Welcome back
to another WIMHW! These are a few things
on my mind that I would like to share with you.
I just finished walking at the mall and I am feeling pretty good about
myself. Yesterday's walk was skipped
because of my bad back and I decided there would be no excuses today. I was in some discomfort while walking and
really wanted to quit, but as I was finishing, I decided I could go another
quarter mile to help supplement yesterday’s shortfall. Not long ago, I would have made an excuse not
to go at all today. Those days are
gone. Now on to other things in my head
before I hurt my arm patting myself on the back.
I’d like to
shout out to bloggergirl45, SDVB, CA, MS, JM, AI and all of the others that
have contacted me and told me that they are renewing their efforts toward
better health and following the blog.
You all can do this! I am happy we
are all traveling along this road together and I am proud you are along for the
ride.
My Aunt H,
one of the smartest and most insightful people I know, gave me invaluable
feedback on the blog. She posed a few
questions that I will cover in upcoming posts, but today I will address one in
particular. What makes this time
different than other times I have tried to lose weight and keep it off? In the last few days since her email a lot of
thought was given to this. I knew I had
an unfamiliar resolution for success this time, but why?
I believe
there are several factors contributing to this resolve. One is that I want a better life for my wife
and me. While she had never pressured me
to lose the weight, she certainly wanted me to be healthier. I owe that much to her, to us, but most
importantly; to myself. Another reason
is that in the past I have always attempted to fit myself into someone else’s
methods or programs. This time, this is
all about me. My methods, based on my
knowledge and developing something that fits my life. I suppose it’s an amalgamation of all those
systems with my own spin. And of course,
you all to keep me going. That is one
key difference. You are, in effect, my
sponsors.
Thirdly, and
I want you to forgive me for this one, I have long felt that I am an
exceptional individual. I think I am
smart, capable, talented and affable. Traits
that will take anyone far in life. Now
that might sound a tad conceited, but I need to believe in myself. And up to this moment, I have been lax in
living up to my potential. The time has
come for me to not think I am exceptional person, but to be that
person. I am finding it hard to think of
a single area in my life that won’t be drastically improved by achieving this
goal. That H, is why things will be different this time.
The last
thing on my mind, this leap day, is that tomorrow is March 1. I had decreed certain restrictions that were
for the month of February and to be reviewed moving forward. I gave up alcohol for the month of
February. That will continue through
March. I abstained from caffeine for
this jumpstart period. I will continue
to do so for the indefinite future.
Another method I used to pull weight off early and get the maximum
amount of vegetables in me, was to give up meat, except for fish. While I do not crave meat at this time, I
feel that for long term success, for me, I need a little more variety and
flexibility in my eating repertoire. I
plan on having occasional lean meats inserted into my menus. Perhaps, chicken once or twice a week, lean
red meat once or twice a month. The Stop
‘n Shop sells these petite 100 calorie steaks I have had in my freezer. I can use those to mix things up a bit. I’ll continue to limit dairy and eggs to
small amounts as well.
Oh, and the
proofreader is studying tonight. I’m
flying solo.
Cya tomorrow
for cooking Thursday,
M
What I
ate today and how I exercised:
Breakfast ~ Un-turkey pita sandwich and 1
grapefruit mixed with blueberries
Lunch ~ Panera again, as I was traveling with
someone today on business. Tomato soup
and ½ a Caesar salad with salmon
Mid-afternoon
snack ~ Decaf skinny
caffe mocha
Dinner ~ A huge salad with a can of tuna
and red wine vinaigrette.
Exercise ~
1.25 miles, walked at the mall
Weighed in at weight watchers. Down 1.4 lbs. I was a little disappointed but I remembered I went to a party on Saturday and had a gin and tonic and a few bites of a cupcake from the House of Cupcakes. so far in 20 days I am down 7.4lbs. Today I ate 1 pack of benavita breakfast biscuits for breakfast. One pack for lunch, and a grilled chicken wrap for dinner. Keep up your good work!
ReplyDeleteProgress is progress Chris! 1.7 lbs. is healthy progress at taht. Congrats! If you can, get some more fruits and veggies in ya.
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