Whatever I'm Doing, It's Working

Weigh In: 266.5 (new low!)
Five Day Average: 270.06 (new low!)

It's working. I've been eating right (perhaps a bit lean actually), been working out 7 days a week, and on December 1 I weighed in at 277.5. Eighteen days later, I'm down 11 pounds. Granted, it's been fluctuating so wildly the past few weeks that I wouldn't call that an '11 pound loss', but if you put the averages against each other, this is how it comes out:

Five Day Average as of today: 270.06
Five Day Average as of December 1: 276.81

So if we're talking REAL numbers, I'm down over 6 pounds this month so far. You'll never hear me complain about that.

It's about determination. I hovered around 275 because I didn't have it. I found excuses to be average. And when you're average, you don't see results. Granted, I never 'gained' it, but I never 'lost' it either. And that's the definition of average.

I don't really have much to post about, but I wanted to put that 266.5 up there. I want to see a five day average of 265 by the end of the month, but we're starting to get into the part of the month where there's a TON of land mines. I made a promise to myself that if I gave it 100% throughout the month of December that I wouldn't limit myself during the holiday parties. I've got a few of them coming up, and I know what that means.

I've got three options that way I see it.

1: Eat however I want during the holiday parties - it's what I promised myself I'd allow.
2: Eat 100% clean and "miss out" on the food.
3: Use common sense, enjoy enough to enjoy it, but use your brain.

Option three seems to be the obvious choice, so that's how I'll go. The catch is, I can't fall into the trap. "I earned it" is not good enough. That's a justification. I also earned the low weight and health benefits, and big pile of chocolate covered chocolate just doesn't support that earning.

One other thing - I've noticed a major slowdown with some of our members during this time. I hear that we're 'busy', and I know that we all have a lot going on. But this blog, and this weight loss thing, it can't be forgotten. Make time for your health the way you make time for work, school, your family and your responsibilities. Without your health, you can't enjoy the rest of those things anyway. Hang in there, FAT!

OK, one more other thing. For those of you who know my cousin Gary who used to blog on here, his wife Patty just gave birth to their first child this morning, baby Brennan. VERY excited for them. Just thought you guys would like to know.