I use https://www.instagram.com/timhitchings/ to post some of my exercise and weight loss info. The below is a timeline so far.
For diet I’ve gone to primarily a dinner of salad with chicken as the protein. The salad has a light dressing some carrots, nuts, cheese, raisins, dried cranberry’s. Water for drink. A cup of coffee in the morning. Water all day. A single slice of whole grain buttered toast with some cheese for lunch after my morning walk. I should be looking at dropping the slice of toast also. I may have a handful of organic trail mix in the afternoon before dinner. Weekend is often similar. Anytime I’ve ordered burgers I always skip the bread. No pasta. I WILL have beers Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I’m sure that’s the primary reason I see a slight weight gain over the weekend and I’m ok with that.
Below is some data on what I’m doing exercise/weight wise.
September 8, 2021 – Exercise Update
I’m currently using three different walking routes. The one hour 30 minute walk is typically on Saturday and Sunday and the only walk of the day. I mix the 30 minute and 1 hour walks for two walks a day. I’m likely to start doing two one hour walks day. Any problems with recovery and I’ll drop back down to a combination of a one hour and a 30 minute per day.
September 5, 2021 – Weight Update
August 6, 2021 – Walking Update
August 5, 2021 – Monthly Weight Report
July 20, 2021 – Resistance Bands
I’m using 30 minute YouTube video for exercise. https://youtu.be/L08vWPkMftQ Every element is done with no resistance band attachment needed. I’ve had to scale back my walking to once a day at the lower mileage as I’m dealing with some sort of hamstring upper calf strain. The bands were inexpensive and seem a better choice then some sort of combination dumbbells. The routines are challenging and I’m still working to try to get thru the whole 30 minute routine at the lowest band level.
July 14, 2021 – New Shoes
Both shoes were Sketchers. The ones on the left weren’t likely meant for daily walks but the were slip-ons and a size larger than my last shoes and I never had any issues as with previous shoes with the heal cup wearing out early. The once one the right were highly rated for walking.
July 11, 2021 – Wrist Weights Added
I had researched Amazon for something to add to my walks as I really need to work on my upper body beyond just walking
July 7, 2021 – Monthly Weight Report
June 15, 2021 – Combined Additional Distance and Multiple Walks Per Day
I’m pleased with the first monthly loss report of a total of 16.2 lbs. I know that it will likely be getter harder to lose that much weight each month. It’s apparent that looking at the graph that weekends are where I see a 3lb weight gain. I’m ok with that as I’m using the week to kill that gain and drive the weight down further.
June 6, 2021 – Doctors Visit
metformin is prescribed. Type 2 diabetes is possible. This was an eye opener. I’m hopeful with my upcoming visit in September with a new set of blood tests that my significant changes in weight, eating habits, and exercise will get me off this asap.
June 5, 2021 – New Bluetooth Scale
I’m using the KoreHealth KoreScale which I purchased from Amazon for $99. With an app running on my phone I weigh myself every morning and quickly see a tracking graph showing my progress.
June 5, 2021 – Added Additional Distance To Walk
June 1, 2021 – Added Second Daily Walk
May 10, 2021 – Starting Regular Walking
Tim Hitchings 