Thanksgiving!

This morning I weighed in at 189.8lbs. That means that if I lose 4.8 more pounds, I’ll have hit my goal of 185. Which means that, all of a sudden, I won’t have to worry quite so much about counting calories.

Will I be able to handle that? I have no idea. It’s going to be really weird to suddenly be able to eat another few hundred calories in the day and not fret over it. Sometimes I wonder if I have given myself an eating disorder. Then I realize I still eat whatever I want, just not whole tubs of it, and I’m still eating more than enough calories per day to keep me going, so I figure it’s not *that* bad.

I’ve always heard that when it comes to losing weight, it’s not a habit change, it’s a lifestyle change. Like, in order to be fit, you have to change your whole lifestyle and get used to doing things like working out (something I still struggle with this time of year because of my noncompliant sinuses) and being mindful of what you consume and how much of it you eat.

Like, for example, today I ate everything I wanted: turkey, stuffing, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, a crescent roll, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. My total calorie amount was 1400 calories, roughly. I ate what I wanted, but I didn’t eat too much of it. I ate slow, I drank Diet Coke or Diet Mountain Dew, I talked to the family… I didn’t over do it and I stopped when I was full.

I always though it was magic or something, but it’s not. You just have to know how to act and how to eat. That’s all it takes to lose weight.

The Less Weight Update

My weight, as of right now, is 191.8lbs. My new goal has been 185, but along the way I’ve found myself not able to work out like I’d like to, blog like I’d like to, or do any of that other stuff I should be doing to hold myself accountable. (I’m still watching my calories and still working out a few times a week, but not daily like I should be.)

My weight loss has slowed down, but that’s okay. I’ve been cutting myself some slack lately, as I’ve been under the weather and stressed out due to work. As we all know, the best way to handle stress is with exercise, but that also means increased eating and increased general weariness about not wanting to be bothered to work out. Add to that the fact that my workout stuff is in the basement and it’s cold down here means that I’m much less likely to get down and work up a sweat.

HOWEVER, I am starting a new routine. Starting tomorrow, people from a local fitness training group will be coming to the location where I work to conduct classes twice a week, and if I can remember tomorrow, that’s what I’m going to be doing to try and bust myself out of my funk. In the spirit, I may as well get my stuff together before bed tonight so I can be prepared for my first semi-public exercise session. I’m not really looking forward to it, but the opportunity is too good to pass up, as it’s only like $6.

I only hope more than 10 people show up, so that way the classes will continue.