Today, I reached a small milestone. It sounds really stupid, but for the first time I was able to run for over two minutes at a time. At 209.5 pounds and a previous leg/knee injury, it is no small feat, although I'm sure it sounds silly to anyone who is able to jog without any trouble at all. I wonder how sore I will be in the morning.
I figured now that I'm nearing the two month mark, I really have to kick it up a notch. It's not good to reduce your calorie intake, because your body will go into starvation mode. My only other alternative is to either excercise longer or harder. Even if I only get to cardio every other day, if I start jogging in small increments, I will lose more weight. And of course, the less i weigh, the less it will hurt. When I jog now, my chin flaps - which makes me even more motivated to lose this goddamn weight once and for all.
If you are a dieter and have ever struggled with your weight - the worst thing ever is when you feel really good about yourself - that first 20-30 pounds really makes a difference inside - but then you look in the mirror or in photos and you're still pretty unacceptably overweight. It's really dejecting, and subsequently makes me want to completely binge. But I'm trying to motivate myself. The more I keep up what I'm doing, and the less I cheat - I could really by average-sized in less than a year. I've lost 25.5 pounds so far and if I lose between 8-10 each month I will be at my goal weight by August 2011. That's pretty amazing.
The staff photo that originally set me into panic mode (along with the half hour it took to zip my dress without ripping it) was recently retaken, and what a difference! Of course the picture itself was just better, but I think the weight made a 50% difference overall. And I'm really starting to like working out. I think this is the longest time I've stayed motivated out of all my dieting ventures.
I have one month to lose 10 pounds exactly. That will bring me under 200 - which I haven't been in about 5 years (that I can remember). Bring it on!
Until next time..
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