* drink more water/tea (48 oz)
* eat more fruits and veggies (5-6/day)
* include 2 servings of dairy
* take my multivitamin
* take my supplements (including Omega 3 oil)
* do more activity
Those are the Good Healthy Guidelines and I need to do them every day. If I do them I am more apt to lose at least 2 pounds a week. I'm hoping that because I'm so overweight that I'll lose a little more each week but if it's 2 pounds, I'll take it. It will all depend on me and how willing I am to follow the plan.
Getting the activity in is where I struggle right now because of the pain in my right knee. I'd love to be able to hike but I don't think my knee would tolerate that. I need to see if there is a treadmill in the workout room at the clubhouse. That would really help me I think. At least then I'd know how my knee would tolerate walking without being out on a trail and having trouble walking back to the car. Plus it would be a flat surface and I think my knee would do better with that than with a bumpy trail. Getting myself to get over there is a whole 'nother story. I lack motivation to work out. I'm going to have to figure out a way to get myself motivated to go there a few times a week at least. I need to hang up a "before" picture of me that I can look at every day to remind me why I need to do this. I'll work on that as soon as I finish blogging.
I got my old weight tracking books out and I am at 16 weeks total. Hopefully they will count all that so I can get my 16 week token. I'm also very close to where I was when I quit over the winter. I'm less than a pound away from my 5%. I already have that sticker though so I won't need it again. I'll show Dori my weight trackers next week and see if she can enter my original weight so I'm starting from there. Everything I do from this point on is pure effort on my part and not duplication. So I need to be looking at losing this next 5 lbs. Then I'll get a sticker for 5 lbs lost and getting into a new decade (the 270's). Before I know it I'll be at 10%!
I just need to keep my eye on the prize, being at goal weight. I know it's going to take time and that I'm going to hit some plateaus and lack motivation at times, but as long as I can get to at least 1 meeting a week, I'll be doing okay. I hope to keep up with 3 meetings a week for as long as I can. Seeing other leaders and other people will be good for me mentally as well as physically. I know my motivation will change as I go along but I hope I can always find something to keep me going. One guy last night talked about being a distance runner and how when you are nearing the finish line you put on your kick to get there. That's how I want to be with every 5 lbs. I want to want that weight loss so bad that I really work for it each week. I need to keep making healthier and smarter choices (like not getting fast food last night). I need to stay away from the convenience stores so I'm not eating candy and drinking soda. That was one of the best things I did last go round was to stay away from the 7-Eleven. That really helped with my weight loss. I can do it again this time too. It will take time to get used to not having soda every day but I know I can do it because I've done it before.
Okay, it's time to get a picture printed out to remind me of why I'm doing this. I don't want to be this fat. I want to reach my goal of 174 lbs (and maybe even less once I get there) and be able to buy regular clothes and be able to walk up and down stairs without being winded and do the grocery shopping without having to take the day off and take a shower without having to rest afterward. There are so many things I want to be able to do once I lose the weight. I CAN DO THIS!
No comments:
Post a Comment