Welcome everyone!!
So far, 3 weeks into this journey and I’ve lost 16 pounds! I actually haven’t found it overly difficult at the moment. This weekend was a probably the hardest so far. I went downhill skiing with some friends (great exercise and a lot of fun!). Of course the menu was limited at the ski hill so I indulged a bit. So that day was a write-off for the food plan. The next day, I was right back on the wagon going strong. Even with friends over for dinner I did fairly well! I know that this is a mental battle more than anything. I’m working on changing my thinking about food, exercise, and activities. I’m trying to make food less of a focal point and having activities play more of a role in my life.
I know that we’ve gotten so much support from people that it’s really encouraging to keep up the battle. For me, this is where things always have gotten a bit sketchy. I do well and feel good about it then get it into my head that I can slack a bit. That’s where it all falls apart. I know that I have to just keep to the plan and keep moving forward.
I also know that my weight loss will start to taper off and eventually plateau. I have to keep a positive attitude at that point and change things up a bit. I learned about overcoming plateaus when I was younger and did weightlifting. When you do the same thing over and over and over, your body will adjust and get used to it. When weightlifting you can overcome this by adding more weight but you’ll get to a point where you just can’t lift it anymore, where it is just too heavy. For me, I had a few extra exercises and I only did when I started to plateau. I would do my regular routine and substitute in one or two of these variations for a couple of weeks. This really shocked my body and it continued to adjust and grow.
Weightloss is the same process. You have to do something different and change it up to keep the progress going. This is where you can add in exercises and different activities into the mix to keep your body adjusting and it will continue to keep burning fat. Jogging, jump rope, kickboxing, swimming, rock climbing, bike riding, etc…….. will help to keep your body adjusting. Just keep varying the activities and you’ll continue to progress.
Please share our blog with others. I hope to inspire people to work on losing weight and get into better shape through this and I can’t do it without your help!! Also, keep posting your comments and ideas as there are a ton of people that need to know what you know and what your experiences are! Take care and stay strong!
Rick
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