The Big Win (-4#)

I know I said I was going to be shifting my weigh-in schedule from Mondays to Thursdays, but after some thought I couldn't stop thinking that if this record was going to be accurate that doing that would come off as dishonest.  So I decided that while I am going to change my weigh-in day, I will report in on a Monday weigh-in as usual and then also report a Thursday weigh-in and go from there.  The numbers won't look as good in the titles, but dammit this isn't about looking good on paper - this is about making an accurate historical portrayal of what I did and what it took.

Because as it turns out. . .i'm winning.

At weigh in yesterday I had lost another four pounds.  FOUR.  That's epic.  I didn't even have my "trainer" with me, so I had to look at the number.  Yeah, that's right - I manned up and looked.  God i'm fat.  I'm fixing it though, so there's that at least.  I got on desperate for a win.  I felt like the last 2 weeks was just nothing, and I was so frustrated with that.  I NEEDED this win. Then I got it - how awesome is that?  I am revitalized!  My efforts aren't wasted - this is an attainable goal.  Patience, perserverence, unswerving focus. . .these things are my ally and will continue to serve me well.

The thing that bugs me is I can't tell which is the bigger factor in this weight loss - the diet or the exercise.  I want to say both, but it's impossible to separate the two.  I suppose I could stop doing one or the other and just see what happens.  I don't want to slow down the loss though.  I'm still months away from my goal, I suppose I could just accept that they both contribute and leave it at that.  I think i'm just thinking about the next slow down though, and wondering what else I can change to either increase the rate of loss or insure that there is no

next slow down.

Either way it doesn't matter.  After this last weigh-in i'm confident that whatever happens I am capable of resuming progress.  It hurt - I won't lie.  Sometimes doing that extra cardio makes my chest feel like it's going to explode.  It feels great afterwards though, so I know it's going to be worth it.

What just occured to me; when i'm done, when all this weight is gone. . .i'll be a really cheap date for my wife to buy drinks for.  Awesome.