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Alayne Avery of Wickliffe is looking for help with healthy eating and is anxious for the accountability of the weight-loss contest.

Monday, April 28, 2014

I finally did it.  I finally bought a scale.  I want to send it back.  It says I weigh 3 more pounds than I did Thursday for the weigh in.  I have been walking for 30 minutes most days at lunch. After today, that probably won't happen again for the rest of the week.  Stupid rain.  I skipped exercising Friday and Saturday, then did double the time I usually do on the exercise bike.  Almost quit part of the way through, but I didn't.  Felt better for having finished what I had planned to.  Haven't felt like shopping for healthy stuff.  And now I think I'm getting a cold for my birthday!

Monday, April 21, 2014

Except for Friday, I've been exercising every day for at least a week.  I wonder if it will be enough for me to post a loss on Saturday.  I'm pretty confident that I'll be going on to the next 3 months of the contest, but I'd like to post a loss as well.  Still looking for that exercise that I enjoy doing so that I don't spend the entire time I'm doing it wishing it was over, but perhaps that will come with time and trying different things?  Even if I don't post a loss since last weigh in, I know I'm on the right path and I feel better.   I just have to keep the momentum going in the right direction.  Work toward being healthier and the weight is secondary.  I finally broke down and bought a scale.  I know I just said the weight is secondary, but I suppose getting my weight more than once every couple of weeks might help me on my journey.  Good luck to all and I hope we all make it to the next half! 

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Disappointed with the scale yesterday.  Up 2 lbs from 2 weeks ago, down 1 from last weigh in.  I know I need to exercise more.  After the beautiful weekend, no exercise since.  Always an excuse.  Yesterday, rushing out of house to go to an appointment that wasn't until today.  Today, rushing for the real thing.  I heard somewhere that when you least feel like it when you should exercise.  That's pretty much all the time for me.  I need to find something I enjoy.  I am confident that unless I binge for the next week and a half, I'll make it to the next half.  Just disappointed overall.  I can do better.  I WILL do better!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

I've started exercising finally.  Mostly walking.  So far, around 30 minutes a day, more days than not.  I'm curious to find out Tuesday how much I weigh.  I feel better and know I've lost inches.  Enjoyed taking the dogs to the Metroparks both days this weekend.  Walking somewhere other than the city streets is so much more enjoyable to me