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20 January 2014

>> Kryptonite <<

Even Superman had a weakness. I've found that the weekends are my Kryptonite. Hanging out with friends and just enjoying my time with them makes it feel natural to slip into old habits. But, I've found that after a week of eating well, when I did slip and have fast food I felt almost sick after. I felt like it sat in my stomach like a rock and I could just imagine the grease blocking arteries and such. So it wasn't as pleasurable as it used to be.

So, after a weekend of being "bad" I weighed myself this morning and found I'm still at 405. At least no change is better than change in the WRONG direction. I'll take that "break even" and the lessons learned and pick myself up for this week. Today is the 20th *HAPPY MLK DAY!* so I've got 10 days to drop 5 pounds and get OUT of the 400s. Totally do-able. I will focus on that as my short-term goal.

Make good choices! I know I will try to!

"If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk, if you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
183.7 kg	4.1 kg	93.0 kg	Poorly

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16 January 2014

>> The Strange Noise in the Kitchen <<

So as part of my reformed lifestyle I've decided to drink obscene amounts of hot green tea and water instead of coffee and other sodas and such that have empty calories. My house and car are literally spotted with empty mugs and tumblers with little tea tags hanging out of them.

So tonight I put on the kettle for my tea and it starts making a noise I've never heard before. This sort of low moan that seemed to say, "What are you doing this to me for?!" I don't think it is used to working so hard and is pushing back and trying to make excuses for why it doesn't want to work.

I tried doing that today. I woke up still sore but not AS sore as yesterday. I knew I'd have a long day at my internship today and the thought of going to the gym after seemed quite torturous to say the least. I started to make excuses like, "Well, I didn't pack my gym bag last night..." and "All of my work out shorts are dirty and I need to do laundry so maybe this is my one night to skip..."

But an amazing thing happened as I checked my phone for any overnight missed messages/Facebook updates/end-of-the-world reports. I had a group message from a bunch of my friends that started out with:

"Everyone needs to give Mitchell props for turning into a gym rat! Yeah Mitchell!!!"

And:

"Mitchell, we get one body to walk the world. I'm so proud of your gym rat ways. We are the only ones who get to decide to take care of us. The first step is starting, believing, and being consistent. I love that you're making time to love you. Big hugs!"

There were other such messages but those were the two that stood out to me. I've never been accused of being a gym rat and I kind of like the sound of it. Today was day 4 of 100 in my "trying to go to the gym for 100 days in a row" and I realized in just 4 days that people are watching me! So those messages, unsolicited and unexpected, gave me the courage to tough it out and work through the sore arms and go again.

Keeping that in mind I decided to give my kettle some encouragement so I picked it up, swirled the water around a bit, turned up the heat, and put it back on the fire.

Off I go to enjoy my mug of green tea!

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15 January 2014

Woke up this morning and was at 405! My arms feel like they are going to fall off from this gym thing but totally worth it if this is the result!

Biggest challenge today: I have class tonight from 4-9pm and I don't have anything to pack for dinner that is quick and portable! I'm going to try and make a salad to take with me but I feel like a trip to the grocery store is in order before I do. But I still have to go to the gym and run a few other errands before then. I'll post my food on my food tracker!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
183.7 kg	4.1 kg	93.0 kg	Reasonably Well

(4 comments) Losing 4.8 kg a Week

13 January 2014

<< On eating with friends and starting a 100 day challenge >>

This will be a longer journal entry but here we go:

Alrighty, now that it is Monday I can say that this weekend was rough. It is was the weekend before school started and the weekend where all of my friends were back in town all at once. So, naturally, there were all different kinds of parties/get together to attend and because we are all broke it was a potluck and BYOB kind of situation. I had Taco Night Friday night, game night Saturday night, and Sunday I went to a Black's BBQ in Lockhart, TX *really famous*. The challenge for me this weekend was how to navigate tacos and drinking and delicious, amazing, melt-in-your-mouth brisket all without resorting back to my old, "eat everything in sight" ways.

Friday: Taco Night
It was a BYOB situation so I picked up some Budweiser Select 55. It tastes nasty but it only has 55 calories per bottle and it could be something I can drink along with everyone else. The thing that scared me was the taco selection. I spoke with my friend and host of the party before hand and got her on board with my new dedication to fitness and she was thrilled. She agreed that she would make some ground turkey along with the ground beef to put in the tacos and I agreed ahead of time that no matter what, I'd limit myself to 2 tacos and no more. So it didn't turn out quite as badly as I thought. I tracked my food and calories and while it was higher than normal, it wasn't crazy out-of-the-ballpark bad.

Saturday: Game night/potluck
Stuck to water all night as my drink and avoided soda like the plague. I brought a veggie platter to share and I loaded myself up on those mostly. Still had a lot and I know I missed logging in food because I couldn't stop in the middle of scatagories to log in the artichoke dip that I ate but, overall, I think I did well.

Sunday: BBQ
Ok, this one I did a little bad because I skipped breakfast in order to prepare myself for the BBQ place which was delicious and worth every bite. After, I was full all the way through dinner time so a small apple was able to last me. So I basically had one big meal for the day which I know is contrary to everything every health book says to do but I was able to stay within my calorie range.

I think hanging out with friends is harder than it seems. I never realized how much of our social interactions revolve around food and drink. But I thank my lucky stars that my friends are understanding and supportive of what I'm trying to do. I will just have to be open and honest with them the next time something like this comes up.

This brings me to the 100 day challenge.
First, watch this video which inspired me:
http://www.wimp.com/womangym/

If you don't like clicking on random links it is about a woman who tracked her progress of going to a gym for 100 days straight. The difference in her mood from day 1 to day 100 was simply amazing and I'm hoping to replicate those results. So, I've decided to go to the gym for 100 days straight starting today, January 13, 2014. My 100th day will be April 22nd, 2014 and I've got check-ins scheduled every 25 days just to see how I'm doing. I will definitely write journals more often than every 25 days but those will be dedicated to my experiences.

I'm committing to go despite rain/shine/illness/pain/motivation <<< That is a big one! At the end of 100 days I will weigh myself to see my results and reflect on how I feel and what I feel like. Not all victories are scale victories but come in pants fitting better and you feeling better right? I'm starting Day #1 at 408lbs

If you want to join in this or do your own mini 7 day or 30 day or 90 day run let me know and we can compare notes. If you have any advice/suggestions they are always welcome.

Wish me luck!

~MO

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13 January 2014

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
185.1 kg	2.7 kg	94.3 kg	Reasonably Well

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