The Points
I've learned something extremely valuable over the last week. Today is the 7th day that I've been using my new points system and at the end of today I will have earned 38 of a possible 70 points. The only thing I changed over the last 7 days is keeping track of the points because I wanted to see how often I was doing most of the things I've determined will help me get to my goal. Turns out, I only do about half of them regularly.
I earn one point for each of these things I do:
Walk
Do Alternate Muscle Exercise
Eat Salad/Veggies
No Fried Food
Had Active Lunch
Drank Water
No Sugar
Wore Fitbit
Achieved Calorie Deficit
Submitted Blog Entry
Getting 5 points per day seems to be pretty easy and I am doing about 5 things on the list every day without even thinking about it. I've only had one day in the last week where I got all 10 points and you know what I remember about that day? It was the best one I've had in a while. I didn't feel like I was "dieting" but I came in meeting every one of my actionable goals and got some of the best sleep I've had in some time.
Getting to all 10 every day isn't feasible either though because some days you just need a damn cookie and other days your Fitbit battery will die and you'll forget to charge it or put it back on and.... well you get the idea. Most days, however, hold the possibility of killing it and I blow it one choice after another. The thing is, now I KNOW that I keep blowing it and I know how and why so that gives me something new to try.
I feel like I've plateaued and getting in a 5 mile walk everyday and not losing any weight is pretty discouraging so I need to see the 60's soon or I'm going to feel pretty shitty about this whole thing. The last 20 were going to be the hardest from the beginning and I knew it but I kept off the first 40 for a year and kept telling myself that when I started trying to lose again and not just maintaining that it would start the ball rolling again even if it were slow but right now if feels not just slow but completely still. This points list has been an amazing proactive way for me to take some action instead of just dwelling on how I can't seem to get that damn ball to move. It has helped me to think smaller... instead of focusing on the finish line I'm focused on what to do today that will eventually get me to the end. And its working... I've had a pretty stressful week and I haven't turned junk food to make me feel better. Monday I was a ticking time bomb but after my walk and a shower I was back to loveable human being... Do you know how amazing it is to WANT to exercise to relieve stress? Wanting to do anything of this instead of having to do it is really the key I think.
Now its on to working on the 5 things I have been sucking at and then I think this ball will start rolling again...
<3 Katie
174.4 lbs
6
I earn one point for each of these things I do:
Walk
Do Alternate Muscle Exercise
Eat Salad/Veggies
No Fried Food
Had Active Lunch
Drank Water
No Sugar
Wore Fitbit
Achieved Calorie Deficit
Submitted Blog Entry
Getting 5 points per day seems to be pretty easy and I am doing about 5 things on the list every day without even thinking about it. I've only had one day in the last week where I got all 10 points and you know what I remember about that day? It was the best one I've had in a while. I didn't feel like I was "dieting" but I came in meeting every one of my actionable goals and got some of the best sleep I've had in some time.
Getting to all 10 every day isn't feasible either though because some days you just need a damn cookie and other days your Fitbit battery will die and you'll forget to charge it or put it back on and.... well you get the idea. Most days, however, hold the possibility of killing it and I blow it one choice after another. The thing is, now I KNOW that I keep blowing it and I know how and why so that gives me something new to try.
I feel like I've plateaued and getting in a 5 mile walk everyday and not losing any weight is pretty discouraging so I need to see the 60's soon or I'm going to feel pretty shitty about this whole thing. The last 20 were going to be the hardest from the beginning and I knew it but I kept off the first 40 for a year and kept telling myself that when I started trying to lose again and not just maintaining that it would start the ball rolling again even if it were slow but right now if feels not just slow but completely still. This points list has been an amazing proactive way for me to take some action instead of just dwelling on how I can't seem to get that damn ball to move. It has helped me to think smaller... instead of focusing on the finish line I'm focused on what to do today that will eventually get me to the end. And its working... I've had a pretty stressful week and I haven't turned junk food to make me feel better. Monday I was a ticking time bomb but after my walk and a shower I was back to loveable human being... Do you know how amazing it is to WANT to exercise to relieve stress? Wanting to do anything of this instead of having to do it is really the key I think.
Now its on to working on the 5 things I have been sucking at and then I think this ball will start rolling again...
<3 Katie
174.4 lbs
6
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