I really, really, really wanted to be able to come here today and announce that I had reached another weight loss goal. I’ve been diligently working the diet and exercise the past two weeks. I thought that jumping back on the horse with such vigor would have better results. But I forgot to check my calendar (hello PMS bloat) and so my number is skewed and I am frustrated.
On the bright side though, I can tell you is that I am now under 200lbs and a little over a pound away from reaching my 30lb loss marker. Back in May I pronounced that I was done with being fat. I’m pretty sure at some point I announced my starting weight (224lbs). And here I am today saying within four months I have changed my lifestyle for the better and am (almost) thirty pounds lighter.
Can I get a hallelujah? Or a rah rah?
While I still have far to go to reach my ultimate goal of losing 80lbs, I’m trying not to fixate on the end but on the process. What works and doesn’t work for me as far as eating and working out. Here’s a list:
- Routine
- Preparing food at home
- Avoiding sugars
- Limiting alcohol
- Working out a minimum of 4x a week
- Getting enough sleep
- Drinking tons of water
- Prioritizing my self-care
- Laughing
- Filling my life with good times and good people
Those last two might seem odd to include on a living healthy list but they are essential. When I’m filling my life with goodness, I want more goodness. Good begets good. Happy makes more happy. When I’m busy and feeling good, I want to maintain that feeling. Exercise and eating healthy give me more energy. I feel better about myself when I make smart choices. Do I sometimes wish I could eat ice cream? Fuck yeah, I do. And once in a blue moon I do. I go out for a cone with a friend and enjoy the hell out of it. Because this is my lifestyle, not a fad diet.
I can trace back my recent mini meltdown to eating sugar. Sure I was tired from lack of sleep but I also had consumed at least 6 alcohol drinks and 4 (delicious) cookies. Totally my own choice which I later regretted and, bonus!, that came back to bite me in the ass. I am a recovering sugar addict. These moments when I can connect the sugar dots are not lost on me. I don’t need to eat that stuff just because it tastes good. I love coffee but I can only drink decaf occasionally because I know it makes me feel horrible. Same for refined sugar. I am better off when I have it in moderation. SEVERE moderation. What kind of masochist would you have to be to purposely eat foods you know make you feel sick or bad? I want to love myself enough to choose me over those momentary, fleeting pleasures. Besides, there’s always sex.
Wait. Wha?! I DIGRESS.
So the journey continues and along the way, much learning. When I hit my halfway mark there will be a photo series documenting my progress. Stay tuned! Here’s to the next 50lbs.
*Every time I feel sore after a work out I start singing this song. I CAN’T STOP.
YAY! WOOT! HALLELUJAH! This is all sorts of awesome!
This is great 🙂 Well done! And I’m glad (as I’m sure I’ve told you before) that you’ve gone for a lifestyle change not a silly fad diet. Well done 😀
Yay! That is seriously outstanding 🙂
I am so happy for you!
You are totally my inspiration to stick to my guns this week.
Rah rah! I am all about including everything on the list that’s going to make changes long term. And I’m proud of you!
Yee-fucking-haw Sizzle! Nice work. I have a similar goal that has been passed from week to week to week to week for time immemorial. This post, however, has truly inspired me. Your list of what works for you is exactly what works for me 🙂 so I just need to get to getting, eh?!?
Thanks for the inspirational post.
Woohoo! Great progress!
You are awesome. Go you! You have made amazing progress.
Hurrah! Keep up the good work! I’ve been backsliding, so this is an inspiration.
You are beyond inspiring to me, sizzle! Thank you for sharing your journey and keeping it real. Thanks also for the comments you have left on my blog on the same topic this year.
Here’s to the next 50lbs!
Now, about this sex…
SERIOUS HALLELUJAH! That’s ridiculously awesome. I’m trying my best to lose weigh too, and you’ve breathed a little needed inspiration into me today. Keep it up!
Rah, Rah, Sizzle Boom Bah! You deserve your own cheer because this is awesome. My goal was to lose 4 pounds in October and I did, but it managed to come back this week because of PMS. Oh, and because of my booze filled weekend. Oh, and because of the Mexican Feast I had on Monday. Duh.
Anyway, big hugs to you.
Good job, girlfriend. Keep it going!
Sizzle, you are my guru.
I’m on day one of a sugar cleanse. I have realized that I am a total sugar addict and that is creating a body I am not happy with. At all.
I set today for the first day of the rest of my life. (ie: diet, exercise, just saying no to cookies, candy, cake and all the other delicious words beginning with the letter c. )
And then you write this. How cool. Thanks. And congrats on what you’ve accomplished.
you’re damn right you can get a rah rah! that’s awesome sizzle! keep up the good work!!!
Great work! Keep it up! I made myself get out of bed and run this morning, what a pain in the butt.
Your discipline and hard work inspire me to continue with my own fitness goals. I join the Hallelujah and Rah Rah Chorus with gusto.
Go you! 😀
Hallelujah hallelujah and rah rah rah! You rock! This is so awesome! I love your list above and even though I was already inspired to blog later today (it’s a miracle, I know) about my own journey, you have double-inspired me. So thank you!
And keep up the good work! How happy are you to see a 1 in that first digit? I’m striving to see a certain number in that second digit and it is taking FOREVER. But I’m determined to do it. You’re my role model.
YAY YOU!
XOXO
Great work!!! You are inspiring me to get back on the no-sugar bandwagon!
And… gee… thanks. I’m going to be singing that damn song all day now.
I love that you included laughing, good times and good people. I have noticed the smae thing – when I am happy, I WANT to take care of myself. I enjoy it. When I am not. Ugh. I am my worst!
Godo for you for doing so well these past four months!
Congratulations! I’m raising the roof with my hands in celebration!
Aha! Thank you for helping me connect the dots: candy bowl arrived at work yesterday dot dot dot I felt like a zombie all day.
You are so awesome, the word “awesome” doesn’t even do you justice. And that list is something I think we should all keep posted on our fridges at home. Smart stuff.
That is awesome! Keep up the good work. I am down six and stalled. Probably need to kick it up another gear.
You GO!!!
That list is pretty identical to what I would list. Especially points 9 & 10.
Cheering for you over here!
Yay! RA RA!!! Good for you and don’t be hard on yourself when you fall off the wagon, it happens and it is going to happen, what is important is that you get right back on :-).
I’ll give you both. Hallelujah! Rah rah!
Oh heck… I’ll even give you a YAY and a WOOT!
🙂
Rah Rah RAH! I am supremely pleased for you. Sounds like a healthy plan, both mentally and physically.
Rah Rah!!
Way to go, lady 🙂
Way to go!!!
Congrats!!
As someone who gets severely sick by eating more than 10 grams of sugar at a time, I can agree with how difficult it is to kick. I will find myself making bargains with myself… “if I eat protein with the sugar it won’t be too bad”…
We’re human… it’s hard…
you can have a hallelujah and a rah rah and a well done!
For the girl who has plateaued for the past month plus, this is an inspirational post, my friend. It’s been great watching you come this far … I can’t wait to be there for the next leg!
RAH FUCKEN RAH! that’s AWESOME. you rock hard, lady. 30 lbs is MAJOR, and so super impressive. cheers to you!
WOW! That is awesome! Congrats! I guess hard work does pay off, and here you are proving it. That is impressive Sizz! YAY!
Cheers!! Great work–keep it up, you are seeing the rewards! 🙂
Congratulations! You’re totally inspiring. And as for that tasty-looking waffle that posted right above me, just ignore it. It’s using kind words to lure you into its sugary world.
well, good luck and good for you!
But I have to tell you my “hurts so good” story:
whilst just a babe of 8 or so, my friend asked her mother if sex hurts. Her (adorably sweet and blonde) mother scrunched up her face and said, “you know, it’s kinda like that song…Hurts So Good…”
🙂
-K
Can I give you a hallelujah and a rah rah or is that going a bit overboard?
Congrats, that is awesome! I have just returned to an exercise program and I’m trying to make healthy eating choices…it’s hard but I find planning in advance makes me more successful. 🙂
DUDE. HELL YES! Congratulations! Do not even feel frustrated, you have come so far and most people don’t have the energy or commitment to even take it that far.
I have many, many stomach issues and one of the things that I KNOW makes me feel better is to avoid sugar. Now that I eat stuff to avoid most sugar, I feel better…and I find I don’t have the cravings for it nearly as badly. But it has taken a long time and a lot of resolve to get there.
I’m currently trying to work up to working out 5x a week. i’m taking a yoga and a dance class. Now I have to motivate to go to the gym on my own or do stuff at home. I hate working out, but I do like the way my stomach behaves when I do. (I’ve blogged about that before.) I can do it, right?
Dammit. You just reminded me that I need to get my ass moving. Congrats on your 30lbs. loss! That is awesome. 🙂
You know I feel the pain. xoxo
Congratulations! 🙂 you’re doing so well, keep up the good work.
Hip Hip! I am very excited for you. Can’t wait to see the progress.
You are a rock star, baby! Rock!
30 pounds?! Sister that is fantastic! Wooootttt!!! Sizz, do you read food blogs? They can be a good source for motivation and food ideas at times. 🙂
Hooray! I am so proud of you. That wording sounds strange to me, but really I am so proud of you for setting a goal and working so hard to get there. Awesome! YOU are awesome!
Hallelujah and rah rah rah!
You’re doing it Sizz, doing it! So proud and happy for you! 🙂
You are AWESOME! :::VIRTUAL HIGH FIVE:::: You’re my new Healthy Hero!
A big Amen sister!
I’ve been unusually sedentary lately. Just last week I had a talk with myself about how I could change my life if I’d just get out of bed and run more mornings than I do not. Just tip the direction a little.
Thanks for the reminder to work on my process!
I’ll raise your rah rah and give you a HUZZAH!
Good for you, Sizz.
WOOHOO! And RAH RAH! Go you, and I can’t wait for the photo documentary 🙂 – which I know will be coming sooner rather than later!
Holy hotness. Big congrats, baby. I would give my left arm to be under 200 pounds. You rock!
Woohoo Carrots….you rock Sizz.
Congrats, hun… way to go!
I’m SO PROUD OF YOU! and a little jealous but crazy proud of you!
Great work. It is wonderful to be healthy, isn’t it?