Weigh In

Yesterday, overall, was not a great day.  We had company over for brunch and while aspects of the food I made were healthy, in general it was not.  For example, I made Sweet Potato Hash, sweet potatoes are a very healthy complex carbohydrate and a great alternative to simple carbs like bread.  But paired with bacon and turkey sausage, not super healthy.  I also made muffins and while strawberries and yogurt are healthy, putting them in muffins, not so much.  I also made bacon and onion biscuits and there was nothing healthy about them.  On a positive note, I did NOT overeat.  I managed to continue with portion control at brunch and throughout the day with leftovers.  After supper though, which is my toughest time of day, I broke out the easter stash and had two Aero eggs and 2 small chocolates.  

I only got in a minimal amount of exercise when I worked for an hour, running around teaching agility to dogs.  

So today is the big day!  It's been a week since I started my 45lb journey on-line for everyone to read. I've weighed myself and measured and here are the results.  

           

	Beginning	Week 1
Weight	180	176
Chest	39.5	38.5
Waist	38.5	38.0
Hips	43.5	42.5
BMI	31.9	31.2

CHANGES: I'm down 6 lbs, I'm down 2.5 inches in my chest, waist and hips and my BMI is slowly coming down too.  While I'm still in the Obese Class 1 for BMI, if I can drop the 45 lbs and get down to my desired 135lbs, I will reach the Normal weight category.  

Overall I am very pleased with my progress this week and encouraged to keep up the work.  Thanks to everyone whose reading along on my journey.