The weight loss attempt continues.  Despite my sense of foreboding that nothing good would come to pass, I have endured… so far.  And how has that turned out?

Weight Lost

Not a single pound!  Actually the first five days found me several pounds heavier (and wanting to give up) but I’ve lost them these last five days.  So I have a net loss of Zero… but I kind of lost some. In a way… I’ll count that as a victory.

Swimming

The swimming is going… well… swimmingly!  I’ve missed a few days because of how much I hurt when we got home from my parents, but not many.  Most days we come home and get some dinner and have about an hour of pool time left.

The mask and snorkel make all the difference in the world.  Whether or not swimming  contributes to any weight loss, the swimming without pain has been fantastic.  It is all attributable to being able to do it without arching my back.  It seems silly, but the little arch needed to breath makes swimming unbearable.  But with the snorkel I can go for quite a while.

The first few times I wasn’t able to do many laps.  My ankles tired easily and my body wasn’t accustomed to the actions.   I probably only did 3 laps (there and back) the first day.

As my activity continues my endurance increases.  I’ve done more laps with each passing day.  I think I was between 12-15 yesterday.   Those were broken into two swim periods separated by a time playing with the kids in the shallows.

Emotional Well-being

I feel fine.  Not really any better than normal, but no worse.   Everything is just … bland.   I’m hoping that persistence over a longer period of time will net some positive results.  (or is it negative results since I’m looking to lose weight?).

Overall my hopefulness isn’t really changed, largely because my weight hasn’t changed.  I’ve been better at the late hour calories, but not perfect.  I’ve really enjoyed the time in the pool.  The feeling of weightlessness is nice.   Carrying around all this weight makes gravity a nemesis, and so the buoyancy water provides is awesome!

Hopefully next time I give an update I’ll have some positive (or negative?) results to report.