Day 8 of 365: Monday Weigh-In and update.

103in365: Day 8

Hey there people! I am officially one week into my 103in365 journey. (Its been, one week since I looked so fat. Cocked my head to the side and said “let’s do this!”)( barenaked ladies reference)

As mentioned in my inaugural blog entry, I am going to weigh-in every Monday and post my progress with a new entry. I have not yet decided how often I am going to make new entries, but at this point I can say that I will put up at least 2 new entries every week. Without further adieu (I love spell check! Like I can spell adieu.) Drum roll please … I lost 5 pounds! I started last Monday at 318 and I am sliding in at 313 today.

Every time I have ever lost weight in the beginning of a weight loss push, someone has always said, “The first 10 pounds come off fast because that is just water weight.” I don’t buy what they are selling, but I still have that voice saying that the first 10 lbs barely count. I chirped up the above “sad trombone” phrase since it has been so engrained in me for so long in a conversation with a coworker of mine today, and she said something really positive. She said, “Give yourself more credit than that! You work for every pound you take off.” (that is more or less how she put it, even though I put it in quotes as if I am totally sure that is what she said)

I like that a lot more! (I am using an overabundance of exclamation points today. (!) I am not shouting at you, I am just excited.) I like celebrating even small victories and even small goals since significant success is just an accumulation of small victories and accomplishing small goals.

I started some interval training this past weekend to keep my body guessing and to keep me interested. Can I just say that I am sore. My legs feel like they were just punched 103 times by Macho Man Randy Savage. The fat voice in my head told me today, “Hey. Nice job with that workout two days ago. You are sore because you are out of shape and you need to take a few more days off to recuperate.” Shut up fat voice! The fit voice in my head piped in and said, “You are sore because you worked out. If you want to be fit, you work out again today and eventually you won’t be as sore.” I listened to the fit voice and just finished a cardio and lifting heaving things work out. I feel great, and oddly enough, less sore. Go figure.

This week I did a few things that I believe helped me to lose the first 5 LBS. Gather around and I will tell you what they were.

Thing the first. I worked really hard to not get stressed out about what I was eating. I just started eating healthier things and smaller portions. If I ended up realizing that I had just eaten more than I intended to, I just told myself that I had a small stumble and at least I can recognize it and work to do something different next time.

Thing the second. I talked to a few people about my goals and about my ultimate goal of losing 103in365. That felt good to get even more support and to say it out loud some more.

Thing the third. I made working out fun by watching my new favorite show “White Collar” on Netflix, and one of my old favorites “Big Bang Theory” while I worked out. (We have a home gym so I can watch whatever I want during a workout and I don’t have to just watch “This Old House” next to the smelly guy at the gym because he wants to get a few home improvement pointers.) I also, as referenced above, started mixing it up so that it is more interesting. I finish every workout with a few minutes on the speedbag while I look at the Bruce Lee posters I have hung up on the wall next to the speedbag, and think of what a badass I am becoming.

So that is all for today my friends. Thanks for all your supportive comments on Facebook, your texts and your calls of support. I have so much excitement and joy about this journey I am on and the support is making a huge difference. Feel free to leave comments here on the blog too. Not only just supportive ones, (Enough about me. Let’s talk about you, and what you think about me.) If you wanna, you should leave general comments about weight loss or as detailed comments as you want about your goals too!

Have a great day and a pleasant tomorrow. (Stole it)

Scuba