Cindy

I was reviewing my weight history again today after weighing in and realized a couple of things.  I’ve never been a big fan of BMI charts, maybe because I was “obese” for so long.  But, now, I’m looking at my BMI with nearly every pound I lose and loving the fact that it’s going down!  I’ve long since left the obese category and am closing in on the “normal weight” range.  I’m only 1.6 points away and I LOVE watching that number shrink.  It may be going slow but who cares?  It’s going down steadily and that’s what I care about!

Okay, so I got a little disappointed last week after weigh in.  I knew I hadn’t lost but I had also gained 2 lbs.  I know it was partially TOM related but it was also laziness related.  Well, I just wanted to let you know that after a swift kick in the rear by myself and a buddy or two (one in particular whom I think gets some sort of sick pleasure out of giving me a guilt trip  ), I came back full strength.  I lost that 2 lbs that I’d gained plus 2 more and am well on my way to the finish line for that little mini challenge I posed to myself.

In case you missed that post:  I have 1.6 points to drop on my BMI or 12 lbs to reach my “ideal weight” range.  I’m closing on my house in 5 weeks.  I want to drop that 12 lbs by then.  That’s two weeks of 3 lbs loss, and 3 weeks of 2 lbs loss.  I know I can do it if I stay focused on my goal!!  I’ve actually typed up a chart and printed it.  It’s now on my fridge and I get the pleasure of tracking and seeing my progress each time I go to the fridge.  I know it sounds a little “corny” but it is actually helping me.  All the other visual things I’ve put up have been useless but this, well, this seems to work.  It reminds me of my goals and keeps me true to them.

I know we’re all in this for the benefits of weight loss:  healthier bodies, more energy, looks, etc.  And, I know we all “want” it pretty badly.  But, what I’ve learned about myself and a few other buddyslimmers, there’s a difference in the levels of that want.  Like I said, we all want it but do we all want it bad enough to work for it?  If you’re not willing to work for it and work HARD, you may as well sign out and go on with your life ’cause you’re not gonna reach goal without the work!  I have to say I WANT IT BAD!!!!!!  So, I’ve committed to working my tail off this week and really sticking to my food plan.  Oh, and what’s my food plan??  I don’t do diets.  I can’t.  Not for any medical reasons but because I know me.  I won’t stick to it if I can’t do it for life.  So, I’ve been watching calories and fat grams.  I’m a numbers person.  I’ve done a lot of research and used a lot of formulas to determine how many calories and fat grams I should consume each day and how many I need to burn each day.  My “plan” allows for a little wiggle room so that I can indulge in a treat every now and then.  If I don’t have that freedom every once in a while, I’ll go hog wild one day and probably gain 10 lbs in one sitting.

Back to the reason for this blog.  I’ve looked at my weight vs. ideal range and my current BMI vs. ideal range.  I’m almost there!   Just 12 lbs or 1.6 points and I’ll be in the healthy range.  That has got me so PUMPED!  I’m ready to get there!  I’ve not been in the ideal weight range for over 5 years and it’s time I got my body back and my health!!  I have no plans of stopping once I lose that 12 lbs.  I want to be closer to the middle of the range, so, I’ll need to lose about 30 lbs total to hit the middle.  But, when I break it up into smaller bits, it looks so much more doable!  For now, I’m concentrating on just getting in the range.  I’ll worry about the rest when I get there!

Wow, do I feel great! I haven’t blogged in a while but I just had to this evening. My husband actually made it home in time for me to go to the park for my walk/run. I’ve not been in so long, I almost forgot what the park looked like!

Anyway, I figured since it had been a while that I would walk the first lap and then start my running on the second one. Well, that didn’t happen. I got to the point where I usually start running (I don’t run the whole lap as about 1/2 of it is uphill). So, I’m on my first lap and I get to that point and had to force myself to keep walking instead of running. That didn’t last more than a few seconds and I found myself breaking out into my run. It was awesome! I had to laugh at myself when I realized I was running though ’cause I’d been running for a couple of minutes before I even noticed.

I have to say that I didn’t go my usual 4 laps today though. And I walked most of the 3rd one. But, I’m back in the game and ready to increase! The only reason I didn’t go for 4 laps today was because of this stupid foot pain. I don’t know what I did to it but I’m not letting it stop me. It may slow me down till I get it checked out but it will NOT stop me! So, I pushed through the pain and kept it up for 3 laps which totals 3.5 miles including the walk up to the track and back down to the car.

Just so you don’t think I’m making excuses, I have an appointment to get myself checked out (my foot and another issue I have that’s slowing me down). But, I can’t get in until the end of September. So, until then, I’ll go till I can’t stand the pain anymore and then go a little more. I know it’s nothing serious, probably has to do with the way I run or something. But, I can’t wait to get it checked out and resolved so I can go longer and faster!

And another thing, I’m good at making excuses.  I am the queen of excuses.  I’ve come up with some real doozies in my time.  But now, in the words of a good buddy of mine, I’m learning to bust through the negative talk and just get it done!   Afterall, that’s all these excuses really are anyway.  My former lazy self fighting with the healthier me that’s been hiding amongst all the fat for so long.  Well, the healthier me is sick of hiding and wants to show off.

Okay, one last thing and I’ll hush.  To all my buddies, hold me accountable to the following.  I have made a new short term goal for myself.  I have a major life event coming up in just under 6 weeks.  I have 14 lbs to go before I’m in my “ideal healthy weight range.”  Granted it’s the highest weight in that range, that’s not the point.  My short term goal is to lose that 14 pounds by September 14th.  I’ll still have a ways to go to get to my big goal but this will push me a lot closer to it.  I know I can do it if I put my mind to it.  It’s just 2 lbs a week for 4 of those weeks and 3 lbs for the other 2 weeks.  I’ve been averaging about 2 lbs a week for a long time so I just need to bump it up a bit to get the extra pounds off.  So, help keep me accountable buddies!!

I’ll keep you posted!