Hey There!
43 days in! Wow, time is flying. It always does, but now I am doing something different (several things different) so now as it flies by, I am shrinking!
As it is Weigh-in Monday, I weighed in this morning and ... I have officially lost 20 LBS!
That means I lost only 1 LB this last week. Certainly a slow down from recent weeks, but at the end of the day, it is still 1 LB less and not 1 LB more.
This last week was not my best for a couple of reasons. The biggest one, is that this is the amount of weight that I historically have lost and then relaxed. The next normal step is that I hang out at that weight for awhile, or gain back more than I lost. This is not a "mission accomplished" moment! The battle is only 1/5 won.
This time is different though. I am eating so much better and only drinking soda one day a week, that even though I worked out less this week, I still was able to lose a LB. That being said, I am not in the business of settling for a 1 LB a week pace. Not this early on at least!
Here is my game plan. The first thing is that I am telling you about it. The second thing is that I am going to get myself jazzed up again and get moving (no excuses) at least 5 days this week.
Eating better is huge for me on this journey, but I am not going to be putting up the numbers that I want with eating better alone. (Although eating better foods and smaller portions is a HUGE part of it.)
I am working towards a steady 2 to 3 LBS a week pace. I think that is really reasonable and totally within my abilities. I love when I lose more than 3 LBS in a week, and I will take it when it happens, but if I drop 2 or 3, I will be in great shape. (Literally and figuratively)
If, like me, you need to assess your progress towards your goals this week and get re-jazzed and re-committed, then do it! There is no time like the present and reaching big goals takes courage, strength and commitment to the process for the long haul. If it was easy, then everyone would do it!
Have a good week,
Scuba
3 comments:
keep your head in the game, steve! you got this.
As a wise man once told me if you "only" lose 1 pound a week, in a year you will have lost 52 pounds. Please don't discount the smaller losses, they all add up! You are doing great Steve!
Doing great Steve! Keep it going! You're an inspiration!
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