For some reason, the other day I just decided I would start the whole working out slash dieting thing again. I still hate that word – diet. It automatically brings to mind the yo-yo diets that people get themselves on to lose weight only to find themselves heavier than they were before within a few months. I know how that goes because that is how my life has been. This time, however, it’s going to be different.
I’ve known for a while that the trick isn’t to eat less. I don’t really eat that much. The trick is *what* you eat. If I make bad food choices, I won’t get anywhere. For a few years I’ve been good at maintaining, just really bad at losing. The other problem I have is lack of activity. Changing one or the other will have an effect. In fact, when I had a trainer, I didn’t change my eating habits and still lost 20 lbs in three months all because I worked out three times a week for an hour.
I’m not sure what changed my mind, or shall I say jump-started my desire, again. I’ve been paying $12 a month for Men’s Health’s Personal Trainer and Nutrition Expert, but I haven’t ever used the tools the way they should be used. All that is changing. I don’t remember feeling this motivated to keep going. Granted, it’s only day two, but I know what I used to feel like and this is different. I think I finally decided to go through with it. Maybe it’s to prove to myself that I can; I’m sure that’s at least one reason. No doubt there are others.
I started at 313 on Wednesday, and today I’m 310. Three pounds in 24 hours isn’t too shabby (I know, I know…it’s water weight). But I know that if I stick to the workout and nutrition plans, I can keep going down. When I get to 290, we’ll have a party. I have to get that far in six weeks to prove to Steve that I can do it. He lost 23 pounds in six weeks on the Bowflex challenge. I think mine is better. We shall see.
-j
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