Have a look at the graph above, which details my weight loss since I was the heaviest ever, and I started the blog. Study it closely. Notice anything about the green line?It's bumpy.
A bump on a weight loss graph is when instead of losing weight, you start gaining. This means a few things. It means you've been eating more than you should. It means you're wasting time because you are headed in the wrong direction. It means you have to lose the weight you've just lost again, so you end up losing the weight twice (or in some cases, more than twice).
Can I stop with the bumps on my weight loss graph? Hopefully. It's all just wasted time. I want to get to goal, retrain my eating habits, then slowly let go of this interest in losing weight. Sure, I'll still maintain this blog, and continue reading other weight loss blogs, but I think that'll be it. No more weight loss forums. No more searching for weight loss buddies. No more reading endless magazine articles which seem merely rehashed versions of countless other articles I've read over the years. Almost back to an 'age of innocence'. A time before I started putting on weight. There was a time when I didn't know what BMI meant. Or BMR. Or that protein suppressed your appetite. I just ate and stopped when I'd had enough. My body regulated my weight perfectly. I don't expect that to happen, my mind now has to do the job. I just want to stop constantly thinking about losing weight.
Back to the topic. Consistency. How do I make myself more consistent? The graph above has about 30 bumps. Over a period of about 18 months, that's one every 2-3 weeks. I've been talking on and off here about going to Piha, where I had childhood holidays, as a reward.
My challenge is simple: lose weight for 120 days, without any bumps, and I will go to Piha next summer. Guaranteed (I'll start saving now). But there can't be any bumps in the next 120 days, even one of a few grams means I won't be going to Piha next summer.
Today is day 1. Day 120 will be 1st July. To show you what Piha is all about, have a look at this link: http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=piha
In terms of the earthquake, things here are pretty bad still. 1 or 2 bodies a day are removed from the rubble. Some people are without water, electricity, or sewage. I'm not sure how much to write about it here, it depresses me whenever I think of it.
Thank you for visiting my blog. I just came over to see yours as well and have been reading a few of your posts. How sad that your city has had a bad earthquake. I've lived in earthquake country quite a bit including San Francisco, California and Anchorage, Alaska but have never lived through a really bad quake. I can only imagine how depressing it really is.
ReplyDeleteI downloaded a calculator to convert kilograms to pounds so I could understand your weight losses and goals. I know how hard it is to lose weight AND keep it off. It is always a struggle. I hope things improve quickly for you and your family and friends.
Thank you for following my blog. I came to check yours out and was saddened by the earthquakes.
ReplyDeleteAnywho, I'm right there with you when it comes to the bumps. I'm just glad that as of late I've found what works for me and haven't *knock on wood* seen any bumps in the graph lately. Keep you're head up, I know it's easier said than done, but you CAN do this!!! :)