Week 1 Wrap Up

Today marks the final day in the first week of my program, and I am pleased to say that I am happy with my progress! I am surprised at what walking, and a healthy diet can do for you, because I haven't been able to put much effort into the HIIT, or Resistance training. Anyone therefore, who says that they can't exercise, and they're too big, or whatever. Cut the stuff, and get going on this thing, because I can tell you that with each passing day, my confidence is receiving a spark, and I am feeling great physically, and mentally!

This is my birthday dinner, a Cobb salad, made for me by my sister. I feel odd saying this, but I now look forward to meals like this! Another benefit to being me is that I am not a huge fan of sweets, especially chocolate. This made turning down a piece of my birthday cake really easy, as it was a toffee cake drenched in chocolate, and dressed with cubes of toffee. Ugly stuff!

I am really happy to see that I am affecting more people than just myself with this journey! I can't describe the feeling of offering motivation for other people around me! I started this thing with the inspiration given to me by someone else, and never thought I could be the same inspiration for others, especially when I haven't even finished my first week! I look forward to seeing everyone else's results, as it will provide me with even more drive!

On my way home from the hospital last night from visiting my Mum for my birthday dinner, I got the worst craving I've had in some time. Since I started this thing, it's been fairly easy to turn down the foods that I know are bad for my progress... but it hit me out of nowhere. I wanted a Meat Lovers pizza from Pizza Hut. The craving hit me so hard I could taste it, which helped because I at least got to taste the food without sacrificing the calories, and absorbing the metric tonnes of saturated fat lining every piece of that pizza. It's interesting however, that instead I had the salad pictured to the right, and enjoyed every bite of it! Healthy food can be tasty food too!

So onto my progress! I have decided that I am going to incorporate two new things in my blog to help me follow my accomplishments. I find that being able to see the results, and see the numbers is a good constant reminder that I am doing well, and accomplishing what I need to be in order to complete my goal.

The first of these new features will be an onion-skinned image of the weeks prior to show what has been accomplished in visual weight loss, and definition. For those of you who are not familiar with the term 'onion-skin', it describes an image that is superimposed onto another image as a transparent layer, so as to see the progression through various frames... in other words, you will see what I looked like last week, and this week on the same image.

The second feature will be located on the right hand side of the screen where my 'Current Status' is situated. Every week when I take my measurements, and weigh myself, I will be posting the difference between my starting values in brackets.

This then, is my first onion-skinned image! You can see that the main image is of my body entering the second week, You can also see a faint line next to my chest that represents the same body last week. If this is what has happened in one week, I can't wait to see what happens in the following fifteen!

I think I am measuring a bit inconsisently, as I believe the changes to be more than what they are, but there is a noticeable difference, which is all I really care about at this point!

I have a doctor's appointment on Tuesday morning to find out about my hip, so until then... I am keeping it easy, with solid walks, and a good diet. Hopefully I get good news and find out that it's something that can be easily remedied, in which case HIIT, and Resistance, here I come!

In closing for today, I'd like to share the newest set of images from the end of week one. Enjoy! I can't wait to see other people posting their progress too!