I committed to losing weight at New Year's. I just made my starting weight the highest I've seen it on the scale, which was 250 lb. I didn't want to take a 'before' picture, and I CERTAINLY didn't want to write down my measurements. As someone who's walked this road before, I remember my old measurements & I was scared to see what they turned into.
For week 1, I just counted calories and started an indoor bike routine for 20 minutes every 2-3 days, adding 5 minutes to every workout. For week 2, I started reducing my calories by 500/day, and I started a food diary to have a conversation with myself about this whole process. I have a tendency to stuff my feelings in a box until a monster hatches. Week 3, I started getting serious about cutting sugar drinks from my diet & replaced any regular soda with either water, diet soda, fizzy water, or kombucha. Week 4 so far has been about reinforcing consistency, and not letting yesterday's Taco Bell mistake throw me off balance. It also brings something more important. It's showing me that ultimately, it's not hard. I just have to do it every day. Not every day will be on point. You just have to keep going.
I realized that's what I've been doing for about a month now, and I don't see any signs of stopping. Then it clicked. I owe it to my future self to see how far this train is going. I want to record the absolute worst of it, so I can achieve the absolute best of it. I want my future self to be proud.
So I got out my measuring tape, wrote down all the inches, I got in my underwear & took a photo of myself. I made it quick, because I'm still embarrassed to look at myself like that, but I have evidence. Hopefully, 100 pounds from now, I can do the same thing & show the world how far I've come. Until then, I'll celebrate my consistency & 6 pounds lost.
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