This morning was hard for me. I woke up just feeling like crap about my weigh in and just how I kind of trashed my body over the weekend. I know I’m human and I like to indulge, but at what cost? Is it worth eating until I’m physically sick all night into the next day? No. My body deserves much better than that and I’m the only one in control of it.
While I have made some awesome strides in the past few weeks, I have realized that I need direction with my weight and health. After losing 100 pounds in the first 11 months of this journey, I have been in a weird lose/gain/plateau cycle for the past three years. Am I just going to stay some terminal weight loser who keeps losing the same weight all the time? To quote Brooke Birmingham: I want to be an “After.” You see, I have big plans for this body. Loose skin and all. I have already taken my current body to the limit. It’s time to take it up a notch.
I am at a point where I have completely lost sight of the finish line and that scares me in a lot of ways. This is my pivotal moment to take that turn around the trail and finish the race.
So…
Starting today Monday, June 9th, 2014, I am committing to lose 75 pounds by June 9th, 2015. Which means I will weigh 180 pounds.
Now this might sound crazy to some of you and that’s fine, I know your heart is in the right place, but the fact of the matter is that I need a long-term goal to focus my energy towards. I can’t just run around in a circle like I have been. While I have lost a lot of weight, I’m still considered obese. I need to fix that.
So this is it. It’s time to get to a healthy weight.
So this it, dear readers. I need your support now more than ever (I seriously hate that phrase. Sorry I used it).
If I don’t accept your offer of cookies and chocolate covered pork rinds, please don’t take it personal.
If I decline an invite to a restaurant full of my favorite trigger foods, it’s not you, it’s me.
If I look like I’m phoning it in at the gym, call me out on it.
So here we go. The final push towards my goal. See ya tomorrow.
I understand the need for long term goals and I have no doubt you’ll make your goal like a boss!
Thanks!
Good luck!! I think it’s good to keep the end goal in mind. 🙂
You know you can lose the weight. It’s just the commitment that’s tricky, and now you’re there! I needed to read those words today,Nathan, as I’ve been focused on other things and it seems when you don’t have your head fully in the game of fitness and weight loss it’s convenient to eat what’s easily available. Time to get my head in the game, too! Thanks for this!
Good luck – you’ve got this!!!
I hear that Brooke Birmingham is a smart lady! 😉
I also hear that she does the same thing you do and TOTALLY indulges too much on the weekends. Which is currently putting her in a place above her goal.
Here’s to saying no to cookies, yes to less beer, and busting ass!
Yeah, BB knows her way around the weight loss block…
Thanks for the encouragement, buddy!
We can do this buddy… YOU CAN TOTALLY DO THIS! (and last weekend it was the moon I think… and I totally know what your night was like… yuck!)