I’ve written two other pieces and they just aren’t sitting right. I started one, went down a rabbit hole and thought, “No. This just isn’t making any sense. You’ve lost focus.” I got about halfway through the other one and thought, “Nope. Not feeling this.” They will eventually be posted here but later on when they are fleshed out better.
I weighed myself this morning and I have lost 20 pounds since mid-October. I’m halfway to my goal for the year. That doesn’t mean I’m taking the foot off of the gas peddle and pumping the brakes because it’s January and I’ve got 11 months to lose 10 pounds. It just means that I’ll achieve the goal sooner and maybe I’ll add a stretch goal (no pun intended) of another 10 pounds. Better yet, I have modified my vision board. I took a marker and drew an arrow from the 40 and wrote 50. There – it’s on the vision board.
I was really excited when I looked down at the scale and saw the number. I’ve been losing about a pound a week. So to see that I had lost 2 was pretty amazing to me. I’m not following a prescribed diet. I’ve cut out take-out except 1 to 2 times a week. I’m consuming more protein, eating a heavier lunch and drinking a protein shake for dinner. Sometimes I’ll have a slice of toast and a cup of tea before bed or I’ll eat a granola bar. Anyway, all I know is that it’s working. And I prefer the slow approach because I know it’s going to stay off.
During a conversation at work, one colleague commented on my weight loss. Another colleague said that it’s because of the chiropractor visits. I said not entirely – it’s a combination. I don’t say I’m on a diet. I say that I have changed my eating habits. So, I explained that I had changed my eating habits before I started seeing the chiropractor. But as I started seeing him, I started feeling better physically and had less pain so I was able to move more, which made me feel better mentally and physically and being more active kept me positive and on track with better eating habits. I said it was all connected and, not to discredit the doctor because he played a huge part in my state of well being, it wasn’t all because of what he was doing. He is a major contributor though.
I’ve been very fortunate to work with a couple of people who are very focused on the mind/body connection. They are active, they eat well (one is a vegetarian and one is vegan). I’ve acknowledged that I am the shape I am in because I have not honoured or treated my body well. And now I’m paying for it with the aches and pains and the prescribed meds I have to take. These colleagues inspire me to treat myself better. I’ve thanked them on numerous occasions because I don’t think they realize how motivating they are to me. I will have to think of some way to thank them next week.
The journey continues.
Diary of a DOW 