It’s hard to believe that it has been 75 days since I started on this journey. 75 days! Holy shit that is a long time. But it hasn’t felt like a long. In fact, it’s felt like quite a short time. In terms of weeks, it’s only been a little over 10 weeks since I have started to\u00a0focus on my eating and exercise habits.<\/p>\n
So where has it left me?<\/p>\n
I weighed myself today and realised that I lost 15kg since I stepped on the scale on New Year’s Day.\u00a0I think that this is something to be proud of, even if I don’t feel very happy about it.<\/p>\n
That probably sounds strange, eh? But let me explain…<\/p>\n
As I wrote previously, I have a goal weight that I am trying to get to. My originally goal to reach that number by my birthday, but at current rate and pace,\u00a0losing 1kg a week, I would miss my goal by 2 weeks. So now I have to decide how much is my goal worth to me? I probably need a\u00a0couple of weeks of making myself miserable in order to get there, but I could do it. This goal is important to me. I made a promise to myself to get there by a certain date. As good as it would feel to still make the goal with only a two week delay, it still means that I will have failed.<\/p>\n
But I will do my very best to succeed in a healthy and safe way.<\/p>\n
No matter what, I won’t blame anyone other than myself for the end result. One of the great things about\u00a0using the MyFitnessPal (MFP) app is that it adds another dimension to my eating. I like to think of it as “matrix-fying the way I consume food”. \u00a0The best way I can describe it is kinda like being Neo in the matrix. I\u00a0visualise numerical values (calories, micro-, macro-nutrients) on the plate or in the glass. And most times I make smarter choices because of it.<\/p>\n
The weight achievement I have today is tenuous. I need it to hold for the rest of the week before I declare success. And I am still of the mind to get\u00a0to buy some PT time with my gym, as I do feel like what got me to this amount of weight loss so far\u00a0might not be enough to get me through the next round.<\/p>\n
In terms of exercise, it’s still pretty much the same:<\/p>\n
Sooner or later I will incorporate Stronglifts 5×5 into my life, but\u00a0I am not there yet. Most of it is psychological. As I might have written earlier, my experiences in that part of the gym the few times I have been there haven’t been positive. The people there weren’t very friendly and unless you were “one of the boys”, it\u00a0actually felt hostile (made to feel like I was in their way).<\/p>\n
Anyway,\u00a0to leave things on a positive note, I\u00a0am happy for the gains that I have made thus far.\u00a0In the grand scheme of things, I am making good progress, but not great progress.\u00a0This\u00a0journey stopped being easy a couple of weeks ago, but now is the time where I need to buckle down and keep at it.<\/p>\n
Onwards and upwards!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s hard to believe that it has been 75 days since I started on this journey. 75 days! Holy shit that is a long time. But it hasn’t felt like a long. In fact, it’s felt like quite a short time. In terms of weeks, it’s only been a little over 10 weeks since I … Continue reading My Fitness Journey \u2013 Day 75 (Tuesday, 15 March 2016)<\/span>