And we're off...
Today is Monday. Today is the first day of the rest of my fit life.
It is a bit unfortunate that I have elected to start working on a weight loss goal the week of Thanksgiving, and the Holiday Season in general, but the situation is so dire that I dare not wait until the turn of the year to begin making progress. New Year's Resolutions are really for people planning to fail anyway...I personally have never truly followed through on one.
I am so fortunate that my brother has decided to go the road with me...having a partner on a tough journey is always a good thing. Being accountable to someone else who is slogging through it all with you makes it more likely that you will carry your share of the burden and follow-through on the task. Also, being a bit competitive, neither of us can let the other do really well whilst we do not...we must keep pace, at the least.
So, back to Thanksgiving, I think that the play is just to have fun at the events that are already on the books, and seek to do just a bit better around them to seek balance. I don't want to be a killjoy or make getting fit about endless sacrifice, because that will lead me to quit...I am very self-aware and understand the subtle psychology of my past failures. I must walk the tightrope between careful control and selective indulgence. I will treat myself the way that I try to treat others this time of year, with love, compassion, and joy.
Regardless of Thanksgiving, I am still firmly holding myself to three pounds lost by Sunday morning, 26 November 2017. Goals are goals after all, and missing short-term goals or timetables almost always ensures that the end-goal is delayed or failed to achieve.
The pictures are out there, the gauntlet has been thrown, publicly, now I must get the job done.
It is a bit unfortunate that I have elected to start working on a weight loss goal the week of Thanksgiving, and the Holiday Season in general, but the situation is so dire that I dare not wait until the turn of the year to begin making progress. New Year's Resolutions are really for people planning to fail anyway...I personally have never truly followed through on one.
I am so fortunate that my brother has decided to go the road with me...having a partner on a tough journey is always a good thing. Being accountable to someone else who is slogging through it all with you makes it more likely that you will carry your share of the burden and follow-through on the task. Also, being a bit competitive, neither of us can let the other do really well whilst we do not...we must keep pace, at the least.
So, back to Thanksgiving, I think that the play is just to have fun at the events that are already on the books, and seek to do just a bit better around them to seek balance. I don't want to be a killjoy or make getting fit about endless sacrifice, because that will lead me to quit...I am very self-aware and understand the subtle psychology of my past failures. I must walk the tightrope between careful control and selective indulgence. I will treat myself the way that I try to treat others this time of year, with love, compassion, and joy.
Regardless of Thanksgiving, I am still firmly holding myself to three pounds lost by Sunday morning, 26 November 2017. Goals are goals after all, and missing short-term goals or timetables almost always ensures that the end-goal is delayed or failed to achieve.
The pictures are out there, the gauntlet has been thrown, publicly, now I must get the job done.
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