Weight lost = 5.6 pounds
At this rate I'll lose 22 pounds in 15 days...
I'm sure my weight loss will slow down soon though - the first few days are always the biggest losses. However, it's encouraging to put up some big numbers right off the bat!
I played basketball this morning with some of the 9th graders I work with. I'm admittedly terrible at basketball and as it was 2 on 2 no one wanted to be on my team (I don't take offence to it - I'm easily the worst player there on most days and I make a joke out of it). However, today I actually felt like I had the energy to really get out there and play. I'm sure it's partly (maybe even mostly) just psychological, but I really played at a different level than usual. I was chasing the ball, jumping to block, running in for layups, etc. The most surprising part is that we won, 31 to 26. The other team couldn't believe they lost - it was great! We played for about 25 minutes and by the end I was out of breath and my shirt was soaked - I usually barely break a sweat.
It reminded of something I read from Mark Sisson on Marks's Daily Apple (I wish I could remember where exactly on the site I saw it so I could link to it directly). Basically he said - the point of working out isn't the workout itself, but so that you can have fun and play later.
Getting in shape and staying in shape allows you to do fun stuff, and that is a good motivation for being healthy.
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