Trying to hold up 15 pounds lost in two months next to 123 pounds needed to hit my goal makes it seem impossible to get there. I need a way to succeed within 2-3 months. How do I do that? I lower the bar. So rather than looking at it as "I need to 123 pounds someday" I see it as "I need to lose 5-10% of my starting body weight within a 2-3 month period." That's something attainable. Even if it takes five months, it's still something I can do. It's a reason to celebrate. What happens after I hit that goal? I set another goal equally as achievable. The small battles add up to win the war. It also keeps the morale high. The only enemy here is the excess weight. Don't let yourself get caught up in the crossfire.
The road to success is rough and rocky but always leads up. The way that I keep myself going is setting up realistic goals. Losing weight can be a daunting task, especially when there's more than just 10-20 pounds to lose. Before starting this blog and committing to losing weight I did a lot of research. I took a few days and read as much as I could, then I borrowed from what I liked to create the program I'm using now. The biggest key to success is starting small and staying small. What I mean by that is breaking everything I do into chunks. Yes I want to lose 123 pounds to hit my first target weight. Yes I want to master Portion Control. Yes I want to run in races and be semi- athletic. The only problem is that there is no instant way to do any of those things. And if I set myself up to try all at once, I'd most likely end up failing again. In a year I could be down to my target weight. In two months I could conquer portion control. In a year I could be running races. The only problem is that there's no fast forward button. I have to take things one step at a time.
Trying to hold up 15 pounds lost in two months next to 123 pounds needed to hit my goal makes it seem impossible to get there. I need a way to succeed within 2-3 months. How do I do that? I lower the bar. So rather than looking at it as "I need to 123 pounds someday" I see it as "I need to lose 5-10% of my starting body weight within a 2-3 month period." That's something attainable. Even if it takes five months, it's still something I can do. It's a reason to celebrate. What happens after I hit that goal? I set another goal equally as achievable. The small battles add up to win the war. It also keeps the morale high. The only enemy here is the excess weight. Don't let yourself get caught up in the crossfire.
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A recent picture of me in the car. Sorry for the delays, I've been very busy this past week trying to find a job. I'm getting tired of having to mooch so I've really stepped things up and I'm making work my top priority. Hopefully I'll have something positive to report in regards to that soon! A thought occurred to me the other night. Actually it was a sudden revelation that occurred to me Monday night. I need to work on my social skills. I am starting to be able to see some results of my altered lifestyle, and I'm feeling better about myself, but I'm still battling with my self image in the public eye. I've always been a shy guy when it comes to meeting strangers. I am also a pretty weak conversationalist. If you know me then you know that in the right environment with the right people I am an entertainer and social butterfly. If I'm in a new environment with a lot of people I don't know, I often need to adjust to my surroundings before I try to open up. I've realized that over the last five years I've slowly shied away from social interaction with new people in general. The only exception is if it's a group of people I'm familiar with, with a few new people added in. Recently I don't even try to talk to people anymore. Testing. Testing. Alright! Let's see if it worked! I connected my blog with Facebook that was it automatically will post when I publis a post! So if you can read this then awesome! If you haven't read my blog yet then you should! It's been a fun journey so far but there is plenty more to come! Just follow this link and check it out! That's all for now!
Man I feel like a cave man... How do you post?... Ah here it is! Alas! A graphic artist is born! Hello everyone! As always, I hope this post finds you in the best of health and spirits! Stage two of my research phase is to better understand nutrition. Here is a general roundabout of what I know about nutrition. Protein=good Carbs=bad. I do know that protein is needed to build muscle as well. On top of that I need lots of vitamins to stay healthy and eating fats are bad. I couldn't tell you the difference between trans fat and saturated fat. On my quest I even came across Monounsaturated fats and Polyunsaturated fats which I honestly had no previous recollection of ever learning about in gym, health, or anywhere else. So I'm in need of some schooling. People have left comments about different aspects of eating, but before I charge headfirst into a specific regimen, I need to understand for myself why I need to make these changes. Cause if I don't know why I'm doing something or how it effects me then I have no reason to motivate myself to do it! Through google I found the CDC's health and nutrition area. In there they had pages for everything I was setting out to look for. I'll link the pages as I summarize what I learned. |
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