When is it not my fault? When can I point the finger? When will life slow down? When will control be easy? When will others understand?
When is an excuse unless your are physically unable! Don't look for when, you already found now!
206.6
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Back in the Saddle
Yesterday was a great day. A little blip on the screen (also known as a Whoopie Pie :(..), but other than that I ate clean and was very active. Down to 207.4.
I just hope that I can stay for the required 8 sec. and not get bucked!
I just hope that I can stay for the required 8 sec. and not get bucked!
Monday, July 23, 2012
Summer Time Blues
It's hot! I'm busy! I don't get much sleep! And I have gained weight, back to 209.8.
All truths. They just can't be excuses. When is the starting point really the starting point? It can be dangerous to wait till the beginning of the month or week. That gives you permission to eat bad and not exercise for more days. Heck, you could even rationalize that you can eat terribly because soon enough you will be on track.
Except that you cannot find the track on somedays. It is weird. As much as I was in a groove in the Spring, I feel a bit lost now. I am staying relatively in tune with my choices, but keep talking myself into why this is ok to eat.
The simple fact is it's not ok to eat crap. Now, I am not talking about perfection. But I am allowing myself to do things that I didn't do for nearly 5 months without struggle. Is it habit? or circumstance? or ???
I think that this summer doldrum can be solved with focus and resolve and spiritual reflection. I know that I can do this. Now, do it.
All truths. They just can't be excuses. When is the starting point really the starting point? It can be dangerous to wait till the beginning of the month or week. That gives you permission to eat bad and not exercise for more days. Heck, you could even rationalize that you can eat terribly because soon enough you will be on track.
Except that you cannot find the track on somedays. It is weird. As much as I was in a groove in the Spring, I feel a bit lost now. I am staying relatively in tune with my choices, but keep talking myself into why this is ok to eat.
The simple fact is it's not ok to eat crap. Now, I am not talking about perfection. But I am allowing myself to do things that I didn't do for nearly 5 months without struggle. Is it habit? or circumstance? or ???
I think that this summer doldrum can be solved with focus and resolve and spiritual reflection. I know that I can do this. Now, do it.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Time Management will Help Habit Management
For those who know me, I stay pretty busy...real busy. In fact, I border on being unbalanced. The only saving grace for me is that I truly enjoy what I do, the people I do it with and those I do it for.
Needless to say, time managment is important for me to stay on track. I need to plan and think ahead for many reasons. I need to make sure that I have healthier food choices available and ready to take for the days meals and snacks. I need to plan on having time to exercise and stay active. I also need to plan so that I stay ahead of due dates and don't get stressed.
With stress and without a plan, I tend to revert back to unhealthy practices!
203.8
Needless to say, time managment is important for me to stay on track. I need to plan and think ahead for many reasons. I need to make sure that I have healthier food choices available and ready to take for the days meals and snacks. I need to plan on having time to exercise and stay active. I also need to plan so that I stay ahead of due dates and don't get stressed.
With stress and without a plan, I tend to revert back to unhealthy practices!
203.8
Monday, July 9, 2012
Negative Preception
I saw an article in one of my monthly fitness magazines about body image. How do you feel about yours? It is interesting how we view oursleves and others and how that can affect us. If we consider eating disorders, perception is reality for many people. We can become so disillusioned that our view of our own image can be distorted.
In our social media world, images are everywhere. We see ours and might be disappointed. We see others and might feel envious.
I know that I have felt this way. I had a staff ID picture made about 5 years ago and couldn't believe how round my face was. This is the reason that I grew facial hair. If I didn't have a jaw line, I was going to make one. I have also had a level of self-consciousness about my chest; I store fat there. It is one thing to have a big belly, but quite another to have feminine feature.
These concerns have often cost me social opportunities, like swimming or camp or dating. It is a weird and complicated issue. I still felt good about who I was, but didn't trust others :)
Luckily, I never resorted to a disordered eating habit to change. Instead, I have changed to healthier habits that led to weight loss. With more images in our face with digital devices, be sure that you continue to think healthfully about yourself. It is okay to not like what you see; but that doesn't need to lead to a complusion or a disrespect for yourself. Focus on what you feel are strengths while improving your weaknesses. If you do struggle with a healthy view of yourself, there are websites and services that offer help.
One thing that I also knew to be true, I have my positives and everyone else has their negatives...even if they don't show-up in their profile pic!
205.2 - up alittle...might start regrowing my beard soon to keep my new jaw line!
In our social media world, images are everywhere. We see ours and might be disappointed. We see others and might feel envious.
I know that I have felt this way. I had a staff ID picture made about 5 years ago and couldn't believe how round my face was. This is the reason that I grew facial hair. If I didn't have a jaw line, I was going to make one. I have also had a level of self-consciousness about my chest; I store fat there. It is one thing to have a big belly, but quite another to have feminine feature.
These concerns have often cost me social opportunities, like swimming or camp or dating. It is a weird and complicated issue. I still felt good about who I was, but didn't trust others :)
Luckily, I never resorted to a disordered eating habit to change. Instead, I have changed to healthier habits that led to weight loss. With more images in our face with digital devices, be sure that you continue to think healthfully about yourself. It is okay to not like what you see; but that doesn't need to lead to a complusion or a disrespect for yourself. Focus on what you feel are strengths while improving your weaknesses. If you do struggle with a healthy view of yourself, there are websites and services that offer help.
One thing that I also knew to be true, I have my positives and everyone else has their negatives...even if they don't show-up in their profile pic!
205.2 - up alittle...might start regrowing my beard soon to keep my new jaw line!
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Up and Down goes the Scale
On Saturday, my weight had dropped to 201.6! I felt pretty good about it. I had a decent amount of activity and decided to enjoy the evening. It was a Family event and the menu was Italian. I only had a half of a roll (simple carbs) and a tilapia dish with spaghetti. Unfortunately, the tilapia was in a butter based cream sauce. I scraped what I could off and enjoyed the bottom feeding fish.
That meal was not really the issue though. It was the movie experience that I had afterwards with pizza and pretzel bites that you dunk in fake cheese! Gross and tasty! Today, the result is that I am up to 203.0.
That meal was not really the issue though. It was the movie experience that I had afterwards with pizza and pretzel bites that you dunk in fake cheese! Gross and tasty! Today, the result is that I am up to 203.0.
Friday, July 6, 2012
202.8
Things are progressing. My radio show debuts tomorrow. I am a little nervous and very excited. I had my first fast food meal since 2011. My resolution was to not have any fast food until July 1. I made it and it wasn't terribly difficult. The main problem was acting out of habit. At the beginning, I found myself heading toward a fast food restaurant before considering what I was doing.
My first fast food choice was a McMuffin!
Things are progressing. My radio show debuts tomorrow. I am a little nervous and very excited. I had my first fast food meal since 2011. My resolution was to not have any fast food until July 1. I made it and it wasn't terribly difficult. The main problem was acting out of habit. At the beginning, I found myself heading toward a fast food restaurant before considering what I was doing.
My first fast food choice was a McMuffin!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The Challenge Always Changes
Have you ever done some exercise that hurt or was less than comfortable? It makes you think that you certainly don't want to experience that again.
I get that! I have felt that, but it won't always be that way. What is uncomfortable now can be easier for you to accomplish in the future. Now that truth bares some good and some bad news with it.
The good news is that adaptation that your body will go through is what will help to refine and elevate your health and functional capacity. On the other hand, it will also mean that you need to lift more, or run faster, or perform against more resistence to get to the point of discomfort in future workouts.
With physiological change and improved efficiency, your body will need to be challenged more for further adaptations. Might sound like a terrible result, if you don't want to try harder. But really, it is an awesome side effect of exercise! You are stronger and/or fitter and can endure more.
You might even crave a higher challenge! I didn't think that I would and now have 3 half-marathons under my belt! You CAN do it. The block is mental not physical for most. That said, be sure to be safe with your workout program, and if you have any questions about your safety, please check with your physician.
203.6
I get that! I have felt that, but it won't always be that way. What is uncomfortable now can be easier for you to accomplish in the future. Now that truth bares some good and some bad news with it.
The good news is that adaptation that your body will go through is what will help to refine and elevate your health and functional capacity. On the other hand, it will also mean that you need to lift more, or run faster, or perform against more resistence to get to the point of discomfort in future workouts.
With physiological change and improved efficiency, your body will need to be challenged more for further adaptations. Might sound like a terrible result, if you don't want to try harder. But really, it is an awesome side effect of exercise! You are stronger and/or fitter and can endure more.
You might even crave a higher challenge! I didn't think that I would and now have 3 half-marathons under my belt! You CAN do it. The block is mental not physical for most. That said, be sure to be safe with your workout program, and if you have any questions about your safety, please check with your physician.
203.6
Monday, July 2, 2012
Hot Summer Bods
Got some Vitamin D the other day. It had been a while since I have walked in the heat and it took its toll. Pink shoulders and nearly 3 pounds of fluids down, I have decided that it is hot out there.
While the summer is a good opportunity to get some exercise done outside, be sure to consider the heat and humid as a factor of relative intensity. The hotter the body gets, the more that same body must work to cool itself down. The best defense is hydration! Drink your weight loss in water.
If the hot weather intimidates you or you have some fears about pushing yourself outdoors, then change your times to the morning or the evenings or find an indoor spot to get your sweat on!
204.6
While the summer is a good opportunity to get some exercise done outside, be sure to consider the heat and humid as a factor of relative intensity. The hotter the body gets, the more that same body must work to cool itself down. The best defense is hydration! Drink your weight loss in water.
If the hot weather intimidates you or you have some fears about pushing yourself outdoors, then change your times to the morning or the evenings or find an indoor spot to get your sweat on!
204.6
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Back To Normal
Man the last 6 weeks has been tough. Work schedule change, vacation, hosting family; all tend to change my daily schedule, and therefore my eating, sleeping and activity habits.
The result - +7 pounds. Today it was 205.0. I knew that my weight had to be up, but I didn't really want to know. And as I have said, it becomes very easy to ignore what we don't want to know.
Accountability and knowledge are ammunition against lapse and relapse. We need these tools to be able to find success if not short term then certainly long term.
The main difference from lapses in the past, this time I was looking forward to changing back. :)
The result - +7 pounds. Today it was 205.0. I knew that my weight had to be up, but I didn't really want to know. And as I have said, it becomes very easy to ignore what we don't want to know.
Accountability and knowledge are ammunition against lapse and relapse. We need these tools to be able to find success if not short term then certainly long term.
The main difference from lapses in the past, this time I was looking forward to changing back. :)
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