Some of you may remember that in August 2011, I set a goal of getting my scale under 150 lbs. It was a big challenge. It meant sticking to my marathon training & the meal plan. The plan was a great success; I got down to 149.2 lbs.
Since then, I've maintained pretty much the same weight, give-or-take a pound or two. And I've been satisfied with that because I made it through holidays & vacations without putting on any extra. But now that I'm back in an actual training cycle, I think it's time to finish what I started.
March Madness: I'm setting the goal of getting my scale under 145 lbs. Just like in August, I don't care if it's 144.9lbs. All I care about is breaking the 145 barrier by the end of the month. Starting today, 1 March 2012, I'll weigh in & update my progress. It's a good time to combine my 1/2 marathon goal with my scale goal.
Let March Madness commence!
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| 1 March: I clearly need a pedicure. |
Don't be too hard on yourself with weight. The scale can control your mind and ruin you. If you gain more muscle from working out your weight will go up. Your body also can gain up to 8 lbs in one day! Crazy! So you get on the scale and freak because somehow you are 5 lbs heavier and now you are stressed and angry and upset. It is just torture. Instead focus on your habits, how you feel, how you want to look. If you want to slim down somewhere, make efforts to focus on those areas. The only number you should be concerned with is body fat and your age. If you have a healthy body fat for your age, then you are good unless you want to work on it. Then proceed to figure out how to trim body fat. The only thing that really matters is that you are healthy, you feel healthy, and you are strong. I know it's easy to say, I am my own worst enemy. But really, the scale is such an enemy. I look 10 lbs lighter then what the scale reflects and if I focus on how much I weigh, I am going to be anorexic. I eat quite healthy, work out 3-5 times a week. Just because the scale doesn't reflect the number I want, doesn't mean I can't look how I want. I really just don't want you to torture yourself if you don't have to! coming from personal experience.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, I am still legitimately about 10-15 lbs overweight. So I do have to focus on actually losing. I'm only about 5'4" with a lot of belly fat... which doesn't show in photos because I wear clever clothes that disguise it. For me, it's not even necessarily about diet; I have to focus on actually doing cardio. I know what you're saying about obsessing about the scale & realistic goals, but I am actually overweight.
DeleteHey Bonnie! COngrats on meeting your first goal and wishing well towards your next! March Madness!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's always a struggle for me... I'm a lazy eater because I hate the kitchen. So March is going to involve a lot of Sunday cooking. :D
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