Ok, I was pretty tired last night and opted to go to bed early last night rather than coming down to my office to type up a blog. Again, yesterday was a good day as I was able to complete almost an hour of exercise and maintained about 2,100 calories consumed. When I went on the scale this morning I had lost another pound and a half, so now I am at 268.5. With another pound and a half I will have lost what I apparently put on during my conference in Philadelphia and over the holidays. These are small steps, but each one does make a difference.
Of course, my energy level is pretty high at the moment, which is not unusual when you are exercising regularly at a moderate pace. I love the way it feels and I always have when I begin a good, strenuous exercise routine. The issue is continuing to workout for a prolonged period of time because I inevitably lose focus and stop after a few weeks.
However, it will be different this time.
I am not relying to going to a gym that is across town. Doing that early in the morning would eventually become too difficult. Instead I am working out using at least 2 out of 3 Wii Workout Games every day. I am sure there is a lot of skepticism about how a video game can actually help you lose weight, but believe me, it is not an easy workout at all. My wife, who can run a 5K without breaking a sweat, went to use one of the games a couple of days ago and acknowledged how hard it is. I am always sore after each workout, but I know that I am working each muscle group very hard. It is easy to get down to my basement rather than a gym; and the workouts are fun, even if they are hard. As long as they continue to work, then I will continue to use them. I know it will be much easier for me to stay motivated and committed this way.
Also, today I planned on meeting my daughter for lunch at her school. I was told that lunch started at 11:30 am, but it was actually at 11:00. I was too late for that, but was told by the school that I could catch up with them for recess. So, I walked over to the playground to surprise her. She ran up to me and leaped into my arms and held me around the neck like she never wanted me to let go. Her smile and happiness carried me through the rest of the day. It was worth spending those 20 minutes with her and she never left my side as she introduced me to all of her friends and teachers.
I want more of those moments and more of those times when it is just my daughter and I. That bond between us is so strong and so wonderful and for me to let that go because of my selfishness and belief that I can overindulge without hesitation will devastate her. That is motivation enough for me. I can get out of bed and exercise 6 days of week - she is worth that and much, much more.
I was very happy with the food choices this week and although I can still feel and sense my old habits and I drove past at least a dozen places over the last two days that I used to eat at, I did not give in. It was a struggle, but I did maintain it.
Tomorrow I will take a break from working out and will let myself indulge a little, but I am going to continue following my rules and will not overdo it. Fridays were hard for me because this is usually when my weekend binging would start. However, we decided to have a Shabbos Dinner in our house, and I cooked the meal and it allowed me to stay away from my triggers and create healthy dishes. It was a very nice evening and both my wife and I commented on how we would love to make this a tradition for our kids.
One of many, I would hope.
Until tomorrow
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