Spring Chick Update #6

Hello everyone!  I am late in posting my update, but am here now.  I have been reading your updates and you are doing great.

So here's what I'm doing:

NSV:  I am still working toward my ultimate goal of getting off b/p meds and getting total cholesterol down.  No fried foods this week.  Took my vitamins 5 out of 7 days.  Took my psyllium pills 2 out of 7 days. 

Nutrition parameters and tracking:  My target daily calories is 1200 with a cap of 1500.  This week's daily average was 1186.  I tracked every day.  By mid-week I had gained 3 lbs and lost 2 of them by weigh-in.  I finally contributed that to a change in hormone medication.  I will be talking to my GYN about this when I see her in a couple of weeks.  I think I'm going to try to get off the hormones completely.  Dread the hot flashes when warm weather gets here, but we will see.  I did better with getting more water this week.  It's just a matter of focus.

Exercise:  I exercised 5 out of 7 days.  This needs improvement.

Blogging:  I am keeping up, if a bit late here and there.

Support:  This week I rocked the support.  I was all over Blogville early in the week, and even visited people I have never visited before.  There is not enough time in my day for all the blogs I would love to read.  There is so much to be learned from you.

This week I am most proud of losing those 2 lbs before they got attached.  I'm working on the other one, too.

Words of advice:  Keep going.  One day at a time.  One meal at a time.  One workout at a time.

I'm going to keep my goals the same for now.  I haven't mastered them as I would like.  Yet.

Mini-challenge:  I do often use a smaller plate.  I will do it more often this week.  Husband even is on board with this one.

Let's have a great Week 7...Onward!