Today is the big weigh in day for my first Dietbet. I will be writing more about my experience with Dietbet and my 241Journey on my personal blog at http://www.241journey.wordpress.com. My journey dates further back than even the 241Journey, but we'll start there.
The short of it is that my highest weight was 330 lbs, which was earlier this year. I use a Wii Fit balance board to weigh in with because it keeps all of my information in one place. I like that. What I didn't like was Wii telling me that I couldn't weigh on the balance board because my weight had reached their limit for the board. I WAS DEVASTATED. I don't know exactly what I weighed at the time. I just know that it was above 330. Since I never saw that number, I don't use a made up number to calcuate from. For my journey sake and being honest with myself, I use what is in black and white, using the same scale every time to weigh.
I am starting my 3rd week of Whole30 (you can read more about that on my blog). I've lost quite a bit of weight doing it, and I LOVE the food I am eating. I don't miss sugar. I don't crave anything for the most part. I do THINK of certain things, but my body doesn't want for those those items. You know what I mean. When you want something so badly you can feel it inside your body. The Whole30 has totally kicked those things for me, which is really important since I BAKE for people. That has definitely added weight for me over time. I didn't want to stop baking, but I knew I couldn't continue tasting at the pace I was.
So what is my plan? My plan is to continue my 241Journey to lose a whole obese person. Yes, I am that much overweight. I can lose a whole obese person and still be overweight, but a much healthier weight (I have no intention of losing down to 119.5 which is what Wii says my "ideal" weight should be. To Wii I say, BITE ME). I personally think that is ludicrous. Perhaps when I was 18? but I haven't weighed 119.5 since elementary school. Whatever my doctor feels is a healthy weight is my pursuit. My goal is to lose 180 lbs, which will put me at 150 lbs. I'll decide if I want to go further once I get there. I think I can be totally happy and healthy there.
How am I going to reach my goal? I am going to continue implementing many of the Whole30 principles (no sugar) and add to it Turbo Carb Cycling. I would like to add some activity to it all as well. I'll have to see when, where, and how much I can add. It feels like I hardly have time with my baby, but I realize that my sacrifice right now (a time he will not even remember) will give me more quality and quantity time with him once I reach my goal.
I hope you have an awesome experience with Dietbet. Good luck in your journey.