4 weeks ago I post that I was lost in my previous weight loss and subsequent weight gain, which can be found here
This post is more about my reflection and I honestly don't expect you to read past here, but if you do hopefully you'll get something out of this.
Normally when I set myself a fitness goal it'll be quite strict with every day expected to hit 1500cal, 10,000 steps and a weekly/monthly weight loss target (which is normally unrealistic). I would inform my social circle so they would know why I wouldn't go to group dinners and so they wouldn't pressure me into unhealthy choices. It would be a list of goals longer than the lord of the rings and would always end in me feeling disappointed in myself.
So 4 weeks ago I broke down what my goals were. The goal seeming to be to lose weight but it wasn't. The first goal was to stop putting weight on! I used a TDEE calculator and worked out that my goal for 4 weeks was to not eat over 2446 calories per day. That was it!
The funny thing about setting only one very simple goal is that everything else just happened naturally, which means I set myself up for the easiest success of my adult life. And the only person I've told about this goal is my partner.
I've averaged 1600cal per day, some days are 1400 and others are 1750, but always under 1800 which was a complete accident, I just started to eat healthier and stopped eating when I was full. I've never felt hungry or like I've had to go without. I put my planned food into MFP in the morning so if during the day I feel like a snack I already know what I've got left to play with.
This is the list of things I've learnt or achieved in the past 4 weeks:
- I've done 46km of walking (compared to the 12 months previous where I did only 73km)
- Which equals approx 11 hours outdoors in the sun getting vitamin D & listening to podcasts
- During those walks, I've noticed a man lives in his car a block away from my home
- My PT sessions have increased in intensity
- My sleep is better which in turn means my mood is better - less anxious as a whole
- My old knee injury hasn't flared up
- I haven't purchased ANY food while at work and no longer go to the vending machine
- I've learnt to feel comfortable telling my partner that I'd like to serve my own food when they cook
- I've gone from 3 coffees a day, all with 2 sugars down to 1 coffee a day with no sugar
- Baby peas have a ridiculous amount of fibre in them!
- Low-calorie dips are a great way to make omelettes interesting (highly recommend a tsp of a spicy capsicum dip)
- I felt genuinely excited during my last food shop because the trolley was 80% filled with fruit and veg
- My partner is obsessed with my legs now they are getting more defined
- Self-care that I did only at my lowest weight I've brought back eg. moisturising daily (this was advice that was given in response to my last post)
I'm sure you get the point! all of this and so much more just because of ONE goal.
This months goal is just to be consistent. The same goal of don't eat more than what I burn. I'll aim to do another post mostly for some accountability and it's nice to sit here and reflect and remind myself I've got this.
Oh, and yes, i have lost weight. But I'm not going to post it (at least not for now) because that's not the goal. It's a byproduct of my goal.
If you've made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read my rambling. I hope you found something in it that may help you and if you haven't heard it today, you are worthy!
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