Three things I learned in the
last round of RBW helped me figure out my body, what works, and what doesn't.
The first was that I needed a lot
of water. At least 10 glasses, instead of the 8 recommended. Not only did
drinking water help curb my between-meal hunger, but it kept me from getting
headaches or dizzy when I stood up too quickly—problems I'd been struggling
with for years.
The second was that strength
training (or weight lifting, or "the machines", or resistance
training, or whatever you call them) melted inches. The scale didn't move much,
but man, the tape measure did. In the first few weeks of RBW1, I lost two
inches in my waist, and three inches in each of my thighs.
Along those same lines, cardio
workouts caused the scale to move, but not so much the inches. I'm still
working out a good balance for me, so I'm not focusing on one over the other, as
I tend to do.
The final thing I learned was
that if I didn't make myself go to the gym as soon as I dropped the kids off at
school, I wouldn't go that day. Once I was back home and working or writing, my
motivation to exercise plummeted. I *had* to go while I was already out of the
house. That had to be my routine. And for the first time in my life, I went to
a gym regularly and met my annual contract. My previous record was two weeks
before quitting. *grin*
I know if I can do it, you can. What have you learned during your
weight loss experiences?
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