Strong Start Day

Tuesday night I weighed in and had gained a pound. I think I'm hitting that lose 2.5, gain 1, lose 2, gain 1 phase. Some people call it a plateau.  In the past I probably would have thrown up my hands and called it quits and started eating stuffed crust pizza again, but this time I'm willing to figure things out and move forward.

We always have assignments for the week following our class meeting. Some times I do them and sometimes I don't. There is a physical activity assignment and a meal assignment. I usually do the latter. At the end of class we plan the next day's meals and physical activity in what we call our "strong start day." This is designed to help us start the week poised for success and if you really stick to the plan it does work--as I found out.

Wednesday was my strong start day. I planned 30 minutes of bicycling before I sat down to have coffee and read the paper. I've planned this before, but did not follow through--oh do I love that first cup of java in the morning. But the problem is once II have coffee and get involved with the news I don't have time to work out. Wednesday morning I did it. Up at 6:15 a.m. and by 7:15 a.m. I was sitting down to a cup of coffee and the newspaper with my 30 minutes of physical activity behind me. Now I didn't have to think about it anymore.

Having taken care of the first thing on my strong start day list following the rest of the day's plan was so much easier.

To top off the day I had made an appointment with a trainer at the YMCA and off to the gym I went. It was a good 60 minute workout and I left the gym a quivering muscle mass.

This morning, Thursday, I got in my 30 minute bike ride, and I'm on plan or "in the box" as we like to say at HMR.