Progress Report: Week 4

This week was a pretty good week overall in terms of the goals posted last week.

1.  Drink less pop, more water - I drank about 1 pop less per day and drank far more water.  I have a container at work that holds 30oz of water and I drank at least 1 per day and drank an extra glass of water at home in addition to the 20-30oz I drink while exercising.  I plan to continue this goal through the next week as well.  Many places suggest that you should not drink pop at all, I like it too much to dump it completely, I've tried that before.  For me this is a case of enjoy in moderation.

2. Stay on track with calories - I'm still in the 1700 to 1800 calorie range most days. I had a few days of 1500 to 1600 calories.  As this is a work in progress, this goal also carries to next week.

3. Continue to exercise regularly - As predicted, this goal is pretty much money.  I actually increased the amount of some nights' exercises.  Muscle memory is a wonderful thing, I am now back up to running 4 to 5 miles on nights I run, even though I've switched to barefoot running shoes.  The increase of time is what has lead to results this week, and I plan to continue this also.

As a result, my scale was very kind to me this morning.  Weight loss this week: 3 pounds!!  This brings my total weight loss so far to 7.8 pounds!

By the numbers:

Weight loss this week:                  3 pounds

Percent lost from previous week:  1.5%

Total weight lost:                          7.8 pounds

Total percentage lost:                   3.8%

I read in a couple of places that taking fish oil also aids in weight loss as well as a host of other things including many heart healthy things.  I've started taking it on a trial basis to see if I notice any benefits they claim.  More to come later.