Progress Report: Week 10
Weight: 247.2 lbs
BMI: 35.5 lbs
Weight loss so far: 2.8 lbs gain since last week, 17.8 lbs loss to date
For a few hours last night, I was wrestling around with some pretty horrible thoughts last night.
- I have been slacking off on my calorie watching and am still losing weight, so I’m going to eat whatever I want tonight and not worry about it.
- And even if I did gain weight, it happens to everyone, and I haven’t had a gain yet. What’s it going to hurt?
Dinner last night was pretty bad (KFC, ’nuff said, right?)
Do I feel okay with this weigh in, since this is my first gain in 10 weeks. F*ck no! What’s it going to hurt? About 3 weeks of progress.
I got cocky, and now, not only do I feel crappy and run down because I still a crap load of food flowing around in my system (ate pretty late too), but I feel like an idiot for trying to justify and rationalize it. Thought’s like that are what let me got up to 265 pounds in the first place.
With that said, I am going into this week with a renewed vigor. Despite this gain, I want to set my sets on getting down into the 230′s by year end. I would LOVE to be at 235, but I will be okay with the 230s.
Have a good day, everyone, and stay away from KFC.
Keep your head up and stick to it. I don’t’ know about you, but I’ve found that as I’ve lost weight my body cannot process the fried foods anymore. McDonald’s and KFC just aren’t as appealing to me anymore. Everyone falls off the boat. it’s how you recover that makes you strong!
Steve, you are at the point in your weightloss / fitness plan that we ALL get a little over confident about our ability to lose w/out doing the things that keep us on track. I am right there with you buddy. This week has been super tough. And when things get tough I ignore, ignore, ignore. Don’t let one week ruin your plans. Reign it back in. Make realistic goals. If it’s just to “maintain” through the holidays let it be that. Don’t, I REPEAT DON’T, be hard on yourself. Don’t give up. When I say that I am in the same boat as you, I honestly mean it. I am having a hard time finding the inner strength, willpower, whatever to walk away from shitty foods, we’re talking binge status. I have a bad habit of saying to myself, oh I already lost 10 pounds, I can pig out this once (or even stand to gain back a couple of pounds) and I won’t be any worse off. I am also retarded. And know that 1 bad meal leads to 2 bad meals leads to days off track which leads to me giving up. Don’t give up. Lean on us (hell, lean on me if you have to) for support. If you need help revising your goals through the holiday, I will help you. Whatever you need friend! (Am I being too much?
You deserve to hit your goals. You are awesome and you are dedicated and you are motivated. Let’s get our focus back! I’m not going to eat any more Christmas treats until after new years. Not another single cookie or treat. I can live with that. Hopefully. 
Good luck Steve!!!!
I’m right there with you steve! It’s been a TERRIBLE week here. (GREAT week, but terrible food/exercise wise…everything else has been terrific! lol)…so I’m expecting a gain too. If it makes you feel any better a lot of people on the board gained this week too. Maybe it’s in the air? I’m gonna do better next week but mannnn I’m dreading Thursday so much!
Jessie hit the nail on the head: one bad meal leads to 2, etc….SO TRUE. This week’s been like a snowball effect!
Good luck to you (and everyone else) getting back on track next week before all hell breaks loose on Christmas!
Steve,
I think we all fall into this trap, but not all of us are aware of it as you are. So, that’s a good thing.
As I struggle with my weight and try to battle back from regaining too much weight, I just realize I have to be constantly vigilant of anything that will interfere with my goals. It’s just too easy for the weight to come back.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. This is probably the most difficult time of the year to lose weight!
Good luck.
P.S. Love the Yoda quote…one of my favorites.
I’ve been avoiding my blog, Daily Mile, etc. this week. I haven’t avoided exercise, but I’ve been half-@$$ing this week, for sure. I am now totally expecting a gain, too.
I dug my own hole, though. I think I hit my head when I fell off the wagon and suffer from “eat right, sleep well, and exercise” amnesia! I need to get my act together, with Christmas and New Year’s approaching, I don’t want to gain another pound!
Come on back, Steve! You can do it!
I too fell off the wagon this week. I had KFC on Sunday night and pizza on Monday and bags of chips. The chips always play a roll when my father is visiting, which he was for 4 days. 3 of them involved chips. I now have a 2.5 lb gain to show for it. And a tough 3 weeks to see it gone again. Doesn’t help that my treadmill was down and the weather way to cold to go to the gym. We can do it, we can get back on track!
Steve, we all have been there (some like me, are still there), but i think it’s kinda great, because you motivate yourself to go full speed ahead. I had a little setback, but now I wanna kick some ass, so let’s get ‘er done!!!