Hello feet!
Well, my non-scale victory might be something that nearly everyone can do but…..I can now stand with my feet together! For quite some times, there’s been a 1-2 inch gap but I suddenly looked down the other day and woah!!! My feet touch!!!
The scales say…
I’ve lost 2lbs this week. I know that I can be very open here but, with this being my lowest weekly weight loss so far, I’m a tad bit disappointed BUT I know that these 2lbs add up and it’s much better that not losing weight or putting on weight! I guess I hoped for more as I haven’t once gone over my calorie limit in all this time and I’ve been exercising so much this week. Could it be that I’m gaining muscle? 1lb of fat is the same weight at 1lb of muscle but muscle is far more dense and therefore takes up a much smaller space. That could explain why I’m losing inches and moving so much better but not seeing greater numbers come off the scale today. But let’s not overthink it, Erika. Celebrate 2lbs!
Couch to 5K
I’m continuing week 3 of this running programme tonight and I thought I’d share with you what I’ll be doing. 9 minutes of running in all including 2 x 3 minutes. I mean, I couldn’t even run the length of my body when I started this!
And finally…
Whilst every pound lost or even 1/2 point on my BMI is an achievement, I have a few big milestones to reach too. And my next one is something I hope to achieve by the end of July. My BMI is currently 41.8 which puts me in the morbidly obese category. This is down from an estimated BMI of 50 back in February before I started this blog and down from about 46 when I started this blogging journey 2 months ago. So, my next major milestone is to get my BMI to under 39 and no longer be morbidly obese. That means I have 11 lbs to lose. You can do this girl!
Love Erika xx
Way to go… please don’t over-think it… There comes a point where the pounds come off slowly or even stop coming off for a while. Switch up what you’re doing and keep motivated…
You got this.
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Thank you so much Matt. I’m going to do just that and keep working towards my first big goal to get out of the morbidly obese range. I’m going to get there!! 😊
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That’s awesome… I know from experience it’s easy to give up when the numbers don’t budge for a long time. It happens to everyone… I hope this experience for you shows you you’re not doing all alone!
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I’m so excited I found your blog. I have 5 stone to lose & need some inspiration!!
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Welcome! I’m so glad you’ve joined me! I’ll be blogging later on today and I hopefully, together, we can do this 😊
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