It's About That Time

Weekly or bi-weekly I will post my progress stats (which helps me as well with accountability). So let's start there:


So going forward here are my beginning stats as of my last weigh-in (this past Saturday, May 12th)
My current weight: 300
My weight a year ago this time: 334
My previous short-term goal was not met (which was to loose 15 to 20 pounds) but I did loose an additional 9 pounds and have kept it off.


Going forward I will discuss what works for us, what does not work for us, and the level(s) of difficulty regarding our new lifestyle changes, new eating habits, and new exercise regimes. 


I would also like to note that today is the first day since April 7th that I have had a cup of coffee. Well actually two days ago was my first sip of coffee (the sample serving cup at Trader Joe's). Which means I have actually gone almost 6 weeks or 39 days as of Wednesday without coffee.  It has been a nice and welcoming change for my body and mind. It is nice to know that  I could again go days, weeks, and possibly months without coffee (last Spring we did a cleanse in which I went over a month without coffee). Luckily I am not into adding sugar in my coffee, but I do need my half and half. I think I have stayed away so long because I did not crave it and I wanted to make sure when the time was right, I could re-introduce it to my system and limit the amount of added diary needed for me to consider my cup of coffee to be acceptable.


Just the other day I heard on the news and read an article or two claiming (yet again) the benefits of coffee drinking in regards to health. I can now fully appreciate the articles. While doing healthier eating, which we have made a permanent part of our lives going forward, I have noticed how peaceful my body has been. By peaceful I mean just how much calmer, even-tempered, easier going I have been and how much calmer my mind has been. The down side, which can also been considered a benefit is just how fast I produce zzzzs at night (fall asleep). The down side of this newly peaceful bodily resting rate means that I can pretty much take a nap at a moments notice, which could be a bad thing (under the wrong or dangerous circumstances like driving). 


I have noticed without coffee my body is more even-kill on emotions and energy, but with coffee I get those little extra burst of energy that keeps me going and less likely to fall asleep at a moments notice. With coffee my mind also races more which can be good for creativity and production but bad because I tend to loose a little bit of my focus.


Next time I will provide more details on our life-style changes and how we are fairing on a daily and weekly basis with our changes.