Well, it's been a week and half into my two week time window of making the insurance company happy. Luckily for me, I hit 339.7 yesterday morning. I was at 346/7 when I started, and needed to hit 342.
Heavy sigh of relief. Next goal 330 on my way to 300. And I feel better. Most of that is probably attitude, but I'll take it.
What I did was this:
1. Changed my overeating from normal foods to mostly fruit/veggies. You can't get fat on those. Just can't happen for a non diabetic.
2. Half my bread/pasta intake. Don't avoid them completely, just eat less when I have it.
3. (2) 15 minute power walks during the work breaks (120 Steps Per Minute), which is hauling for a long legged 6'4" guy.
4. Nightly 10-15 minute bike time in the house, uptempo most week nights.
5. No non fruit sugars: candy bars, ice cream, shakes, coke, icing, etc.
That's about it. All in all, it's still a lazy lifestyle, but with some exercise in it.
I have designated the last day of each month as 'eat bad things' day. I hear pizza calling my name this month. :-)
Re:congratulations
Aristotle on 2007-09-11T00:27:02
It’s kind of a good feeling and not a bad motivator.
The problem with most weight loss motivators is you get to experience them only after the hardest part of the work is done.
Re:congratulations
gizmo_mathboy on 2007-09-11T05:15:13
Unfortunately, that's why I think weight loss is mostly mental. Once you make the conscious decisions that produce the physical results you are most of the way there.
Because it is really a very long term project/discipline it doesn't suit our instincts. We are very good at assessing short time things (Will this lion eat me if I climb out of this tree?), but horrible about middle to long term (will eating a double cheeseburger everyday really hurt me that much?).
