Day 95
Stats:
Current Weight: 228.0
Pounds lost: 29
Pounds to goal: 43
Body Fat %: 32.1
Body Fat % Lost: 5%
Last Week Summary:
Average calories consumed per day: 1,849
Average caloric deficit: 1,973
Average steps per day: 13,889
Average heart zone minutes per day: 43
As much as I've lamented not losing fast enough or feeling like I wasn't getting where I need to be, or that I've taken too many breaks because of my foot, I am actually right on track with the projection Noom gave me on Day 1.
There have been times when I found myself not wanting to be honest with myself about what I was eating. That is to say, I found myself not wanting to log food when I know it was more than I should have eaten or not the healthiest choice, but who am I kidding? Myself. No one is going to see my logs but me, so there's no reason to lie to myself. This is one of the things Noom helps break down as "thought distortions."
Lessons this week have been a lot about the stories we spin in our heads with our imagination that get in the way of our success - we tell ourselves we can't lose the weight, we'll fail, we can't make it long term, etc. Noom's challenge is to pay close attention to these thoughts when they creep in and rewrite that story. For me, it's a paralyzing fear that I can't make it longer than six months. I'm kind of afraid of what happens on Day 181, but one lesson I've learned is to counter those thoughts and fears with positive determination that I can and will make it into the long-term, and this WILL be the change in my life I am going to make and keep. I WILL be that guy who goes to the gym 5 or 6 days a week, every week.
The biggest reminders I had this past week of how ingrained some of these fears and doubts are was when I was "retiring" some shirts that are too big to wear. I was setting them aside to box them up and store them for the future "just in case." NO. No, no, no, no, no. If I am going to change my life, then the clothes go. I don't get to keep them where they turn into an excuse to get fat again.
