] by Don Sagrott founder @ sospep.com - documenting the changes in FEELS after going on my DIET-sans-sucre
[WHY]
] to monitor the results of being on the DIET-no-sugar by recording how I feel VS just recording weights & measure
[WHERE]
] READ THE FULL ARTICLE
]
[WHEN]
] 2016-10
[EXAMPLE]
[2016-10-03] DIET - momentum
] # #- I had a very good DIET week (with the exception of a some PIE and ICE CREAM ) after 2 bad weeks in a row.
] the week was also very good on the fitness side
] this coming week it is IMPORTANT that we do good as well b/c the follwoing week is THANKSGIVING MONDAY and that will likely NOT be a good week for the DIET
[2016-10-03] DIET - today
] was a very good day - ] very light, very late breakfast, possible cause low energy on the hill today, ] had early dinner before going but thinking breakfast was NOT enough and lunch didnt have time to kick in, *] cadence, ] had some hunger feelings towards bedtime
[2016-10-03] DIET - RESULTS - PRE - weights & measures
] I am now done 90+ days on the DIET-no-sugar, basically a full 3 months on "the program". Last week was very good on both the DIET and FITNESS sides, but the 2 previous weeks were both bad.
] The "numbers" are what it's all about today, so some thoughts/questions about where I am at, before I "weigh in" and "measure up" for this period ending.
] Am I progressing? (UPDATE= yes).
] Am I on target/track for meeting my ambitious goal? (UPDATE = almost, I am within a "stones throw" of being on track/target )
] stretch GOAL = ? ( I would like to BE down 30+# (233.5) from my starting point at the end of June)
] why 30#? - I dont know for sure, that would make it an even ] 10# lost per month, ] I would be > 1/2 way to my final goal (>50#, <6 months ), ] consistent progress
] BUT realistically, I havent been vigilant on the DIET front,
] I have had several bad weeks, ( 2 consecutive, most recently),
] my summer vacation time was also a vacation from diet time and some hard fought/won weight losses earned over weeks, were given up/wiped out in a few short days
] REALIZATION - ebb and flow, give and take
] REMINDER - this is a marathon, NOT a sprint
] REALIZATION - long term - a DIET of steamed chicken breast and brown rice (aka vigilant on the DIET side) is NOT sustainable, you NEED "some" PIE and ice cream, some CHIPS and BEER, I think the KEY here is the QTY on the "some"
] BUT I am going to TRY being a little 'more vigilant', short term,
] REMINDER - I also KNOW that going forward the last 20+# is going to be harder to lose then the first 20+#,
] keep on plugging- MAYBE it best to forget about your 'ambitious goal" and focus on having 1 good day at a time, dont beat yourself up on your bad days, you are going to have them, move on, carry on, ...
] + POST - almost afraid to look, I want to be < 240, likely the best will outcome will be 245 ish, dissapointing will be 248+
[1] > 250# - OMG - what has happened, this is NOT good, PROBABILITY = NOT LIKELY
[2] = 245# - OH,OH - you are standing still, you are where you were 1 month ago, gotta move forward PROBABILITY = LIKELY,
[3] < 240# - WOOT! - you did it, you are on schedule(plan) to meet your ambitous GOAL, this is particularily GOOD considering vacation/recent bad weeks PROBABILITY = NOT LIKELY
[2016-10-04] DIET - RESULTS - POST - weights & measures
] RESULT weight = 242.5 # - good job! - ] not quite where I want to be BUT i can see it from where I am and that is within striking distance/ a stones throw of being on target to meet my ambitous goal AND you are ALSO within a stones throw of milestone 3.
] You HAVE made progress since your last weights & measures update on 2106-08-29, AND you made that progress with a vacation week thrown in for good measure.
*] COOL - my "weight estimates" were within .5 # of where I actually ended up at ] as it stands, I am almost ON target, (IF I wouldn't have blown last week), I likely would have been there
] re:BWI - IF i would have known I was that close to milestone 3 on the week before vacation, I would NOT have enjoyed my vacation as much as i did! ] this week ahead is critical ( BUT thksgiving turkey sunday ), it's critical b/c milestone 3 < 240, is right there
] NEXT UPDATE 2016-11-07 - after-120-days
[2016-10-10] thanksgiving
] we had a wonderful thanksgiving turkey dinner week with all the fixings and all the trimmings.
[2016-10-23] error
] # # - due to an error in my BWI process, I have inadvertently discovered that I may have made it to milestone# 3
[2016-10-30] cravings, will power and self sabotoge
] I was craving some potato chips so I went to the store and bought 2 bags to be exact. No big deal as I had a VG diet week last week and I was due a bit of a REWARD this week. What I recall telling myself (when I bought 2 bags VS 1) was that I would make the bags last for 2 weeks, one bag for this week, one for next week. So I ate the first bag, but the problem was that I ate the second bag as well. The plan was for me to make them last for 2 weeks but the reality was that they only lasted for 2 days!
] Is this self sabotage? I am making/have made significant progess over the course of the last three months and now I want to move myself backwards WTF?? WHY??
] It is also getting down to the 'nitty gritty' for the time period ending (UPDATE 005-after-120-days) and I really need 2 good weeks to offset the Thanksgiving Turkey Week celebrations and to make my targets. So what do I do?
] Well I certainly don't think that this will be the VERY GOOD diet week that I need and to make things even worse ...
] REMEMBER getting to/surpassing the next 2 progress milestones is going to be a lot harder than the first milestones,
] PLUS the fall/winter season is upon us, so poor weather for fitness, LESS fruits & veggies available, its only getting to get harder, to stay on the path