Weigh In #8

Good morning!

Here are the results:

Last Week:
Weight: 227.8
BMI: 41.7

This Week:
Weight: 226.4
BMI: 41.5

Result: -1.4

Yay! Ah, I'm so happy. I had a really good week.

Things worthy of note:

• Yesterday I completed my second (ever) 65 minute workout on the elliptical burning 700 calories! I have only done that once before and even though it was a little tough, it feel amazing. The fact that it wasn't too too hard let's me know that my heart is getting healthier!!!
• The new channel I'm a part of called SevenFatVloggers is really taking off and it is making me take a closer look at what I'm actually doing in regards to my eating and exercise plan. Since I have to define those things for the viewers I actually end up learning more about it myself! I love learning!
• My blood pressure is surprisingly good! I checked this week and I can't remember the exact number but the bottom number (diastolic) was in the healthy range and the top number (systolic) was about mid range in pre-hypertension category (right above normal). So I actually feel really good about that!

One thing I really really love is tracking things other than weight. I think that's really important to do because your weight can fluctuate from day to day and the scale does not tell you how much muscle you have, how much water is in your system, and a whole bunch of other things that could affect the number you see (unless you have a super super fancy scale). So I actually track my BMI, my average calories per minute (on the elliptical to see if my endurance is getting better), my heart rate from the start to the finish of my cardio workout, and now my blood pressure.

Once you start to see all of those things move in a healthy direction, the number on the scale doesn't carry so much weight! Pardon the pun!