Hello readers and non-readers alike! I am once again starting my weight loss journey, this time, a little more knowledgeable, prepared and less desperate to pretend that I believe in myself.
I've overcome some obstacles in the past year and I continue to overcome them; I've proved to myself a few times now that I can do anything, literally anything, that I set my mind to. I know that sounds like such a cliche, but did anyone ever stop to consider that there's a reason it is a cliche in the first place? It may be used so much because it is important to remember.
As I was saying in the beginning of this post I am better prepared this time. I've taken my measurements, weight and I'm starting a food log where I'll list what I eat, the nutrition facts, a rating of how healthy the food is (1 being unhealthy, 5 being Super healthy), and how hungry I feel at the time I've eaten it. I'll do this for a week and then switch to every other week in order to gain an idea of my eating habits, conscious and unconscious.
Meditation is also a part of my workouts now. I'm still using the pictures in my blog posts to motivate me and I'm also using visualization at the end of each night, to imagine where I want my body to be at the end of the Regime. Of course it won't ever really be over, I'll still maintain a healthy and active lifestyle, but I'm talking about after I lose the 30 to 40 pounds that I want to.
So with that in mind, I'm using this blog to talk about my journey, keep track of these numbers and generally keep motivated and focused on my goals. After the cut will be numbers and pictures of my body as it is now. I warn you that it isn't pretty, but it also doesn't reveal my identity by not showing my face and so I'm more comfortable sharing these 'before' photos in order to mark my progress when I take my 'after' photos. Today is Day 1 and December 31st marks the end of the trial period where I'll blog about my weight loss.
Without further ado, the Before:
Weight: 239.2
Belly: 3 ft 11 in. or 47 inches around
Waist: 44 inches
So those are the big three that I'm looking to decrease majorly in size. I didn't know the waist measurement until just now when I typed it up. It's interesting that I thought I was a 36, because that's what I wear in pants, but I guess Vanity Sizing is running rampant in stores these days. Remember this folks: a tape measure never lies.
When I began working out but not recording my numbers stringently I weighed myself and came in at 245, so in the course of about a week and a half, maybe two, I've lost about six pounds. If I can just keep that up I'll be ecstatic. These numbers represent the ones that matter to me most. I'm not living a life where I'm unhappy with my body anymore. I'm sincerely tired of frowning when I look in the mirror. And I'm doing something about it, aggressively. I'm approaching this as if it were cancer. This is a war on my fat and I need to win every single battle. I will win every single battle; I will win the war.
Je ne suis fatty gay.
-J-
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