21 weeks ago
So, Tuesday night I went to the Health Steward Kick-Off night. It's a class led by a San Diego doctor who lost 270 pounds 8 years ago by doing a liquid diet and going to baseball games. My aunt gave me his book when she was doing her diet but I didn't read it until after I started my own diet. The story of his journey was kind of amazing and after I was done reading it I totally wanted to meet him. But I figured that wouldn't happen because he's all famous-like and I am so not. But my aunt told me that he leads a 12 week class up in Escondido and it's free so I hopped on the bus after work and got to go. Woot!
This is totally the motivation I think I need right now. 21 weeks ago I started my own weight loss journey and I am just so tired of it. I want to go back to just eating when I'm hungry and not worrying about calorie count and fat count and carb count and ratios and all the rest of it. I want to just be able to eat without putting so much effort into thinking about it. And I'm so over making a shake. The shakes are still tasty and filling but I don't want to make them anymore. I just want to grab and go. Yes, I could do that but I still have plenty of product at home so there is no point in spending money on something I already have. Once I make it through what I have left then I'll make some changes to the product I use.
Anyway, motivation... I've been doing this so long that it feels like I've forgotten why I decided to do this. And I have been losing and gaining the same 10 pounds for the last month. I had to look over my facebook to see what my totals were because I stopped keeping up with things here like I'm supposed to.
9/18 - 275.4
9/11 - 279.6
8/27 - 277.8
8/20 - 280.6
8/13 - 283.4
8/6 - 280.4
So, next week in class Dr. Nick will share his story and then the week after we'll start breaking up into small support groups and exploring the "7 Pillars of Weight Loss Success" which is just basics for making a lifestyle change. I'm excited. Something and a whole bunch of someone's to keep me accountable and encourage me when I just don't want to do it anymore.
I know my "official" weigh-in day is tomorrow but I still get on my scale every morning. That is how i've actually been yo-yoing for the last month and not steadily losing like the numbers indicate. Anyway, this morning I weighed 271.6. That puts me over the 50 pound mark. I think it's kind of fitting that these two events are going together.
This is totally the motivation I think I need right now. 21 weeks ago I started my own weight loss journey and I am just so tired of it. I want to go back to just eating when I'm hungry and not worrying about calorie count and fat count and carb count and ratios and all the rest of it. I want to just be able to eat without putting so much effort into thinking about it. And I'm so over making a shake. The shakes are still tasty and filling but I don't want to make them anymore. I just want to grab and go. Yes, I could do that but I still have plenty of product at home so there is no point in spending money on something I already have. Once I make it through what I have left then I'll make some changes to the product I use.
Anyway, motivation... I've been doing this so long that it feels like I've forgotten why I decided to do this. And I have been losing and gaining the same 10 pounds for the last month. I had to look over my facebook to see what my totals were because I stopped keeping up with things here like I'm supposed to.
9/18 - 275.4
9/11 - 279.6
8/27 - 277.8
8/20 - 280.6
8/13 - 283.4
8/6 - 280.4
So, next week in class Dr. Nick will share his story and then the week after we'll start breaking up into small support groups and exploring the "7 Pillars of Weight Loss Success" which is just basics for making a lifestyle change. I'm excited. Something and a whole bunch of someone's to keep me accountable and encourage me when I just don't want to do it anymore.
I know my "official" weigh-in day is tomorrow but I still get on my scale every morning. That is how i've actually been yo-yoing for the last month and not steadily losing like the numbers indicate. Anyway, this morning I weighed 271.6. That puts me over the 50 pound mark. I think it's kind of fitting that these two events are going together.