Day 115 Weigh Day Number Seven and My Ten Pound Mission

Day 115

Weigh Day Number Seven and My Ten Pound Mission

OK, now it�s on! Today�s weigh day brought me closer to that milestone 100 pound mark. The scale read 415 today, down from 505, for a total loss of 90 pounds. I�m very happy with 8 pounds this time. We�re officially finished with the holidays and I made it through losing weight every step of the way. I�m proud of that accomplishment. I�ve written about my many attempts in the past that were completely destroyed by the holiday season. And when the holidays get the best of us, it�s always accepted because �Hey, relax! It�s the holidays!� But I knew if I wanted to stay on course and keep this big commitment, then I had to put my head down and focus on the really important things to me. And getting the weight off is numero uno. So the stage is set. I�ve got a short term two week goal: lose 10 pounds. Can I do it? Bet on it. I will do everything in my power to work harder, drink more water, and do the things I know work. I�m completely capable of hitting the 100 pound mark in two weeks. I have to get it done. If I were to weigh in two weeks and find another 8 pound loss, that would be great and frustrating at the same time. 9 pounds next time would be even worse! I�ll be happy with what I lose. I can�t really complain about my weight loss totals. 90 pounds in 115 days is great any way you look at it. But what am I capable of? I don�t think I�ve discovered that yet. We�ll just see what I can do in the next two weeks. I�m hitting that goal, in fact I just might shatter it. And I�ll still be eating every last bit of my 1,500 calories a day; I�ll just switch up my exercise routine. I�m excited! You know what�s going to happen. I�m going to lose 10 or 12 pounds, and then if I have a two-week period of anything less than that, I�ll feel like a slacker. I just read what I typed�I really need to get over myself! 90 pounds in 115 days�3 1/2 , 4, sometimes 5 pounds or more a week�These are phenomenal totals to be proud of. OK, I�m better now. Sometimes I have to stop long enough to realize that any frustration I might have is based on my impatient personality. I want it now, even though I know this is a one day at a time deal. Like I said, I�ll do the things I know work: Increase water consumption, stay with 1,500 calories, and workout harder. That should do it.

I did some math today and realized I�m about two weeks behind the pace of my 2004 weight loss. Not a big deal. I�m four years older and I�m only two weeks behind that pace? Fine. This isn�t a 100 meter dash, it�s a marathon. Several people have told me that. I just need to remind myself every now and then. When I hit the 103 pound mark back then, I�d been doing it four months and five days. This time, when I hit that goal in two weeks it�ll be four months, two weeks, and six days�Wait a second! I made a math mistake!!! In 2004 I started on March 15th and on July 20th I weighed in with a total loss of 103. That�s four months and five days. This time I started on September 15th and I�m on track to hit the 100 pound mark by January 21st. Four months and six days. OK, forget the first half of this paragraph! I�m only 1 day behind my pace of 2004. Wow, that�s not bad at all!

Thank you for all of the motivation and encouragement you give me. This blog was created to keep me on track everyday. But I really had no idea how much it would grow and become so important to my daily motivation. When I check the numbers and see how many times it�s been read everyday, it just blows me away. There are some days when the myspace version is read sixty or seventy times. And the �global� version (http://www.losingweighteveryday.blogspot.com/) has been read all over the United States, plus six other countries on four continents. That�s just incredible to me. I hope that somewhere out there, a person facing the same battle is reading and gaining strength from my experiences. In the beginning I just thought of this blog as my personal lifeline of support and accountability, and it still is, but now I�m really seeing how it�s potentially helping others. That makes me feel incredible.

Just remember, I�m not perfect and I�m not a doctor. But even a doctor can�t argue with the simple approach I�ve taken. I eat less, but still enough and I exercise and try to drink enough water. I�ve also tried to understand myself. The psychological aspects of this journey are an even bigger part than the food and exercise. I sometimes over analyze myself, but it�s all in an effort to really understand what I�ve done to get up over 500 pounds and what I need to do and learn to never go back. I refuse any pills or supplements that promise �amazing results.� I don�t do �meal replacement� diets or anything unnatural. I�ll admit some of these things are good for you ingredient wise, no doubt. But I can�t see how they teach us to handle food and exercise in everyday life after the weight is gone. For years I looked for something that would magically make me thin. It�s funny that the solution doesn�t cost anything, doesn�t have an infomercial, and you won�t see it advertised during the Super Bowl. It�s eating less, exercising more, and getting in touch with the real you inside. Now that solution and philosophy probably won�t land me any weight loss endorsement deals someday, but that�s just fine. This is the real deal. And I�m on my way! Have a fantastic day and again, thank you for reading and your support. Good night and�

Good Choices,
Sean