i decided to do what i’m now calling a “silent start over” this year in january. i’ve often scoffed at january weight loss hopefuls & didnt want to be considered one of them. i didn’t tell anyone what i was doing, or my goals. i also forbid myself from any of the “This Time I’m Gonna Lose Weight” urges i normally get: i didn’t buy new work out wear, exercise equipments, fancy “”health”” foods like protein drinks or chia seeds. heck, i didn’t let myself get a gym membership until 4 weeks in & 10 lbs down, & still none of the stuff i wanted: no gym bag or fit bits or anything. i knew that if i wanted to lose weight then it had to be adjusting my relationship with food first & what food is in my life, bc that’s the only thing that creates a lasting weight loss. i didn’t do what i’ve historically done: made a super rigid meal plan & get rid of all of the junk in my house. i knew that it couldn’t be about the weight loss itself, it had to be about that connection with food.
it worked! i’m down 40 lbs (195-155) and still trucking. i don’t regret anything i’ve mentioned above, but i do regret one thing.
take! pictures!
i didn’t do anything i historically did bc none of it worked so i wanted to try a totally new route. including taking pictures, and i regret not taking pictures so much.
i’m hitting my hardest “what’s the point” curve today, i’m sure not helped by quarantine & cancelled events piling on, but the worst of it is i just can’t really see the difference & i want pepperoni pizza.
i have other forms of “evidence” - i bought a size medium dress at target yesterday, and my “comfy shorts” from last year are slipping off my hips. i’m getting lots of compliments from family & friends. but i still look in the mirror and cannot see a difference. i really feel like i look the same. i know if i had pictures to look back on, i’d see the difference.
it’s annoying to take up space on your phone with bad photos, but i’d say take the “click-baity” intentionally unflattering photos. even if you’re starting over for what feels like the 1000th time! you’ll wish you had them in a few months.
which is why i’m taking some of me midway - and not ordering a pizza - today! i’m sure me in a few months will appreciate it.
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