I resolve.....

earlyxer

I started my current fat loss plan on this past Christmas Day. My goal was a set of nice abs, which meant I need to be at 10% body fat, and would require me to lose 26 pounds (187 to 161). I set my targets and went to work.

I'm almost there – I need to lose 6 more pounds, but my rate of loss has slowed to about ½ lb per week. I've adjusted my calories down to reflect my new TDEE.

So why has my loss tapered off? Well, some of it is natural – the closer you get to goal, the harder it becomes. The real reason though is ME. I'm backsliding. I'm allowing myself more cheats than I did when I was at 180 or 185. I've had to punch new holes in my belt and buy smaller pants. The ego swells. Everyone asks me if I've lost weight, how I did it. I'm getting cocky. I'm not pushing myself as hard at the gym as I did in the beginning. I look at the stuff in the vending machine now, whereas I wouldn't even give it a glance 6 weeks ago. I admit I've even twice purchased something (who in their right mind can resist Baby Back Ribs Potato Chips? Are they dead?). I had a couple of glasses of wine the other night when I went out to eat at a French restaurant.

I've no one to blame but myself. And I know it.

Now is not the time to sit back, it is time to get serious. I resolve that from here on, there will be no more cheats, no more rationalization, no more dialing it back at the gym. The finish line is in sight.