It’s difficult to post today’s scale, but out of full disclosure, I post it.
This past week I didn’t track my food or exercise. Usually I found excuses not to exercise. While it’s possible that I ate decently during the week, it’s also possible that I didn’t. I know for a fact that I ate more on the weekend than was necessary, but that usually happens when I go to Steven’s house. I did bike 10 miles on Saturday, but once a week isn’t going to cut the mustard.
This week I started a checklist. Seeing as how I don’t have any self-discipline, I need to get some. I hesitate to say it because it sounds blasphemous, but just prayer isn’t going to be enough. Not that God’s limited, but I can’t ask Him for something and then sit around. If I ask for the desire to get out and exercise but make little effort to do it, I shouldn’t be surprised when it doesn’t happen. To combat this, I’m not allowing myself to go to bed until I finish the things in my checklist each day. For the two days it’s been in practice, it’s served well. We’ll see if next week this number reflects the forced discipline.
-j
I'm Jason, and I like to write.
Don’t get discouraged, it takes a lot of work to change habits we have had forever. I only started trying to drops some pounds days before you. I made my goal for my first week to just try and drink 8 glasses of water a day. You just have to take little steps toward the bigger picture. I really like your checklist idea. And not letting yourself end your day without having finised it. I may steal that, if that’s ok. Good luck this week, you can do it! Trust me if I can so can you.