Today
is my weighing day, I officially weigh myself every 2 weeks. My goal
is to lose 2.5 lbs during that time.
Before
I reveal my new weight, I’d like to recap that in the past 2 weeks,
we were on the road for two full days and we ate in restaurants. I
also didn't exercise at all, just stepped on the gas pedal. I didn't
exercise the day after we arrived either, I was recuperating from the
long journey.
Last
week we ordered PIZZA and we also ate at one more restaurant. So, if
I tally the last 2 weeks, a lot of meals in restaurants and 3 days
without exercising...
I
lost 6 pounds! You read it correctly, and it’s not a misprint,
S-I-X pounds. My weight this morning is 180.8 lbs. This is twice as
much as I wanted to lose, I should have been excited right? But I was
not!
Mind is a powerful tool that sometimes work for you but at
other times works against you. Yesterday I realized that as I was
getting closer and closer to reaching the 170s lbs range and I was
feeling uneasy about crossing from the 180s lbs. Dropping down from
the 190s lbs to the 180s lbs however, was an accomplishment. The
thing is that when I was in my 30s my weight was in the 170s lbs
range and I couldn't find my way back to the 160s lbs. It's when, I
accepted that I was overweight and adapted my pants size to a larger
size, a couple of times. It's when I gave up my health for the
comfort of food and wine. It's when I was hopeless and kept gaining a
lot of weight and looking at XL size clothes rack and then XXL.
It's
not rational, I know, so I will not focus much on those negative
feelings, I'll keep doing what I'm doing and get pass the 170s lbs
range as fast as I can manage. I'm not excited about it as I was to
cross to the 180s lbs barrier but I'm really calm about it. I'm not
that 30ish man I was, I am one determined 55 years old who is on his
way to lose it all.
On
a side note, I also crossed a big milestone; more than half of my
weight goal is gone! It took 3 months to accomplish that (my goal is
to lose 65 pounds in a year)... so I have 9 months left to lose the
other half. Which is what I expected; losing the first half of the 65
lbs was fast but at some point in the next few months, my weight loss
should be slowing down.
Anyone
getting close to a milestone?
WOW, congrats pawpaw!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the weight loss slowing down... I always think that weight percentages make a lot more sense for motivation and for goals. If it's not intuitive that losing 10lb when you're 255lb, and losing 10lb when you're 130lb is NOT the same thing, just do it with percentages.
So you lose 10lb at 255lb... you just lost 3.9 percent of your body weight. You lose 10lb at 130lb... you just lost 7.69 percent of your body weight! What a difference! The equivalent of losing 10lb at 255 when you're at 130 is really 5lb. And if you're losing 5lb at 130, you weren't walking around carrying 255lb in weight either, so you must have worked hard!
-WWE
Not too imply that if you lose 10lb at 255lb, you didn't work hard. You did! Good job, hypothetical person that lost 10lb at 255 lb!
DeleteI didn't think you implied anything. I know that as I am losing weight, my calorie burning is decreasing for the same activity. I am not worry about it, I expected it. This is the reason I'm increasing my training difficulty.
DeleteCongrats, and whilst feelings of discomfort may arise, I think you're a tough enough cookie, to face them, let go, and keep going.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ivy
DeleteWhat do you mean cookie? I was a dough dough boy before, now I see myself more like a tough half eaten apple than a tough cookie LOL
Okay, you got me there. You're one tough apple.
DeleteGreat work. And you totally deserve it. A lot of people nowadays say that a short break from your usual dieting routine (like a week of no exercise and extra food) can jolt your body into unexpected weight loss - but only if you've been good for a while before that! Which you were. For some reason my routine of one day of dieting then 364 days off never jolted me into weight loss mode...
ReplyDeleteLOL Have you though of increasing to 2 days of dieting? I heard it's on the second day that there is the most benefits!
DeleteI was sarcastic about the restaurants, it's my way to say that you can eat at the restaurant but if you choose right, you shouldn't get off track.
Great! Congratulations! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you TK
DeleteFantastic! You know, I honestly believe that once a body gets in the groove of letting weight and fat go, it gets easier. I've seen it myself and sometimes also a change in the routine helps to accelerate things a bit. In any case, great news for you!
ReplyDeleteWe have to teach our body who is in control and then we can enjoy the benefits :)
DeleteThat's amazing! Awesome job! I have no doubt you'll make your goal on time!
ReplyDeleteI don't doubt for a second that my goal is within my reach, I just have to keep looking ahead.
DeleteI am so pleased for you Richard ...
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you Jan, I am also spending more time learning from your excellent site.
DeleteYou're going at a great pace... keep it up!
ReplyDeleteTo tell you the true, It's starting to worry me a bit...
DeleteCongratulations! So happy for you. You'll do fine; you just wait and see. Don't over think it!
ReplyDeleteYou are back in blog land, we missed you Martha, can't wait to learn what you were up to :)
Delete"Don't over think it" we must be connected... I have been thinking exactly about this this week!