I'm encouraged that I have lost 9 pounds over the last two months! I still have a long way to go, but it is good to make progress. I am finally able to wear my wedding band. Previously my hands were too swollen for it to fit. Now I can wear it during the day (and take it off at night because my hands tend to swell some while I sleep). Hopefully I can get back to wearing it 24/7.
I have been walking (with some short spurts of jogging uphill) over the past 2 months. In August I walked 16 times, burned 5,969 calories, and climbed 2,780.6 feet in elevation (according to my handy dandy Runkeeper app on my phone). Since one pound of fat is about 3,500 calories, I burned almost 2 pounds of fat by exercise and probably trimmed the rest of it off by eating more sensibly.
Starting to exercise takes patience. I did have about 10 days where I didn't walk at all and it allowed my muscles to heal up and stop being sore. I still wear a knee brace on my right knee (and probably always will). It just needs a little bit of support, especially if I jog any.
My youngest Yorkshire Terrier, Izzi, has tons of energy. This week I started taking her on the first half of my walk to help her burn off some of her endless energy. She walked 1.73 miles today and still wanted to play later!
