How crazy is it that I am about to start month 5 of my workouts? The love, pain, sweat and work have all been so overwhelming, but I feel that they will compare nothing to the time period between Thanksgiving and New Years. It's is the time of year that most people say goodbye to their good habits and over-indulge in the turkey, pies, casseroles and cranberry sauce that we all love so much. This time of the year I think of the white chocolate-covered Oreos that my grandma would always have at her house, and would always somehow disappear when we came over. Then I think of my love of gingerbread houses, and how one year my friend Amey made me this great gingerbread house which I ate in its entirety. It was so good, but unfortunately (fortunately?) I won’t be doing either of those this year. I am so close to getting under 300 for the first time in a long, long time that I shall not transgress. (I was trying to figure out when I was last sub-300 with my friend Tyler a couple of days ago, and we came to the conclusion it had to be around Sophomore year in high school).
Realistically, I am not expecting to keep the same weight loss (about 4 pounds a week), but I am going to still push myself at workouts and try to eat even better when I can prepare food, because I know I will be eating out a lot.
I got a really great tip from my friend Holly the other week that I will put into motion after I go under 300. The trick is to not get on the scale, but to judge my weight loss from the fit of my clothes. This will allow me not to fret over the scoop of banana pudding I had at the Christmas Sweater Party, or the couple of drinks I had with my old friends that came in town. Adjusting some rules and giving myself the occasional break should help release the tension/guilt I feel when I “cheat” on my diet.
The next month will be interesting but with a little help from friends, family and my trainers I think I will get through with great results!
1 comment:
Hey Ricky,
I am there at Workshop four times a week and I am starting to see results.
I have two issues. I am having trouble decreasing my carb intake. I love bread, period. I also hate parting with extra sweet fruits, i.e. pineapple, grapes, etc.
My second issue has to do with my expectations. When I would lose weight in the past, it always came from very low calorie consumption as well as massive amounts of cardio. No weight training was involved. Although the weight came off relatively quick, I did not look good naked.
So, keep the struggle going my friend. All the thoughts and doubts that you have are common, to say the least.
Through your voice on the Dudley & Bob show and through this blog, you are representing many people looking to improve themselves.
Keep up the good work.
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