Two months ago, the end of October, things were going great! I was motivated and determined to be in the best shape by December 25th (yep, that's right Christmas). Two inches quickly fell off my waist and hips and I was feeling like an all star! But then reality set in and I became a frequent sinner of the religion that is "The Diet."
After taking a three day vacation from working out to spend some quality time with the hubby in mid-November, I quickly lost any motivation to continue eating clean. The workout schedule remained the same but, with the clean eating gone, the results stalled. But I thought it may just be a plateau. I threw in two 18 hour fasts and lost some more weight (I almost got under 140!!!) but the measurements remained the same...proof that scales lie their pants off!
Needless to say,early December yielded few results.Then the shi*at* really hit the fan when my birthday came around and I ate my way through probably enough food to account for a herd of hamsters. That's a lot by the way. Blah! I knew it was bad and was taking me further from my goals...but I didn't care, instant gratification baby! The problem grew worse as it was cookie baking time and you have to sample your work! I did a lot of sampling...o hell... I ate most of the cookies...lets be real. AND then Christmas, we all know the ending to this story, I won't insult your intelligence by explaining it!
December 25th, It was goal day and the results were cripplingly painful. I had failed. I failed to meet any of the goals for myself and not only that, I had gained 6 pounds back which put me right where I started pre-diet! A sad story to be sure, but, as most failures do, it has a silver lining. Post-Christmas, I find myself more motivated and, perhaps, more leveled headed and honest about my body goals. Failure is just a tool in your toolbox. Reflect, Analyze...and set a new goal!
After all, everyday is a chance to start over, you can be whoever you want to be, you just have to decide to be it and want it bad enough!
Lets toolbox the shi*at* out of my failure!
Reflection:
So what did I do so wrong??
-I think my deadline was a terrible date. I should have realized after "the failure that was Thanksgiving" that I would need to push my deadline past December 25th. My bullheadedness wouldn't let me move it though, it was a commitment and I was sticking to it! If I had been smarter though, I would have reevaluated and corrected course early.
-Letting myself take a long weekend off...it just killed my motivation to eat all the terrible stuff I wasn't supposed to be
-Not understanding my body well enough to know that I hadn't hit a plateau but needed to analyze my habits instead (hind sight is twenty-twenty, right?)
-Not scheduling diet/workouts for the weekends...weekends killed any accelerated weight loss I might have had!
Analyze:
How can I do better?
-Pick an honest and reachable deadline...avoid major food holidays...I am only human!
-Weekends need to be structured and planned!
-When things don't go the way I think they should have, take the time to analyze and do minor adjustments
-Be honest with my goals, idealizing my goals will only lead to failure, however, I still need to make sure I am stretching myself
New Goal:
I want to make smaller goals with the ultimate goal still being my original goal...New date!
OVERALL GOAL
| Goal for April 3,2014 | |
| Natural Waist | 28 |
| Hips | 35 |
| Weight | 132 |
| Body Fat % | 25% |
| Chest | 29.5 |
| Thighs | 22 |
| Upper Arm | 11.25 |
| Goal for January 15th | |
| Natural Waist | 29.5 |
| Hips | 38 |
| Weight | 140 |
| Body Fat % | 30 |
| Chest | 30.75 |
| Thighs | 22.5 |
| Upper Arm | |
