Minus Five Times Ten

Sunday Morning ~ Weigh In March 6, 2011

This has been some week.  I spent the week tracking what I eat with good success for the most part, and fair success as far a meeting my calorie goals.  It really hasn’t been that bad, but I missed the mark on a couple of days.  I can really notice what a difference there has been in the amount of food that I am eating.  I was aware of times when I would normally just grab something and munch on in the past, almost out of habit it seems.  There were a few times when I still did grab something because I was truly hungry.  The challenge of being hungry is something that I really have struggled with in the past because it always leads to frustration for me, and I get discouraged and next thing I know all that I have been working for is forgotten.  I don’t want that to happen this time, and since I am seeing signs, I want to find a way to counteract it.  Find a way isn’t really what I mean.  I know a way that will work for me and jump-start things for me.  I have followed the principles of the South Beach Diet in the past and had good success with the first few weeks.  But it is a mental hurdle for me, as is almost of all of this weight reduction health improvement thing.  I did the South Beach Diet a few years ago and had great results for 4 weeks.  It was very difficult at first, eliminating all those bad carbs and it sometimes seemed like I would never get done preparing my next meal.  It was a lot of work.  But I did it, and I did it for 4 weeks.  I think I could have kept going, but I hit a major bump in the road.  My son and I attended an 8 day summer camp with his scout troop.  Food choices were very limited.  All we could eat was what was supplied by the camp, and cooked by us. Traveling to and from the camp was about a 14 hour drive, and over two days, that resulted in a lot of fast food.  When I returned to civilization, I was in severe need of some good old home cooking.  And That is what I had.  It never stopped, and within about 4 months, I had gained the 20 or so pounds I had lost when I followed South Beach. 

I don’t have any planned bumps in the road, but still the commitment needed to do this is a big one, and I feel like I am inching myself towards it, getting closer by the day.  I want to see some good results.  I want to improve my health.  There are many things I want to do, that I can’t do at this current weight and fitness level.  I am getting there, and I will make strides to do it each and every day.

Results for the week (actually two) are as follows.  I am down 1.3 pounds from my last weigh in to 262.7.  Inch by inch I will make this happen.