Your doing a great job. Hang in there.
2,318 of 3100 yesterday.
Today has been strssful.
Your doing a great job. Hang in there.
dude...that was a good day!
You are on course and have a good solid grip on where you want to go.
That is the main thing. Sticking with "your plan" and it sounds like you have done a good job of this.
When you do slip up, you make up for it later on which is where you want to keep your head.
Ok, Kev, as a little bonus motivation: this thread has now become a sticky.
You are doing an amazing job of regaining control of your body, and we are all proud of you and 100% behind you. Stop and reflect for a moment and let your hard fought accomplishments sink in for a minute. You have got this, and YOU are in control now.
Kev,
I've been continuing to follow your journey and you are doing great! I'm very impressed with how you are learning to manage your tough days, and very pleased to see you going to the gym. You really have been an inspiration to many here, and that is something you should be very proud of!
Speak of being an inspiration, a couple months ago I posted here that you have inspired me to start my own journey in getting back into shape. Several years ago I injured my leg- to the extent that before physio I could barely walk. As a result of this and other factors I put on weight.
When I posted that I was starting to log with MFP back in late April I weighed somewhere between 195-200lbs. I'm not a big guy, even at that weight I only wore 34" waist pants. By late May I weighed just under 190, and was feeling pretty pleased with how clothes fit. As of today I weigh 177. More importantly, I feel healthier, stronger, and better about myself than I have in years.
I've always been an outdoorsy person, and the combination of strengthening my bad leg, and taking strain off of it by losing weight has allowed me to get back into hiking and backpacking.
Tomorrow, after ramping up many day trips over little while, I'm setting off on my first solo-overnight in over 5 years. 9.5 miles one way, but about about 2500' elevation change. I'm so excited I can't sleep! An interesting coincidence is that my pack weight puts me almost exactly where I started off in April.
180lbs was my original goal, which is about what I weighed before my injury. I'm now aiming for 165, which is more or less what I weighed in high school.
I really don't think I would have done this without you as inspiration, I hope on the tough days the rest of us can inspire you in return.
Congratulations Kev on becoming a sticky!
...... Just don't go running around shouting that out to people outside of B&B. It might sound a little strange, if you know what I mean.
@ Chris Murphy, congratulations on how well your doing on your own journey!
Speaking of battles, I had a heart to heart with my wife recently about my journey and how I felt about feeling sabotaged by her on this journey. She told me that she is very proud of me for sticking with this journey and for going to the gym, and making it a point to do so (I had thought she was jealous of me going and did not want me going). She told me that she needs to do the same, but she is intimidated by going to the gym, as she is very self-conscious, and afraid that people are going to judge her because she is overweight as well.
She also understood about the junk food being in the house and she sees my point about not having it in the house because I still cannot control myself with it there. We will find out next shopping trip how that works out. I am not tempted by potato chips like i was (the last couple i sniped tasted oily and salty, not like I remembered, and I walked away from the bag). Helps when a survival show showed lighting corn chips as a way to carry fire from the oil in them. Cakes, donuts and candy are still not a good idea in the home for me. I hope if they are brought in, they are in small quantity or hidden from me.
I would be in the hospital with something gone wrongCongrats Kev.
Seems that getting to the gym has really helped you turn a corner in your attitude.
Just look at what you are doing at the gym today, and imagine trying to do that 6 months ago!
Kev,
Glad to hear that the sit down with the wife went well. Sounds like you walked away happy and surprised. Good to hear she really supports you, especially since you thought she had issues with the gym and other stuff.
To me it seems she might be nervous and a bit scared, that's alright. She's probably just glad to know that your there for her support and not force her into the lifestyle changes you are making. Another chance for you to lead by example.
Hopefully you can help her start off slow, like yourself, with the exception that you've done all the basic beginning footwork. You've already found the healthy alternatives for snacks and meals, plus your starting work out. You tore down a wall starting off, now just need to teach her how to wade through the rubble. Mayhap have her help you "clean house" on her way past the broken wall and rubble. An extra heart, head and pair of hands makes life go by easier.
As for grocery shopping, do you and Mrs kdogg shop together? If not, now is a good time to start, or take that responsibility on yourself. It's good for quality time together, learning and teaching, and a bit of exercise. You get to observe what she goes for and her triggers are, and be able to brainstorm better options for the both of you on the spot and bring them to life.
Do you grocery shop to a full plan list, or (like me) do you have short list of essentials (coffee butter eggs etc) and shop for weekly sales to make up the rest? Both work well, the second option forces you to have a bit more control mentally though. Have you learned and applied new shopping methods to your journey?
My suggestions for your next shopping trips.
1. Never​ go hungry, have a snack before you shop. Keeps your head on the job and not your gut. (I live by this rule. I spend less money total, find betters values and buy more positive/healthy foods. Even if I'm not hungry I have a bite just so my belly doesn't have a vote in the store.)
2. Stay out of the "middle" of the store, shop the outer edges. (most stores are setup to a pattern. Highly processed unhealthy foods live on shelves in the middle. Healthy natural "real" foods live in coolers on the outer edges.) {thank you "supersize vs superskinny" for reaffirming this}
3. Use a two list system. Have a regular grocery list and a "not in my basket list". (not in my basket list is more important and should be made and readable before you go. You know what needs to be on it. Gives your will power something to stand against in the store. Also it's a way to compromise with the wife about what junk is allowed in, and gives her a good starting point to "lose with".)
4. Shop when your local grocery is a ghost town, it's less stressful. (just like hunger you don't want to shop stressed either. You've told us that stress is one of your triggers for binge out, don't need that when your making your weekly meal choices. I go late night or middle of the night during midnight stock. Nobody's there, the staff leaves me alone, and I get pick of the litter from new stock going up.
5. Farmers market. Go right to the source, save money, get better quality and value products, support your local economy and community.
I bet others will share some good shopping tips here in a bit, I hope to learn something new.
Your totals have been looking good and sounds like your attitude has been in the right place. I've just been missing the lunch/dinner pics. If you can't get pics up maybe try and tell us what your having so we can make suggestions.
All in all great job sir, keep up the good work. Congrats on becoming a sticky inspiration for our little corner of the universe.