Well today is offically the first day of my Spring Break. I'm not going to get all crazy though, I'm not going anywhere cool like Mexico or Florida, I'm staying in Michigan. I'm actually going to try to pick up more hours so I can have some more money. One thing I have noticed is that the healthier you try to be the more expensive things are.
So, for my spring break which will go from 02/28-03/10 I'm going to set a weight loss goal of 7lbs. I figure since I won't be in school, I'll have more time to eat right (not hurried as much), work out better and longer. I weighed in at 236lbs today, so that means by 03/10 I will weigh at the most 229 lbs. That will give me a week to lose 4 lbs to get to my 1st weight goal of 225lbs on my birthday March 17th. Thinking about it, it sounds doable. I'll just have to be smart, not get to crazy over the spring break. Need to stay focused.
I was thinking the other day of how I became fat. The thing is, and I don't know if other people have gone through this, but I've never really allowed myself to think of me being fat. It's weird because I'll get out of the shower, and I'll look at my body and wouldn't think I was fat, I thought maybe I was a little out of shape, but never fat. Like I had permant beer goggles on when looking in the mirror. It's weird, it's like my self concept of myself has always been good even though I let myself go way out of control. I don't know if it is because I've always surrounded myself with really in shape people or thin people and just looking at that all day eventually made me think that I was like that or what. Basically what I'm trying to say is that I've never thought of myself as being too overweight, which is odd because I most definatly am. I think what made me realize it was I got a new digital camera, and I took a picture of myself with my shirt off and I was replused at what I saw. I'll try to get more into this later, when I can express my thoughts about how I get here better.
Hope everyone is have a good day, staying strong.
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I know *exactly* what you mean when you talk about your self image. I am pretty much the same way, I always think I look good; big, but strong, not fat. Then I see a picture of myself and I'm like what the hell? Why do I look all bloated and horrible? I think this is due to me not being fat at all as a child; all my weight was gained since I graduated high school.
I think what you said makes sense, I didn't start gaining weight until I moved in 8th grade, and I was always the most athletic one in my family and out of my friends when I was growing up. I think that might have something to do with it. I'm glad that I'm not the only person that has this distorted reality of myself. Means I'm not to crazy
well I am the exact opposite. Even when I was much lighter around 175 I thought I was fat. Now I see pictures of myself at that weight and think what was I thinking. I think you guys with good self esteem will maintain you weight loss easier than guys like me. I have allot of fat mental baggage to fight too not just pounds. I don't think I have ever looked in the mirror and thought "damn I have a hot body". Hopefully someday I can do that. Keep up the hard work, your gonna need it with your aggressive goals the next month or so. 4 lbs in a week is pretty big number.
We all had this "moment" where we realized where we went to hell. Sounds like the digital camera was yours. Mine was related to film also - seeing myself slouched over in a canoe on a video tape.
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