So I got up and weighed myself this morning. One pound down toward my goal. Three weeks ago, I was at least 5 down. I'm happy to see it go down. But it doesn't count until I see it down for at least 3 days in a row. Now how can I keep it going? Don't celebrate by eating something "good." Punctuate it by exercising today. Write down progress and struggles. Keep focused on the goal. This is a matter of knowing the target, and staying focused on it. How do you stay on it? Let me know right now in the comments below.
It's hard to get going. I mean, sometimes it's like opening an old rusty car door that's been sitting out in a field for 8 years. Right now, the pollen is hitting. And I'm not dripping or headachy or itchy. I'm just tired. It's wiping me out. I eat dinner. Very pleasant time with my family, wife and five boys. They get going to a karate class. And all I wanna do is sit. Take a nap really. But I thought, I can get on that bouncer for a little while. I put on an oldish TV show, The Magnificent Seven. BTW, the show choice is important. Don't want something where I need to pay really close attention. It's The Magnificent Seven, I already know the plot. But it also keeps my attention enough that I notice my effort that much. I start bouncing. Don't want to do it. But I get into the show. And in five or seven minutes, I'm warmed up. So I start doing intervals. Real hard for 10 to 20 seconds. Slow it down for 20 or 40 seconds. And I go ...
Okay, here's how it's working... First, I was advised to stop consuming foods with flour in them. That took a week before that sank in. And, I was told to fast 18 hours every day. So my first meal of the day every week has been lunch. I slipped up a little bit a couple of times. But I've kept to the fasting schedule. Results so far: I've lost 10 pounds in 16 days. Oh, and this is worth saying: I am a teacher. I walk 7000 plus steps a day. Most of that is in the classroom. There it is.
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