It's been a while...

Jul 08, 2011

Well, it's been a couple of months since my last post on April 25th. A lot has changed. First, I just had another adjustment today, this is the second one since my last post.  Currently, my band has 7.5 oz of fluid in it, or about half of its capacity.  My current weight is 265. I'll post a picture later.  I was going along pretty good until a couple of weeks ago. At that weigh-in I had only lost 1 lb.  I was eating more. I also wasn't getting the kind of exercise that I needed. I received a 1 oz. adjustment and that seemed to do the trick.  I dropped 5 lbs quickly.  Today, I was 7 lbs lighter than last week.  I still received a .5 oz adjustment because I want to stay on track. The post adjustment fast helps me stay centered. I find I get quieter and more peaceful.

About exercise...

My goal is to exercise 4-5 times per week.  Up until last week I had been only making it twice per week.  I missed sessions based on two criteria, pain and scheduling.  I hadn't bought a pair of sneakers in several years. This means that my old pair didn't have the support I needed. This caused pain in my achiles tendon area after exercise. Generally I had to wait 2-3 days for the pain to subside.  I finally was able to get a new pair of sneakers last week. I immediately experienced improvement after the first exercise session and continue to experience less pain.  This week I've had 3 walking sessions, Saturday I walked 3 miles. Monday I walked 4 miles and Wednesday I walked 1.5 miles.  I won't have a long walking session today, but will walk another 4-5 miles on Saturday.

Another useful tool that I purchased was a heart rate monitor. I'm naturally competitive with myself, always trying to better my performance. Keeping track of my heartrate and the time to cover a specific distance makes walking fun.  I'm still having issues trying to jog outside, but I've been able to sustain a jog on the treadmill for about 15 minutes at 4.0-5.0 mph. I'm really excited about my progress.

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