Two Pounds Down...28 to Go

"And I know you were never right/I'll admit I was never wrong/I could never make up my mind/I made it up as I went along."  --Mike and the Mechanics, All I Need Is A Miracle

Well, when we arrived in Florida last week I was 160 pounds.  That sucked.  I had been as low as 157, but come the holidays and a few health set backs, I gained 3 pounds back.  Hey, I'm lucky it wasn't 5 or more pounds.  People easily gain 5 pounds over the holidays alone. 

I lost one pound last week.  Yesterday, Steve and I logged into the Wii Fit and I did my first day's worth of exercising via Wii.  Steve and I both worked out for half an hour.  Then we walked two different walks over the course of the day...one walk for 2.5 miles, which we had been doing pretty religiously since the end of last week, and another walk, just 1 mile, for a grand total of 3.5 miles.  Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!  At least, it felt like my legs were on fire after the second walk.  Our bodies swelled in the Floridian heat, to the point where our wedding rings were too tight and had to be removed with water.  I ate nonstop throughout the day...but I ate vegetables, no meat, and fruit.  I did have a garlic bagel, with a pat of butter.  I won't lie.  And I drank four bottles of water, as well as an eight ounce glass of juice (to go with my fifty pills...more on that next post).  Finally, I had two low-fat yogurts (140 calories apiece). 

Frankly, when I stepped up on the Wii, I expected my weight to have gone up, from the voluminous amount of vegetables I was stuffing myself with.  Yet, I lost an entire pound, and so did Steve!  Miraculous!  I like being able to eat several cups of vegetables and lose a pound.  We're talking zucchini squash, summer squash, onions, garlic, water chestnuts, carrots, celery....  All stir fried in a wok we brought with us.  Sweet!!!  And I ate oranges, bananas and apples. 

I suppose, besides doing a little victory end-zone dance, the point I'd like to make in this post is this...you don't have to starve yourself in order to lose a pound.  You DO have to work hard, but what are you expecting?  To wish your weight away?  All you'd need is a miracle for that to happen.

Comments

[Mary Beth]

Your veggie obsession is very much the Weight Watchers ideal. Veggies have no point value in their system, with the idea that you can eat as many veggies if you like and not lose any of your points. My friend Maria from the Rec. Dept. used to do this all this time. A regular lunch for her was an entire 1 pound bag of green beans or broccoli, steamed in the nuker with some garlic powder for taste... This all works fine & dandy if you actually like veggies... therein lies my problem!!