Week #3 of The Hormone Diet Exercise Prescription (a few days late)

I kept up the exercise program through the day after Christmas.  Then, a trip to Iowa for my family Christmas kept me away from the gym for a few days.  I also experienced a flare in my arthritis on the last day of the trip.  Whether it was from not exercising, the foods I ate, or forgetting to bring my arthritis medications along, I'm not sure.  Probably the combination wasn't good.  I've decided to make today my "rest" day, where I only do some gentle exercise like a slow walk, then start over on Day 1 tomorrow.

Week 3 - no weight loss, but I did measure a 1/4" reduction in my waist measurement.  My shirt fit looser than it did in Week 2.  As I said, the joint pain was minimal after 3 weeks, although it came back in force after taking 3 days off.  I've been feeling very strong and healthy.  Getting a massage helped the soreness that had been developing in my hips and low back.  I'm enjoying the workouts, too.  Although I still can't figure out how to do a lot of the exercises with the ball without worrying about falling off of it.  I guess just learning to balance is good exercise, too.