8.8 is Enough....For Now

Health benefits of losing fat

I weighed myself this week and I am currently at 183.1 pounds which is a total loss of 8.8 pounds since I started this journey 3 weeks ago.  Since I began, I am sleeping better, and I do not have as many stomach/digestive pain, I seem to have more energy, my breathing problems have almost gone away completely, and my clothes are even starting to feel a little looser in some areas.  Yay!!

On Monday, I had my second acupuncture treatment, and this time some of the points hurt a little bit but nothing more than a slight ache.  Ironically, the only point that ached last time was on my left side and this time the only points that ached were on my right.  Oh well...whatever the cause it seems to be helping since those points relate to the stomach, which I am having less and less of a problem.

I'm still getting on the treadmill about every other day for about 15-20 minutes each time.  My pace is still slow but as long as I am doing some form of movement, the exercise will at least help keep my metabolism moving.  My overall goal is to be able to stand and walk for hours on vacation with my family without having to spend my time resting and not able to enjoy doing other activities with them.  When the weather is MUCH more warmer than the 12 degrees it is today, I am hoping to do some of my walking at the Kansas City zoo because I am dying to see their new polar bear Berlin.

Losing 8.8 pounds is a great accomplishment but even if it had only been 1 or 2 pounds I would still be excited, because overall I feel I have started taking steps to improve my overall health.  In the next few months, I am looking forward to having even more energy and kissing my asthma & stomach issues goodbye.