I woke up at 6AM Saturday morning; I guess when you don't drink alcohol your body thinks it's just a normal day. Anyway I got on the scale to see that I lost 7 pounds over the week and Mrs. FogDog lost 4 pounds! I'm now back out of the 340's.
This is what consistency can buy you... consistent weight loss. Yes, those numbers seem a little high for a week, but half of that is water weight so the numbers feel real good to me. Now that I've managed to remain consistent day to day for a week, my next step is to stay consistent from week to week.
Remember, consistent doesn't mean perfect. One night during the week I ate an extra 1 or 2 ounces of chicken at dinnertime. I couple nights during the evening I was still hungry so I had a handful of nuts. I even had ice cream Friday night, and I spent every evening after work on the couch. I was far from perfect, but I didn't let those small, insignificant events give me an excuse to fall apart.
Interestingly, my proudest moment of the week isn't the amount I lost or the fact that I didn't drink last night. It's actually the discovery I made about using my mood as an excuse to be unhealthy so much that it turned into a habit. From that point on every time I felt like I was getting moody I reminded myself that my mood was not a good reason to go off plan because staying on plan or going off plan had no effect on my mood.
Next on my agenda is devising a way for me to measure my consistency week to week. Remember, this is about total health, not just weight loss. The idea is that at the end of every week I should be able to tell how I did compared to other weeks. The goal is to remain consistent from week to week. I have a pretty good idea of what I want to do, but I want to make sure it's something that's easy but also worthwhile.
As I mentioned yesterday, my top priority this weekend is to not drink. I already made it through Friday night, I just need to get through tonight. Today I plan to spend the morning working on my bathroom and then the family is going on a hike in the afternoon. Normally we hike on Sundays, but today is going to be much warmer than tomorrow.
Day #76 is in the books... oh wait, no it's not as I'm blogging in the morning. Day #76 is underway, wish me luck.
Stay Strong!
FD I"m so excited for you. I'll comment later but I just had to drop you a line... Way to go and no I won't wish you luck, it has nothing to do with luck, it has every thing to do with your hard work!
ReplyDeletewell done FD! I so agree that consistency is not the same as perfection. you are working hard, keep it going!
ReplyDeleteWell Done ...........
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan