It's hard to believe I started on December 14th. My weight has literally yo-yo-ed. Since my last blog in January, I;
-got mad that I wasn't loosing weight fast enough and hurt my knee on the eliptical trainer,
-was laid up for a week healing,
- had a chiropractor x-ray me and found out my hips are twisted,
- he wanted to have me come in 3-4x's a week for 6 months to straighten it but that was not in my budget,
-we compromised on once a week for three months,
-I have also gone to Fleet Feet and was fitted and bought new sneakers (I was wearing a 10.5, they said I'm an 11),
-taken glucosomine,
-been stretching,
-icing my knee daily,
**my knee feels great!
My weight escalated to 244lbs, with gusts up to 247! On February 13th something pivotal happened: I told a friend I wanted to really expand my business. He told me not too because, he knows me, I will just self-sabotage and loose everything I gain. I haven't hung around that person since then. Also, I started to wonder why do I sometimes take one step forward, one step back? I downloaded some positive thinking tapes: Dennis Waitley, Zig Ziglar, etc. Also, I started reading more. I read, "The Answer", and am now reading, "The Secret". I think it is all about my thoughts and the neurological paths in my brain that I have used and strengthened over the decades of my life. I need to consciously change my thinking, creating new neurological pathways.
I keep pictures of the "skinny" me on my wall. I think and visualize myself as skinny. When I saw some recent pictures of myself, I was surprised I was still fat! I'm not discouraged, because I am making progress, and I trust the process. Consistency.
I am also taking a long term perspective. This process will take at least a year to change all of my habits. Habits can be changed after 25-30 repetitions, however the life long paths are still stronger and unless I consciously re-train my brain and body to use the new habit, I may fall back.
I set goals. Lift weights three times a week, full body. Cardio 6 times per week. And I keep track of it, it is written down in a book I have. I also have a monthly planner on a dry erase board on my wall. I put a red "X" on everyday I have exercised. Dieting is important, but consistent exercise will change my body chemistry.
At the beginning of March I weighed 244, now I weight 237. I rode my bike 25 miles yesterday, 10 miles the day before, and 20 miles before that. It is consistency that will keep me making progress.
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