Monday after Del Mar! (Gulp)

Wow, it has already been a week!

I had so much fun at my Del Mar birthday the past extended weekend with my friends!  We had such delicious food, lots to drink, good views, and fun times.  I had a lot of Irish coffee and other things I don't usually intake.  But on the bright side, I also walked more than I have in a long time (how sad, because it really wasn't that much!).  I also got a giant water bottle from Derrick and a body fat machine from Stags, that are directly beneficial to my health and fitness :)

Sadly though, I have gained 0.8 lbs.  This morning I weighed 120.8.  Not unexpected considering I haven't exercised and I was out vacationing all weekend.  But that means this week I really have to start cracking down.  Here are my stats:

Weight:  120.8 lbs
Body Fat :  26.0%
Photo:  "The Side Swimmer"

Haha, don't ask me about the pose.  But since I didn't progress, at least you get a different view of what things are looking like these days.  Not too impressive.

What this means for the upcoming week:

-Adding exercise
I have been avoiding this due to laziness and nasty weather.  The weather is nasty again this week!  But my goal is 3 walks per week, each measuring at least 1/2 hour.  I know this is little, but it's better than nothing.  Also, at least 10 minutes of stretching before each walk.

-Reducing consumption to 2 meals per day:
Smoothie morning and meat/veggie dinner at night.  The difference being, I cut out  my mid-day veggies and any snacking.  Since I barely move, I really don't need that much food.  Let's see how it goes...

-Elimination of processed meats
I've still been eating a lot of processed meats, including the big fish stick I just had.  Last week's processed meats included sausages, chicken wings, fish sticks, roast beef hash from a can, and more.  I know this is bad, so now I have to cut them out to seriously see some results.  The easiest way is not to buy them any more.

By next week's weigh in I hope to be no more than 119 lbs.  That is a challenge since I'm not exercising much, but I can strive.  Nothing too crazy coming up this week except dinner with the family for my birthday celebration, location tbd.

All in all, I have been feeling so much better on my new eating regiment and by drinking tons and tons of water.  What a difference!  Today I made strawberry infusion water.  And I'm super excited to have Hank the Tank in my life:

Thanks for reading!  Hope to have more exciting results next Monday!