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Weekly Weigh-In: Something Changed Edition
Aug. 1st, 2018 06:45 amFirst off, hello Dreamwidth! Sorry I haven't had a lot of bloggy stuff to say lately. I've been diving deep into stuff that doesn't really translate well into words, and all of my blogging/writing/creative output has been on hold. Thus, all I've had to post really has been the weekly weigh-ins... but I have a lot to actually say about that today. :)
Starting Weight (May 30, 2017): 305
Goal: 222 by April 26
Current: 294 (9 weeks)
Weekly Target Rate: 2 lbs
Weekly Average: 1.2 lbs
Starting Waistline (Aug 1, 2018): 54"
Current: 54" (0 weeks)
Goal: 32" by April 26
Weekly Target Rate: 0.6"
Weekly Average: 0"
BP: 132/89
For the first time since I don't remember when, I hit the target rate of 2 lbs this week. :) So I'm pretty jazzed about that. What made the difference?
1) Protein shake breakfast. The stuff I use is called "Amazing Grass," which is a ridiculous name, but it's a great breakfast shake. It uses Stevia as the sweetener, and when mixed with 3/4 cup coffee concentrate (I use Chameleon Mocha) and 3/4 cup skim milk, is nicely filling. Supplemented with a banana, this is a 198 calorie breakfast. Once upon a time I used to feel like I got 200 calories just by breathing for an hour. >.>
2) Moving to a more plant-based diet. This doesn't mean iceberg lettuce and a couple of tomatoes. >.> I've been trying a lot of different salads, ramen/noodle bowl options, and things like chicken tacos piled with grilled veggies, and found lots of ways to make them both tasty and filling. Guacamole and hummus are both great secret ingredients, once I found some guacamole that actually had a flavor other than "green mayonnaise." ;P Ramen still has lots of carbs relative to other choices here, but since I'm not scarfing down muffins, Oreos, and Reese's cups the way I used to, I've got room in the diet for that.
3) Having a positive vision I'm moving toward. This one is simultaneously more abstract, AND more gut-based. For years my goal has been "I want to not be fat/overweight," which is coming from a negative place. Over the past few weeks, I have instead been working on a vision of the self I want to be, rather than coming from a place where I want to escape where I am. This is some Law of Attraction 101 stuff– which is very simple, but is not necessarily easy. What you focus on, you make more of, and the more I sat around thinking "I don't want to be overweight and stuck," the more the Universe heard "overweight and stuck" and said "Right, order received." But over the past month or so, I have finally created and locked in my new focus, which is a new vision of myself expressed largely through Nii-chan. She's slim and perky and cute, and I am going to be slim and perky and cute too. ^///^ So that's the intention I'm putting into the Universe now. :)
In a lot of ways, the positive vision has been the most important piece, because it's changed my relationship to the whole process, and changed my whole being around it. This new, improved version of me that Nii-chan represents doesn't struggle with exercise, she does it because it's fun and makes her happy. This new, improved version of me that Nii-chan represents doesn't grumblingly eat a salad instead of buffalo wings and fries, she's just not interested in the buffalo wings because they don't serve her. There's no "willpower" or "discipline" involved; I am make better choices because those are the things that I actually want.
Weirdly, my big challenge now is actually to make sure I get enough calories. Earlier this week I had a very filling lunch salad based primarily on spinach, grilled chicken, and various beans that came to all of 285 calories. My total intake that day was 1,588 calories (including a fried shrimp and chips dinner), and I was neither hungry nor craving anything.
1,588 calories? *points to self* THIS GUY?
Yes. Something has definitely changed. :) And I can't wait to see the results!
-The Gneech
PS: In case you don't know, Nii-chan is the other me up in the icon. I have lots to say about her, but I am still processing it all. When I get back into bloggy mode, I'm sure she'll be one or several of the topics. :)
Starting Weight (May 30, 2017): 305
Goal: 222 by April 26
Current: 294 (9 weeks)
Weekly Target Rate: 2 lbs
Weekly Average: 1.2 lbs
Starting Waistline (Aug 1, 2018): 54"
Current: 54" (0 weeks)
Goal: 32" by April 26
Weekly Target Rate: 0.6"
Weekly Average: 0"
BP: 132/89
For the first time since I don't remember when, I hit the target rate of 2 lbs this week. :) So I'm pretty jazzed about that. What made the difference?
1) Protein shake breakfast. The stuff I use is called "Amazing Grass," which is a ridiculous name, but it's a great breakfast shake. It uses Stevia as the sweetener, and when mixed with 3/4 cup coffee concentrate (I use Chameleon Mocha) and 3/4 cup skim milk, is nicely filling. Supplemented with a banana, this is a 198 calorie breakfast. Once upon a time I used to feel like I got 200 calories just by breathing for an hour. >.>
2) Moving to a more plant-based diet. This doesn't mean iceberg lettuce and a couple of tomatoes. >.> I've been trying a lot of different salads, ramen/noodle bowl options, and things like chicken tacos piled with grilled veggies, and found lots of ways to make them both tasty and filling. Guacamole and hummus are both great secret ingredients, once I found some guacamole that actually had a flavor other than "green mayonnaise." ;P Ramen still has lots of carbs relative to other choices here, but since I'm not scarfing down muffins, Oreos, and Reese's cups the way I used to, I've got room in the diet for that.
3) Having a positive vision I'm moving toward. This one is simultaneously more abstract, AND more gut-based. For years my goal has been "I want to not be fat/overweight," which is coming from a negative place. Over the past few weeks, I have instead been working on a vision of the self I want to be, rather than coming from a place where I want to escape where I am. This is some Law of Attraction 101 stuff– which is very simple, but is not necessarily easy. What you focus on, you make more of, and the more I sat around thinking "I don't want to be overweight and stuck," the more the Universe heard "overweight and stuck" and said "Right, order received." But over the past month or so, I have finally created and locked in my new focus, which is a new vision of myself expressed largely through Nii-chan. She's slim and perky and cute, and I am going to be slim and perky and cute too. ^///^ So that's the intention I'm putting into the Universe now. :)
In a lot of ways, the positive vision has been the most important piece, because it's changed my relationship to the whole process, and changed my whole being around it. This new, improved version of me that Nii-chan represents doesn't struggle with exercise, she does it because it's fun and makes her happy. This new, improved version of me that Nii-chan represents doesn't grumblingly eat a salad instead of buffalo wings and fries, she's just not interested in the buffalo wings because they don't serve her. There's no "willpower" or "discipline" involved; I am make better choices because those are the things that I actually want.
Weirdly, my big challenge now is actually to make sure I get enough calories. Earlier this week I had a very filling lunch salad based primarily on spinach, grilled chicken, and various beans that came to all of 285 calories. My total intake that day was 1,588 calories (including a fried shrimp and chips dinner), and I was neither hungry nor craving anything.
1,588 calories? *points to self* THIS GUY?
Yes. Something has definitely changed. :) And I can't wait to see the results!
-The Gneech
PS: In case you don't know, Nii-chan is the other me up in the icon. I have lots to say about her, but I am still processing it all. When I get back into bloggy mode, I'm sure she'll be one or several of the topics. :)
