Operation Get Fit No Excuses - Week 4 Summary

I can’t believe that 4 weeks have gone by since I started my journey to get fit and healthier. The funny part about it is that I just happened to start in January. For me, it had nothing to do with New Year resolutions. My motivation was to try to control my spiraling blood sugar, a weird eye problem, and eczema that popped up out of nowhere. When you’re 44 and it feels like your body is falling apart, it’s a powerful motivation to get up and do something.

The changes I have made are becoming a way of life, not just a diet or exercise scheme. I’ve made little changes to my food choices that have not had a great impact on the variety of things I eat, but have had a huge impact on my body. I substituted bread for flour tortillas. I substituted sugar for a pure Stevia sweetener product. I don’t eat sweets or drink any sugary beverages. I drink a ton of water every day. I limit my caffeine intake to 1 espresso per day, but will sometimes make a decaf espresso during the day. I also drink herbal teas.

I had previously cut out most fried foods because of reflux problems, so now, most of my food is baked, cooked in our NuWave oven, or on the stovetop, but not in a lot of oil. All of these changes have improved my overall health tremendously in the past 4 weeks.

For exercise, I walk every day between 3 - 5 kilometers (1.8 - 3.1 miles). I started out slow, but my pace has steadily increased. Now, I’m able to alternate fast walking and jogging throughout my daily workout. I added Yoga stretching to my exercise routine also because it helps keep my muscles from getting extremely stiff and sore.

This past week, I injured my calf so I was unable to get out and walk like I normally do. This made me look up beginners level in home cardio workouts. I found several different types and substituted one for my walk. It made me realize that I needed to add variety into my exercise regimen so I am going to start alternating days with cardio at home workouts and walking. This will provide me with a better overall level of fitness as I continue on my Get Fit journey.

Remember to tailor your own personal fitness experience to suit your situation and not feel pressure to keep up with me or anybody else that you may be following. Every person is different and everyone has a different level that are at physically.

Here are my measurements and pictures from 4 weeks ago:

Hips - 124 cm (48.8 inches)

Waist - 98 cm (38.5 inches)

Bicep - 39.5 cm (15.5 inches)

Thigh - 81.5 cm (32 inches)

Here’s my current measurements and newest pictures:

Hips - 121.5 cm (47.8 inches)

Waist - 94 cm (37 inches)

Bicep - 36.5 cm (14.37 inches)

Thigh - 73 cm (28.7 inches)

I am so happy with my results so far! I have weighed myself once and have not weighed again because I’m scared the numbers will discourage me and that is the last thing I want or need. So, I will continue my slow but steady pace of losing weight and using measurements as a way to chart my progress in another 4 weeks!

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Thank you all for your continued support!