Life In Jamaica: Fitness Journey Update Stuck at the Same Weight But Losing Inches

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Welcome back to My Jamaican Vignettes. Today is a fitness journey update post.

I’ve been missing for a few weeks because I skipped the Read Harder Challenge update post because I am in a reading slump then last week I hoped to write about my fitness journey but then felt like I had nothing to share because I’m not losing weight. But this week I figured maybe I am making progress so this can help someone.

Walking For 30 Minutes Monday to Friday

I’ll be honest and upfront and say that with the summer heat I’ve been skipping my morning walks for a few weeks. But ideally my workout preference is to walk for 30 minutes each day Monday to Friday.

I switched phones in November so I longer use the Samsung Health app and I’m not quite used to the Google Fit app as yet. So instead of counting steps I simply time my walks — 15 minutes in the mornings and 15 minutes in the evenings.

I give myself a break on the weekends but then to get steps in via grocery store shopping, cleaning and laundry and cooking.

No-sugar Weeks

My partner and I have successfully completed two no-sugar weeks in 2023 and we’re committed to doing one per month for the remainder of the year. If you want to try it out me know in the comments and I can share tips and recommendations on how to get through it.

It isn’t the easiest thing to do and you will experience sugar withdrawal. I had headaches most afternoons during the last no-sugar week that we did at the start of July.

Daily Weight Checks

This might be controversial but I weigh myself most morning. It is a recommendation that I got from the Shape app by the Fabulous. And basically it’s framed as your weight simply being biometric data and not something to be triggered by.

But I’m not losing weight. I am losing inches and I’ve gone down a size in my jeans to a size 10. But my weight fluctuates between 159 to 161 pounds.

Ideally, I’d want to lose 10-12 pounds so that’s what I’m committed to trying.

What’s Next?

I’ll continue walking as my primary exercise but I am looking into buying an exercise bike.

We’ll continue no-sugar week and introduce more whole foods and salads and homemade smoothies to our meal plans and weekly food rotations.

And I’m ready to invest in a fitness tracker because walking with my phone in my hand isn’t it.

Thanks for joining me on my fitness journey. How’s your health and wellness?

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How are your annual or quarterly goals shaping up? Have you had to make adjustments mid-year?

In August I’ll be back with some bookish content (I hope). I’m in a bit of a reading slump at the moment.