January is in the books and it is time to look at how I did in January and look forward to what I am going to be doing in February. I have to say, when I was looking at my stats and what I did, I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting the worst, but it was actually pretty good!
Exercise
I nailed my exercise! Sure there is always room for improvement but I did quite well! So lets see what I did!
*I was able to complete quite a few mornings of exercise videos (thank you YouTube). They were each about 30 minutes in length
* I rode my exercise bike 28 of 31 days in January. My mileage for my bike was 117.28 miles.
* I walked an average of 4500 steps each day (about 1500 steps above my average for December).
* I was able to complete 188.23 miles toward my 2024 challenge! I have about 20 extra miles banked for a rainy day!
* I had two personal trainers....but they weren't too interested in my exercise!
I utilized my word of the week each week. Two of the weeks were the same word, but the next three weeks were different. I opened my day planner and a different word just came to me, so I rolled with it! Each word turned out to be absolutely perfect for what I was going through, feeling and experiencing!
Here are my words of the week!
*Week one - Control
*Week Two - Control
*Week Three - Fortitude
* Week Four - Just Do it
* Week 5 - Drive
Healthy Habits
I did fabulous on my tracking! I tracked each day. I pulled my information into my day planner. I was amazing with tracking. What I wasn't amazing with was water consumption! I averaged about 50 (being generous here) ounces a day. I was very cognizant of my water, it just didn't segue from something I kew I had to do, into a habit! My calories were in line for most days! That is exactly what I want, most days. I am not seeking perfection. I am looking for sustainability!
Weigh In
I was so happy to see that my weight was down by 6 pounds! I'll take it! It's been fluctuating greatly for most of the month and only this week really seemed to settle! Sure, I would like it to be more, but 6 pounds is respectable! I had to sit back and think about how much 6 pounds equals for a full year. That is 72 pounds for a year! That wee little 6 pounds that I was boo-hooing about? That adds up to an impressive number!!! 6 pounds? I'll take it gladly!
Plans for February
So what am I planning for February?
**Track my food!
**DRINK WATER
**Continue the Word of the Week
**Eat Slow (slow is a no for acid reflux!)
**Continue to limit my carbs
**Focus on being healthy....and not stress about the number on the scale!
**Catch the rogue mouse that is running wild through our house! WE have traps, but this little sucker is wiley and is outsmarting us!!!
The month is wide open. I can make it whatever I want it to be! I am choosing successful!