The title, I realize, makes absolutely no sense. The analogy however when compared to dieting and trying to lose weight should come together for most if not all of you out there who have ever tried to shed a few pounds! The premise is that dieting is hard and sometimes you can be derailed.
This week has been a perfect example. I haven't been the most diligent in my food intake this week and it showed on the scale this morning. This has also been an awakening that after a while, your body will adjust to your new diet and the weight loss will level off and so it is time to try something new, like exercise.
I'll share the scary results with you as shaming as they are:
Starting Weight: 234.8
Today's Weight: 227.8
Total loss: 7lbs.
Now do I really think that I've gained three pounds this week? No. I haven't been THAT bad. I've just reduced my water intake and had more "cheats" than I would normally allow myself and that combination has likely caused some hang up in the systems. Nonetheless I was devastated to see a gain for the first time in 7 weeks!
It's just a wake up call to remind myself how easily we can fall back into old habits if we aren't careful and that while 10lbs was a successful loss, it is no reason to get careless, but should be motivation to be even more diligent.
Losing weight is an intricate puzzle that often takes trial and error. There really is no perfect formula for everyone as each of our bodies are different and react to changes in different ways. For me it's always been about finding a balance between being healthy and not depriving myself and when it comes to exercise making it something that I don't feel like I'm dying while doing and dread doing again.
This week shall be a lesson for me and a good disciplinary mindset going into the holiday week to be sure and watch myself that I don't overindulge just because it's Christmas. I need to get back to tracking my food and calories so I am more aware of what I am eating and can control my intake better rather than just guessing at it, as clearly that method is flawed!
Here's to a healthier and happier week and hopes that next week I've at least lost what I gained this week!
Have a safe and happy holidays everyone!
All my best,
Keith
Friday, December 19, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Achievement Unlocked: 10lbs lost. Goal trophy received.
If you haven't learned by now I'm impatient and hate waiting to results! So in contrast to my prior post on the 7th about waiting until Friday to weigh myself, I've been on the scale every morning watching and waiting to hit my goal.
This morning the scale finally got tired of me beating it and gave me what I was looking for. I've officially lost my first 10lbs!!! I'm super pumped and glad to be over this first hurdle!
Starting Weight: 234.8lbs
Today's Weight: 224.8lbs
Total loss: 10lbs
There is nothing more motivating than results and to know that I am on the right path and making progress gives me so much encouragement to keep going! I realize 10lbs is not a lot but it's a huge start for me!
Now that that hurdle is behind me, it's time to look to the future and set a new goal! I think I am going to tackle this 10lbs at a time. So my next goal is to get to 214.8lbs! If I keep on track with 10lbs every month and a half I should be down nearly 60lbs by the time the wedding rolls around next October! Here's to focusing and making things happen!
Thanks everyone for your continued encouragement and support! Stay tuned for more updates from this never ending journey!
All the best,
Keith
This morning the scale finally got tired of me beating it and gave me what I was looking for. I've officially lost my first 10lbs!!! I'm super pumped and glad to be over this first hurdle!
Starting Weight: 234.8lbs
Today's Weight: 224.8lbs
Total loss: 10lbs
There is nothing more motivating than results and to know that I am on the right path and making progress gives me so much encouragement to keep going! I realize 10lbs is not a lot but it's a huge start for me!
Now that that hurdle is behind me, it's time to look to the future and set a new goal! I think I am going to tackle this 10lbs at a time. So my next goal is to get to 214.8lbs! If I keep on track with 10lbs every month and a half I should be down nearly 60lbs by the time the wedding rolls around next October! Here's to focusing and making things happen!
Thanks everyone for your continued encouragement and support! Stay tuned for more updates from this never ending journey!
All the best,
Keith
Sunday, December 7, 2014
A hop, skip and a bottle of water away!
It seems like the weeks are fast forwarding themselves and time is just flying by! I can't believe it is already Sunday and a new week has begun!
With that being said, as I mentioned in my post last week I took advice from a radio show about weighing yourself on Fridays each week. I had already weighed on Monday so I was curious to see what happened in 5 days. I was pleased with the result!
Starting Weight: 234.8lbs
Friday's Weight: 225.8lbs
Total Loss: 9lbs
So in 5 weeks I have lost 9lbs. I was really hoping to have hit the 10lb mark at this point but 9lbs is a good goal. That's an average of 1.8lbs per week and keep in mind we haven't done any exercise. This loss has come strictly by drinking more water and watching the calories we eat and preparing most of our meals at home.
For the next phase, I would love to incorporate some kind of exercise and have been swearing that we will start the DDP Yoga series but I just can't seem to muster up the motivation to stick to it. I am hoping this week we can just hunker down and commit ourselves to hitting the floor and get into extreme yoga! It's allegedly a high calorie burning workout series, we shall see.
I'm 1lb away from my first goal of 10lbs. I could hop, skip and drink a bottle of water to flush away that pesky pound! My goal is to surpass the 10lb mark by the end of the week and I really think if I add in some sort of exercise I will hit that goal! That and maybe cut back on the Starbucks? I may or may not have had a few holiday drinks this week. Whoops! Look forward not back though, right?
That's all I have for now. Cross your fingers that we can push ourselves just a little more this week and that I hit my 10lb goal!
All my best,
Keith
With that being said, as I mentioned in my post last week I took advice from a radio show about weighing yourself on Fridays each week. I had already weighed on Monday so I was curious to see what happened in 5 days. I was pleased with the result!
Starting Weight: 234.8lbs
Friday's Weight: 225.8lbs
Total Loss: 9lbs
So in 5 weeks I have lost 9lbs. I was really hoping to have hit the 10lb mark at this point but 9lbs is a good goal. That's an average of 1.8lbs per week and keep in mind we haven't done any exercise. This loss has come strictly by drinking more water and watching the calories we eat and preparing most of our meals at home.
For the next phase, I would love to incorporate some kind of exercise and have been swearing that we will start the DDP Yoga series but I just can't seem to muster up the motivation to stick to it. I am hoping this week we can just hunker down and commit ourselves to hitting the floor and get into extreme yoga! It's allegedly a high calorie burning workout series, we shall see.
I'm 1lb away from my first goal of 10lbs. I could hop, skip and drink a bottle of water to flush away that pesky pound! My goal is to surpass the 10lb mark by the end of the week and I really think if I add in some sort of exercise I will hit that goal! That and maybe cut back on the Starbucks? I may or may not have had a few holiday drinks this week. Whoops! Look forward not back though, right?
That's all I have for now. Cross your fingers that we can push ourselves just a little more this week and that I hit my 10lb goal!
All my best,
Keith
Monday, December 1, 2014
How I survived Thanksgiving....but crashed the next day!
It's been a couple of weeks since the last post, namely because there hasn't been much to report. I can tell you that over the last month since starting this venture, Matt and I have been diligent with our charge to cook more meals at home and eat out a lot less! We have been to a drive thru fast food place 2 times in the past 30 days and they were both over this most recent extended holiday!
The way we have been working it is we go grocery shopping and buy all of our meals for the week including lunch for work and breakfast (for me, as he is not a breakfast person) so that we have everything on hand, and no excuses! Keeping on plan during the week, come Friday or Saturday we decide to allow ourselves to indulge and pick a cuisine and restaurant that we both would enjoy and have a meal there! Mind you we don't make a day of it and usually just stick to that meal and possibly a dessert somewhere. Thus far, this system has worked rather well.
Here comes the holiday! Our first venture to a drive thru came the Wednesday before. We were in a rush to get on the road and out of town and were driving a dear friend home as well that we decided to throw it to the wind and eat at Wendy's. I got a grilled chicken and diet. While certainly not the healthiest of things to eat, I could have done A LOT worse. I'm a big gal and I can put down some Wendy's, but I showed restraint. Later that eve, my brother and best friend made homemade cheese sticks after we arrived in town. I like to tell myself that he is super skinny and eats healthy on the by and by so it's gotta be ok to eat! :-)
Now where I was proud of myself is on actual Thanksgiving. We started the day by going to a food pantry and shelter to serve those in need. After, a group of us ventured to Cracker Barrel. Again, here normally I would have slayed some chicken w/ gravy, a pancake, eggs, sausage, biscuits etc. All I had were biscuits and gravy and 2 sausage patties and some apple butter. That may sound "normal" or even "heavy" for most people, but understand where I'm coming from and what I normally would have done, my restraint for me was a victory.
Now for the actual Thanksgiving dinner w/ my family. I only had ONE plate! Not two or three....just one. And that plate was not piled high and overflowing. I had a piece of turkey, a piece of ham, some stuffing, a roll, a deviled egg and some green bean casserole. I also just had one dessert instead of three or four samples of everything. I repeat myself only to say, this may seem "normal" to most people, but I'm a foodie with a serious addiction to food, so this was another victory.
All in all I took a win for myself on the holidays. Then came Black Friday and lunch with friends.
Crash....and....burn.
Look I have to tell you, we had lunch at a place called Harry's and they have some of the most delicious sushi you've ever had. One of their rolls is DEEP FRIED and another is stuffed with filet mignon and avocado! When I tell you I was in heaven, I was in heaven. I could not turn this down. I also had the mini sliders w/ a side salad & water to balance it all out! So I was good.
I felt stuffed and yet very satisfied! Later that evening, when we arrived back home, we were too tired to cook and fell back into an old habit of "just go get something". I allowed it for one evening with the promise that the next day we would get back on track and get to the store. And that is just what we did.
At the end of it all, nothing loss but nothing gained. But I have lost since my last post!
Starting weight: 234.8lbs
Today's weight: 227.4lbs
Total loss: 7.4lbs
That's almost an average of 2lbs per week, which I think is healthy and a good start. Especially given we have yet to exercise. Still working up the motivation to get back into that. It's coming!
So that's how I survived Thanksgiving and crashed the next day. But I am happy to say we are back on the wagon, we have all of our meals for the week and we are on track!
I will say that I heard a tip on the radio today to NOT weigh yourself on Monday's as the weekend tends to be your least healthy of the days so it is best to weigh yourself on Fridays. So going forward that is what I shall do. I'm curious to see how the results vary!
That's all I have for now! Stay tuned for more adventures from my never ending quest to lose weight!
All my best,
Keith
The way we have been working it is we go grocery shopping and buy all of our meals for the week including lunch for work and breakfast (for me, as he is not a breakfast person) so that we have everything on hand, and no excuses! Keeping on plan during the week, come Friday or Saturday we decide to allow ourselves to indulge and pick a cuisine and restaurant that we both would enjoy and have a meal there! Mind you we don't make a day of it and usually just stick to that meal and possibly a dessert somewhere. Thus far, this system has worked rather well.
Here comes the holiday! Our first venture to a drive thru came the Wednesday before. We were in a rush to get on the road and out of town and were driving a dear friend home as well that we decided to throw it to the wind and eat at Wendy's. I got a grilled chicken and diet. While certainly not the healthiest of things to eat, I could have done A LOT worse. I'm a big gal and I can put down some Wendy's, but I showed restraint. Later that eve, my brother and best friend made homemade cheese sticks after we arrived in town. I like to tell myself that he is super skinny and eats healthy on the by and by so it's gotta be ok to eat! :-)
Now where I was proud of myself is on actual Thanksgiving. We started the day by going to a food pantry and shelter to serve those in need. After, a group of us ventured to Cracker Barrel. Again, here normally I would have slayed some chicken w/ gravy, a pancake, eggs, sausage, biscuits etc. All I had were biscuits and gravy and 2 sausage patties and some apple butter. That may sound "normal" or even "heavy" for most people, but understand where I'm coming from and what I normally would have done, my restraint for me was a victory.
Now for the actual Thanksgiving dinner w/ my family. I only had ONE plate! Not two or three....just one. And that plate was not piled high and overflowing. I had a piece of turkey, a piece of ham, some stuffing, a roll, a deviled egg and some green bean casserole. I also just had one dessert instead of three or four samples of everything. I repeat myself only to say, this may seem "normal" to most people, but I'm a foodie with a serious addiction to food, so this was another victory.
All in all I took a win for myself on the holidays. Then came Black Friday and lunch with friends.
Crash....and....burn.
Look I have to tell you, we had lunch at a place called Harry's and they have some of the most delicious sushi you've ever had. One of their rolls is DEEP FRIED and another is stuffed with filet mignon and avocado! When I tell you I was in heaven, I was in heaven. I could not turn this down. I also had the mini sliders w/ a side salad & water to balance it all out! So I was good.
I felt stuffed and yet very satisfied! Later that evening, when we arrived back home, we were too tired to cook and fell back into an old habit of "just go get something". I allowed it for one evening with the promise that the next day we would get back on track and get to the store. And that is just what we did.
At the end of it all, nothing loss but nothing gained. But I have lost since my last post!
Starting weight: 234.8lbs
Today's weight: 227.4lbs
Total loss: 7.4lbs
That's almost an average of 2lbs per week, which I think is healthy and a good start. Especially given we have yet to exercise. Still working up the motivation to get back into that. It's coming!
So that's how I survived Thanksgiving and crashed the next day. But I am happy to say we are back on the wagon, we have all of our meals for the week and we are on track!
I will say that I heard a tip on the radio today to NOT weigh yourself on Monday's as the weekend tends to be your least healthy of the days so it is best to weigh yourself on Fridays. So going forward that is what I shall do. I'm curious to see how the results vary!
That's all I have for now! Stay tuned for more adventures from my never ending quest to lose weight!
All my best,
Keith
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Not even Starbuck's could throw me off my game!
Week 1 is on the books ya'll! Today marks 7 days on the new kick to eat better, lose weight and get healthy!
The week has been interesting, but not necessarily difficult. I found myself making better food choices without really thinking about it. Even at places where healthy wasn't really on the menu I felt like I did good. For instance on Friday night we had a work function for the grand opening of one of our new restaurants and they were sampling the menu. Everything from pizza, wings, sandwiches etc. Now my former self would have gone through that buffet line at least 3-4 times loading up a plate every time. The new and focused me only went up once and only got 1 small piece of pizza, 2 boneless wings and 3 tortilla chips. Trust that I was tempted to keep snacking, but I resisted and I was proud of myself. The good thing here also is that I didn't deprive myself completely. I allowed myself to have some "junk" food after a week of being good, which I think is vital and important to success.
This week I committed to only drinking water everyday and to try and drink at least 3 water bottles full or more. The first day it was a little tough, but after a couple of days it has just become routine to fill up my water bottle and always have water on hand! I attribute most of the weight loss this week to water weight and that's fine. I know how this game works. You lose a bunch of water weight the first week or two and then things start to slow down as you begin losing real weight!
With that being said here are this weeks results:
Starting weight: 234.8lbs
Today's weight: 230.6lbs
Total lost: 4.2lbs
Not bad for just a week on! I even allowed myself a couple of Starbucks drinks (non-fat, no whip mind you) and not even Starbuck's could throw me off my game!
I'm excited to see results the first week as that always provides motivation to keep going! My ultimate goal I can't really say is a specific number, but rather how I look and feel. I want to be able to see my belt when I look down. I want to have a neck again. I don't want my face to look like an overstuffed balloon. I don't want to look 9 months pregnant when I turn sideways. So whatever number that ends up being and gets me to those goals, that's the number I want to be at. Logistically speaking I plan to get below 200lbs over the next 4-6 months. I know I will feel better about myself and my image when that day comes again. I used the word again because this has all happened before, a few times before. My blog title says it all, it really is a never ending quest for weight loss!
Here's to another successful week! A week of good food choices and hopefully starting DDP Yoga on a regular schedule. Adding exercise to this regimen should help amp up the results a bit too!
Enjoy your week, until next time!
Wishing you success in your goals,
Keith
The week has been interesting, but not necessarily difficult. I found myself making better food choices without really thinking about it. Even at places where healthy wasn't really on the menu I felt like I did good. For instance on Friday night we had a work function for the grand opening of one of our new restaurants and they were sampling the menu. Everything from pizza, wings, sandwiches etc. Now my former self would have gone through that buffet line at least 3-4 times loading up a plate every time. The new and focused me only went up once and only got 1 small piece of pizza, 2 boneless wings and 3 tortilla chips. Trust that I was tempted to keep snacking, but I resisted and I was proud of myself. The good thing here also is that I didn't deprive myself completely. I allowed myself to have some "junk" food after a week of being good, which I think is vital and important to success.
This week I committed to only drinking water everyday and to try and drink at least 3 water bottles full or more. The first day it was a little tough, but after a couple of days it has just become routine to fill up my water bottle and always have water on hand! I attribute most of the weight loss this week to water weight and that's fine. I know how this game works. You lose a bunch of water weight the first week or two and then things start to slow down as you begin losing real weight!
With that being said here are this weeks results:
Starting weight: 234.8lbs
Today's weight: 230.6lbs
Total lost: 4.2lbs
Not bad for just a week on! I even allowed myself a couple of Starbucks drinks (non-fat, no whip mind you) and not even Starbuck's could throw me off my game!
I'm excited to see results the first week as that always provides motivation to keep going! My ultimate goal I can't really say is a specific number, but rather how I look and feel. I want to be able to see my belt when I look down. I want to have a neck again. I don't want my face to look like an overstuffed balloon. I don't want to look 9 months pregnant when I turn sideways. So whatever number that ends up being and gets me to those goals, that's the number I want to be at. Logistically speaking I plan to get below 200lbs over the next 4-6 months. I know I will feel better about myself and my image when that day comes again. I used the word again because this has all happened before, a few times before. My blog title says it all, it really is a never ending quest for weight loss!
Here's to another successful week! A week of good food choices and hopefully starting DDP Yoga on a regular schedule. Adding exercise to this regimen should help amp up the results a bit too!
Enjoy your week, until next time!
Wishing you success in your goals,
Keith
Sunday, November 2, 2014
And I said..."This is bullsh*t!" and decided to do something.
As I stood there looking in the mirror I thought to myself, "How did this happen?"
I was looking at a very overweight sad looking version of myself and couldn't figure out how I got here. Ok, that sounds stupid. Of course I KNOW how I got to this point, but it was a surreal moment. 2 years ago I wrote a post and listed my ending weight as 177lbs. I think I was wearing a small-medium shirt and a 32" waist pant.
Standing on the scale this morning it beeped back to me, "234.8".
This is bullsh*t! I have gained 57lbs in a little more than 2 years and I can't take it anymore. I won't take it anymore.
The past few weeks I have been in a depression of sorts about my body. I know that I have issues with food. I'm an emotional eater. I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad. I eat when I've had a bad day, a good day, a stressful day, an exciting day. Everyday is a reason to celebrate with food. As I pondered how I could turn this around I was not finding the energy or motivation to do anything. I didn't know how to start, where to start. I was defeated. Then it hit me, "YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED! YOU BETTER LOSE SOME WEIGHT!"
That was it. My motivation. I sat down with Matt amidst my own tears telling him that I was determined to do something and get back on track with my weight. I didn't know what I was going to do, but I knew it was going to have to be serious and something we could do together.
We decided that we had to do something that we could stick to without leaving us starved or frustrated. Making dietary modifications and disciplining ourselves.
Starting tomorrow, I have banned fast food/take out for the next 30 days. I set the 30 day goal for something measurable and short term as I have found it is easier to stick with short term goals that are realistic and attainable vs. long term, far reaching goals. We purchased items to make dinners at home that are lower calorie, less processed meals. Also things to eat for lunch and breakfast for work so we aren't tempted to eat out.
This may sound like something simple but for us it's a big deal. We ate our feelings in large massive quantities. We have to cut back our calories and make better choices when it comes to food and that is what we are doing to start with.
As I read back through some of my previous posts, especially the ones where I was completing Insanity, it made me realize, this isn't fun or easy, but I can do it. I CAN do it. I've done it before. It might have sucked, and I might have cried most of the way but I did it before and I can do it again!
I decided to start up my blog again to help me hold myself accountable and as an outlet to talk about the journey. It really helped me in my process last time and I think it will help me in my "do over" as well!
I also want to say or better yet ask, why are we so afraid to speak out to our friends who gain weight? I don't mean to be cruel and disrespectful about it, but can you just pull a girl aside and put a bug in her ear! Food is a drug too and I am an addict, I need an intervention!
Tonight is the last supper of sorts. No more fast food or take out after today. So what do you do when you've made that decision.....duh...you go to Taco Bell and do it up!
Cheers to my rebirth and the death (again) of Fatty McFatterton. Much like horror movie villains he just never seems to die!
Starting weight: 234.8lbs.
Let the loss begin.
All the best,
Keith
I was looking at a very overweight sad looking version of myself and couldn't figure out how I got here. Ok, that sounds stupid. Of course I KNOW how I got to this point, but it was a surreal moment. 2 years ago I wrote a post and listed my ending weight as 177lbs. I think I was wearing a small-medium shirt and a 32" waist pant.
Standing on the scale this morning it beeped back to me, "234.8".
This is bullsh*t! I have gained 57lbs in a little more than 2 years and I can't take it anymore. I won't take it anymore.
The past few weeks I have been in a depression of sorts about my body. I know that I have issues with food. I'm an emotional eater. I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad. I eat when I've had a bad day, a good day, a stressful day, an exciting day. Everyday is a reason to celebrate with food. As I pondered how I could turn this around I was not finding the energy or motivation to do anything. I didn't know how to start, where to start. I was defeated. Then it hit me, "YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED! YOU BETTER LOSE SOME WEIGHT!"
That was it. My motivation. I sat down with Matt amidst my own tears telling him that I was determined to do something and get back on track with my weight. I didn't know what I was going to do, but I knew it was going to have to be serious and something we could do together.
We decided that we had to do something that we could stick to without leaving us starved or frustrated. Making dietary modifications and disciplining ourselves.
Starting tomorrow, I have banned fast food/take out for the next 30 days. I set the 30 day goal for something measurable and short term as I have found it is easier to stick with short term goals that are realistic and attainable vs. long term, far reaching goals. We purchased items to make dinners at home that are lower calorie, less processed meals. Also things to eat for lunch and breakfast for work so we aren't tempted to eat out.
This may sound like something simple but for us it's a big deal. We ate our feelings in large massive quantities. We have to cut back our calories and make better choices when it comes to food and that is what we are doing to start with.
As I read back through some of my previous posts, especially the ones where I was completing Insanity, it made me realize, this isn't fun or easy, but I can do it. I CAN do it. I've done it before. It might have sucked, and I might have cried most of the way but I did it before and I can do it again!
I decided to start up my blog again to help me hold myself accountable and as an outlet to talk about the journey. It really helped me in my process last time and I think it will help me in my "do over" as well!
I also want to say or better yet ask, why are we so afraid to speak out to our friends who gain weight? I don't mean to be cruel and disrespectful about it, but can you just pull a girl aside and put a bug in her ear! Food is a drug too and I am an addict, I need an intervention!
Tonight is the last supper of sorts. No more fast food or take out after today. So what do you do when you've made that decision.....duh...you go to Taco Bell and do it up!
Cheers to my rebirth and the death (again) of Fatty McFatterton. Much like horror movie villains he just never seems to die!
Starting weight: 234.8lbs.
Let the loss begin.
All the best,
Keith
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