Weight: 158.6
Today is my one year anniversary at 3FC. I looked at my first post from a year ago. Weight: 157.4 — Awesome. Over the course of one year I’ve managed to gain 1.2 pounds. Maybe I should market this fabulous weight loss program! *snark snark*
My lowest weight was 144.4 and my highest was an unrecorded 170.2. Yeah, I just couldn’t stomach putting that on here, that I’d fallen so far off the wagon! And now, I’m basically right back to square one.
So, the questions is: do I feel like a failure?
And the surprising response is: no, I do not. Because I’ve managed to keep the 52 lbs off that I’d lost over the previous year. And that is success! So I’m not at goal weight yet, so what! I haven’t given up. And THAT is the measurement of success. My favorite quote (I know it as attributed to Jon Bon Jovi, he said it in a commencement speech a few years ago, but he may have been quoting someone else) “Success is falling down 9 times and getting up 10.”
And here I am, a year later, getting back up again, brushing myself off, standing strong and saying “BRING IT ON!”
I’ve created a new challenge page for myself, to keep me focused through the end of the year. It’s not super hard-core. Just like medium core. Stuff I SHOULD be doing, that I need to make a habit. If I do these things, the weight has to come off. It just does - that’s the law of physics (or at least Weight Watchers!)
There are 52 days left of 2009 (including today.) I’m going to make every minute of every hour of each day count!
UPDATE 8:07 PM
Today’s menu:
4 granny smith apples - 200 calories
1 fuji apple - 80
1 Eating Right Turkey, Broccoli & Cheese Stuffed Sandwich - 230
1 Eating Right (Lucerne/Safeway) Thincrust Bbq Chicken Pizza - 340
1 whole acorn squash - 172
6 cups airpopped popcorn, plain - 186
Total calories - 1208
Today’s Exercise:
43 minutes elliptical - 491 calories burned
Posted on November 10th, 2009 by firefly
Filed under: Introduction, daily blathering
Congratulations on one year. Don’t forget overall you have lost over 50 lbs!
Happy anniversary! Just consider it happily maintaining this year and give it your best for the rest.
I can only hope to have as much success you have in your overall journey! =D
It’s a Japanese proverb, and it’s ‘fall down seven times, get up eight.”
You go, girl. You can and WILL do it! Bank on it! Can’t wait to hear what you have to say 365 days from today!
YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION! And you have a damn witty blog! You managed to MAINTAIN even though you had highs and lows… you could be logging in at 170. So, I’m very happy for you. I’m with you on working hard over the next 52 days! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
I check your blog every night now. I think that the balance between hard facts and laughter is a great way to face life, and you do so beautifully! I hope that at my one year anniversary I can say that I had lost 50+ lbs and kept them off, that is AMAZING!!!!
I really like the challenge of seeing what you can lose in 52 days… I am going to challenge myself in the same way..thanks for the inspiration:)
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