The Low Down:
Scale time, weighed 283 this evening. A very good rebound from the previous two weeks. It was a 5 pound loss for the week and the running total is at 39. It was kinda a little bummer cuz I was down as low as 281 during the week I was hoping to crack the 270's or at least get to the 40 pound mark. I really need to stop checking the scale every night.
Tons of Good Things:
Had a few good moments this week. Some great reinforcers that what I've done up to this point has been working. Seeing the number fall is great and all, but it is just a number. What really brings it into reality are things that are physical. Things that you can see and touch. It began with me a putting a new hole to my work belt, 3 inches away from the last notch.
Then later in the week the big one came up. I've needed to get a new pair of pants for a few weeks now, been tolerating the extra bagginess because I loathe the idea of buying clothes that I only intend on wearing for a few months. Yeah, so I'm cheap. Anyway I went to the Big and Fat store to buy me a pair of jeans, I figure I could get the most mileage out of jeans. Stood there at the jeans pile and wondered where to even start with sizes. The pants I was wearing at the time were 48 or 50's (yeah 50's scary huh) and they were super loose. I grabbed a pair of 46's jumped in the changing room and came out with the biggest smile EVER! Why? Because those 46's were WAY loose! I walked back to the jean pile and grabbed some 42's. They fit!!! A little snugger than I typically like but I didnt have to suck it in to button them up. They will do for the next couple of months. I wish I could explain how happy I was, words just cant do it. I've been in a foul mood for awhile, mostly because I was letting my insecurity issues overwhelm me. But I smiled for the rest of the day and didn't think of that problem at all. As I settled up at the register I told the guy how awesome it was to be buying my last pair of fat pants. Explained to him that I was on mission to lose a ton of weight and that this was the last time I was gonna have to ever buy pants that had a 4 to start their size. He wished me luck and said I hope we never see you again. Very cool of him.
Also had a few people compliment me on the change in appearance. I am thankful for those compliments, but sometimes I caution myself to take those with a grain of salt. When people you really know know that you are on a mission to change, they will compliment for the sake of being helpful. Those compliments still help. But these compliments came from folks I don't talk to regularly so they carry a little extra weight (no pun intended) when they came my way.
Take care til next week!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Looking for some advice
If you are a well informed fitnerd offer some info if you can:
In the beginning of September I switch up my hamstring exercises and since then I'm not getting my hammys to recover. They ache almost continuously and I've cramped more often as well. Nothing has change in my diet, basically the difference is that I've swapped the leg curl exercise with deadlifts. I also bike every other day, but I've done that since the beginning of Project Duff.
THX
In the beginning of September I switch up my hamstring exercises and since then I'm not getting my hammys to recover. They ache almost continuously and I've cramped more often as well. Nothing has change in my diet, basically the difference is that I've swapped the leg curl exercise with deadlifts. I also bike every other day, but I've done that since the beginning of Project Duff.
THX
Week 10: Back after it
Tonight's weigh in 288. Running total 34 pounds, 2 pounds for this week.
Well after spending the Sunday of Labor Day weekend moping around the house because I was upset with myself for breaking my sober streak the evening before, I finally got back on the horse. Went back to Blue Marsh and rode for a couple of hours Monday, things went better this time, but I avoided Psycho Hill this time. I don't know why but last week really seemed like I was just going through the motions and the weekend seemed longer than it should have. It was looking like I was on my way to score another big week. I was down to 287 Thursday and had no real plans to do any "cheat" things over the weekend that would've stop that momentum. Maybe it was the crappy weather over the second half of the week that slowed me up. Now with half of September gone and only one pound lost in that time I gotta really buckle down to get back on pace.
I want to thank a trio of friends who were especially supportive this past week, you've all been great but these guys just earned gold stars. Laura, Kevin and Kristy all were super great at listening or offering advice as I dealt with a few things that really troubled me this week. I won't lie, I have things that I REALLY need to deal with in order to get really better; personal insecurities, drinking, self confidence, just to name a few. I have always been one that kept his problems internal and dealt with them myself, and that's to say that I never really dealt with them. I never liked bothering others with my problems. Without friends that are willing to listen like that I'm sure I would be doomed to fall back to doing things the wrong way. You can really learn how close your friends are when you go seeking help from them.
Well after spending the Sunday of Labor Day weekend moping around the house because I was upset with myself for breaking my sober streak the evening before, I finally got back on the horse. Went back to Blue Marsh and rode for a couple of hours Monday, things went better this time, but I avoided Psycho Hill this time. I don't know why but last week really seemed like I was just going through the motions and the weekend seemed longer than it should have. It was looking like I was on my way to score another big week. I was down to 287 Thursday and had no real plans to do any "cheat" things over the weekend that would've stop that momentum. Maybe it was the crappy weather over the second half of the week that slowed me up. Now with half of September gone and only one pound lost in that time I gotta really buckle down to get back on pace.
I want to thank a trio of friends who were especially supportive this past week, you've all been great but these guys just earned gold stars. Laura, Kevin and Kristy all were super great at listening or offering advice as I dealt with a few things that really troubled me this week. I won't lie, I have things that I REALLY need to deal with in order to get really better; personal insecurities, drinking, self confidence, just to name a few. I have always been one that kept his problems internal and dealt with them myself, and that's to say that I never really dealt with them. I never liked bothering others with my problems. Without friends that are willing to listen like that I'm sure I would be doomed to fall back to doing things the wrong way. You can really learn how close your friends are when you go seeking help from them.
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