Obese). I'm almost into the "overweight" category- just .3 lower and I'll be in that category! So what does that mean? It means I have 29.87 pounds to go before I'm considered "Healthy" and no longer overweight or obese. I'm so excited for that day.

Since this is all about being completely honest with the numbers and the workouts- I can truly celebrate once I have achieved my goal. If I had halved my goal and said I needed to lose 25 lbs originally instead of my true goal of 50-or if I were utilizing weight loss supplements, I don't think I would be as proud when I achieve my goal.

I find that the more active I am, the better person I can be. I have more energy, more focus, and I stay positive more easily. It's fabulous!

I haven't decided what I will do for my workout today- but I haven't checked the weather either.

Today's walk

As I mentioned earlier- I am so excited to have dropped another 2 lbs. So today, I was anxious to continue working out even without the use of the gym complements of my previous temp employer. With all the lakes to choose from in Minneapolis, I went to Lake of the Isles and it was a good choice- it's not as flat as other lakes in the area, and it was just north of the storm. Walking almost 4 miles brought my step count up to nearly 5k- the goal being 10k per day. PLanning on going on another walk this evening to try to get there.

Update....

Things were a little crazy there for a while- I was working a temp job for a few months but now I'm at home again. One of the big bonuses of the temp assignment I had was the free workout facility they had on-site. So, I could go before or after (usually after) work and get sweaty. It was great- I lost another few pounds and my new post baby low weight is 171.8lbs. This, of course, gets me really excited to keep the momentum going. So, I'm going to find my pedometer, my fitness watch and get walking again. Today is beautiful in Minneapolis and now I just have to get the sunblock on myself and the baby and pick where to walk. I'll report back later.

On a side note, I started using the Glamour and Self online diet logs- they are basically identical and both utilize Jillian Michaels. They're pretty user friendly.

Be back soon!

Remember, stay hydrated and stay focused.