So, for those interested and with customary apologies to those who are not, this is week 1 of I must get fit and stay fit 2015. I have been trying to get fitter now for about 15 months. I finally managed to get to my weekly weigh in. I am up by half a stone from pre-Christmas. I noticed that I immediately wanted to blame someone or something for the gain - this is a process I jokingly call determinism (AKA transference). From Leons humourous dictionary Determinism: n. someone or something did it to me examples include: 1. Historic Determinism: Christmas did it to me; 2. Genetic Determinism: My genes did it to me; 3. Environmental determinism: My family and home did it to me; and, 4. Evangelistic determinism: Proving (too many times) to the doubters you really can eat anything on your way. I ate the calories and I am now carrying the extra pounds. Time to replan, set new goals and go for it. 2015 needs to be different to 2014. 2015 needs to include the lessons I learned in 2014 and exclude the things that didnt work. What I did in 2014 worked well to a point and got me most of the way I needed to go despite some horrendously adverse circumstances. These last few pounds are all that stands between me and my goal and the gateway to ongoing better health, that and my inner Fat Boy. You should see the daily points tallies again this week just gone: I winced again when I saw them (actually I sighed). In the New Years week I went 50 ProPoints over budget. It is truly a blessing that I have given up drinking. I suspect I would be into a double figure weight gain if not! Time to get back on it! The only problem is that I am finding it really hard to get off my rear and get out and exercise - My buddy, Brian, said once that the most important and effective work out is the one you want to do the least - hes right so I just have to fight my subconscious and jolly-well GET. ON. WITH. IT! Example of Historic Determinism: Even though I had a couple of weeks off so I could control things, my best laid plans were for nothing when I found my self chained to the kitchen sink with Jules in bed sick with Norovirus on Christmas day and boxing day and the kids alternating being sick on alternate days from the 18th up to Christmas day. No way to get out and exercise for a whole week, coupled with more food than normal in the house. Double-Whammy! Actually: I snacked it and I tracked it and now I need to lose it. I amused myself by pondering what my weight gain eSource message should have read this week instead of ...so you gained a little this week.... I wondered if they let Sargeant Hartwell from the full metal jacket movie write message what it would have said .... would probably have had to be redacted. Whichever way I go, I have to find the strength inside myself and not abdicate ownership to someone else if I am to succeed. I like to focus sometimes and this month I want to focus on things that take me in the right direction and do those (however small the positive impact may be). I also want to understand why festive eating results in me suffering some of the worst cravings I have had in over a year?! I can only assume that as I return to healthier eating and exercise that things will level out again. The plan for this week is: (1) Plan my food to eat my points allowance (set to 33 rather than the 36 eSource suggested); (2) Continue to increase my sleep; (3) Get into the gym; (4) Do short walks; (5) Log *everything* to see what is working and what is not!; and, (6) PERSIST! Here are the key stats: * I walked about 17 miles, ran 0 miles gained: 4 lb * Current Weight: 13 st 6 lb / 85.28 kg / 188 lbs * Weight Loss: 5 st 10 lbs (80 lbs) since I started * BMI is 26.9 this week ====9 lbs left to goal!!!! .==== I have pondered a few things this week: I am about 9 lbs away now.... 2015 SMART Goals (published each week to stop me weaseling out later): Short term goal: Lose an average of 1 lb per week. Milestone 1: 13 st by Feb 14th 2015. Strategic Goal 1: Goal weight (12 st 11 lbs) by March 7th 2015. Strategic Goal 2: 12 stone 7 lbs at weigh in on Apr 4th 2014. I normally share the three things I want to focus on for the coming week, so (apologies to Fast Show Fans) . . . next week I are be mainly thinking about: 1. Why does my subconscious sabotage me, every chance it gets ? ; 2. Why does the act of eating distract me from my goals?; And, 3. Why doesnt Weight Watchers employ Drill Sergeant Hartwell from Full Metal Jacket? Here are the usual pics from the weight loss and Runtastic apps. Wish me luck - as I always say, Saturday is weigh in day, the clock resets to zero and this week, the calendar resets to zero too, so, off we go again.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 17:43:56 +0000
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