Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Weight Loss Goals

May 9, 2019

I decided I’m going to work on my goal of losing weight. Each year it’s “I want to lose weight” and then I never go any further with how I do that. Or I write a long litany of dos and don’ts. This time I’ll just keep it simple. So my goal is:

Lose 50 lbs by the end of the year.

The next step was make a small plan on how to achieve that. Here’s what I came up with:

Eat whole foods

Drink water

Exercise

Less sugar and junk/processed foods

Yep – just those four things. Those are the basis of a basic way to eat and live and I can do those things. Should I get more specific than that? I could but I’m not going to – it’s when I get really super specific that I tend to lose sight of the main goal and get too into the nitty gritty when just focusing on the basics is enough.

And as far as the number of pounds I want to lose I do have a smaller number in mind – 33 – the number of weeks left in the year. That translates into a pound a week. Am I going to be crushed if I don’t make that? NO – even if all I lose is 15 or 20 pounds I know I’m going in the right direction and to keep up with what I’m doing. It cannot be an all or nothing thing or I’ll never get anywhere. I heard an interview with someone recently who achieved their dream job and he said that if you don’t keep taking steps toward the goal you want, you’ll never get there. Wise words indeed.

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On May 9, 2019 at 3:00 PM, Matt said:

"Start walking every day... Okay, now walk a little faster. A little longer."
That's where I was 6-7 months ago and once I started feeling better, both physically but mostly about myself, it started snowballing. The absolute biggest hurdle was (and very much still is) the mental block. It's so much easier to watch videos on YouTube than it is to get outside and take even a twenty minute stroll. It's so much easier to get pizza delivered to you than it is to make a meal that's not garbage.
I'm sure it's been said somewhere, but I'm not sure if I've seen it stated quite explicitly: weight loss and getting in shape is _100%_ about self-control... and that shit's hard.
Best of luck and you know where to find me if you need an encouragement buddy :D

On May 9, 2019 at 3:43 PM, java_queen said:

I like the way you set your goals for the walking - a little at a time and moving things up as each goal was reached. I'm going to remember that.
I struggle with the meal thing sometimes. Mostly because I've been cooking dinners every day (almost) for 30+ years and it gets old. But, today I decided to have a turkey sandwich and butternut squash/apple soup instead of a pizza. I'm starting more self talk to keep on track - reminding myself of WHY I want to do this.
And thanks - I may just take you up on that accountability thing. :-)

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