Day 37, April 20, 2017

04/20/17
Day 37
Extreme Accountability Challenge
Total weight loss to date 30.4 pounds

A view from my scales this morning and my bicycle yesterday to liven things up!

Some days are just not as exciting as others. As I move into the 37th day of this journey to 175 pounds, the thought of a day like today where I am up 4/10 pound is just ho-hum. I know that I followed my eating plan yesterday 100%, I was able to get about 40 minutes of exercise riding my bicycle to the beach, and I’m up 4/10 pound. I’m at the point where I know the weight will come off, weighing everyday may not be good for some but it keeps me focussed on my goal everyday. So sometimes my body adjusts, maybe it retains a little more water, maybe I am standing on the scales a little differently, but honestly it really doesn’t matter, I know that there are mountain top experiences, valleys, and the ho-hum of a days like today. This is just part of the journey.

As long as I can look myself in the mirror and know that I followed my plan, I know tomorrow or the next day it will show in the scales. For a habitual over eater like me, this would have been an excuse to go back to my old ways, when I wasn’t seeing immediate results every single day. Not this time, not ever again. This is just part of the journey that I probably won’t even remember when I’m at 175 pounds.

I believe that throughout my life of fighting this battle for a smaller healthier waistline, I was always either convincing myself that I could stick to a healthier lifestyle or that I could not. Consistently in the past the voice that said, “What’s the use, just eat what you want, you will never be thin again” normally won, well my new normal wins, and 30 years from now when I am amazingly healthy and youthful. I will remember that you helped me get through this by liking and commenting on my posts. Thank you for holding me accountable.