Today marks the end of the first week of my Up-Down Challenge (where I go up $10 in savings for each pound I go down, towards my goal of 30 pounds lost). I have to say, I wasn't expecting to see any weight loss on the scale, not because I wasn't trying this past week, but because I'm a natural pessimist and always think that, no matter how hard (or "hard") I try, I won't succeed. (Nice mindset, eh?)
Anyways...the number on the scale: 197.6 pounds.
(Starting weight was 200.2 pounds.)
That's a total weight loss of 2.6 pounds this past week and $20 into savings.
HOLY CRAP!
For a die-hard pessimist, this is pretty good. For someone looking to slim down, this is pretty good. For someone looking to be healthier, this is pretty good.
Hell, THIS IS PRETTY GOOD!
I must say, I'm rather proud of myself. Losing even a little makes me feel good, helps me realize that I can do this and reinforces that I'm still going about this in a healthy way.
Getting the first week done is also important for me; now I'm into this challenge and I'm seeing results so I'd be crazy not to keep going. Some things I'm going to start working on over the next week is watching my portion sizes, paying more attention to how many servings of what types of food I'm eating every day and getting into a more regular exercise routine. I've decided to register for a 5K run in May, so I'm going to look for a spring run and then get started on a training plan.
In the meantime I'm going to keep basking in my weight loss success. What better way to star the work week than 2.8 pounds lighter? YAY!
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
What's weighing on my mind
My attempts at getting healthy are focused more on making lifestyle changes that I can stick with, rather than setting hard goals. Is that smart? I'm not sure, but here's the rationale for doing it this way:
By aiming to make lifestyle changes, I will find ways to be healthy overall and not only achieve better physical, mental and financial health but also develop the habits I need to maintain my new-found health.
I was worried that if I set hard goals and didn't meet them, I'd feel discouraged and give up (what can I say, I know myself).
Thing is, I can't know if any of my changes are actually helping without at least knowing where I'm starting from. Since I've been on the physical health kick lately, I decided to weigh myself today.
BAD IDEA.
I knew the number would not be good, but I thought it would be better than it was. I'm so upset by it that I can't bring myself to share it, even if there are only about three people who would read it here (and one person I live with and another I used to live with).
And now, after seeing what I weigh, I feel discouraged. I feel like I can't do anything to make a difference. I feel like it's all pointless and why even bother?
It's a conundrum, really. To know I'm making progress, I need to know the starting point. But knowing the starting point is discouraging and now I feel like I can't do it. Sigh.
I'll get over it; I always feel like this after weighing myself and I always get happier eventually. But even if I don't share my weight, I know what it is and I'm going to have to keep weighing myself to see if my healthy changes are working. Maybe, eventually, I'll feel ready to share.
(Numbers will matter more, though, when it comes to my finances and financial health. I'll be focusing on that more soon.)
By aiming to make lifestyle changes, I will find ways to be healthy overall and not only achieve better physical, mental and financial health but also develop the habits I need to maintain my new-found health.
I was worried that if I set hard goals and didn't meet them, I'd feel discouraged and give up (what can I say, I know myself).
Thing is, I can't know if any of my changes are actually helping without at least knowing where I'm starting from. Since I've been on the physical health kick lately, I decided to weigh myself today.
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I knew the number would not be good, but I thought it would be better than it was. I'm so upset by it that I can't bring myself to share it, even if there are only about three people who would read it here (and one person I live with and another I used to live with).
And now, after seeing what I weigh, I feel discouraged. I feel like I can't do anything to make a difference. I feel like it's all pointless and why even bother?
It's a conundrum, really. To know I'm making progress, I need to know the starting point. But knowing the starting point is discouraging and now I feel like I can't do it. Sigh.
I'll get over it; I always feel like this after weighing myself and I always get happier eventually. But even if I don't share my weight, I know what it is and I'm going to have to keep weighing myself to see if my healthy changes are working. Maybe, eventually, I'll feel ready to share.
(Numbers will matter more, though, when it comes to my finances and financial health. I'll be focusing on that more soon.)
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