Tomorrow starts with my new diet. I have already conquered the lifestyle change, but a decrease in my calorie intake starts tomorrow. Im looking for a 1-2 lb. per week loss. Starting @ a 500-700 calories a day drop from norm. I haven't officially weighed in yet, but I'm guessing I'm @ 252-255 lbs. (At least I hope.) It's been nearly 6 months since I have actively tried to lose "more" weight; Even though there has been a 30lb weight loss due to my activity(primarily running.) in that time.
Is anyone else afraid to weigh themselves for fear of what it is going to read? I've been exercising, but the scale still has power over me. That " fat" person still looks back at me in the mirror. That's a whole topic within itself.....
Goals:
First is to break 250 - intially done a few months back. Probably weigh more than that now?
2nd: 245
3rd - 230 something ( now that would be nice!)
4th -229.999 lbs ( just to say that I'm in the 220's) LOL !
These are short term goals. How long? Until Christmas or later if I can stick with it.
Maybe I can find something online to help keep me sticking with it?
3 hours ago
5 Comments:
Hey Dave - It feels good to 'refocus' on a 'new' goal. You've been so active, I don't think you should be too scared of the scale. It almost sounds cliche, but remember you've built up some muscle!
I read recently that interval training is the key to good fat burning. Don't know how much of that you do in addition to your longer runs, but that could help kick start things a bit?
I have naturally built in intervals right now with the C25K program, but I really think that is why I'm having some pretty good success on the scale.
Something that I found helpful was recording my weight on physicsdiet.com.
It forces you to weigh in everyday and focus on the trend of your weightloss rather than the actual number.
And I thought your post was about cookies damnit!
I didn't step on the scale for a year before April 2! Really afraid to know, but it didn't matter either way. The weight was still there & I have to take it off.
Good luck! You have lifestyle change already on your side.
As in running, one step at a time, weight loss is one pound at a time.
Want power is the key. when you pick up that cookie bag, say to yourself, "What do I want more, the cookie or the weight loss" As the focus becomes better, you will more often choose the loss.
You will still have the cookie once in a while, but then you will counter it with an extra 10 minutes of running.
Dave, reading this book REALLY changed the way I ate and I immediately started dropping weight (coincided with the beginning of my running, so who knows).
When I started focusing on the benefits of putting good things in my body, and the health benefits of that, it shifted my eating away from "dieting" and deprivation to enjoying eating by knowing what good I was doing for my body.
Did that run-on sentence make sense?
Anyway:
http://superfoodsuperfood.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/super-book/
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