Week Six Summary

Wow, I missed posting for a few weeks. I'll try to get better at keeping up with my entries.

This week has went pretty well but the weight loss slowed down this week. I was still pleased with the 1.8 lbs loss. The previous weeks, I've been having 3 to 4 lbs loss.

I'm down to 176 lbs so I decided to start the Couch to 5K program. I've been wanting to do a 5K for a couple of years but never got my act together to get it done. One of the problems that I've had is knee and foot pain. I suspected that the extra weight that I was carrying was to blame. It looks like I may have been right as I've not had knee or foot pain in a while now. Since I've not had pain, I feel that I can get started on my goal of running a 5K this year. The Couch to 5K program is an 8 week program. I finished week one and if I stick to the plan, I should finish up around 22 October. Wish me luck.

For weeks 3 to 5, I've been struggling with keeping my electrolytes in balance. This has been the toughest part so far.

Overall, I'm very happy with the progress of my weight loss journey. I'm feeling much better and am able to do more than I could before. I waited too long to get started but it  really took getting on a good program to provide what I need to succeed.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week Eight Summary

Image
I'm down to 168 this week. It was a great week with a 4.5 lb loss. I did not think this week was going to end up with that much of a loss as I stayed the same weight for three days in a row. My average weight loss per week so far is about 3.6 lbs/week. This is a bit better than the expected 2.8 lbs/week as originally planned so I'm very happy with the results thus far. Some weeks I've had very little loss and other weeks I've had a bit more. My loss per week has ranged from 0.9 to 6.6 lbs. Don't get discouraged if you have a bad week of little or no weight loss. If you are going to get worked up over making little to no progress or if you see a slight gain then it is best not to weigh yourself every day. I weigh myself every day but I've been weighing myself everyday since I bought the Fitbit Aria scale in November 2014. I've seen how your weight fluctuates day to day or even throughout the day. I know that you need to look at the trends over a longer timesc
Read more

Week 1 - Day 1

Image
Intro I was inspired to go on the Keto Diet to loose weight after I saw the success that my friend Scott had on the diet. He is a real evangelist of the Keto Diet and Dr. Ashley Lucas at PHD Advanced Nutrition . I will be working with the PHD Advanced Nutrition Team remotely as I am not near any of their locations. I decided to go with PHD Advanced Nutrition rather than someone locally as I feel confident that I will be able to hit my goal with the team and the support of my friend, Scott. Last week, I had a phone consolation with Dr. Ashley Lucas. After speaking with her, I understood more about the program and was excited that she felt that I should be able to hit my target weight in 16 weeks. I then had a follow up call from Rachel who is helping me to get started. I have some homework for the first week. One of the main assignments is to write a letter explaining why I am getting started on this path and what I hope to get out of it. The reason for the letter is to solicit supp
Read more