Rajah
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When I got back from 10 days in Switzerland, my mom immediately said "You've lost weight!"
So I checked, and sure enough, I lost almost *10 pounds*.
Normally they say losing that much in that little time isn't good, but I felt *great* when I got back, and I was doing a LOT of walking (like, almost all day walking), a good deal of stair climbing or hill climbing, and did 2 days of walking, climbing, and hiking with a backpack that probably weighed about 20 pounds on my back.
And I wasn't skipping meals, either. Nor were my meals really non-fat: ham sandwiches frequently for lunch, similar stuff and eggs for breakfast, spaghetti or wienerschnitzel for dinner... But, guess what was missing: preservatives that we use in a lot of our food here in the states. Everything was fresher. And, I was drinking a little more water, and the water had some minerals, if that means anything.
Whatever the case, I'm in better shape now than I was when I left and I feel a lot better, though I'm already feeling trapped without being able to do my nightly walk by the lake (not possible here in Houston. Ugh.
) and all the walking during the day. I feel myself slipping back into lethargy working behind a computer all day.
I'm no good when it comes to working out, I've tried, but one of the ladies here at work just invited me to a Jazzercise group that meets at her church 3 times a week, so I'm going to give that a try next week.
Wish me luck! I'd love to maintain the shape I got in Switzerland!
So I checked, and sure enough, I lost almost *10 pounds*.
Normally they say losing that much in that little time isn't good, but I felt *great* when I got back, and I was doing a LOT of walking (like, almost all day walking), a good deal of stair climbing or hill climbing, and did 2 days of walking, climbing, and hiking with a backpack that probably weighed about 20 pounds on my back.
And I wasn't skipping meals, either. Nor were my meals really non-fat: ham sandwiches frequently for lunch, similar stuff and eggs for breakfast, spaghetti or wienerschnitzel for dinner... But, guess what was missing: preservatives that we use in a lot of our food here in the states. Everything was fresher. And, I was drinking a little more water, and the water had some minerals, if that means anything.
Whatever the case, I'm in better shape now than I was when I left and I feel a lot better, though I'm already feeling trapped without being able to do my nightly walk by the lake (not possible here in Houston. Ugh.
) and all the walking during the day. I feel myself slipping back into lethargy working behind a computer all day. I'm no good when it comes to working out, I've tried, but one of the ladies here at work just invited me to a Jazzercise group that meets at her church 3 times a week, so I'm going to give that a try next week.
Wish me luck! I'd love to maintain the shape I got in Switzerland!
