The Reset
I had a come to Jose moment with myself last Saturday night. I fully acknowledged how much I’ve been lying to myself about my weight and health. I had good intentions, but horrible, weak execution. So, I have reset…everything. Weight goal, fitness goal, timetable…everything.
I remain focused on heart health. For me that means focusing on a plant-forward, mostly vegan diet with lots of protein and fiber in it. No specific micronutrient goals - just maximizing for each day. I am not good at obsessing. Not for everyone, but it works for me.
I changed my weight loss goal from a nebulous overall number that I might or might not ever achieve to a smaller, achievable number…21 pounds. When I get there I will have dropped two full decades, and then I can consider my next goal.
I have reset my walking workouts, focusing on a mere 7,000 steps each day - but more importantly, on being consistent in doing so.
I also have chosen to limit my food consumption to between 11am and 7pm. Again, not something for everyone, but it works for me. I am not obsessive about this, either. Shooting for 90% in this regard.
So far, it is working. I have lost 8 pounds this week. I don’t expect that each week. Been down this road before, and I know what realistic losing is. I haven’t counted calories, per se, except by measured serving size. But, I have not been hungry. I have eaten good food that I enjoyed, and I have NOT felt the urge to binge after dinner. THAT is important.
Anyway, complete reset, stating it in public for accountability. 12 more pounds for the first weight goal. 😎
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It can be tough to be honest with ourselves sometimes. I deal with that myself.
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Great insights, Greg. It sounds like you've put together a plan that sheds some of the "mental weight" of losing weight, and that can be incredibly helpful. Wishing you much success.
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Sometimes we all need a reset. George thanks for posting and good to hear you are headed in the right direction.
Now I need to consider re-setting some how as it's been tough for me with high pain levels with a number of things are going on.
Pain management wants me to walk more so I did and that isn't going well it's just making things worse.
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I sometimes feel like managing one's weight is a lot like starting the recovery process for an alcoholic (my apologies to any recovering-alcoholics here for my naivete regarding the process)—it's hard to quit drinking until you've hit rock-bottom. It's hard to start losing weight until you've hit rock-top (in weight) and/or have some other major wake-up call. I find it hard to flip-the-switch to get back into losing mode, and I'm glad you've found your kick-in-the-rear to wake yourself up.
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