I thought long and hard about this, and would love input from you guys. I am restarting today. Sure, I've made some changes since the first of the year, but they have not been consistent. Not even close. So, my question is... should I restart another WISH journal, or should I continue with this one, and just push the "restart button" and start counting new days?
For now, I'll just restart this one, but I would love input... like a fresh start and all... or continue because this has been my journey?
Day 1,
Well, let me tell you something CRAZY I did this past Saturday, and no judgement please! I actually went to a casting call for Extreme Makeover weight loss edition. I was SURE I was going to get a call back. I felt like I did great during the interview. I have to say I was really dissapointed I didn't get a call back. Just talking with everyone around me though was interesting. Everyone has a story, and truth be told, it would be great if we all could get the chance, we are all deserving of getting to our weight loss goals. I just wished they would have picked me!
but that quest also prompted a question from DH. He asked why I would be willing to do whatever Chris Powell said, and not what I already know, or what DH would suggest, or what the trainers at the gym would suggest. I guess the lure of the rewards and prizes were nice, but in the end I need to loose the weight for myself and I need to decide that I am worth the effort. I decided to make my own version of extreme makeover weight loss edition and today I successfully navigated day 1.
For 4 weeks I am concentrating on these goals:
1. Only subway for takeout
2. No chips (I just can't handle those)
3. count calories and log all foods
4. exercise and walk (weather and work schedule permitting) daily
5. After calculating caloric need, stay in the red (meaning eat less than calorie burn)
6. complete 1 task daily
7. step on scale when 4 weeks completed
(after 4 weeks, I will evaluate my progress)
I started reading Jillians new book and #3 & #5 come from there. Makes sense to log your food, know where you are, and plan to eat less calories so I can burn off calories.
1&2 come from my addiction to McDonald's and potato chips. At this point, I need to sever ties with these, I have no control over them and like any other addiction, I just need them out of my life right now.
#4 is not hard, as I truly do like how I feel when I exercise, however I want to make sure I vary the workouts so I don't get bored.
#6 comes from another book I read. "finished being fat". this was one of the BEST BOOKS I'VE EVER READ!!!!! Almost the entire book mirrored me and how I felt. She had some interpersonal struggles that I didn't have, but her feelings, her struggles, her challenges were just like me. It was absolutely amazing to read about "me" in her book. One of the things she did was set small tasks to accomplish every day. I too am a procrastinator and this was something I started to do a few months back and it felt great. I stopped doing it, and missed it. Today's challenge... log on WISH!
#7 Partly from extreme makeover show and partly me, I get tripped up when I look at the scale, so I am going to focus on behaviors instead of numbers on a scale to see how I do.
So...
1. Ate at home for all 3 meals
2. No chips, did have a 100 cal. snack popcorn bag
3. logged all foods. Calories = 1456
4. 60 min. on the elliptical. casual walk with DH and DD outside for about 20 min.
5. done (see#3)
6. Logged on and restarted WISH journal.
7. Weighed in today and then no more till 4 weeks are up.
I have to say I am very proud of myself, and thanks for reading, I appreciate you all very much!!!!