Don’t Stop

Well yesterday was the official new week of my new lifestyle. It was also my official weigh in day.

Drum roll, please:

I released 9 pounds.

9 pounds in 1 week and I’m not even on The Biggest Loser.

Now, I know it’s only the 1st week and all, but I have found that counting my calories and having daily calorie burn goals have kept me focused.

It’s a lifestyle change.

It doesn’t mean I’m focused on it 24/7. I have lots of other things to occupy my time and thoughts. I would say I spend at most 2 hours a day focusing on this new lifestyle. One hour writing the blog post, recording all of the information, and planning out meals, etc. And one hour working out and stretching.

As time goes on the workouts will get longer. I recently read an article about Helen Phillips, last spring’s winner of The Biggest Loser. She’s kept her weight off by working out 2 hours a day - part cardio, part resistance training. She has gotten her whole family on board and now they spend time shopping at farmers’ markets for their fresh produce and they prepare meals together.

It’s a lifestyle change.

One thing I really loved about Helen in this article is that she’s keeping it real. She won $250,000 and has invested the majority of it. She did take her husband on a wonderful trip - a memory to last them a lifetime; and she did buy herself a new car - a Jeep Liberty. Even if she got it fully loaded the car only set her back $25,000. She didn’t go crazy and buy a Beemer and try to keep up with the Joneses. She’s embraced her new lifestyle while staying true to herself. And for that I’m very proud of her.

It’s a lifestyle change.

I’m fortunate enough to be able to work from home so right now I walk around in my workout clothes with bare minimum make up: I swipe on bronzer, lip gloss and mascara. And I no longer spend time on my hair every day - I’m wearing it curly and messy. It makes life easier and keeps me focused on my goal. As I release pounds I can start buying really cute track suits. This look is good enough to answer the door, run errands, even attend volunteer committee meetings.

This is working for me right now and I’m embracing it. I only hope next week’s weigh in shows another significant loss…there’s nothing like the number on the scale going down to keep me motivated!


Fleetwood Mac:

Don’t stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here,
It’ll be, better than before,
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.
Oooh…don’t you look back now.