Me 3 years ago: resting on my laurels of doing Insanity and being able to eat freely without the consequences of weight gain. Enjoyed weighing 121 pounds. First time in ages and I loved it!
Fast forward to today: Thanks to being a busy 44 year old working mama, I did the "stress/emo/fatigue" weight gain and find myself beginning the Diet Bet challenge at 130 lbs.
Again, vanity pounds, but also (I know my track record) gateway pounds to more gain.
I have gone from Insanity to Asylum to T-25 and mash-ups of each and learned the hard truth. Diet REALLY counts! Now I have to change my current evil ways. I think this challenge couldn't come at a better time.
Problem: I SUCK at watching my diet. I proved that today when I ordered this nasty veggie hoagie at a pizza joint when out with my 8 year old. I have this bad habit of over-scheduling myself and rarely taking the time to plan ahead...meals and etc. It's very weight-sabatoging.
I bought my first scale for this, and as I expected, I weigh myself constantly (I know...it's really unhealthy). I have seen my weight go from 127.5 up to 129. On the bright side, I did indeed lose ONE POUND in 4 days. Pretty freaking cool.
I think I am actually starting to feel optimistic. All I have to lose to win my wager is 4 pounds.I have to hold steady on this journey. Not only for this month but for my life! This perspective is both daunting and inspiring.
Going to shut-up now and press play. If you got this far on my post, thanks for reading and good luck on your own journey!