Muscle and Skin Tone

August 3, 2017

When clicking around yesterday, I found this WebMD article.One thing I liked from it was a quote:

Work Your Muscles
You may not realize it, but you've built them up just by moving your extra weight around. And as you lose body fat, you want to keep those muscles. They burn fat and calories! But if you don't use them, you'll lose them.

This is encouraging, and the trick, I think from my other reading, is to continue to work one's muscles, especially to help with sagging skin.  This could be through walking and crunches and weight lifting.  Sagging skin happens, in part, when muscle is lost.

Another thing to keep in mind is skin care.  Natural soaps, face and body scrubs, and good lotions will help along the way.  Epsom salt baths and foot soaks, too. 

At first I thought it might be a bit early to be concerned about this, but then I realized, there's probably no such thing as being too early.

Today is day seven since I started taking the medication.  Slow changes are happening.  I'm on day three of no sweets.  I have three excellent days of keeping a food journal.  I'm planning ahead, a little at least.  Today, I made and brought a salad for lunch...lots of greens and berries, a little pepper cheese, and my favorite Green Goddess dressing. 

One day at a time...