After stepping on the scale today I got what I had asked for. I gained two pounds. No I did not ask for it out of excitement. I asked for it by not following through with the goals I had set for myself.
It's moments when you gain that put your diet into a true perspective. After losing a few pounds you don't sit down and say what can I do better? If you're losing you're probably on the right track. But gaining... ughhh gaining... you know in your heart why you did. If you were hitting the gym or exercising and sticking to your diet, you probably gained muscle. Kudos to you if you did because that's two extra pounds of muscle speeding up your metabolism and hacking away at those calories. But if you're second guessing before you even step on the scale, it's time to decide where to go from here.
So what does it take to lose weight?
So far I keep hearing the word willpower. I heard from a brilliant lady yesterday that there are two types of willpower, negative and positive. Each decision takes willpower. You run far far away from the cookie, you're using your jedi willpower: that willpower that tells you to show those girl scouts your grrr face and abandon those calories. If you take the cookie you have just practiced your darkside willpower: the willpower that says I don't care what that nutrition label says, those girls baked me cookies and it's my job to eat them.
Now that I've brought up my little star wars analogy I'm going to tell you what I thought about today in a way that would make star wars fans like my brother truly proud.
Here's your cast:
Darth Vader (Boooooooooo)- Temptation and bad habits you've learned.
Luke Skywalker (he had a crush on his sister hahahaha nerd)- Willpower, the thing that keeps you from picking up that cookie.
Hans Solo- Motivation, the thing that points you in the right direction and moves you foreward
Chewbaca (I'd do my chewbaca noise but it only sounds like a dieing herd of sheep)- Support group, the cute furry friends you have that don't mind hugging you when you need it
Yoda- Discipline, lets face it, you have to stick to things, this is a life long journey, not an 80 lbs lost and its over with.
Luke Skywalker could not have defeated the dark side alone. Willpower will not shed those pounds. Willpower gives in. Which one do you want to be? I don't want to be on the dark side but I gave in and didn't do my runs and made excuses and nibbled on this and that and ate foods I knew were bad for me. I wasn't just missing willpower. I didn't look at my motivation. I didn't practice discipline and follow my week's schedule. I had tons of support from friends so thank you Chewy for always being there. But Chewy really only shot a few stormtroopers and made funny noises. It's the whole group that is going to put me back together again.
So do you get my analogy? I hope so.
Well this is what I leave you with today.
My goals for this week:
1.walk/run 9 miles
2.burn at least 350 cal a day on the kinect
3. stay within my cal/protein/carbs/fat limits
4. forgive myself for this week
5. laugh at a stormtrooper
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