Tightening the Belt
Jul/101
In June I hit a new high in my weight and was ashamed with myself over it. I was less than 10 lbs away from 300. While to myself I didn’t seem extremely overweight…I was still ashamed that I had gained that much weight. Thankfully I tend to have a positive self-image, but it was time to start making changes.
Over the past few months Amy and I have been eating more healthy and have been cutting back portions. I’m not strictly dieting, but at this point mainly just reducing my intake. It seems to be working so far.
I find that when dinner is served I’m usually grabbing the smaller plate in the cupboards and eating only one serving. I’ve cut back snacking a lot…especially in the late evening after dinner…as that’s usually when I was packing calories in.
Now, while exercise is important…I have to be honest that I really haven’t been exercising. I need to, I just haven’t gotten the motivation to devote a set amount of time each night to do it. Thankfully though, I’m urging myself closer and closer to that. I drastically want to change my circumstances…I’m tired of being who I’ve been for the last couple of years…I want to try and be a new person.
Unfortunately money is still an issue…so it keeps me from joining any sort of gym or club. But I’m going to do my best to make do with what I have.
This morning I woke up and realized I haven’t weighed myself in a few days. So as every other morning, I hopped on the scale to find that my weight is now down to 271. A whopping 25 lbs lost since June. That’s all from limiting my soda intake, regulating my snacking, and reducing my portion sizes.
I’m making a vow to myself to try to get down to 240 by December. I haven’t been feeling so great about myself lately…so this will hopefully help renew my self-esteem.