So now I'm a few weeks into my first Transformer game and just like all my other efforts at losing weight they were a strong start. I know how to kick off and I stayed positive, adaptive and was seeing the weight come off - it was the honeymoon and happiness was easy. Now here I am, working hard and it feels like it's hardly working. My progress towards my goal feels like it's slowed way way way down and it's difficult to stay motivated....
...or is it just hard to be patient?
I had a lot of fun putting this weight on, I mean it took years for me to get here, and I can't expect my body to change overnight. I can't run downhill forever, eventually it's going to level off and this is where I need to keep my head on straight.
I can put the work in, I know what I have to do, I've got a great plan for diet and exercise, and I know I'm capable of following it over the next 20 weeks. Gosh I forgot how long that is - but it translates into
- 140 days of eating clean
- Drinking almost 9,000 oz of water
- 4,000 minutes of exercise
- Getting 1,120 hours of sleep
That's a lot to get done, and let's not forget I am working full time on top of being a wife, mom and friend. I don't have to rush and the scale might not move as fast as I want it to but as long as I'm patient this will work. It probably doesn't hurt that I have to pay my husband $20 for every morning I don't get up and get by backside into the gym.