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Weighed in this morning at 225.0. DAMN nice numbers for the office weight loss challenge —
I'm down over 4 1/2 pounds from last week's weigh-in.
The amazing thing about it is that I'm not doing this on Atkins. I'm applying some of the
rules — easy on the bread, et cetera — but I think the key has been my activity levels.
I mean, I've
been eating pasta!!
I've been able to apply a little analysis to my walking
routine. Particularly because it's been so cold, my walking has been inside the office —
up and down four flights of stairs and across two floors. Each such break is good for about
565 steps and puts me away from my desk for fewer than six minutes. Doing this three or
four times each day helps me hit
my
step goal of 7,000 steps.
But the other big factor is eating at home. I'm driving home for lunch instead of visiting
restaurants — it's part of an effort really more designed to save us money, but I believe
I'm eating less and more healthily (think additives) than before.
And the steps count really is motivating me to me more active. After dinner (which was
relatively EARLY!!) and despite the cold, I invited kiddo outside to shoot some hoops in
the driveway. I wanted to increase my activity and put up some better numbers.
I just need to keep doin' what I'm doin'!
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