06/11/2009 09:27
Up down up down
After years of living a conscious lifestyle, I've found that I enjoy watching the curious fluctuations of my daily weigh in.
The old up-down-up-down-up-down of the every day, which you realise after several months is zigzagging in one direction or the other.
For me, the process of taking it down (or even seeing it go up) takes a very, very, very long time--like a year to lose 4 lbs, or in my case 18 months to gain 3 lbs, that sort of thing. This is because I absolutely refuse to diet. I am not going to make drastic changes to my eating, because the quick weight-loss that results will quickly come back on when I revert. I also refuse to eat completely mindlessly, in some sort of immature emotional rebellion, resulting in a quick weight gain. This is a lesson we all know, yet some of us never apply to our real lives, and it's something I've been saying for the last 5 years. As I learned this important lesson and learned how to apply it to my daily choices, I went from 213 at my highest to 131 at my lowest, and have maintained under 139 since 2004. I think my method is tried and true, and certainly backed up by the science.
I weighed 137.0 this morning.
Goal line: 134.
Dream line: 129.
Dead line: none.
The old up-down-up-down-up-down of the every day, which you realise after several months is zigzagging in one direction or the other.
For me, the process of taking it down (or even seeing it go up) takes a very, very, very long time--like a year to lose 4 lbs, or in my case 18 months to gain 3 lbs, that sort of thing. This is because I absolutely refuse to diet. I am not going to make drastic changes to my eating, because the quick weight-loss that results will quickly come back on when I revert. I also refuse to eat completely mindlessly, in some sort of immature emotional rebellion, resulting in a quick weight gain. This is a lesson we all know, yet some of us never apply to our real lives, and it's something I've been saying for the last 5 years. As I learned this important lesson and learned how to apply it to my daily choices, I went from 213 at my highest to 131 at my lowest, and have maintained under 139 since 2004. I think my method is tried and true, and certainly backed up by the science.
I weighed 137.0 this morning.
Goal line: 134.
Dream line: 129.
Dead line: none.