The other night, I realized the amount of weight that I have gained since Bob and I started dating is roughly equal to the weight of Little E.
If I carried around Little E, who is just over 50 pounds, all day long, I would be tired. I would ache. I would not be very happy.
No wonder I feel like that!
Can you imagine carrying around 50 pounds of whatever for an entire day? No wonder I have bad knees, a sore back, achy feet, and over all exhaustion.
I have always been overweight, so this additional weight is really talking a huge toll on my body.
Just as I was thinking about this, Amber, from Bringing Good Home, posted about her October weight loss challenge. Wow! What timing.
Back in July (July!) I announced that I was doing a 30-day weight loss program and I was going to post wellness tips on Wednesdays, etc, etc. Then I stopped as soon as I started.
Regular readers of this blog know I had a very difficult summer, and I am not beating myself up about getting off track, but now is time to get back on that horse.
The good news is I have not gained a singe pound in the past three months, so I am starting right where I left off.
Okay, so what are my goals for this challenge?
I am starting my 30-day program over from day 1, and this time I am sticking with it. It is a faith-based weight loss program called Thin Within. It focuses on only eating when you are truly hungry and stopping when you are comfortably full (not stuffed). More importantly, it focuses on the faith aspect of being overweight. For me, there is an obvious faith component to my problem of reaching for comforting foods when I am stressed out and overeating.
I also want to start walking daily. I have tried numerous exercise activities in my life and walking has always been my favorite, by far, and the only one that gave me good results. (Gee, I wonder if there is any correlation there!)
As far as weight loss, I would like to lose 10 pounds this month. I think that is doable, at my size. But more importantly, I would like to be able to fit back into my jeans comfortably. It is getting cold out!
Most importantly, I want to break the stronghold that overeating has had in my life and feel good about myself.
Amber is going to have challenge check-ins every Monday, so I will post my updates then, too, instead of on Wednesday, like I did before.
Head on over to Bringing Good Home if you want to join in.
Great goals! I need to check out that Thin Within- it sounds awesome!
I’m joining too. Just need to get my post written!
Yay for you! I’m so glad you’re getting back on the horse. I remember when you began in July. I’m guilty of doing the same thing back in January. Hopefully this time, the accountability will help us stick with it.
I almost set my goal for this month for 10 lbs but then I changed it to 8. Chicken? Me? Yeah.
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I use sparkpeople.com to keep track of what I eat and any exercise that I get in. I find being accountable helps me to see when I am overeating.
Good luck.
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