I haven't done a weight loss update in awhile so I thought I should do that while I have some free time. Life has been craaaazy & I started the year off with a whole lot of talk & not a lot of 'walk'. After my stomach incident that landed me in the ER & caused me to have a bunch of tests & way too many needles stuck in me, I got the results that the main thing wrong is an enlarged liver. I like to say 'enlarged' because it's the medical term & doesn't make it sound quite as bad, but the common name is a fatty liver. I'm overweight. I went through a night in the emergency room, way, way, way too much blood being taken from my body (my opinion - an exaggeration, of course), an endoscopy, & an MRI all because I'm overweight.
I go back tomorrow to get all of the results, but when they called, they just said I need to work on eating better & exercising more. UGH. How embarrassing.
So! Since then, I've buckled down on doing just that - eating better & exercising. We did a low-carb diet for a few weeks that cut out just about all bread. That did wonders & WORKED. Which is more than I can say about most things I've tried. Different people have different opinions on eating low-carb, but it really did work for us.
We've stopped eating strictly low-carb because I got scared when my doctor said I needed to eat low-fat. I'm still watching how much bread I eat & that's making a big difference still! &, of course, water is all I drink other than coffee in the morning.
Exercise. WALKING! Crazy long days filled with lots of walking. I've never walked so much in my life, & I can't tell you the positive impact it's had on my life. Staying active & getting so much fresh air has helped me so much.
I have a friend who also wears a fitbit & we've been in challenges with each other constantly for the past few weeks. On the app, you can do 'Workday Hustle' & 'Weekend Warrior'. It's been crazy good motivation to get out & walk whenever I can! While our daily step goal is 10,000, it's a pretty lazy day if that's all we get. :) On that GORGEOUS Tuesday last week, I walked over 24,000 steps. It makes you feel good to stay active.
Unfortunately, I fell down the stairs in my house on Friday & bruised my booty pretty bad. It hurts to do a lot, especially sit, haha. It hasn't gotten better yet, but I have gone on a couple of walks since then. Only because when I lose this Weekend Warrior, I don't want to lose by so much that I'm not even anyone's competition. ;) There are five of us in the challenges now! If you've got a fitbit & want in, let me know! It's a lot of fun!
Whew - this is a long post. Sorry.
Since we started eating healthier & I started walking my legs off, I've lost fourteen pounds. For the first time in a super duper long time, I'm finally under 220. I can't tell you the feelings I get when I think about being under 220, & the motivation I have to get under 200.
Most of these pictures I put on Instagram. I post way more on there than I do here, so definitely follow along if you want more updated progress! @hannahgracephotos is my name. :) I post a lot with my #sheddingsixtyeight hashtag, so if that kind of thing annoys you, you probably want to stay away. :) It's a way for me to feel kept accountable.
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| Leaving the gym after going over five miles on the elliptical. Something that I would have never been able to do before exercising so much! |
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| One of my favorite walking buddies. This little guy has to touch every. single. light pole. I don't mind. It's nice to have someone to talk to. :) |
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| I love getting to see the sun rise & hear the birds chirp in the morning. I don't walk every morning, but when I do, it gets my day started on a perfect note. |
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| On a day I went on an extremely long walk, it was nice to see some sidewalk encouragement. :) |
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| That one day I started walking thinking "I hope I don't see anyone I know" & ending up seeing EVERYONE I know. -_- |
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| Because even pine straw is beautiful. |
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| "It is almost impossible to watch a sunset & not dream." |
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| The best company. |
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| Love seeing all of these pretty skies. |
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| That one day it decided to be thirty degrees after teasing us with the perfect seventies. |
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| Rain is no excuse to skip out on walking. |
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| Neither is the cold. |
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| I'm a real sucker for a pretty sunset! |
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| Seriously, sunset walks are good for the soul. |
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| This was me this morning. Multiple people asked if I've lost weight, & that makes you feel real good about those long days on your feet & the lack of brownies in your life. ;) |
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| Here's a comparrison. When I lose weight, you can always tell first in my face. The left is me at 228 & the right is at 215. |
My goal is to stick to what I'm doing. Small amount of bread, more fruits & veggies, only water, & walk, walk, walk. Plus, add the gym in more regularly.
I'm feeling good, y'all! :)
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