Week 2 of 6 week Commitment

Last week maybe went a bit better than week 1 of the 6 weeks of commitment. I tracked my carbs consumed in snacks for 5 out of 7 days, I think. It continues to be difficult to know for sure when I've logged everything since myfitnesspal won't allow me to close out the day due to the low number of calories consumed. This week's tracking solidified my belief that I tracked more than 1 day last week. I only went over the 135 once, averaging 95.4 carbs in snacks per day.

This week's goal was to exercise for at least 10 minutes three days per week. I exercised twice. Today was day 1 of exercising for this week. I will do better this week with goal two, much like I did better with goal 1 the week after it debuted,

Week 3's goal is to drink at least 6 glasses of water daily. Thus far (3:30pm), I've consumed 5.5 glasses of water. A few weeks ago, I purchased big bottles of Dasani because they were on sale. They are perfect for now. The 1 bottle is nearly 6 glasses; 2 bottles will easily exceed my 10 cup goal that's to come.

Although I am comfortable with the progress I'm making, the commitment, my scale did not tell me a happy story on Friday. I had gained 1lb for the week but the most alarming thing was to generate the grid to see my weight for the year. It's gone up and up and up, about 12-14 lbs, I believe. Disheartening. Then again, that doesn't sound right. I believe I'm 6 lbs away from my high so I guess the 12-14 is the increase from my recent low. I find the graph to be a bit motivating. It's a fact that weight loss does not tend to motivate my actions, only health. But seeing the increase from my recent natural weight-loss (side effect of going gluten-free) made me want to go back to my previous weight. Truly, my low made me want to lose a few more pounds to cross one those theoretical weight line (increments of 25). I'm not jumping up and down to become a calorie counter with an intense exercise schedule, but I am hopeful that weight-loss will be a byproduct of my simple, gradual, intentional changes. Next week's goal is going to be to exercise 17 minutes a day at least 3 days a week; funny how the goals are coming to me faster than the weeks are passing.

Here's to strength and health....