2014-0127 - quality vs. quantity
As you may recall, one of the goals I set a couple weeks back is to lose weight, get healthy, and stay motivated! In order to track my progress, I determined to weigh myself on Saturday mornings. The first week I was so happy, I lost 1.6 pounds! I didn’t make many changes to my diet, I didn’t feel deprived, and I added some exercise to my day to help with my energy levels. The second week my scale said I didn’t lose any weight at all. Arrggghhh! I started out to be a little discouraged; then I thought about it a little while and chose NOT to be discouraged. I hadn’t lost any weight; but I didn’t gain any either! I decided that was a good thing and that I would count that as a success! We have to take our battles one at a time and I am content this week with NOT GAINING weight! That made me happy. As I thought about what changed from week 1 to week 2 I realized that I probably hadn’t eaten a lot more calories in week two t...