Despite the gym being closed in our building and my total sloth-like attitute, I still managed to drop three pounds since my last weigh in!
Here's some stuff I learned that might be helpful to everyone in the blogosphere:
Sleep matters! I got a minimum of seven hours of deep sleep every night this week by not drinking more than a few ounces of water an hour and half before bed. (I used to be up all night processing all the liquid I was consuming.) I also do three minutes of deep, abdominal breathing before going to sleep. It's relaxing and helps me sleep better. I found out that a good night's sleep reduces the cortisol in your body; cortisol is a hormone that is part of the reason why people retain fat (it has to do with the fight or flight response).
Activity not exercise! Despite being banned from the gym due to remodeling, I still made time to do some mimimal activity everyday. Yesterday I walked up three flights of stairs and didn't even breath hard! I've been making a special effort to take extra trips to the office (1/4 of mi round trip), to squeeze in a few extra steps. It's phenomenal how many calories one can burn by parking far away or taking the stairs instead of the elevator! For those of us who despise working out, thinking about activity instead of having to dress in spandex and fight with body builders for time on the nautilus machine is A LOT better!
Outward Goal: 160 pounds (33 pounds to go!)
Inner Goal: Sylph-like body in manner of Olivia de Havilland or Taylor Swift...and World Peace!
See you next week!
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