I have been on Weight Watchers for one week. At the beginning, I weighed myself, and the scale said 158 pounds. It is hard to admit that. When I tell people how much I weigh, they don't believe me, so I must hold the weight pretty well. Still 158 pounds is noticeable if you are just under 5'1".
Today I weighed myself and the scale is now at 150. So during the first week, I lost eight pounds. I realize that is a kick-off weight loss, and that I will not lose that much every week. I also know that I should not lose that much every week. But I'd like to lose an average of two and a half pounds a week. If I lose less than that, it's still progress. Slow and steady wins the race. Just ask the tortoise!
I have begun to step up the activity. I have lots of nice excuses for not doing that. The road is too busy to walk. It's too hot to walk outside; I'll get a heatstroke! Gas is too expensive to drive to the mall to walk. If I join a gym, it will just be somewhere else to have to go, and the money will be wasted, not to mention the aforementioned gas prices. So what is a determined loser to do?
I have an indoor step ladder. It's in the spare room. I climb the first two steps and then back down, over and over. And over. Right now I'm only doing it for 10 minutes at a time, while listening to the Kindle's read-aloud feature or watching something on my netbook. If you try this, make sure the ladder is locked into the open position. Use a sturdy one, and carefully see how it reacts when you first try it. I'm going to get on it right now.
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