Thanks again for the feedback. This week was good, although I have felt a little under the weather the last few days — a little sluggish. I didn’t really bring the same level of energy to my exercise session yesterday, and my appetite has definitely fallen off. My work schedule has been a little erratic this week, so I’m hoping to catch up on my sleep this weekend. Maybe that will help.

Armand, I’m slowly improving with the new exercises, though it was a bit of a struggle yesterday. I added a little more distance to my walk, but not quite as much as I hoped. Still, I feel good about any progress. I walked at work one night this week when I was staying late. The building I work in is almost half a mile long, so I just walked a few laps up and down the main corridor.

Sharon, the answer to your question is, “yes!” I have definitely been passing up some tempting foods. Among my friends at work, I’ve been known as the guy who always gets dessert. So while nobody’s noticed my weight loss, there have been one or two comments about the change in my eating habits. As yet, I can’t see much visual difference myself. My sweet tooth is definitely still there, but I’m just not giving in quite as easily as before. The fruits have helped in that regard, too.

Sharon’s Reply
David,

You eat a lot of meals in restaurants — 12 times this week! Do you ever cook at home? Restaurants serve very large portions, so be careful that you stop eating when your hunger has been satisfied, not just when the plate is empty. It is also hard to find out if the cook adds butter to the vegetables or oil to the recipes. You are doing a good job at selecting the lower-fat food, but it could be that the portion is still too big.

Your average fat gram intake was 30, which is great. You are still eating something light in the evening. You are putting an emphasis on getting fruits and vegetables in your diet — you have not really had any sweets for the past month! And, you have lost 11 pounds! You are doing fine. I hope you can soon be able to see a change in your clothing or find bending over or climbing stairs a little easier.

Keep up the good work!

Sharon

Armand’s Reply

David,

It looks like it was another good week for you — congratulations! Sorry to hear you were a little sluggish though; hopefully, resting over the weekend will help you out, as you said.

You are continuing to do a good job with your walking, attempting to walk a little farther in the same amount of time. By constantly trying to do a little more, you are challenging your body. In so doing, you will see an increase in your fitness level and, eventually, see more results! This way, you can help avoid hitting those annoying plateaus where nothing you do seems to make you lose weight.

I am glad to see you getting creative with your workouts by taking advantage of your work setting. Walking the corridors of your office building is a great example of how people can integrate activity into their normal routine. Other examples of this are parking farther away from the building, taking stairs instead of elevators, and using the last 15 minutes of your lunch hour to walk. Take a look at my Deskworkitis article for more tips.

I am glad to see you progressing nicely with your toning exercises. I want you to keep trying to add repetitions every week on both the abdominal curls and the pushups. Just make sure you stay with strict form; perform each exercise in a slow and controlled manner.

Keep it up, David! Continued success awaits you.

Armand

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