the scale's moving again for Paula!

229lbs.
5 lbs. lost/15 lbs. lost total
$5/lb. pledged
$75 raised so far

Yay, the scale moved this week! And quite a bit too!

I think one reason that the scale didn't show any loss last week was due to me eating quite a bit of salty foods the weekend before, paired with not drinking enough water. Salt = bloating. At least, for me it does. So I'm trying to steer away from the salty stuff, or at least compensate by drinking extra water to flush some of the extra water weight away.

I stayed active last week. I did get out and walk twice, and yesterday I mowed the lawn. My arms and shoulders are achy today, and my face was beet red yesterday by the time I was done mowing. Yes.... I'm definitely out of shape!

A motivation for me to keep walking is I'm doing three different events this summer that will involve lots of walking - Relay for Life in June, a 5K walk at the Mint Festival in St. Johns in August, and the Mackinaw Bridge bridge walk on Labor Day. I don't want to be hurting and huffing and puffing during any of these.

I'm hoping to get a used bike at some point this week too, through Freecycle. Then Anna and I will be able to go for bike rides!

Until next week!!

Paula