I moved 2 more stones today! If you don’t know the story of the stones, it goes something like this…
On my birthday last year, I weighed 217 pounds 😳 (yikes!). I challenged myself to ‘Back to Basics’ and start walking again. That’s when my daughter suggested I try and walk 10,000 steps a day.
So for the entire month of October - I walked at least 10,000 steps a day, and many days as much as 12,000. I did this almost through Thanksgiving - when my mother-in-law and her boyfriend came to visit for the holidays and we discovered that he was sick. Once I got the bug he so graciously shared - that was it for the 10k steps. 🙄
Eventually though, over the following months I got down to 196.5 which is the lowest I have seen in a very long time.
So back to the stones:
When I first started the challenge, I set a goal for myself of 180 lbs.
That would put me in the “normal” range for my BMI, and would be the first time to actually BE a normal weight for as long as I can remember.
217 (my starting weight) - 180 (my goal weight) = 37 pounds to lose
So my livestream friend Brenda suggested I grab 2 little bowls and put 37 of those decorative little rocks you see in the hobby shops into one of the bowls.
Then - each time you lose a pound - transfer 1 stone to the empty bowl. It’s a really great visual representation of your progress!
And this morning after I weighed in - I got to transfer 2 of this little stones. First time in a while too as I’ve been hovering around 198 pounds for what seems like forever.
I am now 195.5 pounds which means I have lost nearly 22 pounds since my birthday. Only 15 more to go!
Here’s the funny thing:
I haven’t even been trying. The only thing new to my routine has been the DDP Yoga I have been doing every day for the last week. That’s it.
It just goes to show you - when you “eat right & exercise” - wonderful things can happen.
You don’t have to move a lot…. just more than you did yesterday.
Congratulations! I am aiming for consistency in my movement goals. So far, so good. I lost almost 90 lbs. over two years, and have maintained (withing a 5-lb. range) for a year now. My issue was motivating myself to actually move, for my own health. You've done a wonderful job of encouraging me to stay with it, for which I'm grateful. After being in a wheelchair for a year, from an accident, I'm still trying to rebuild my movement and muscles. So far, so good. I see progress, and I feel more motivated than ever.
Congrats Chuck. I am so happy for you.. happy dancing in the neighborhood right now. you just keep moving. Showing up for yourself. What an inspiration!