I've been crazy busy lately. This year I'm doing all that I can to save money for a January trip to finish a half marathon in my 50th state -- Hawaii. (I have finished a half marathon in the other 49, although it has taken me 4 years to do it!) Who knows if I'll make that dream come true, but I have been scrimping, saving, yard-selling, etc. to pull together the dollars, nickels, and dimes I need.
I am also taking on the Smokies Centennial Challenge -- a celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Parks system that requires that you hike 100 miles on any trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Oh! And it's the 100th birthday of the NC State Parks system as well, so I have hikes scheduled with various meetup groups in as many different state parks as I can visit this year, although I don't know that I will be able to find time to visit them all.
Busy, busy, busy.
And you know what? I've been losing weight -- not rapidly -- but steadily enough to eek out victories in all my DietBets thus far.
I realized this morning that when I started DietBetting in January, all I did was focus on the food I was eating, my calorie count, my step count, and the calories I burned through "non-exercise" activities like yard work or painting. I was dieting. Now I think I'm on auto-pilot a little bit. I don't need to talk myself out of cravings as often. I no longer fight the urge to stop at fast food joints, because I just don't have those urges anymore.
Something besides the number on the scale has changed. I am not dieting -- I am living in a new way.
Wow.
I hope this magic lasts! I'm going to do all that I can to see that it does. :)
Keep kicking that fat to the curb, my friends.