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I have a set of wrist/ankle weights that weigh five pounds each.

Just strapping them around my ankles when I get up in the morning and wearing them throughout the course of the day could kill quite a few calories.

Wearing them around my ankles during an aerobic dance program, like Dance Dance revolution, could add a good bit of extra resistance.

Wearing them on my wrists while doing Wii Boxing could add extra resistance to what is already a great upper body aerobic exercise.  There is also the option of wearing them on my ankles while boxing to provide a great full-body aerobic workout.

Day one went fairly well although there is still plenty of room for improvement.  I know I
won’t do this perfectly so I’m going to celebrate my little accomplishments rather than
focus on what I didn’t do.

I didn’t exercise.  The kids were up at 0430 and didn’t stop until 1930, which is exactly
when I stopped as well.
I didn’t drink a gallon of water.  I only drank three quarts.
I didn’t stay completely with the diet plan.  I ate potato chips last night.
I’m not beating myself up over these things because focusing on the bad doesn’t leave
room for the good.

I did stick with the diet plan right up until a few minutes before bedtime.  I ate right for
just about the whole day.  That counts for something.
I did try to exercise.  The baby was so enthralled with the bike that he had to ride on my
knee.  While this made him glow like the sun and giggle happily, it was a bit too much of
a workout for me.
I did try to accomplish everything on my task list but only two things got done.

I did lose one pound.  I weighed in this morning at 213.
I did lose one inch.  I lost it around my hips so I suspect the pound lost was water bloat
and the low carbohydrates (compared to my usual carb consumption) did it.

Day one was a success!  I lost one pound and one inch.