232.0 lb
Loss of 1.0 lb from last week. Net loss for two weeks 4.5 lb. I plan to lose at least 10 more pounds by Jan 6th, 2009.
I didn't expect to lose 3.5 lb again, but I admit I was hoping for at least 1.5 lb. The next week will be the most challenging for food temptations yet as their are back to back parties from Wednesday through Sunday. But my goal remains at 2 lb per week and this coming week is no different in that respect.
What strikes me is that, in looking back, I see that I fell into a trap of waiting to start, waiting for everything else to fall into place so I could just start. I was fooling myself the whole time and ended up at 236.5 lb before I finally dropped the excuses and made the decision to do it. I just don't think I will ever be in a situation where exercise and eating healthy will be more or less easy (or convenient) than it already is. My bad habits are hard to break no matter when I try to break them, and good habits are hard for me to make no matter when I try to make them. Sure some periods of my life have had additional challenges that make exercise more difficult, but it has never been 100% effortless to plan and do it. I could have waited until I was back at 300 lb to start, I guess it is a good thing I threw out my size 42 pants. It was my tight clothes that gave me a desire to change more than anything else; I have some perfectly good 34 waist jeans and I wanted to fit in them again.
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2 comments:
Waiting to start is my hang up right now. I got offered to teach kickboxing again, and I would love to- but I just don't feel like I look the part yet, but I know I can shed some serious poundage before the start of the year. So yesterday was day 1 and I made it to the afternoon before slipping up- then ended with a healthy dinner. Today has been about the same. I decided that just because Thanksgiving was coming and like you said- parties from Wed-Sun almost, it didn't mean I couldn't make good choices all day up to the party, then practice self control. I wish us both luck up this hill!
Good work, food work. That is one of the problems of living in a good food house. I live in one, too, but we definitely had salad at Thanksgiving dinner, and I ate it.
Fortunately, I was allergic to all of the pies, the ambrosia salad, etc. But you know, that turkey, potatoes and gravy will get you even if the dessert doesn't.
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